Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho and his Manchester City adversary Pep Guardiola rekindle a rivalry 20 years in the making in this weekend's hotly anticipated Manchester derby. Friends who became foes, Mourinho and Guardiola represent opposite ends of football's ideological spectrum and their ongoing grudge match has shaped the game's […]

Los Angeles (AFP) – The MLS postseason race is bringing out the best in Orlando City FC as they routed the Montreal Impact 4-1 in a one-sided battle between playoff contenders. Kaka scored twice and Carlos Rivas tallied a goal and two assists for Orlando City who kept their postseason hopes on track with a […]

Paris (AFP) – Paris Saint-Germain coach Unai Emery has admitted he didn't want defender David Luiz to leave the club as the French champions prepare to host Saint-Etienne in Ligue 1 on Friday. The Brazil centre-back was surprisingly sold back to former club Chelsea for a reported £32 million ($42.7 million, 38 million euros) on […]

Los Angeles (AFP) – United States coach Jurgen Klinsmann has hailed the "wonderful" performance of Christian Pulisic after the teenage starlet's dazzling display in the World Cup qualifying rout of Trinidad and Tobago. Klinsmann handed the 17-year-old Borussia Dortmund forward his first full start on Tuesday and the USA coach's faith was rewarded with a […]

Paris (AFP) – Disgraced former UEFA president Michel Platini will attend the UEFA Congress in Athens next week at the invitation of European football's governing body, but paying his own way for a final farewell. Platini "will travel there by his own means and will not give a press conference" at the Congress, when the […]

NBC Sports will this week launch four new shows online that will expand the amount of coverage the broadcaster provides the number one English-language soccer league in the United States. The four new shows will be available via NBC Sports App and NBCSports.com, and will be must-watch for hardcore supporters of Premier League clubs. For […]

London (AFP) – Manchester City defender Bacary Sagna has handed Pep Guardiola a boost after declaring himself fit for Saturday's highly anticipated derby against Manchester United. Sagna has missed City's last three matches after suffering a hamstring injury, but the French right-back hopes to regain his place in Guardiola's side for the Premier League clash […]

London (AFP) – Tottenham Hotspur chairman Daniel Levy admits he would like a London NFL franchise to use his club's new stadium as their permanent base. With building work well underway on the area around Tottenham's current White Hart Lane home as they prepare the new 61,000-seat stadium, Levy has set his sights on a […]

Moscow (AFP) – FIFA on Wednesday said work on Moscow's flagship Luzhniki stadium for the 2018 World Cup appeared to be on course, ahead of a visit to the delay-hit arena in Saint Petersburg. "We're very pleased with the progress here in Luzhniki," the major stadium for the World Cup," Colin Smith, the FIFA chief […]

After Roberto Martinez seduced Evertonians in the nascent stages of his managerial stint at the club, it’ll take a while before this chastened fanbase comes to fully commit to a new boss. It’s why, despite a strong start to the season and a fine track record, plenty are reserving judgement on Ronald Koeman. That’s understandable. […]

When it was first reported that Jack Wilshere could possibly leave Arsenal for the 2016/17 season in a loan deal, many were shocked, including a big chunk of Gunner fans. After all, the England international is a very talented player and the north London outfit have had a history of enduring at least one “injury […]

London (AFP) – David Luiz insists he is willing to play in a variety of roles for Chelsea following his surprise move back to Stamford Bridge. Luiz rejoined the Premier League club from Paris Saint-Germain on transfer deadline day last month and has been renewing old acquaintances at Chelsea's Cobham training ground this week. The […]

London (AFP) – The English Football Association on Wednesday announced they will back Michael van Praag in the race to replace Michel Platini as UEFA president. Van Praag, the president of the Dutch FA, is competing with Slovenian Aleksander Ceferin, after Spain's Angel Maria Villar Llona quit the contest on Tuesday. The 68-year-old will discover […]

Montevideo (AFP) – Brazil's march towards the 2018 World Cup gathered pace with a Neymar-inspired win over Colombia as Uruguay surged to the top of the South American qualification standings with a 4-0 rout of Paraguay. Just four days after their first ever victory over Ecuador in Quito, Brazil dug deep to beat Colombia 2-1 […]

Jacksonville (AFP) – Striker Jozy Altidore scored twice as the United States thrashed Trinidad and Tobago 4-0 to book their place in the final round of the CONCACAF region's 2018 World Cup qualifiers. Altidore scored twice in four minutes midway through the second half, either side of goals from Sacha Kljestan and substitute Paul Arriola […]