Paris (AFP) – Disgraced former UEFA president Michel Platini will attend the UEFA Congress in Athens next week at the invitation of European football's governing body, but paying his own way for a final farewell. Platini "will travel there by his own means and will not give a press conference" at the Congress, when the […]

NBC Sports will this week launch four new shows online that will expand the amount of coverage the broadcaster provides the number one English-language soccer league in the United States. The four new shows will be available via NBC Sports App and NBCSports.com, and will be must-watch for hardcore supporters of Premier League clubs. For […]

London (AFP) – Manchester City defender Bacary Sagna has handed Pep Guardiola a boost after declaring himself fit for Saturday's highly anticipated derby against Manchester United. Sagna has missed City's last three matches after suffering a hamstring injury, but the French right-back hopes to regain his place in Guardiola's side for the Premier League clash […]

London (AFP) – Tottenham Hotspur chairman Daniel Levy admits he would like a London NFL franchise to use his club's new stadium as their permanent base. With building work well underway on the area around Tottenham's current White Hart Lane home as they prepare the new 61,000-seat stadium, Levy has set his sights on a […]

Moscow (AFP) – FIFA on Wednesday said work on Moscow's flagship Luzhniki stadium for the 2018 World Cup appeared to be on course, ahead of a visit to the delay-hit arena in Saint Petersburg. "We're very pleased with the progress here in Luzhniki," the major stadium for the World Cup," Colin Smith, the FIFA chief […]

After Roberto Martinez seduced Evertonians in the nascent stages of his managerial stint at the club, it’ll take a while before this chastened fanbase comes to fully commit to a new boss. It’s why, despite a strong start to the season and a fine track record, plenty are reserving judgement on Ronald Koeman. That’s understandable. […]

When it was first reported that Jack Wilshere could possibly leave Arsenal for the 2016/17 season in a loan deal, many were shocked, including a big chunk of Gunner fans. After all, the England international is a very talented player and the north London outfit have had a history of enduring at least one “injury […]

London (AFP) – David Luiz insists he is willing to play in a variety of roles for Chelsea following his surprise move back to Stamford Bridge. Luiz rejoined the Premier League club from Paris Saint-Germain on transfer deadline day last month and has been renewing old acquaintances at Chelsea's Cobham training ground this week. The […]

London (AFP) – The English Football Association on Wednesday announced they will back Michael van Praag in the race to replace Michel Platini as UEFA president. Van Praag, the president of the Dutch FA, is competing with Slovenian Aleksander Ceferin, after Spain's Angel Maria Villar Llona quit the contest on Tuesday. The 68-year-old will discover […]

Montevideo (AFP) – Brazil's march towards the 2018 World Cup gathered pace with a Neymar-inspired win over Colombia as Uruguay surged to the top of the South American qualification standings with a 4-0 rout of Paraguay. Just four days after their first ever victory over Ecuador in Quito, Brazil dug deep to beat Colombia 2-1 […]

Jacksonville (AFP) – Striker Jozy Altidore scored twice as the United States thrashed Trinidad and Tobago 4-0 to book their place in the final round of the CONCACAF region's 2018 World Cup qualifiers. Altidore scored twice in four minutes midway through the second half, either side of goals from Sacha Kljestan and substitute Paul Arriola […]

Montevideo (AFP) – Edinson Cavani scored twice as Uruguay bounced back to rout Paraguay 4-0 and go top of South America's 2018 World Cup qualifying competition. Paris Saint-Germain striker Cavani scored a goal in each half at the Estadio Centenario in a one-sided win for the two-time World Cup winners. The victory was the response […]

Mérida (Venezuela) (AFP) – Nicolas Otamendi scored a late equalizer as Argentina fought back from 2-0 down to snatch a 2-2 draw against Venezuela in South America's 2018 World Cup qualifying tournament. Manchester City defender Otamendi popped up in the 83rd minute to steer home a whipped in corner by Angel Di Maria to complete […]

Paris (AFP) – With Cristiano Ronaldo still missing due to injury, European champions Portugal began their bid to qualify for the 2018 World Cup in Russia with a disappointing 2-0 defeat in Switzerland on Tuesday. Goals seven minutes apart in the first half from teenage sensation Breel Embolo and Admir Mehmedi gave the Swiss the […]

Athens (AFP) – An Athens prosecutor suggested Tuesday that shipping magnate and Olympiakos owner Evangelos Marinakis be held in custody before he stands trial for his alleged involvement in the establishment of a criminal gang which fixed football matches. Prosecutor Stamatis Daskalopoulos said that Marinakis, 49, violated an existing order that banned him from getting […]