Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Yaya Toure says making up the ground on Chelsea to win the Premier League title is not beyond his club Manchester City if they retain belief in themselves as they did in 2014. The 33-year-old Ivory Coast midfielder — who has battled his way back into favour with City manager […]

London (AFP) – Eden Hazard's dazzling goal inspired Chelsea to a 2-1 victory at West Ham United on Monday as Antonio Conte's side restored their 10-point advantage in the Premier League. Hazard finished off a lightning counter-attack in the 25th minute and Diego Costa's 49th league goal for Chelsea rubber-stamped victory before Manuel Lanzini belatedly […]

Madrid (AFP) – A howler from goalkeeper Sergio Rico cost Sevilla the chance to close to within two points of La Liga leaders Barcelona in a 1-1 draw at Alaves on Monday. Wissam Ben Yedder drilled home into the far corner to put the visitors in front with the only clear chance of the first-half. […]

The opening game of the 2017 MLS season between Portland Timbers and Minnesota United scored a disappointing viewing audience of 235,000 across FS1 and FOX Deportes combined, according to Sports TV Ratings. The game ended in a 5-1 scoreline to the Timbers on a rainy night in Oregon. The match was televised live from 9:30-11:30pm […]

Los Angeles (AFP) – United States women's soccer star Megan Rapinoe said Monday she will abide by a new policy which orders players to stand during the playing of the US national anthem. Rapinoe, 31, has kneeled during pre-match renditions of "The Star Spangled Banner" in recent months in a gesture of solidarity to San […]

Naples (Italy) (AFP) – Zinedine Zidane has warned Napoli there will be no let up for 90 minutes when Real Madrid look to seal their seventh successive qualification for the Champions League quarter-finals. After a 3-1 defeat at the Santiago Bernabeu last month, Napoli host the 11-time European champions Tuesday dreaming of causing a major […]

London (AFP) – Carlo Ancelotti has warned Bayern Munich to guard against an Arsenal backlash as the Italian coach looks to avoid another stunning Champions League meltdown. Ancelotti's side will arrive at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday with one foot firmly planted in the quarter-finals after thrashing Arsenal 5-1 in the last 16 first leg. […]

London Colney (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Arsene Wenger dismissed reports of an Arsenal bust-up involving star forward Alexis Sanchez and attempted to rally his men on Monday, the eve of their Champions League clash with Bayern Munich. But captain Per Mertesacker admitted to tension in the dressing room and said his struggling team haven't shown […]

The average attendance from the opening weekend of the 2017 MLS season was 25,156, which represented a 3.8% decline compared to the 2016 MLS opening weekend average of 26,152. The difference can be attributed to Seattle Sounders being on the road this season while they were at home for week 1 in 2016. Despite the […]

Piraeus (Greece) (AFP) – Portugal's Paulo Bento on Monday became the third coach to be sacked this season by Greek champions Olympiakos despite being top of the league. Coming off their third straight Super League defeat just 24 hours earlier, the club said that under-20 coach Vasilis Vouzas will take over on an interim basis. […]

Beginning today, beIN SPORTS' daily show The Xtra will feature a brand-new set. Over the weekend, beIN SPORTS talent were testing out the new shots of what appears to be a completely new look to their TV broadcast. The Xtra airs Mondays through Friday at 7pm ET, and is hosted by Kevin Egan. Since June […]

Berlin (AFP) – Bayer Leverkusen on Monday named former Hannover and Kaiserslautern coach Tayfun Korkut as manager until the end of the season after the weekend sacking of Roger Schmidt. Former Turkish international Korkut, 42, has been tasked with steadying the ship at Leverkusen following a wretched recent run which culminated in Saturday's 6-2 Bundesliga […]

London (AFP) – Manchester United striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Bournemouth defender Tyrone Mings were charged with violent conduct on Monday over two incidents in Saturday's 1-1 draw. Mings appeared to deliberately stamp on Ibrahimovic's head as he jumped over him late in the first half at Old Trafford and the Swedish striker seemed to retaliate […]

Madrid (AFP) – Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale were named Monday in Real Madrid's Champions League squad for the last-16 second-leg tie against Napoli after missing the weekend win over Eibar. Four-time Ballon d'Or winner Ronaldo was sidelined with an injury which coach Zinedine Zidane described as "nothing serious". Also back in the squad for […]

London Colney (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Arsenal captain Per Mertesacker admitted to tension in the dressing room on Monday and said his struggling team haven't shown enough fight, on the eve of their Champions League mission impossible. Arsene Wenger's side crashed to a third defeat in their last four Premier League games on Saturday as […]