REUTERS – Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp jumped to the defence of goalkeeper Simon Mignolet after the Belgium international’s scrappy performance allowed Arsenal to twice come back from a goal down in Wednesday’s 3-3 Premier League draw. This was not the first time Klopp has had to defend Mignolet this season after the 27-year-old’s errors contributed […]
Having just crossed the half way point in the league, Arsene Wenger will be happier than most, sitting level on points with Leicester on top of the table and having commenced their second consecutive defence of the FA Cup with an impressive win over Sunderland. The FA Cup is a special competition for Wenger, who holds […]
ZURICH (Reuters) – Real Madrid and neighbours Atletico Madrid have been banned from registering players for two transfer windows for breaching rules on signing non-Spanish under-18 players, world soccer’s governing body FIFA said on Thursday. The sanction means that the clubs, currently third and first respectively in Spain’s top division, will not be able to […]
By Brian Homewood ZURICH (Reuters) – FIFA’s ethics committee said on Thursday that former World Cup bid inspector Harold Mayne-Nicholls repeatedly asked for personal favours from one of the countries that bid to host the 2018 and 2022 World Cups. Mayne-Nicholls, who was banned for seven years on July 6, “ignored his responsibility as a […]
REUTERS – Swansea City manager Alan Curtis said he felt poor refereeing decisions cost his side in Wednesday’s 4-2 Premier League defeat by fellow strugglers Sunderland at the Liberty Stadium. Swansea defender Kyle Naughton was controversially sent off late in the first half for a foul on Yann M’Vila and the Welsh club, one point […]
(Reuters) – In-form West Ham United will welcome back Victor Moses, Cheikhou Kouyate and Mauro Zarate from injury for Saturday’s Premier League match at Newcastle United, manager Slaven Bilic said. West Ham, who have risen to fifth place on the back of an eight-game unbeaten run, are set to be without striker Andy Carroll. Injury-prone […]
By Brian Homewood ZURICH (Reuters) – Real Madrid and their neighbours Atletico Madrid have been banned from signing new players for two transfer windows for breaching rules over the transfer of under-18 players, world soccer’s governing body FIFA said on Thursday. The announcement means that the clubs, currently third and first respectively in Spain’s top […]
By Mike Collett LONDON (Reuters) – Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal would rather be taking his under-performing team anywhere but bitter rivals Liverpool on Sunday as speculation continues over his future at Old Trafford. Van Gaal’s trials and tribulations are continuing to dominate the back pages with United slipping to sixth after conceding a […]
REUTERS – Stoke City winger Xherdan Shaqiri is likely to sit out Sunday’s Premier League encounter against table-toppers Arsenal with a hamstring injury, manager Mark Hughes said. The Switzerland international missed Wednesday’s 3-1 victory over Norwich City, which helped the Potters to climb up the table to seventh place after 21 games. “He may miss […]
Midfielder Mohamed Elneny has joined Arsenal from Swiss champions FC Basel and could make his debut against Stoke City on Sunday, manager Arsene Wenger.
By Nate Raymond NEW YORK (Reuters) – A former high-ranking football official in the Americas pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to charges in a multimillion-dollar bribery scheme at the heart of a U.S. investigation into corruption in the sport’s world governing body. Alfredo Hawit of Honduras, a former FIFA vice president who also led the […]
