Sydney (AFP) – Lionel Messi's Argentina will take on Neymar's Brazil in a 'Superclasico' friendly in Melbourne in June, Australian officials said Friday. The top two teams in the FIFA rankings will clash in the 100,000-capacity Melbourne Cricket Ground, the world's biggest cricket stadium, on June 9. "There's no bigger occasion in football than when […]

Milan (AFP) – The prospect of Massimiliano Allegri following Chelsea manager Antonio Conte to the Premier League appear on the increase as Juventus travel to Cagliari on Sunday looking to tighten their grip on Serie A. Conte led the Turin giants to three consecutive league titles before Allegri took over the helm when former Juventus […]

Madrid (AFP) – Barcelona have the chance to go top of La Liga for the first time since October in a Copa del Rey final dress rehearsal when they visit Alaves on Saturday. Alaves edged out Celta Vigo on Wednesday to reach the final for the first time, whilst nine-man Barca had to survive a […]

Berlin (AFP) – Strugglers Ingolstadt will take inspiration from the New England Patriot's stunning Super Bowl fightback when they host Bayern Munich on Saturday with the Bundesliga leaders expecting a 'grubby' Bavarian derby. Bayern host Arsenal at the Allianz Arena next Wednesday, but before the Champions League last 16 clash, Munich must take care of […]

London (AFP) – Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger and Liverpool counterpart Jurgen Klopp have their backs to the wall as their teams go in search of restorative victories in the Premier League this weekend. Arsenal have fallen 12 points off the pace after successive losses against Watford and leaders Chelsea, while Liverpool are a point further […]

Liverpool (AFP) – After a miserable start to 2017, Liverpool are in a sorry state ahead of Tottenham Hotspur's visit in the Premier League on Saturday. They have won only one of their last 10 matches, were knocked out of both domestic cups in the space of four days and slipped out of the top […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – David de Gea has challenged Manchester United to get as close as possible to runaway leaders Chelsea as Jose Mourinho's side battle to finish in the top four. It is one of the Premier League's stranger statistics that United have not moved from sixth position for three months, despite being […]

London (AFP) – Arsenal welcome fast-improving Hull City to the Emirates Stadium on Saturday looking to recover from two deeply damaging results that have all but ruined their Premier League title hopes. Defeats at home to Watford and away at Chelsea have left Arsene Wenger's side a mammoth 12 points behind the latter, who lead the way. But Wenger […]

Lisbon (AFP) – Porto on Thursday activated a 20-million-euro clause to make midfielder Oliver Torres's loan move from Atletico Madrid permanent in the second biggest deal in the history of the Portuguese league. The 22-year-old Spaniard's move is just two million euros shy of the record transfer of 22 million euros that Benfica paid Atletico […]

Madrid (AFP) – Barcelona striker Luis Suarez will miss the Spanish Cup final after picking up a two-match tournament ban for his sending off and subsequent refusal to go to the dressing rooms in a tense semi-final with Atletico Madrid in midweek. The Uruguayan picked up a second yellow card for elbowing in a heated […]

Berlin (AFP) – Borussia Dortmund's CEO and president met their RB Leipzig counterparts on Thursday to apologise for last weekend's violent attacks by hooligans as police say they have started prosecuting the culprits. Dortmund police have reportedly started criminal proceedings in 32 cases after violent attacks broke out before last Saturday's German league match when […]

Madrid (AFP) – Real Madrid president Florentino Perez said Thursday the club was satisfied with goalkeeper Keylor Navas, but refused to deny local press speculation the European champions would sign a replacement. Manchester United stopper David de Gea and Chelsea's Thibaut Courtois have both been linked with a switch to Real Madrid as Coata Rica […]

Istanbul (AFP) – Turkey's football federation on Thursday suspended Fenerbahce's star Dutch striker Robin van Persie for three games and Serbian defender Dusko Topic of Besiktas for four after a standoff in a tense Istanbul cup derby this week. The two had been involved in an off-the-ball incident in the February 5 game which saw […]

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Berlin (AFP) – Arjen Robben is relishing Bayern Munich's forthcoming "week of truth" when they host Arsenal in the Champions League with the German champions currently struggling for form. Bayern scrapped into the quarter-finals of the German Cup on Tuesday with a 1-0 win at home to Wolfsburg, thanks to Douglas Costa's first-half goal and […]