Paris (AFP) – Paris Saint-Germain remain hopeful that Kylian Mbappe will sign a new contract to stay at the club with just eight games left this season before his existing deal expires. Despite all the speculation that he will join Real Madrid as a free agent, the France superstar has insisted that his mind is […]

London (AFP) – Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said facing Manchester City is the toughest task in football and hailed Pep Guardiola as the world's best coach. Klopp's side visit City on Sunday in a crucial clash in the Premier League title race. Second placed Liverpool are one point behind leaders City with eight games left […]

Frankfurt (AFP) – A second-half equaliser by Ferran Torres rescued Barcelona on Thursday as the Spanish giants were held to a 1-1 draw at Eintracht Frankfurt in the first leg of their Europa League quarter-final. Frankfurt, who had Brazilian defender Tuta sent off for a second booking late on, took the lead when Ansgar Knauff […]

Paris (AFP) – Norwegians Bodo/Glimt grabbed a late 2-1 win over Roma in their Europa Conference League quarter-final first leg on Thursday, while Leicester were held to a goalless draw by PSV Eindhoven. Bodo/Glimt, who inflicted a stunning 6-1 defeat on Jose Mourinho's Roma in the group stage, battled back from a goal down to […]

Major League Soccer finds itself in perhaps its most challenging situation since the league retracted two teams in 2002. How MLS addresses the growing concern over its next media rights deal will go a long way to determining its future success. After all, MLS Commissioner Don Garber knows the importance of landing a lucrative media […]

London (AFP) – Bruno Lage reckons Portugal midfielder Ruben Neves will cost £100 million (120 million euros) if he is to be lured away from Wolves. The 25-year-old is in contract talks about staying at Molineux amid suggested interest from Premier League rivals Liverpool and Manchester United, as well as Spanish giants Barcelona. British media […]

Buenos Aires (AFP) – Diego Maradona's eldest daughter claims that the Argentina shirt being auctioned is not the one her late father wore when he scored the infamous "Hand of God" goal against England. Dalma Maradona said the shirt was actually worn by her father during the goalless first half of the 1986 World Cup […]

London (AFP) – Tottenham manager Antonio Conte believes Harry Kane is capable of becoming one of the greatest strikers in history, not merely of his generation. The 28-year-old is in sight of becoming England's all-time leading goalscorer and is 82 goals short of Alan Shearer's Premier League record. "I think he deserves an important position […]

London (AFP) – Andreas Christensen has urged Chelsea to take a "nothing to lose" approach if they are to revive their season following Wednesday's convincing 3-1 loss at home to Real Madrid. Blues centre-back Christensen was given a tough time by Real hat-trick hero Karim Benzema, as well as Vincius Junior, as the title-holders were […]

Berlin (AFP) – Borussia Dortmund coach Marco Rose has demanded an improved performance from his team at Stuttgart on Friday to make amends for their drubbing at home to RB Leipzig. Second-placed Dortmund trail league leaders Bayern Munich by nine points in the Bundesliga with six games remaining, having been hammered 4-1 by Leipzig last […]

Nyon (Switzerland) (AFP) – UEFA on Thursday approved new licensing regulations to replace its existing Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules, allowing European clubs to make bigger losses than before but limiting spending on wages and transfers. As expected, European football's governing body decided to overhaul the FFP rules that were introduced in 2010 in order […]

London (AFP) – Newcastle manager Eddie Howe said Allan Saint-Maximin does have a "long-term future" at the Premier League strugglers. The French winger has not scored since January and there have been reports Newcastle could be willing to sell the 25-year-old come the end of the season as the Magpies bid to remain in the […]

Doha (AFP) – The UN labour agency joined Amnesty International Thursday in calling on World Cup hosts Qatar to protect thousands of security guards who a report said were victims of "forced labour". Guards posted at World Cup stadiums, ministries and offices often had to work months, sometimes years, without a day off, Amnesty said […]

Madrid (AFP) – Real Madrid might want both Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland this summer but Karim Benzema's latest Champions League hat-trick shows they already have the world's deadliest number nine. There is an even an argument to say Benzema is the finest player in the world full-stop right now, after he upstaged Mbappe in […]

London (AFP) – Erik ten Hag is the strong favourite to be named Manchester United's next full-time manager, dealing a crushing blow to the dreams of embattled Paris Saint-Germain coach Mauricio Pochettino, according to British media reports on Thursday. Both the BBC and the Daily Mail claim the 52-year-old Ajax manager is seen as fitting […]