Daniel Sturridge was involved in all three goals as Liverpool impressively beat Villarreal 3-0 at Anfield on Thursday to set up a Europa League final date with holders Sevilla. Trailing 1-0 from the first leg, Liverpool leveled the tie when Bruno Soriano put through his own goal under pressure from Sturridge, who scored the second […]

Sunderland Football Club have unveiled their new home jersey for the 2016/17 season. The new Sunderland home jersey features the familiar red and white stripes, but this time the jersey has a gold trim, which boosts the overall look and feel of the design. The shorts are Sunderland’s traditional black, with gold detailing. Red socks […]

The position that Pep Guardiola stepped into at Bayern Munich three years ago this summer was not, in many ways, an enviable one. The Spanish coach was preparing to take over a team that had just won the Champions League, Bundesliga, and German Cup in one of the most successful seasons in the club’s storied […]

Scottish Premiership champions Celtic have unveiled their new home jersey for the 2016/17 season. Designed by New Balance, the legendary Celtic FC hoops have been refreshed in Fern green and Optic white; finished with gold trim around the sleeve cuffs and shoulder seams– a testament to the club’s success. The green gradient hoops are designed […]

Moscow (AFP) – Russian Premier League leaders CSKA Moscow hope to bounce back from Monday's 4-1 defeat to Zenit St Petersburg in the domestic cup final when they host Terek Grozny on Saturday. The Red Army side moved top of the table following a 3-0 win at Ural Yekaterinburg last week but are just two […]

Madrid (AFP) – Cristiano Ronaldo lauded the impact made by Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane as the Frenchman led the Spanish giants into the Champions League final with a 1-0 win over Manchester City on Wednesday. Brazilian midfielder Fernando's first-half own goal was the only difference between the sides over two legs as Real set […]

Madrid (AFP) – Real Madrid will face Atletico Madrid in the Champions League final for the second time in three years after overcoming Manchester City 1-0 in their semi-final second leg on Wednesday. Brazilian midfielder Fernando deflected Gareth Bale's cross into his own net after 20 minutes at the Santiago Bernabeu for the only goal […]

Miami (AFP) – Former England and Chelsea star Joe Cole has signed a deal with US second tier side the Tampa Bay Rowdies, the club said Wednesday. The 34-year-old attacking midfielder joins the North American Soccer League (NASL) team on a deal which runs through to the end of the 2017 season. The club has […]

Montpellier (France) (AFP) – French top-flight side Montpellier will move into a new 25,000-seat stadium no later than 2021, the city's mayor announced on Wednesday. Montpellier mayor Philippe Saurel confirmed to AFP that local authorities are "working on the project of a new football stadium" that will be ready by 2020 or 2021. The planned […]

Madrid (AFP) – A first-half Fernando own goal allowed Real Madrid to beat Manchester City 1-0 in their Champions League semi-final second leg on Wednesday and qualify for the final. A Gareth Bale shot in the 20th minute at the Santiago Bernabeu deflected in off Fernando and proved the difference in the tie after the […]

London (AFP) – Liverpool midfielder Emre Can is in contention to face Villarreal in Thursday's Europa League semi-final second leg after overcoming an ankle problem, manager Jurgen Klopp confirmed on Wednesday. Germany international Can was expected to be sidelined for around four weeks after spraining ankle ligaments against Borussia Dortmund on April 14, but he […]

Madrid (AFP) – Atletico Madrid president Enrique Cerezo has hit back at critics of the Spanish side's defensive tactics after the club reached a second Champions League final in three years. An incredible rearguard action against Bayern Munich saw Atletico narrowly defeated 2-1 by the German giants on Tuesday to progress on away goals after […]

London (AFP) – Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Mousa Dembele faces a lengthy ban after the Football Association on Wednesday charged him with violent conduct over an incident involving Chelsea's Diego Costa. Dembele appeared to gouge Costa's eye during Monday's 2-2 draw between the teams at Stamford Bridge and the FA said that if the Belgian midfielder […]

Milan (AFP) – Claudio Ranieri's triumph with Leicester City in England has more than made amends for his unsuccessful time at Roma, according to the Italian's 96-year-old mother. "I'm sorry about how it finished for him at Roma: we've always been a big Roma-supporting family," Renata Ranieri told La Repubblica newspaper on Wednesday. "He took […]

London (AFP) – Having stunned world football by defying odds of 5,000-1 to win the Premier League, the challenge facing Leicester City is how to preserve their new-found status. With preparations for a first ever Champions League campaign high on the agenda, AFP Sport looks at five issues that the club's inspirational manager Claudio Ranieri […]