Paris (AFP) – Laurent Blanc will quit Paris Saint Germain this week, French radio station Europe 1 said on Monday, quoting the coach's agent. "Between now and the end of the week PSG and Laurent Blanc will part company," Jean-Pierre Bernes said via Europe 1's Twitter account. Spaniard Unai Emery, who led Sevilla to three […]

Paris (AFP) – UEFA's disciplinary committee on Monday fined Croatia 100,000 euros ($113,000) for flares thrown on the pitch by its fans that halted the Euro 2016 match against Czech Republic. UEFA also ordered the Croatian federation, the HNS, not to sell tickets to fans "identified by the HNS and the Croatian authorities as hooligans." […]

Bordeaux (AFP) – Spain winger Pedro Rodriguez has hinted he could retire from international football after being frustrated at his lack of playing time in the European champions' opening two Euro 2016 matches. After a disappointing first season with Chelsea following a 30 million euro ($34 million) move from Barcelona, Pedro has played just eight […]

Marseille (AFP) – Robert Lewandowski's Poland take on Ukraine on Tuesday in the final Euro 2016 Group C match for both sides with a draw enough to take the Poles through to the knockout stages. Even a defeat in Marseille would still suit Poland if Northern Ireland lose to Germany, who Poland held to a […]

The International Champions Cup TV schedule for the United States has been announced. Beginning in late July, ten well-established soccer clubs from across Europe will be playing in the 2016 International Champions Cup. The teams feature La Liga champions Barcelona, Champions League winners Real Madrid, Premier League champions Leicester City, Ligue Un champions Paris Saint-Germain […]

Paris (AFP) – Sportswear giant Adidas on Monday announced a deal worth over 50 million euros ($56.5 million) a year to remain Germany's kit supplier, doubling the amount it currently pays in the face of competition from Nike. Adidas's current contract with the German Football Federation (DFB) to produce the world-renowned white and black jerseys […]

Berlin (AFP) – German sportswear maker Puma Monday blamed a manufacturing flaw after several Swiss players had their jerseys torn in their Euro 2016 match with France a day earlier. Its investigation had found that "there was a faulty batch of material in which the yarn was damaged during production," the company said in a […]

PARIS (France) (AFP) – Wayne Rooney's England and Gareth Bale and Wales will aim to cement their places in the Euro 2016 knockout phase on Monday in two high-security matches. England take on Slovakia in Saint-Etienne while Wales play Russia in Toulouse with all four nations still in with a chance of reaching the next […]

Madrid (AFP) – Real Madrid and Juventus have opened talks concerning the possible transfer of French international Paul Pogba to Madrid, the player's agent Mino Raiola revealed on Monday. "The will of Zidane (Zinedine) is important, that of the club too. But we are currently only at the stage of contact, not yet at negotiations," […]

Paris (AFP) – They scored a combined 203 goals last season, but superstar forwards Cristiano Ronaldo, Robert Lewandowski, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Thomas Mueller and Harry Kane have yet to find the net at Euro 2016. A new, extended 24-team format was expected to give Europe's finest poachers the opportunity to boost their goalscoring stats in a […]

Toulouse (France) (AFP) – Russia coach Leonid Slutsky says his side will not focus on Real Madrid "superstar" Gareth Bale and insists they are favourites against Wales as they look to save their Euro 2016 campaign with a win in Toulouse Monday. Bale has struck twice for Wales, in a 2-1 win over Slovakia and […]

Lille (France) (AFP) – With a purposeful display against Switzerland, France's Moussa Sissoko served notice that he can bring drive and dynamism to the Euro 2016 hosts' problematic midfield. Aligned alongside Yohan Cabaye and Paul Pogba in a three-man midfield, Sissoko impressed as France recorded a 0-0 draw against the Swiss in Lille on Sunday […]

Paris (AFP) – Northern Ireland striker Will Grigg will hear thousands of supporters sing his name in the Euro 2016 match against Germany on Tuesday — and he probably won't even be on the pitch. A re-working of the 1996 dance track "Freed from Desire" by Gala featuring a tribute to Grigg in place of […]

Paris (AFP) – Thomas Mueller has defended Germany's misfiring forwards ahead of their pivotal final Euro 2016 Group C game against Northern Ireland on Tuesday. The world champions opened their campaign with a scratchy 2-0 win over Ukraine and then drew 0-0 with Poland, leaving them needing at least a point from their last pool […]

Houston (AFP) – Jurgen Klinsmann is daring to dream that the United States can pull off mission improbable in the Copa America Centenario semi-finals here Tuesday as the hosts face a Lionel Messi-inspired Argentina closing in on a long-awaited tournament triumph. Klinsmann has already met his pre-tournament goal of reaching the last four after helping […]