Thiago Motta refused on Saturday to say whether Paul Pogba had a future at Juventus after the France midfielder’s four-year doping ban was slashed to 18 months. Pogba, a World Cup winner with Les Bleus in 2018, will be able to return to competitive football from March 11 next year following Friday’s ruling … Read more
Liverpool beat Crystal Palace 1-0 to remain top of the Premier League as Arsenal and Manchester City came from behind to win on Saturday. City were 3-2 victors over Fulham to stay one point behind Liverpool, alongside Arsenal who saw off Southampton 3-1. Arne Slot has now won nine of his first 10 … Read more
Alvaro Morata has been included in Spain’s squad for their upcoming Nations League matches, coach Luis de la Fuente announced Friday. The Spanish captain and AC Milan forward returns to the squad after overcoming a muscular problem that forced him to miss his country’s opening two encounters in Group A4 of the Nations … Read more
Wojciech Szczesny has made over 600 appearances for club and country over his career.© X (Twitter) Polish goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny has come out of retirement to sign for Spanish giants Barcelona on Wednesday. “Barcelona and the player Wojciech Szczesny have reached a deal for his signing until June 30, 2025,” said the La … Read more
File photo of Carlo Ancelotti© AFP Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti said Friday that two of the main factors behind his team’s poor play this season are “lack of intensity in defence and slow ball circulation”. Real Madrid sit second in La Liga on 18 points, three points behind leaders Barcelona, but have … Read more
Romelu Lukaku starred again for Napoli by scoring once and setting up two more goals in Friday’s 3-1 win over Como which ensured top spot in Serie A for at least another week. Belgium striker Lukaku laid on Scott McTominay for his first goal in Italy’s top flight after just 25 seconds, before … Read more
Pep Guardiola insists he will always defend Manchester City from accusations of financial misconduct because of his trust in the club’s owners and his love affair with their fans. City are fighting 115 charges relating to alleged breaches of Premier League financial rules in an ongoing hearing that has been labelled sport’s “trial of … Read more
Germany have called up Stuttgart’s Jamie Leweling to replace Jamal Musiala.© AFP Bayern Munich forward Jamal Musiala has been ruled out of this weekend’s Bundesliga clash with Eintracht Frankfurt and Germany’s two Nations League matches this month with a hip injury, the club said Friday. Musiala, 21, was named in Julian Nagelsmann’s squad … Read more
File photo of Paul Pogba© AFP Paul Pogba’s four-year ban for doping has been reduced to 18 months, a spokesperson from the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) said on Friday. “I can confirm the decision: an 18-month suspension with effect from 11 September 2023. The reasons for the decision will follow later,” the … Read more
File photo of Erik Ten Hag© AFP Manchester United co-owner Jim Ratcliffe refused to guarantee Erik ten Hag’s future at Old Trafford as he admitted the club is not “where it should be” under the troubled boss. Ratcliffe had a chance to quash reports that Ten Hag is in danger of the sack … Read more
India will assemble in Kolkata on October 5 and have a training session on October 6.© AIFF The Indian senior men’s football team will face Vietnam in a one-off friendly match on October 12 following the withdrawal of Lebanon from the tri-nation friendly tournament, at the Thien Truong Stadium in Nam Định, Vietnam, … Read more
France captain Kylian Mbappe has been left out of his team’s UEFA Nations League matches this month after coach Didier Deschamps on Thursday named his squad. The Real Madrid star returned from a short spell on the sidelines, with a thigh injury, to appear as a substitute in the surprise 1-0 defeat at … Read more