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Palmer scores four as improving Chelsea hit Everton for six

AFP · 1 month ago

Cole Palmer scored four goals to put Chelsea within touching distance of the Premier League's top six after a 6-0 win over Everton on Monday.

Gamble pays off to leave Qatar on verge of Asian Cup glory again

AFP · 3 months ago

Qatar took a big gamble replacing coach Carlos Queiroz with Tintin Marquez just one month before the Asian Cup but they are now one win away from retaining their title.

Afif helps Qatar exorcise World Cup demons at Asian Cup

AFP · 4 months ago

Asian Cup hosts and holders Qatar have been on a mission to banish the painful memory of their 2022 World Cup flop and forward Akram Afif is leading the charge.

Champions Qatar must 'deal with' Asian Cup pressure: captain

AFP · 4 months ago

Qatar must shoulder the pressure of defending their crown when they kick off the Asian Cup on home soil against Lebanon on Friday, captain Hassan Al-Haydos warned.

Struggling Lyon prepare for life after Grosso

AFP · 5 months ago

Lyon travel to a resurgent Lens on Saturday, where they will be seeking to turn the page on a catastrophic season that has claimed another coaching victim - Fabio Grosso.

Football scouts search for talent in DR Congo's turbulent east

AFP · 8 months ago

Alexis's eyes shine brightly as he holds a football trophy aloft in a stadium in Goma, a city in the Democratic Republic of Congo's conflict-torn east.

Neymar gets rapturous welcome at big-spending Saudi club

AFP · 9 months ago

Brazilian superstar Neymar was greeted by thousands of adoring fans at Al-Hilal on Saturday as he became the latest world-famous footballer to join the big-spending Saudi Pro League.

Rice confirms Hammers exit as English record move to Arsenal looms

AFP · 10 months ago

Declan Rice said his desire to play at the "very highest level" lay behind his decision to leave West Ham for Arsenal in a transfer that is set to make him the most expensive English footballer in history.

England's Loftus-Cheek signs for AC Milan from Chelsea

AFP · 10 months ago

Ruben Loftus-Cheek has signed for AC Milan from Chelsea, the Serie A club announced on Friday.

Messi scoops individual, team Laureus double, Fraser-Pryce honoured

AFP · 1 year ago

Argentina and Paris Saint Germain veteran star Lionel Messi on Monday scooped a unique double, landing individual and team Laureus awards for his exploits and those of his World-Cup winning nation.

Legends back in classroom with eye on football's levers of power

AFP · 1 year ago

Fabio Cannavaro, John Terry and Tim Cahill are among the former football stars swapping the dressing room for the classroom on a course hoping to put more players in positions of power.

Man Utd to play Hollywood duo's Wrexham in San Diego friendly

AFP · 1 year ago

English football giants Manchester United will play a non-league Wrexham team owned by two Hollywood stars in a San Diego friendly on July 25, it was announced Monday.

Ecuador appoints ex-Qatar coach Sanchez

AFP · 1 year ago

Spaniard Felix Sanchez, the former Qatar coach, is taking over the Ecuador team, the national football federation (FEF) announced on Saturday.

Glazers' demands set to delay Manchester United takeover: reports

AFP · 1 year ago

Plans for a takeover of Manchester United could be delayed until May, with the current US-based owners the Glazer family said to be holding out for a better offer, according to British media reports.

Messi, Mbappe and Benzema up for FIFA Best award

AFP · 1 year ago

Just like in the World Cup final, Paris Saint-Germain teammates Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe go up against one another for The Best FIFA Men's Player prize for 2022 on Monday, with Ballon d'Or Karim Benzema the other contender.

Bayern 'obliged' to sign goalkeeper in winter: Nagelsmann

AFP · 1 year ago

Bayern Munich manager Julian Nagelsmann said on Thursday the club "have an obligation"

Nagelsmann 'left players alone' after Germany's 'bad, sad World Cup'

AFP · 1 year ago

Bayern Munich coach Julian Nagelsmann said he is "not much of a comforter", telling the press on Sunday he decided not to focus on Germany's "bad, sad World Cup"

US soccer owes almost everything to Pele, says former New York Cosmos teammate

AFP · 1 year ago

US footballer Bobby Smith does not hold back his tears when paying tribute to "King"

Goals not guns: in troubled DRC, football academy draws in youth

AFP · 1 year ago

In war-torn eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, national park authorities are hoping a football academy will persuade youngsters to take up the Beautiful Game rather than a rifle.