Madrid (AFP) – Barcelona president Joan Laporta has said that he hopes Lionel Messi will end his career "in a Barca shirt". Messi left the Camp Nou for Paris Saint-Germain last summer, after 17 years in the Barcelona first team, as the Catalan giants struggled with financial problems. But Laporta is hopeful that the 35-year-old […]

London (AFP) – Jurgen Klopp said it took him only one day to get over Liverpool's failure to win the quadruple last season. Klopp's side came within two matches of football immortality, only to fall just short as Manchester City pipped them to the Premier League title on the final day of the season. Liverpool […]

London (AFP) – Manchester City striker Erling Haaland will go head to head with Liverpool forward Darwin Nunez as the Premier League title rivals unveil their expensive new recruits in the Community Shield. Heading into Saturday's curtain raiser to the Premier League season, the pressure is on Haaland and Nunez to provide evidence they can […]

Sydney (AFP) – Football Australia on Friday dismissed claims that the Women's World Cup it will co-host next year with New Zealand could be shifted to satisfy European broadcasters and ensure better weather conditions. The scenario was raised by French newspaper L'Equipe on Thursday, which said the sport's governing body FIFA had informally approached "several" […]

Madrid (AFP) – France centre-back Jules Kounde has agreed a move to Barcelona from Sevilla, both clubs announced on Thursday, without giving details on the length or cost of the deal. "FC Barcelona and Sevilla FC have reached an agreement for the transfer of Jules Olivier Kounde, awaiting the player passing a medical and the […]

London (AFP) – Everton signed Burnley winger Dwight McNeil on Thursday in a deal worth a reported £20 million ($24 million). McNeil agreed a five-year contract with Everton as he made a quick return to the Premier League following Burnley's relegation last season. The 22-year-old scored seven goals in 137 Premier League appearances for the […]

London (AFP) – Liverpool pair Alisson Becker and Diogo Jota have been ruled out of Saturday's Community Shield clash against Manchester City. Reds keeper Alisson has been struggling with an abdominal problem throughout pre-season, while Portugal forward Jota is dealing with a hamstring injury. Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp confirmed on Thursday that both players would […]

Istanbul (AFP) – Ukraine's envoy to Turkey on Thursday expressed "sadness" over a chant of "Vladimir Putin" that rang out at a Champions League qualifying round football match in Istanbul involving Dynamo Kyiv. Images on social media showed a section of Fenerbahce's packed stadium singing the Russian president's name in response to Dynamo's first goal […]

Istanbul (AFP) – Ukraine's envoy to Turkey on Thursday expressed "sadness" over a chant of "Vladimir Putin" that rang out at a Champions League qualifying round football match in Istanbul involving Dynamo Kyiv. Images on social media showed a section of Fenerbahce's packed stadium singing the Russian president's name in response to Dynamo's first goal […]

Milton Keynes (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Germany will face England in Sunday's Euro 2022 final after Alexandra Popp struck twice to beat France 2-1 in Milton Keynes on Wednesday. The German captain's opener was quickly cancelled out by Merle Frohms' own goal, but Popp's towering header 14 minutes from time sent the eight-time winners into […]

Fans of Premier League clubs looking forward to the opening weekend of the 2022/23 season may be in for a surprise. Out of the ten matches scheduled August 5-7, only two of them are on television. And neither of those games are on over-the-air television. If you haven't gotten a Peacock Premium subscription yet, now […]

London (AFP) – Crystal Palace have signed Bayern Munich defender Chris Richards on a five-year deal for an undisclosed fee, the Premier League club announced Wednesday. The 22-year-old United States centre-back joined Bayern from FC Dallas in 2018 and had been on loan at Hoffenheim since February 2021. "I grew up watching the Premier League […]

Montevideo (AFP) – Luis Suarez has signed a short-term contract to rejoin his boyhood club Nacional in Uruguay ahead of the World Cup in Qatar, the club's president said on Wednesday. Suarez revealed on social media on Tuesday that he had a preliminary agreement to return to the outfit where he started his career and […]

Montevideo (AFP) – Luis Suarez has signed a short-term contract to rejoin his boyhood club Nacional in Uruguay ahead of the World Cup in Qatar, the club's president said on Wednesday. Suarez revealed on social media on Tuesday that he had a preliminary agreement to return the outfit where he started his career and on […]

Madrid (AFP) – Neymar is due to face trial in Spain in October just a month before the World Cup over alleged irregularities in his transfer to Barcelona nearly a decade ago, judicial sources said on Wednesday. The Brazilian international, his parents and former Barcelona presidents Sandro Rosell and Josep Maria Bartomeu will be tried […]