Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Pep Guardiola enjoyed victory over his old nemesis Jose Mourinho as his Manchester City side won 2-1 at Manchester United in Saturday's eagerly anticipated derby at Old Trafford. First-half goals by Kevin De Bruyne and Kelechi Iheanacho put City in control and despite new goalkeeper Claudio Bravo's gaffe allowing Zlatan […]

Lisbon (AFP) – The Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) on Saturday gave public backing to Slovenia's Aleksander Ceferin to become the new UEFA president. After the withdrawal of Spaniard Angel Maria Villar, Ceferin, a 48-year-old lawyer and head of the Slovenian football federation since 2011, will go up against Dutchman Michael van Praag, in the UEFA […]

FOX Sports has unveiled a brand-new set for its coverage of the 2016/17 Bundesliga season. The new set premiered on Friday's coverage of Schalke vs. Bayern Munich. With Ian Joy, Eric Wynalda and Jovan Kirovski as talent, they were seated in a cozy set that's more appealing to the eye. FOX's Bundesliga set is designed […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho unexpectedly brought Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Jesse Lingard into his starting XI for Saturday's hotly anticipated derby against Manchester City. Armenian playmaker Mkhitaryan, a 26 million pounds ($34.5 million, 30.7 million euros) signing from Borussia Dortmund, made his first start of the season in place of […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester becomes the centre of the football universe on Saturday when Jose Mourinho's United tackle Pep Guardiola's City in a feverishly anticipated local derby at Old Trafford. The resumption of hostilities between two of the most celebrated coaches in the game tops the bill, with mega-money signings Paul Pogba, Zlatan […]

Swansea (United Kingdom) (AFP) – New Chelsea enforcer N'Golo Kante is so good that he is even better than Stamford Bridge legend Claude Makelele, fellow midfielder Nemanja Matic has declared. Attention ahead of Sunday's trip to Swansea City has focused on David Luiz, the Brazil centre-back who will make his second debut for Chelsea following […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – United manager Jose Mourinho and his City adversary Pep Guardiola sought to deflect attention from their sulphurous personal rivalry on the eve of Saturday's mouthwatering Manchester derby. Friends who became foes, the two men represent opposite ends of football's ideological spectrum and came to be seen as sworn enemies during their […]

Last Saturday's game between Minnesota United and Rayo OKC on beIN SPORTS en Español drew 21,000 viewers, the most for an NASL match since the league's debut on beIN SPORTS in April, 2016. The NASL also beat out the Conference USA college football game on the beIN SPORTS’ English-language channel, which attracted only 13,000 viewers. The […]

Berlin (AFP) – Robert Lewandowski and Joshua Kimmich struck late goals in Bayern Munich's 2-0 win at Schalke in the Bundesliga on Friday as teenage Portugal star Renato Sanches made his debut for the Bavarian giants. Dutch forward Klaas-Jan Huntelaar rattled the crossbar for Schalke early in the second half as the hosts frustrated the […]

Paris (AFP) – Paris Saint-Germain conceded an injury-time equaliser as they warmed up for their Champions League clash next week against Arsenal with a disappointing 1-1 home with Saint-Etienne on Friday. The big-spending Parisians looked set to top Ligue 1 thanks to a fortuitous second-half Lucas penalty, but Robert Beric popped up in the second […]

Barcelona (AFP) – Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen looks set to be sidelined for the Spanish champions' next three matches, including the Champions League clash next week with Celtic, after suffering a hamstring injury on Friday. Spanish media sources reported the German international picked up the problem in training, but is hopeful of being fit […]

Glasgow (AFP) – Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers has tried to maintain a sense of proportion ahead Saturday's Old Firm match against arch Glasgow rivals Rangers, saying the Hoops are always under pressure to win no matter their opponents. This weekend's match will be the first league clash between the two clubs in four years following […]

Zurich (AFP) – Banned former FIFA president Sepp Blatter and his chief lieutenants were under fresh investigation Friday over alleged illicit salaries and bonuses totalling $80 million (71mn euros), FIFA's ethics committee said. Football's scandal-plagued ruling body said in June that Blatter, Jerome Valcke and Markus Kattner had skimmed off the eight-figure sum in "a […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Pep Guardiola played down his bitter feud with Jose Mourinho on Friday and insisted he will accept a post-match drink from his opposite number — if he is offered one. Guardiola's City visit Mourinho's United on Saturday in the first Manchester derby since the high-profile pair took charge of their […]

London (AFP) – Arsene Wenger has insisted that "world-class" Jack Wilshere has a future with Arsenal despite agreeing to the England midfielder's season-long loan move to Premier League rivals Bournemouth. The 24-year-old Wilshere had been plagued by ankle problems during recent seasons and his last full game for Arsenal was nearly two years ago — […]