Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal expressed confidence that he will still be at Old Trafford next season despite his team crawling to an underwhelming fifth-place finish in the Premier League. United beat Bournemouth 3-1 in their final fixture on Tuesday — a game held over from Sunday due to […]

Multiple sources have reported that Rafa Benitez is likely to stay at Newcastle United after club owner Mike Ashley has agreed to give the former Liverpool, Napoli and Real Madrid manager full control of transfers, scouting, the academy, and even medical staff. Why would Rafa stay? Maybe it’s because of the statue. Outside St. James’ […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Louis van Gaal was booed by his club's own fans after Manchester United ended their Premier League campaign by beating Bournemouth 3-1 in Tuesday's re-arranged Old Trafford fixture. In a game carried over from Sunday following a postponement caused by the discovery of a fake bomb accidentally left behind during […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Teenage striker Marcus Rashford celebrated his England call-up with a goal as Manchester United ended their Premier League campaign by beating Bournemouth 3-1 in Tuesday's re-arranged Old Trafford fixture. In a game carried over from Sunday following a postponement caused by the discovery of a fake bomb accidentally left behind […]

London (AFP) – Hull City survived to reach the Championship play-off final on Tuesday despite losing 2-0 at home to Derby County in their semi-final second leg. Hull's 3-0 win in the first leg at the weekend left Derby with too much to do in the return at the KC Stadium as Steve Bruce's side […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Supporters spoke of their anger and terror over Manchester United's abandoned match against Bournemouth as they reconvened at a subdued Old Trafford for Tuesday's rescheduled fixture. Sunday's game was called off at the last minute following the discovery of a suspicious package in a toilet in the stadium's northwest quadrant, […]

Lisbon (AFP) – Bayern Munich-bound starlet Renato Sanches was included in the 23-man Portugal squad for Euro 2016 named by coach Fernando Santos on Tuesday. The 18-year-old Sanches will move to Bayern this summer for an initial 35 million euros ($39.6m, £27.4m) from Benfica after an outstanding breakthrough season with the Portuguese champions and he […]

Doha (AFP) – A superb brace by Kota Mizunuma rocked Sven-Goran Eriksson's Shanghai SIPG as they lost 2-1 to FC Tokyo in the AFC Champions League round of 16 first leg on Tuesday. Mizunuma's cheeky free-kick routine put the hosts ahead just before half-time and he volleyed a stunning winner on 65 minutes, after Wu […]

Madrid (AFP) – Real Madrid and France defender Raphael Varane is confident Les Bleus have the right mixture of youth and experience to lead them to victory on home soil at Euro 2016. Varane, 23, is one of a number of talented younger players including Juventus' Paul Pogba, Anthony Martial of Manchester United and Atletico […]

Athens (AFP) – AEK Athens surprised Olympiakos 2-1 to win the Greek Cup final on Tuesday at an empty Athens Olympic Stadium. Goals by captain Petros Mantalos in the 38th minute and by Algerian forward Rafik Djebbour in the 51st minute lifted AEK to their 15th Greek Cup. Argentine midfielder Alejandro Dominguez pulled one back […]

Basel (Switzerland) (AFP) – Hawk-Eye goal-line technology (GLT) will be used by UEFA for the first time in Wednesday's Europa League final between Sevilla and Liverpool in Basel. Although already used in the English Premier League, the German Bundesliga and Italy's Serie A, GLT has never been used in UEFA-affiliated matches before. It will also […]

Basel (Switzerland) (AFP) – Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is confident the Reds can end a difficult season on a high note and claim their first European trophy in 11 years by beating Sevilla in the Europa League final on Wednesday. Sevilla arrive in the Swiss city of Basel aiming for a hat-trick of victories in the […]

Lisbon (AFP) – Greek international striker Kostas Mitroglou has completed a permanent transfer to Benfica from English second-tier side Fulham, the Portuguese champions announced on Tuesday. The 28-year-old Mitroglou, who has spent this season on loan at Benfica, has signed a four-year deal through to 2020 with Portuguese press reports putting the transfer fee at […]

Berlin (AFP) – Uncapped midfielders Joshua Kimmich, Julian Brandt and Julian Weigl were on Tuesday included in Germany's provisional 27-man squad for next month's European championships in France. Defensive midfielder Kimmich, 21, only broke into Bayern Munich's first team earlier this season and has now been promoted from Germany's under-21 team, along with 20-year-old Bayer […]

Berlin (AFP) – Jos Luhukay has been named as the new coach of VfB Stuttgart after their relegation to the German second tier, while Robin Dutt became the third senior figure to leave the club on Tuesday. Director of sport Dutt became the latest victim of Stuttgart's first relegation for more than 40 years when […]