Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has hit back at suggestions he is not selecting Kevin De Bruyne because of a rift with the Belgian midfielder. De Bruyne has been restricted to five substitute appearances since returning from an abdominal injury suffered against Inter Milan in September. Guardiola waited until City were 2-0 down against Liverpool…
At least 56 people have been killed in Guinea and many injured after a mass panic among football fans, the government said on Monday. Clashes between rival fans broke out in the city of Nzerekore on Sunday after a red card was shown to a Labe player with the score at 0-0 late in the…
Liverpool finally claimed victory against Real Madrid for the first time since 2009, ending a 15-year drought with a 2-0 win that puts them on the verge of advancing to the Champions League last 16. Goals from Alexis Mac Allister and Cody Gakpo marked the momentous occasion, as the team celebrated their fifth consecutive win….
Europa League champions Atalanta BC are playing hard ball over a transfer of star forward Ademola Lookman. This comes as the player was curiously consigned to the subs bench as Atalanta posted a comfortable win at Young Boys of Switzerland in the UEFA Champions League Tuesday night. The Super Eagles star has continued to attract…
Ruben Amorim said struggling Manchester United need a win to kickstart his Old Trafford revolution as he prepares for a “special” first home match against Bodo/Glimt today. United had a disappointing 1-1 draw at Ipswich on Sunday in Amorim’s first game in charge since replacing the sacked Erik ten Hag, leaving them 12th in the…
Inter Miami forward Luis Suárez signed a one-year contract extension, meaning he will continue to star in Major League Soccer next season. Suarez and Inter Miami have agreed on a one-year contract extension for the coming season, the team announced Wednesday. The financial terms weren’t disclosed. Suarez made $1.5 million this year in his first…
FIFA launched a $50 million legacy fund for social programmes on Wednesday in collaboration with 2022 World Cup hosts Qatar and the World Health Organization (WHO), the World Trade Organization (WTO) and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency. In November 2022, world football’s governing body FIFA had promised the legacy fund from 2022 World Cup proceeds…
The six defendants in Paris are accused of attempting to squeeze 13 million euros ($13.5 million) out of Pogba. Six men linked to France midfielder Paul Pogba, including one of his brothers, went on trial in Paris on Tuesday accused of blackmail, attempted extortion of millions of euros and holding the player at gunpoint. The…
Sweden forward Viktor Gyökeres netted four goals on Tuesday in a 6-0 rout of Azerbaijan to overtake Erling Haaland as the top scorer in the Nations League. The 26-year-old started the evening with five goals from five Nations League games and now sits at nine goals, two ahead of Haaland’s seven. His third goal of…
Pep Guardiola has agreed to a new one-year contract to extend his stay at Manchester City, a source has confirmed to ESPN’s Moises Llorens. Guardiola’s current deal runs until the end of the season and the 53-year-old has remained tight-lipped over his plans. But after positive conversations between Guardiola and club bosses, the former Barcelona…
