London (AFP) – Australia captain Mile Jedinak plans to take out his FA Cup final frustrations on England in Friday's friendly at the Stadium of Light. Jedinak was given an extra day off before linking up with his Socceroos team-mates as he recovered from Crystal Palace's 2-1 defeat against Manchester United at Wembley last weekend. […]

Barcelona (AFP) – Barcelona and Argentina star Lionel Messi will give evidence along with his father for allegedly defrauding Spain's tax office of over four million euros ($4.5 million) in unpaid taxes on June 2, a court source confirmed on Thursday. The trial, which is expected to last four days, will start on May 31, but […]

London (AFP) – Jose Mourinho talks bluntly, wins big and then everything seems to go wrong. His reported signing Thursday for Manchester United has bolstered one of the most most stellar CVs in football. The 53-year-old Portuguese has won eight league titles in four countries with Porto, Inter Milan, Real Madrid and Chelsea as well […]

London (AFP) – England manager Roy Hodgson revealed Thursday that Manchester City midfielder Fabian Delph is set to miss Euro 2016 after suffering a groin injury. Delph did not travel with the squad to Sunderland as England prepare for Friday's friendly with Australia at the Stadium of Light. And Hodgson believes the 26-year-old, who has […]

Reggio Emilia (Italy) (AFP) – Lyon claimed their third women's Champions League title on Thursday with a dramatic penalty shootout victory over Wolfsburg after the final finished 1-1 in Reggio Emilia. Norwegian Ada Hederberg gave the French side a 12th-minute lead, but OL failed to put the game to bed and Germany international striker Alexandra […]

London (AFP) – Jose Mourinho has agreed to become the new manager of Manchester United, according to British media reports on Thursday. Mourinho has been in negotiations with United since Louis van Gaal's sacking on Monday and it is understood an agreement is now in place for the former Chelsea manager to take charge at […]

The 2016 FA Cup Final between Manchester United and Crystal Palace scored the best viewing audience ever for a game on the over-the-air FOX network. The match, which was televised live on FOX from 12:30-3:10pm ET, had a viewing audience average of 1,018,000 people. The number is the highest for the final since it began airing […]

Milan (AFP) – American R&B star Alicia Keys will make history by becoming the first artist to sing live at a Champions League final opening ceremony that promises unprecedented glitz and glamour on Saturday. Record ten-time champions Real Madrid host city rivals Atletico Madrid at the Giuseppe Meazza stadium, commonly known as the San Siro, […]

London (AFP) – Jose Mourinho has agreed to become the new manager of Manchester United, according to British media reports on Thursday. Mourinho has been in negotiations with United since Louis van Gaal's sacking on Monday and it is understood an agreement is now in place for the former Chelsea manager to take charge at […]

Major League Soccer's first game to air nationally on FOX broadcast television was viewed by 595,000 people. The match featured New York City against New York Red Bulls, which was shown live from 3:30-5:30pm. FOX's live coverage of New York City versus New York Red Bulls was a first in a number of ways. It […]

London (AFP) – Jose Mourinho has agreed to become the new manager of Manchester United, according to British media reports on Thursday. Mourinho has been in negotiations with United since Louis van Gaal's sacking on Monday and it is understood an agreement is now in place for the former Chelsea manager to take charge at […]

Dublin (AFP) – Martin O'Neill says 90 percent of his Republic of Ireland squad will know their Euro 2016 fate after Friday's penultimate warm-up clash against the Netherlands in Dublin. O'Neill was speaking at the FAI National Training Centre ahead of the meeting with a Dutch side that has not qualified for France, during which […]

London (AFP) – Former France international Eric Cantona on Thursday accused coach Didier Deschamps of racial discrimination in his choice of players for Euro 2016, claiming he snubbed Karim Benzema and Hatem Ben Arfa because of their "north African origins". "One thing is for sure – Benzema and Ben Arfa are two of the best […]

Solna (Sweden) (AFP) – Swedish star Zlatan Ibrahimovic on Thursday refused to comment on speculation he is set to join Manchester United, where Jose Mourinho is on the verge of becoming the new manager. Ibrahimovic, 34, said he knew where he would be playing football next season having left Paris Saint-Germain at the end of […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – The prospect of Jose Mourinho becoming Manchester United's next boss has unleashed hopes across Europe of a mega-spending spree by the English giants to get back into the elite. While talks with Mourinho's representatives dragged on Thursday, media reports have spoken of the Portuguese coach getting between 200 and 300 […]