Yokohama (Japan) (AFP) – Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 500th club goal Thursday as Real Madrid eased past Mexico's Club America 2-0 to reach the Club World Cup final in Japan. The Spanish giants will face shock finalists Kashima Antlers, the J-League champions, in Yokohama on Sunday as they look to capture their second world title […]

Glasgow (AFP) – Scottish police are investigating more than 100 reports of child sex abuse in football, authorities said on Thursday, as British football confronts one of the biggest scandals in its history. A string of ex-footballers, including former England internationals, have come forward in the past month alleging they were the victims of sex […]

Sunderland (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Antonio Conte told his Chelsea players to go and make it 11 league wins on the bounce with victory at Crystal Palace on Saturday as they threaten to run away with the title. Rampant Chelsea are six points clear at the top of the Premier League following a 1-0 victory […]

Paris (AFP) – The powerful body representing Europe's top clubs on Thursday said it opposed the proposed enlargement of the World Cup, saying leading players were already under too much strain. FIFA president Gianni Infantino wants to expand the World Cup to 48 teams starting with the 2026 tournament, with Asian countries already backing the […]

Middlesbrough (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Jurgen Klopp has offered Liverpool goalkeeper Loris Karius no guarantee of a recall after dropping the error-prone German for his side's 3-0 win against Middlesbrough. Reds boss Klopp admitted it was difficult telling the 23-year-old that he had been benched in favour of Belgium international Simon Mignolet for the comprehensive victory at the […]

fuboTV has announced several massive changes including the upcoming addition of channels from NBC, FOX and A&E as well as NBA TV and The Big Ten Network. The rapidly-growing soccer streaming service is branching out to compete with the giant streaming services from DISH (Sling TV), Sony (PlayStation Vue) and AT&T (DIRECTV NOW). With so […]

Mexico City (AFP) – French forward Andre-Pierre Gignac had gone two months without a goal for his Mexican club Tigres of Monterrey when he got an assist from an unlikely source: A hypnotist. Gignac met Chile-born John Milton in November after one of his shows, in which he collectively hypnotizes an audience. The 30-year-old striker […]

Sunderland (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Chelsea are six points clear at the top of the Premier League following their 1-0 victory at Sunderland, but Antonio Conte is determined to silence premature title talk. Conte is cautious about the future because although Chelsea may have a significant advantage over the other title contenders, their unconvincing performance […]

London (AFP) – Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino hailed his change of system after his side beat Hull City 3-0 to remain unbeaten on home soil in the Premier League this term. Two goals from Danish playmaker Christian Eriksen and one for Victor Wanyama at White Hart Lane on Wednesday ensured Spurs bounced back from […]

Middlesbrough (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Jurgen Klopp has offered Liverpool goalkeeper Loris Karius no guarantee of a recall after dropping the error-prone German for his side's 3-0 win against Middlesbrough. Reds boss Klopp admitted it was a difficult telling the 23-year-old that he had been benched in favour of Belgium international Simon Mignolet for the comprehensive victory at […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester City have been dealt a blow after German midfielder Ilkay Gundogan sustained a knee injury that manager Pep Guardiola fears will sideline him for "several months". The Germany international had to be substituted in the 44th minute of City's 2-0 Premier League win over Watford at the Etihad Stadium […]

London (AFP) – Jose Mourinho believes Zlatan Ibrahimovic's performance in Manchester United's victory over Crystal Palace once again confirmed the striker did not move to the Premier League to wind down his career. Ibrahimovic, 35, moved to Old Trafford as a free agent before the start of this season and his late winning goal took […]

London (AFP) – Christian Eriksen scored two and made one as Tottenham got back on track with a 3-0 Premier League victory over struggling Hull on Wednesday. Eriksen netted from close range either side of half-time before Victor Wanyama converted after the Danish midfielder's free kick had come back off the bar. That made it […]

London (AFP) – Zlatan Ibrahimovic's late strike gave Manchester United a 2-1 win at Crystal Palace after Jose Mourinho's side once again appeared in danger of squandering three points on Wednesday. Mourinho had been left frustrated by United's recent run that had brought three draws in their previous four league games. And when referee Craig […]

Paris (AFP) – Defending champions Paris Saint-Germain eased into the French League Cup quarter-finals on Wednesday with a 3-1 win over Lille while Monaco routed Rennes 7-0. However, Ligue 1 leaders Nice were knocked out, going down 3-2 to Bordeaux in their last-16 tie. At the Parc des Princes, PSG ended a three-match winless run […]