Mauricio Pochettino still struggles to find the right words in English. The Tottenham manager has been discussing the problem of signing players and competing with Spurs' wealthier English rivals, topics he has no difficulty articulating. …
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says Alexis Sanchez should be fit to return to action against Liverpool next week, while he has defended Mesut Ozil's performance against Stoke.
Sanchez, who has under a year left on his Arsenal contract an…
Kevin-Prince Boateng may not have got off to a winning start on his Eintracht Frankfurt debut, but the Ghana international is confident that a bit more attacking finesse could signal a big improvement for his new club.
The midfielder un…
Pep Guardiola would like to see the transfer window closed before the start of the season even though he hasn't finished his summer spending yet.
Reports indicate the Premier League is expected to approve changes that will see the deadl…
Talking of West Ham, Sky Sports reports that they "are close to signing William Carvalho from Sporting Lisbon and will pay his £40m release clause."
However, it adds that "there is an awareness the deal needs to be done soon because oth…
Pep Guardiola has said he would be happy with the Manchester City squad as it is -- but what if he had the chance to add Lionel Messi to the ranks?
Unlikely but not impossible, according to the Mirror, which reports that "City have met …
Leicester have confirmed stewards were forced to eject a number of supporters from the King Power Stadium for homophobic chanting during the 2-0 win over Brighton on Saturday.
A "responsible minority" of fans in the home end closest to …
Antonio Conte said the atmosphere inside Wembley will be "amazing" for visiting teams this season after his side beat Tottenham.
Spurs's woes at Wembley continued with a 2-1 defeat to Conte's Premier League champions in their first leag…
Sir Mo Farah signed off from British track racing with victory in the 3000m at the Birmingham Diamond League meeting.
Farah won at a canter in his penultimate race before turning to the road, and the 34-year-old now goes to Zurich on We…
Barcelona have issued Liverpool an imminent deadline to accept their latest bid for Philippe Coutinho or they will withdraw their offer for the Brazilian, according to Guillem Balague.
Liverpool rejected a third bid of £113m for Coutinh…
Tottenham's woes at Wembley continued with a 2-1 defeat to Chelsea in their first league game at their temporary home.
After exquisitely putting the champions ahead with a first-half free-kick, Marcos Alonso snatched a dramatic win in t…
Jose Mourinho praised the "confidence, consistency and discipline" of his Man Utd team after their comfortable 4-0 win at Swansea.
United, who beat West Ham by the same scoreline in their opening Premier League game, have now scored at …
Alan Pardew praised Romelu Lukaku's finishing ability against Swansea but says the Manchester United forward still has areas to improve.
The £90m summer signing from Everton scored his third Premier League goal for Manchester United in …
Manchester United maintained their 100 percent start to the new season with a 4-0 win at Swansea to remain top of the Premier League.
Eric Bailly opened the scoring and his United account on the stroke of half-time, nudging the ball ove…
Liverpool couldn't face much harder opponents than Crystal Palace this Saturday, in their first home game of the season. Ordinarily that would sound preposterous but the South Londoners will fight for their fourth straight win at Anfield. …
Usain Bolt will be prevented from achieving his dream of playing for Manchester United by the hamstring injury suffered in his farewell race.
United Legends take on their Barcelona counterparts in a charity match at Old Trafford on Sept…
Jonny Evans had been back to Old Trafford a couple of times as a player since his move from Manchester United to West Brom in 2015 but, despite that, his mindset had barely changed: He still let on to staff like he played there, still wore…
When Stuart Baxter was finally confirmed as coach of South Africa in May, he suggested off the bat that he would like to have former national team players form part of his technical team.
There were a number of reasons for this; not lea…
Borussia Dortmund boss Peter Bosz has "no idea" where Ousmane Dembele will be at the end of the transfer window.
The 20-year-old attacking midfielder went AWOL at the club in hopes of forcing a move to Barcelona, who have stated their i…
Nemanja Matic says Manchester United are the biggest club he's played for and Jose Mourinho was the reason he joined.
The Serbia international, a £40m signing from Chelsea this summer, made his Premier League debut for United in their 4…
Tottenham Hotspur have agreed a deal that could be worth over £40 million to sign Ajax centre-back Davinson Sanchez, sources have told ESPN FC.
Spurs were not expecting to announce the deal until the weekend, but an agreement is in plac…
Barcelona vice-president Jordi Mestre has reassured fans that Lionel Messi will soon sign a contract extension.
Argentina superstar Messi agreed terms on a new deal until 2021 last month, with the club saying it would be signed in the n…
Diego Costa has told ESPN Brasil that he believes Chelsea are pricing him out of a move away from Stamford Bridge.
Costa, 28, said that Chelsea need to lower their asking price in recognition of his achievements at the club, and admitte…
Mr Ofori Asare, a veteran boxing coach has urged Ghana to bid to host a continental boxing championship in Accra.
In an interview with the Ghana News Agency, the certified boxing trainer said Ghana must make good use of the new Bukom bo…
The Chief Executive Officer of the McDan Group of Companies, Dr Daniel McKorley has redeemed a pledge made to the Ghana Tennis Federation to organise a junior tennis competition before the end of the year.
