Glasgow (AFP) – Stuart Armstrong bagged a brace as Celtic made it nine league wins in a row with a 4-1 victory at Partick Thistle on Friday to go 11 points clear at the top of the Scottish Premiership. Armstrong tapped in a cross from Leigh Griffiths in the 39th minute to put Celtic on […]

London (AFP) – Brighton moved two points clear at the top of the Championship as a pair of penalties secured a 2-0 win against promotion rivals Leeds on Friday. Chris Hughton's side stole a march on previous leaders Newcastle thanks to penalties from Glenn Murray and Tomer Hemed at the Amex Stadium. Brighton went ahead […]

Berlin (AFP) – Hoffenheim maintained their unbeaten record in the German Bundesliga this season after a 0-0 draw away to Eintracht Frankfurt in a spiky encounter at the Commerzbank Arena on Friday. Julian Nagelsmann's side have won six and drawn eight of their 14 league games this season and remain fourth in the table, above […]

Beginning this Sunday, NBC Sports will rebrand its Sunday coverage of the world's most popular sports league as Premier League Sunday. The new show will include a different opening and graphics as well as new theme music. The rebranding of NBC Sports' coverage of Premier League games on Sundays celebrates the history and legacy of […]

Rome (AFP) – The 2019 European under-21 Championship will be held in Italy and San Marino, the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) announced on Friday. The 12-team tournament, which will serve as Europe's qualifying competition for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, will see matches played in four Italian towns — Bologna, Cesena, Reggio Emilia and Udine — […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has backed Yaya Toure to remain professional and not crack under the pressure of facing a charge of drink driving. The 33-year-old Ivory Coast legend — who retired from international football in September — will appear in court in London next Tuesday after police said […]

Madrid (AFP) – Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane left star forward Cristiano Ronaldo out of his squad for Saturday's clash with Deportivo la Coruna with one eye on the Club World Cup in Japan next week. Ronaldo has had a week to forget off the pitch as stories concerning his tax affairs have dominated the […]

London (AFP) – Leicester manager Claudio Ranieri says he does not recognise his out of form players from the team that won the Premier League title last season and they have to pull themselves together. The 65-year-old Italian — whose side are just two points above the relegation places and last won in the Premier […]

Arsenal’s Santi Cazorla may not get the same recognition as his superstar teammates Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Özil, but the Spanish midfielder is surely one of the more important players for the Gunners. The 5’5” playmaker was a quintessential Arsene Wenger buy during the time in which Emirates Stadium was being financed. Cazorla, who was […]

London (AFP) – Police have identified 83 potential suspects in the child sex abuse scandal that has rocked English football and believe 98 clubs from all levels have been 'impacted', the National Police Chiefs Council revealed on Friday. The scandal — in which two men have been charged with sex abuse although several of the […]

London (AFP) – Disgraced former FIFA president Sepp Blatter accused his successor Gianni Infantino of showing a lack of respect for him in an interview with the BBC. The 80-year-old — who on Monday lost his appeal at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) over a six year ban from football for a two […]

Toronto (Canada) (AFP) – Saturday's title-deciding MLS Cup final brings together two of Major League Soccer's best supported and best financed clubs, Toronto FC and Seattle Sounders, each in search of a first ever championship. Both clubs are playing in their first MLS final but their 'barren runs' have been of starkly different character. Until […]

Los Angeles (AFP) – Turmoil in the lower tiers of football in the United States has left one league on the brink of implosion and arguably the most glamorous name in American soccer, the New York Cosmos, facing an uncertain future. Five years ago, the New York Cosmos announced their rebirth after decades of hibernation […]

Paris (AFP) – Unai Emery is once again a coach under pressure as his Paris Saint-Germain side prepare to face Nice on Sunday looking to close the gap on the surprise Ligue 1 leaders. A 12-game unbeaten run had appeared the perfect response to early-season criticism of Emery at PSG, but in the last week […]

Milan (AFP) – Reported Manchester United target Andrea Belotti could star when Torino host depleted city rivals Juventus who are looking to secure the spoils from a city derby attracting particular interest from Roma and AC Milan. With 10 goals in 13 appearances in only his second season in Serie A, Belotti — who celebrates […]