Real Madrid goalkeeper Keylor Navas has described treatment by former boss Santiago Solari as "ugly," and hinted he could leave in the summer if he is not first choice next season.
Navas, 32, started as Madrid won the Champions League i…
Jose Mourinho says he has turned down "three or four offers" since his departure from Manchester United in December but expects to take up a new position soon.
After winning the EFL Cup, FA Community Shield and Europa League in his two-…
The Premier League drama has yet to reach its final reel, but the stars of the show are already campaigning for the individual awards. Who are the leading nominees for football's version of the Oscars?
It seems ridiculous, but no defend…
Nigeria's Super Eagles have never been short of inspiration for international games, especially when playing at home, and Friday's 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Seychelles will be no different.
Super Eagles fans, spoilt b…
The road to the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations has been paved with troubles, with the tournament often appearing to be at the mercy of the Confederation of African Football's internal politics and, notably, the regime change from Issa Hayatou …
Fabio da Silva isn't a household name, but he and twin brother Rafael are cult heroes among some sections of Man United fans. He arrived at Old Trafford at just 16 years old with Rafael and won a Premier League title there before fighting …
Eden Hazard says he wants to help Chelsea win the Europa League before considering a move to Real Madrid.
Zinedine Zidane promised "changes" this summer after returning to Real Madrid this month, refuelling reports the Spanish giants wi…
Paul Pogba says playing for Real Madrid under returning manager Zinedine Zidane would be a "dream for anyone".
Zidane returned to the Bernabeu as manager earlier this month, replacing Santiago Solari.
Zinedine Zidane is bac…
Samuel Paa Kwesi Fabin, who took Ghana to the quarter-finals of the Under 17 World Cup in 2017, has been appointed as Uganda's Under 17 coach ahead of next month's U-17 Africa Cup of Nations in Tanzania.
Fabin, whose appointment was ann…
The body representing air charter companies has called on aviation regulators to investigate the series of flights leading up to the plane crash which killed footballer Emiliano Sala.
The Air Charter Association (Baca) has concerns abou…
Following its invitation to all member associations (MAs) to express their interest in submitting a bid to host the final competition of the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023, FIFA has received a total of nine expressions, namely from the follow…
Not that the importance of a game against the Golden State Warriors really needs much description, but San Antonio Spurs guard DeMar DeRozan nonetheless obliged following his team's 111-105 triumph over the two-time defending cha…
It almost seems like a lifetime ago, but it's been only two seasons since the pinnacle of Isaiah Thomas' career, an All-Star campaign with the Boston Celtics that peaked with an epic 53-point masterpiece in the second round against the Was…
Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino says Manchester United are a club built "to win big things" ahead of their high-profile Champions League quarterfinal against Barcelona, but admitted the Blaugrana are "one step higher" and should be c…
It is officially international break time, and contrary to the old and tired criticism that international breaks are boring, March's FIFA window offers up some major storylines and heavyweight matchups. With Euro 2020 qualifying beginning …
Zlatan Ibrahimovic says Manchester United must forget Sir Alex Ferguson because his former success is holding the club back.
Ferguson retired in 2013, having won 13 Premier League titles, five FA Cups and two Champions League trophies d…
That was an altogether strange weekend in Formula 1.
As ever, walking back into the paddock on a sunny Melbourne day for the start of another glorious season of F1 gave me a warm and comfortable feeling. I was, and remain, very excited …
Instagram celebrations, fitness issues, falling out with Patrick Vieira, and scoring goals. Mario Balotelli's time on the south coast of France has been predictably eventful. James Walker-Roberts looks at his decline at Nice and recent res…
Ryan Giggs is determined to win over his Wales doubters after acknowledging that the 2020 European Championship campaign will define his time as national-team manager.
Wales start their European Qualifiers at home to Slovakia on Sunday …
Chelsea winger Callum Hudson-Odoi has been called up to the England senior squad for the first time.
The 18-year-old was originally with the Under-21s, but has now joined the rest of Gareth Southgate's side as they prepare for the Europ…
Kumasi Asante kotoko’s quest of going all the way in this year’s CAF Confederations Cup came to a disappointing end yesterday following a 1- 2 loss to Zesco United of Zambia in final Group C game at the Levy Mwanawasa Stadium in Ndola.
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Marco Reus believes Borussia Dortmund have put 'pressure' on Bundesliga title rivals Bayern Munich after returning to the top of league with a 3-2 win at Hertha Berlin.
Thomas Delaney and Dan-Axel Zagadou scored the other two goals for …
Napoli goalkeeper David Ospina was taken to hospital after failing to recover from a head injury sustained early on in the clash with Udinese.
Ospina suffered a serious cut on his head on five minutes after clashing with Udinese winger …
Juventus fell to their first Serie A defeat of the season as they were beaten 2-0 by Genoa at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris with on-loan Stefano Sturaro scoring the only goal against his parent club before Goran Pandev sealed the victory late …
Inter Milan moved above city rivals AC Milan into third place in Serie A with an exhilarating 3-2 derby victory at San Siro that ended a five-match winning run for Gennaro Gattuso's hosts.
Matias Vecino's goal gave the Nerazzurri a dese…
Inter Milan moved above city rivals AC Milan into third place in Serie A with an exhilarating 3-2 derby victory at San Siro that ended a five-match winning run for Gennaro Gattuso's hosts.
