London (AFP) – Manchester City gave the perfect response to Pep Guardiola's ruthless team selection as they demolished West Ham with a swaggering 4-0 victory on Wednesday. Guardiola underlined to his spluttering side that nobody is safe from the axe as he surprisingly left star striker Sergio Aguero and goalkeeper Claudio Bravo on the bench […]

Libreville (AFP) – Egypt won through to the Africa Cup of Nations final on Wednesday after beating Burkina Faso 4-3 on penalties in the semi-final. The match in Libreville ended 1-1 after 90 minutes and extra time, with Mohamed Salah's 66th-minute opener for Egypt cancelled out by Aristide Bance seven minutes later. With no further […]

Paris (AFP) – French league leaders Monaco recovered from a dramatic second-half meltdown as they threw away a three-goal lead before beating third-tier Chambly 5-4 after extra time in the French Cup last 32 on Wednesday. Monaco cruised into a 3-0 lead early in the second half after goals from Guido Carrillo, Thomas Lemar and […]

London (AFP) – Pep Guardiola dropped Manchester City goalkeeper Claudio Bravo for Wednesday's Premier League clash with West Ham. Bravo had been Guardiola's preferred keeper in the league since his arrival to replace former number one Joe Hart in August. Guardiola paid Barcelona £15 million (17.6 million euros, $19 million) for Bravo after deciding the […]

Berlin (AFP) – Second-placed RB Leipzig are set to be without top-scorer Timo Werner for Saturday's key Bundesliga clash at Borussia Dortmund after the striker was struck down with flu, according to reports. Werner has bagged 11 goals this season and RB need their star forward at Dortmund, who are fourth, as they look to […]

Watford (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Music star Elton John said Graham Taylor was the "most honest and open man I'd ever met" as tributes were paid to the former England manager at his funeral in Watford on Wednesday. Taylor, who made his reputation as manager of Watford and had spells in charge of Aston Villa […]

Madrid (AFP) – Ukranian international Roman Zozulia has been recalled to Real Betis just a day after sealing a loan move to Rayo Vallecano due to a Rayo fans protest at Zozulia's political affiliations. Zozulia was forced to release a statement on Wednesday in which he insisted he was "not linked to or a supporter […]

The 2017 edition of the 6 Nations Rugby tournament will be streamed live to viewers in the United States via beIN SPORTS and Premium Sports. The popular annual tournament, which features England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, France and Italy, kicks off this Saturday when Scotland hosts Ireland at Murrayfield in Edinburgh. For rugby fans in the […]

Hosted by YouTube stars F2 Freestylers, the next two episodes of the "It's Called Football" series will debut today on NBCSN starring players from West Ham United and Southampton. The two episodes will premiere at 6pm ET (West Ham) and 6:30pm ET (Southampton) on NBCSN. The six-part series debuted on Boxing Day. The show presents viewers […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Liverpool forward Roberto Firmino was banned from driving for a year and fined £20,000 ($25,000, 24,000 euros) after admitting drink-driving on Wednesday. The Brazilian international was stopped by police while he was driving his Range Rover in Liverpool city centre in the early hours of Christmas Eve, December 24. Defending the 25-year-old […]

Arsenal seem to have a plethora of young talent at the moment, something that they haven’t had the luxury of having over the last few years. Nevertheless, both the club’s U-18s and U-23s are inside the top five of their respective tables. Although there are quite a few highly-rated players in the team’s youth system, […]

Milan (AFP) – AC Milan's suffered a blow as midfielder Giacomo Bonaventura was ruled out for the rest of the campaign following surgery on torn thigh muscles on Wednesday. Italy international Bonaventura is one of Milan's key players and is expected to return to fitness "within four months". "AC Milan announces that Giacomo Bonaventura was […]

Moscow (AFP) – Defensive stalwart Branislav Ivanovic ended his hugely successful Chelsea career on Wednesday when he signed for Zenit Saint Petersburg for an undisclosed fee. The 32-year-old Serbian has signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with an option of another year. "I had a strong desire to return to Russia," Ivanovic, who scored five goals in […]

It’s been often overlooked that as MLS expands and is adding four new clubs in the next round of expansion, that television market size and media profile might factor heavily into the decision making process. While some markets have established themselves at the lower division level, others that have not might be under strong consideration because […]

London (AFP) – Arsenal's Petr Cech said Tuesday's shock loss to Watford was a "huge setback" to the Gunners ahead of their meeting with the Premier League leaders this weekend. First-half goals from Younes Kaboul and Troy Deeney gave visitors Watford a quick-fire 2-0 lead in Tuesday's Premier League game and although Arsenal pulled one […]