Dr McKorley redeemed his pledg…
Africa's richest man says he is plotting a bid to take over Arsenal -- and that his first move as owner would be to fire Arsene Wenger.
Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote told Bloomberg in an interview that he is planning to make an off…
Alexis Sanchez has been called up for Chile's upcoming qualifiers against Paraguay and Bolivia, despite a recent injury.
Sanchez, whose future at Arsenal has been a talking point for most of the year, was ruled out of the Gunners' Premi…
Eden Hazard and Tiemoue Bakayoko have given Chelsea a boost by taking part in a friendly against Queens Park Rangers.
Hazard has been out since injuring an ankle during a training session with the Belgium squad in early July, which subs…
Everton manager Ronald Koeman has admitted he would be open to signing Chelsea forward Diego Costa on loan.
Costa is surplus to requirements at Chelsea, but has been told he must return to training despite having no future at Stamford B…
Tottenham have had a bid accepted by Ajax for defender Davinson Sanchez that could be worth up to a club-record £40m, according to Sky sources.
The highly-rated centre-half was Ajax's player of the year last season and was also a target…
Paul Merson says he would be worried about signing Diego Costa after his behaviour at Chelsea but he adds that Atletico Madrid hold all the cards.
The Blues striker has refused to return to the club for pre-season training, preferring t…
Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane is the leading contender to win FIFA's Men's Coach of the Year award after the shortlist was published on Thursday.
Zidane, who guided Madrid to a Champions League and La Liga double last season, is join…
Cristiano Ronaldo will be hoping to be named Best FIFA Men's Player for the second year running after being included among the nominations for the 2017 award.
Real Madrid star Ronaldo, who won the inaugural award last year, is one of 24…
Roger Federer has blamed a back injury niggle picked up last week in Montreal for his Monday decision to withdraw from the Cincinnati Masters.
The pullout of the world number two leaves Rafael Nadal as the sole top five player in a depl…
Goals from Dries Mertens and Jorginho were enough to earn Napoli a 2-0 win against Nice in their Champions League qualifying play-off first leg.
Mertens rounded Nice goalkeeper Yoann Cardinale after racing on to a ball over the top to f…
Las Palmas have released Kevin-Prince Boateng after reaching an agreement to terminate his contract following the player's request to leave the La Liga club due to "irreversible personal reasons."
The announcement comes just three days …
It was both sad and powerful to see Kylian Mbappe on the Monaco bench last Sunday at Dijon.
Not once did he even get up to warm up. He stayed there with the other subs -- the likes of Guido Carrillo and Andrea Raggi -- as if he were a r…
Arsene Wenger remains "optimistic" that Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez will both sign contract extensions -- but only if Arsenal deliver success on the pitch this season.
Ozil and Sanchez have entered the final year of their contracts an…
Craig Bellamy named Brazil superstar Robinho as the most problematic player he worked with during his career.
The pair played together at Manchester City after the Brazilian signed for £32.5million from Real Madrid in a British record d…
Gylfi Sigurdsson has completed a £45m move to Everton from Swansea on a five-year deal.
Everton manager Ronald Koeman confirmed Sigurdsson had completed a medical on Wednesday ahead of finalising the club-record transfer.
The 27-year…
Barcelona are close to agreeing deals for both Philippe Coutinho and Ousmane Dembele, according to the Catalan club's general manager, Josep Segura.
Coutinho has been heavily linked with a move to the Camp Nou after handing in a transfe…
Maria Sharapova is set to play in her first Grand Slam since her 15-month drugs ban after being given a wildcard for the US Open main draw.
Former world number one Sharapova, 30, returned to action in April but was denied a wildcard for…
Sergio Busquets has said it is "clear" that Barcelona need to make more signings following the departure of Neymar to Paris Saint-Germain.
Barca have signed Marlon Santos, Gerard Deulofeu, Nelson Semedo and Paulinho this summer but Busq…
Arsene Wenger has said again that Alexis Sanchez will remain an Arsenal player for the season and downplayed any comparisons between the Chilean's and Chelsea's Diego Costa.
Sanchez, 28, is in the final year of his contract and has been…
Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde has warned against judging Paulinho too soon after his €40 million arrival from Guangzhou Evergrande was agreed.
Sections of the club's support have criticised the deal for the 29-year-old Brazil interna…
It is decision time for Ghana boss Kwesi Appiah.
In the first week of September he faces two potentially career-defining World Cup qualifiers against the Republic of Congo.
With the Black Stars trailing Egypt by five points in Group …
Napoli coach Maurizio Sarri has called on his club to do the city proud and prove they belong in the Champions League by beating Nice to reach the group stage.
The Azzurri face Nice, who will be without Mario Balotelli for Wednesday nig…
Jesse Lingard has told ESPN FC he would welcome another new arrival at Manchester United this summer, even if that means having to fight harder for a place in the team.
United manager Jose Mourinho wants to add another winger to his squ…
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (CID) of the Uganda Police is investigating the Federation of Uganda Football Associations (Fufa) for alleged misappropriation of funds.
In a letter dated 8 August, the police requested the Uga…
Gianluigi Buffon, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are the three shortlisted players for the UEFA Player of the Year award.
The award, which was created in 2011, will be presented at the Champions League group stage draw on Aug. 24, w…