London (AFP) – Michail Antonio is to be offered a pay rise as a reward for his outstanding performances this season, West Ham manager Slaven Bilic said on Tuesday. The 27-year-old midfielder, who will return for Wednesday's crucial game with Arsenal and bolster a side just six points above the relegation places after four successive […]

London (AFP) – Beleaguered Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said on Tuesday a top four finish and a place in the Champions League is a realistic target for his stuttering team. But the 67-year-old Frenchman admitted his team — presently sixth and seven points off the Champions League places with a game in hand on fourth-placed […]

London (AFP) – Luke Shaw is back in the Manchester United squad for Tuesday's Premier League match with Everton according to media reports after holding 'clear the air talks' with Jose Mourinho, who slammed him at the weekend. The 21-year-old fullback — signed for over £30 million (35m euros, $37.3m) in 2014 from Southampton — […]

London (AFP) – Mauricio Pochettino insists "nothing is impossible" as Tottenham Hotspur attempt to increase the pressure on Premier League leaders Chelsea. Second-placed Spurs travel to face Swansea City on Wednesday, with their title hopes buoyed by Chelsea's shock loss to Crystal Palace last weekend. With north London club Spurs beating Burnley, it meant the […]

London (AFP) – Manchester City midfielder Fernandinho believes his side can reignite their Premier League title ambitions on Wednesday against a Chelsea team rocked by a shock 2-1 defeat against Crystal Palace. Ten points clear following the international break, Chelsea saw their lead trimmed to seven points after they crashed at home to Palace on […]

A young boy was sitting on his own after a particularly disappointing soccer training session. Looking down at his boots, he felt physically sick believing he had let his coach down. The coach noticed this lonely figure, made his way over and put his arm around the forlorn player seemingly attuned to the pain that […]

Glasgow (AFP) – Brendan Rodgers says his job has only begun in terms of bringing Celtic success having landed the Premiership title on Sunday and improve their fortunes in Europe. Rodgers' side, 25 points clear of second-placed Aberdeen, set a new Scottish top-flight record as the earliest ever champions after wrapping it up with eight […]

London (AFP) – Arsene Wenger’s claim that Arsenal's draw with Manchester City could prove a turning point in their season will be tested when West Ham United visit the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday The under-fire Arsenal manager, who has yet to reveal whether he will sign a new contract with the Gunners when his current […]

Madrid (AFP) – Jorge Sampaoli has a final shot to further his case to land his dream job at the end of the season when his slumping Sevilla side travel to Barcelona on Wednesday. Sampaoli looked to be at the head of the queue when Barca boss Luis Enrique announced he would step down at the […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Liverpool have a grip on a Champions League place but there are still reasons for manager Jurgen Klopp to be wary as he prepares for Wednesday's Premier League match at home to Bournemouth. For one thing, he will be without his leading scorer Sadio Mane, who suffered a knee injury during the […]

Chelsea fans in the United States can now access their club's official Chelsea TV channel via a subscription to fuboTV, the legal streaming solution that also offers NBC Sports, FOX Sports and beIN SPORTS. Until recently, the only place you could find Chelsea TV was on the network formerly known as One World Sports. However, […]

London (AFP) – Sunderland manager David Moyes said Monday he never once thought of resigning over his "slap" remark to a female reporter and does not believe it will cost him his job. As the Football Association announce it was "seeking observations" from Sunderland regarding the incident, Moyes apologised for comments he made to BBC […]

London (AFP) – Juan Mata believes Manchester United are being punished harshly as a result of injuries and suspensions. The Spain midfielder, currently sidelined after groin surgery, was one of several first-choice players who missed Saturday's frustrating goalless draw at home to West Bromwich Albion. United could certainly have done with Mata, who has scored […]

Barcelona (AFP) – Barcelona are waiting to see how midfielder Rafinha's knee injury evolves to begin the appropriate treatment, the Spanish club confirmed on Monday. The Brazilian had to be replaced after just 17 minutes as Barca ran out 4-1 winners at Granada on Sunday with a slight tear to the inner meniscus of his […]

Toulouse (France) (AFP) – Toulouse have sacked two of their players who shot a man with a plastic pellet, the French topflight side's president announced on Monday. The victim told French TV he had been walking in Toulouse on February 11 when a car pulled up alongside him and a shot was fired, the pellet […]