Matias Vecino's goal gave the Nerazzurri a dese…
Antoine Griezmann has offered himself to a number of Europe's biggest clubs, including Barcelona, but the Catalan club are not contemplating a move for the Atletico Madrid forward, sources have told ESPN FC.
Griezmann, 28, turned down t…
Jurgen Klopp insists Liverpool are at the beginning of their development, not the end after their "massive" 2-1 win at Fulham on Super Sunday.
Liverpool went two points clear at the top of the Premier League above second-place Mancheste…
Mercedes have revealed they discovered car damage on Lewis Hamilton's Silver Arrow after the world champion's defeat in the Australian GP.
Hamilton was spotted inspecting his car immediately after the race and Mercedes later reported: "…
Maurizio Sarri has called Chelsea's mentality into question after their contrasting second-half performance in Sunday's defeat at Everton.
Chelsea dominated the first half at Goodison Park and did everything but score, registering 10 at…
Real Madrid have announced an agreement to sign Porto defender Eder Militao in the summer, marking the club's first signing since Zinedine Zidane's return as manager.
Militao, 21, will move to the Bernabeu in June on a six-year deal, Ma…
Maurizio Sarri said he hopes to meet Napoli in the Europa League final after watching Chelsea storm into the quarterfinals of the competition with a 5-0 rout of Dynamo Kiev in Ukraine.
A hat trick from Olivier Giroud, along with strikes…
Former President Jerry John Rawlings has called for a concerted national effort to offer boxing and other popular sports the needed support to enable athletes excel.
Referring to the resurgence of boxing achievements in Ghana, the for…
Thomas Tuchel will sign a contract extension with PSG in the next few weeks, sources have told ESPN FC.
The German coach penned a two-year deal with the French champions last summer, and an optional third one was included.
PSG have d…
Arsenal manager Unai Emery hailed his side's ability to cope under pressure after they came back from a 3-1 loss in the first leg of their Europa League last-16 tie with Rennes to win 3-0 on Thursday and advance 4-3 on aggregate.
Pierre…
Everton loanee Andre Gomes is "very happy" at the club but says he will wait until the summer to decide if he wants to join permanently from Barcelona.
The 25-year-old midfielder has made 22 Premier League appearances for Everton this s…
A maiden five-a-side amateur football tournament, dubbed the Club 5 on 5, has been launched in Accra, with the eventual national winners getting to represent Ghana in the continental competition in Tanzania in June.
The tournament, whic…
Luis Suarez says Steven Gerrard intervened to stop him leaving Liverpool for Arsenal in the summer of 2013.
Just 18 months after moving to Merseyside from Ajax, Suarez tried to force through a move to Arsenal following Liverpool's failu…
Maurizio Sarri said Olivier Giroud remains a "very important" player for Chelsea after his hat-trick against Dynamo Kiev.
Giroud's triple took him top of the overall goalscoring charts for this year's competition, as Chelsea raced into …
When Roots Manuva, backed by the melancholic strings of the Cinematic Orchestra, crooned that "I'm All Things To All Men," he could have been singing a future ode to Bernardo Silva. The Portuguese footballer is not a jack-of-all-trades; he…
Schalke have sacked Domenico Tedesco as coach and brought back Huub Stevens to oversee their next game.
Schalke, who were routed 7-0 by Manchester City in the Champions League on Tuesday, are without a win in seven Bundesliga games and …
Paul Scholes has left his role as manager of Oldham after just 31 days in charge.
The former Manchester United midfielder's job with his hometown club was the first senior managerial role of his career, but it has come to an end after j…
All of a sudden, Arsenal's season feels alive with possibility. They are used to flirting with disaster and that is why there was little surprise when, a week ago, they threw away a promising position in Rennes to land on the brink of elim…
Nico Kovac and Mats Hummels both admitted Liverpool "showed their quality" to see out their 3-1 Champions League win over Bayern Munich.
Liverpool's early lead at the Allianz Arena was cancelled out by a Joel Matip own goal before half-…
Maurizio Sarri said Chelsea will not keep Eden Hazard against his will as the club brace themselves for an official approach from Real Madrid to sign the winger this summer.
Sources told ESPN FC this week that Chelsea fear there is noth…
Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri has hit out at the "dangerous" pitch at Dynamo Kiev's NSC Olympic Stadium ahead of his side's Europa League last-16 second-leg tie on Thursday.
Chelsea, who won last week's first leg at Stamford Bridge 3-0…
The FIFA Council is the 37-member assembly that replaced the Executive Committee following the election of Gianni Infantino as the president of the game's governing body back in 2016. It includes representatives from each of the six confed…
F1 world champion Lewis Hamilton has warned Mercedes are on the backfoot when they start their title defence in this weekend's season-opening Australian GP.
After an ultra-impressive winter, Ferrari are expected to be the quickest team …
Jurgen Klopp declared Liverpool are back where they belong in the "landscape of top international football" after beating Bayern Munich in the Champions League.
After a goalless draw in the first leg of their last-16 tie, Liverpool beat…
It was Lionel Messi's turn to take the Champions League spotlight on Wednesday night following Cristiano Ronaldo's stunning hat-trick for Juventus 24 hours earlier.
Messi responded to his old rival's heroics against Atletico Madrid with…