Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Pep Guardiola has admitted Manchester City are "far away" from challenging for European club football's biggest prize. The manager of the world’s self-styled wealthiest football club has been in the unusual position of watching the Champions League quarter-finals from a distance this week. City’s exit against Monaco in the last […]

Madrid (AFP) – Jorge Sampaoli reacted angrily on Friday to Sevilla's decision to threaten the Argentine Football Association (AFA) with legal action over AFA's interest in hiring the Sevilla coach to rescue their floundering World Cup qualifying campaign. Sevilla issued a statement on Wednesday describing comments from new AFA president Claudio Tapia over his intentions […]

Madrid (AFP) – Gareth Bale will miss Real Madrid's trip to Sporting Gijon on Saturday and faces a race against time to be fit for Real's Champions League quarter-final second leg against Bayern Munich on Tuesday. Bale had to be replaced for the final half hour of Madrid's 2-1 win in Munich on Wednesday after aggravating […]

Marseille (AFP) – Patrice Evra may be 35 and struggling through a frustrating stop-start season, but the Marseille full-back insisted on Friday that his career is not yet ready for the "guillotine". Evra began the season at Juventus where he started most matches on the bench before moving to Marseille in January. But he missed […]

Décines-Charpieu (France) (AFP) – Lyon and Besiktas are braced for punishment by UEFA over Thursday's violence-marred European tie as both clubs blamed opposing fans for instigating much of the trouble. European football's governing body have opened an inquiry into the Europa League quarter-final first leg which was scarred by violence and a pitch invasion. Lyon […]

London (AFP) – Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho will hope no mishap befalls central defenders Eric Bailly and Marcos Rojo after announcing on Friday both Chris Smalling and Phil Jones will be out till "mid-May". Mourinho, speaking after United returned from Belgium where they drew 1-1 with Anderlecht in the first leg of their Europa […]

Barcelona (AFP) – Barcelona boss Luis Enrique insisted he made no tactical errors in his side's 3-0 defeat to Juventus and talked up Barca's chances of another stunning Champions League revival on Friday. The Spanish champions suffered back-to-back defeats at Malaga and Juventus in the past week to severely damage their hopes of winning La […]

London (AFP) – Jose Mourinho insists he won't be fuelled by revenge when Manchester United face Chelsea on Sunday because he regards the crucial clash against his old club as just another game. Mourinho, sacked by Chelsea last season, could be forgiven for doing everything in his power to beat Antonio Conte's side after suffering […]

Milan (AFP) – Yonghong Li was officially named AC Milan's new president on Friday, but reminded fans the Serie A club's new Chinese owners could "always count on" iconic former owner Silvio Berlusconi. A remarkable 31-year reign at the Italian giants ended for Berlusconi on Thursday when the 80-year-old media tycoon and former prime minister […]

Berlin (AFP) – Borussia Dortmund defender Marc Bartra, who was wounded when three bombs rocked his Bundesliga team's bus, described on Friday his ordeal as "the longest and hardest 15 minutes of my life". "The pain, the panic, the uncertainty of not knowing what was happening, or how long it would last... they were the […]

London (AFP) – Chelsea manager Antonio Conte has told Eden Hazard and N'Golo Kante to forget about individual awards and focus on ensuring the Premier League leaders are crowned champions. Chelsea stars Hazard and Kante were named this week on the six-man shortlist for the PFA Player of the Year award, along with Tottenham's Harry […]

Milan (AFP) – New AC Milan chief executive Marco Fassone has promised fans a "quick return" to the Champions League and the glory days of old as the fallen Serie A giants began life under Chinese ownership on Friday. "We are AC Milan. We can't afford to sit back and say, let's see what happens," […]

London (AFP) – Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger had insisted any discussions the Gunners' board may be having about his future will not distract him from his job, with the debate about his position showing no sign of stopping. Wenger's contract is up at the end of the season and there has been intense speculation about […]

The first leg of the UEFA Women's Champions League game between Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain will be streamed live to soccer fans in the United States. Viewers will be able to watch the game live on Saturday, April 22 from Noon to 2pm ET via beIN SPORTS Connect. The streaming service beIN SPORTS Connect, which […]

Based on the wall-to-wall coverage that beIN SPORTS is planning for the April 23rd encounter between Barcelona and Real Madrid, this one game should be the most closely covered el Clasico of all time on US television. The coverage plans by beIN SPORTS include a live broadcast of the game across both English-language (beIN SPORTS) […]