London (AFP) – The play-off system currently used to determine promotion to English rugby union's elite Premiership is to be scrapped, it was announced Friday. Instead the team finishing the top at the end of the regular season in the second-tier Championship will be promoted, subject to their ground meeting Premiership criteria. The new set-up, […]

Madrid (AFP) – Star striker Cristiano Ronaldo trained alone Friday after feeling pains and was ruled out of Real Madrid's game against Eibar at the weekend. "He felt something, but nothing serious. He didn't train with us this morning," coach Zinedine Zidane told a press conference ahead of Saturday's La Liga game. In a list […]

Lausanne (AFP) – Germany and Turkey look set to contest the right to host Euro 2024 after confirming themselves as the only candidates as the deadline for applications passed on Friday. A joint bid from the four Nordic nations of Denmark, Finland, Sweden and Norway had been prepared but was decided against in the end. […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Jose Mourinho has insisted he is not the "monster" he was portrayed to be when he joined Manchester United. Mourinho became the first United manager to win a trophy in his first season at Old Trafford when he collected the League Cup with last week's thrilling 3-2 win against Southampton […]

Milan (AFP) – A Chinese consortium that has made a mammoth down payment to buy seven-time European champions AC Milan has reiterated its "commitment" to completing the deal after missing yet another deadline on Friday. Milan's media tycoon owner Silvio Berlusconi agreed in August 2016 to sell the club to Sino-Europe Sports (SES) in a […]

Want to learn how to watch Premier League games on fuboTV? This article answers all. With the launch of the beta of fubo in February, the latest release of the legal streaming service for soccer fans in the United States, subscribers now can watch Premier League soccer from across NBCSN, CNBC, USA, NBC Universo and […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Pep Guardiola refused to speak about Sergio Aguero's long-term future with Manchester City and reacted angrily Friday to questions about the Argentinian's status at the Etihad Stadium. Aguero this week challenged City to back up claims he is part of their plans and still wanted by the club, despite the […]

Milan (AFP) – Inter Milan coach Stefano Pioli has dismissed reports the club are actively seeking his successor but admits a return to the Champions League next year could be a step too far. Pioli, who replaced sacked Dutchman Frank De Boer last November, awoke Friday to unconfirmed reports claiming Inter's Chinese owners Suning had […]

London (AFP) – Chelsea manager Antonio Conte has insisted he will honour his contract with the Premier League leaders after reports linking him with a move to Inter Milan. Conte, previously impressive while in charge of Italy and Juventus, has guided the Blues into a 10-point lead at the top of the Premier League following […]

Barcelona (AFP) – Barcelona coach Luis Enrique expressed relief on Friday at clearing up his future after confirming he would step down from his role at the end of the season. The 46-year-old announced his decision to leave the Camp Nou after three seasons in charge following Wednesday's 6-1 demolition of Sporting Gijon in La […]

London (AFP) – Arsene Wenger has told his Arsenal side they "owe themselves" a good performance as they look to revive their faltering Premier League campaign away to Liverpool on Saturday. The Gunners, who last won the English title in 2004, have yet again seen their bid for Premier League glory falter after an encouraging […]

Madrid (AFP) – The clash of heads reverberated around the stadium, everyone watching feared the worse, but Fernando Torres was only looking forward to getting back to training on Friday. The 32-year-old Spanish striker was rushed to hospital unconscious after being hit from behind by Deportivo La Coruna's Alex Bergantinos five minutes before the end of […]

Milan (AFP) – AC Milan will push to conclude the sale of the Serie A giants to a Chinese consortium "as soon as possible" after announcing a new delay Friday. The club's holding company Fininvest said the sale had been postponed after failure to meet the March 3 deadline. Milan's media tycoon owner Silvio Berlusconi […]

Milan (AFP) – The sale of AC Milan to a Chinese consortium was officially postponed Friday after their failure to meet financial demands by the agreed deadline of March 3. Berlusconi agreed in August 2016 to sell the club to Sino-Europe Sports (SES) in a deal that values the Serie A giants at 740 million […]

Paris (AFP) – French football legend Raymond Kopa, who won the European Cup three times with Real Madrid in the 1950s, died Friday aged 85 after a long illness, his family said. The French Football League announced that a minute's silence would be observed before all weekend games in honour of the man who rose […]