10+ hour, 12+ min ago   (217+ words) Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta was delighted with his stand-ins for their FA Cup win against Portsmouth on Sunday. Gabriel Martinelli struck a hat-trick as Arsenal won this third round tie 4-1 at Fratton Park. "That's what we need, our top players…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (430+ words) Tottenham Hotspur manager Thomas Frank accused Aston Villa forward Ollie Watkins of starting a mass melee "after the final whistle in his side's 2-1 FA third-round defeat on Saturday. Villa held off a strong Tottenham fightback in the second "half after…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (432+ words) VfB Stuttgart put on a dominant display as they thrashed Bayer Leverkusen 4-1 at the BayArena to move level on points with their hosts in the race for the Bundesliga top-four, as well as registering their first H2H victory since 2018. A shaky…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (328+ words) Goals from Nigeria's front two helped them to a dominant 2-0 victory over Algeria, sending the Super Eagles into the semi-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) to face Morocco. It was "ric Chelle's side who began the better of…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago   (413+ words) Non-league Macclesfield caused one of the FA Cup's greatest ever upsets with a 2-1 win over holders Crystal Palace in the third round on Saturday. AFP Sport looks at five other notable shocks in the iconic competition's history: Southern League side…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (235+ words) Poland international midfielder Bartosz Slisz will return to Europe after two years in the United States. Atlanta United have reached an agreement with Danish side Brondby, where he has signed a three-and-a-half-year contract until the summer of 2029. The long-rumoured transfer…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (676+ words) Cameroon's quarter-final meeting with hosts Morocco is unlikely to intimidate the Indomitable Lions. Across Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) history, no team has developed a reputation quite like Cameroon for ending host nations' dreams on their own soil." Despite being…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (354+ words) Former Manchester United star Jesse Lingard is aiming for a return to the UK after spending time in South Korea. The 33-year-old spent two seasons in South Korea with FC Seoul, but his contract was terminated in December, and he…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (191+ words) Zlatan Ibrahimovic says he based his game on two sporting icons. Now a director with AC Milan, Ibrahimovic enjoyed an outstanding playing career with the likes of PSG, Juventus and the Rossoneri. Speaking with (Ne)uspjeh prvaka, the Swede recalled:…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (113+ words) Bayern Munich are moving to substantially upgrade the current contract of superkid Lennart Karl. Karl'is under contract with Bayern Munich until June 2028. Furthermore, once he turns 18 (on February 22nd), this contract will become a professional one and will be extended for…...