The Malta Football Players Association issued a statement in reply to the Malta FA’s response to the players’ union remarks over the COVID-19 testing medical protocol and made it clear that its main objective was to highlight the huge concern being...
Lyon coach Rudi Garcia said on Tuesday he wants his side to be "the stone in the shoe" of Bayern Munich ahead of the two sides' Champions League semi-final. The French club face the five-time European champions on Wednesday for a place at Sunday's...
Floriana coach Enzo Potenza has called on his players to step up their focus as they take on Romanian giants CFR Cluj in the Champions League first qualifying round tie at the Centenary Stadium on Wednesday (kick-off: 9pm). For the Greens, Wednesday’s...
Bayern Munich coach Hansi Flick trusts his side to forget their demolition of Barcelona and "start from scratch" when they face French giant-killers Lyon in Wednesday's Champions League semi-final. Bayern marked themselves as favourites to lift the...
Paris Saint-Germain are through to the final of the Champions League for the first time after goals by Marquinhos, Angel Di Maria and Juan Bernat saw them ease to a 3-0 win over RB Leipzig in a one-sided semi-final in Lisbon on Tuesday. It was 2-0 at...
Former Barcelona midfielder Ronald Koeman has been appointed the club's new coach, the La Liga giants' president Josep Maria Bartomeu said on Tuesday. Koeman, who has been in charge of the Netherlands since 2018, replaces Quique Setien who was sacked...
The Malta Football Association has denied claims made by the Malta Football Players Association that the local governing body should have established “comprehensive and sustainable protocols addressing various possible scenarios”. The MFA said that...
CFR Cluj coach Dan Petrescu was unhappy with the choice of the Centenary Stadium as the venue for Wednesday’s Champions League first qualifying round tie during his pre-match press conference at the Centenary Hall. The former Chelsea and Romania...
Jose Holebas has returned to Olympiakos after five years at Premier League club Watford, the Greek champions announced on Tuesday. The 36-year-old former Greece international, who played for Olympiakos from 2010 to 2014, signed a one-year contract for...
Barcelona have sacked Eric Abidal as sporting director, the club announced in a statement on Tuesday, a day after dismissing coach Quique Setien. "FC Barcelona and Eric Abidal have reached an agreement for the ending of the contract that united them,"...
The Malta Football Players Football Association have called on the Malta Football Association should establish a comprehensive and sustainable medical protocol before the 2020-21 season can get underway. On Tuesday, Birkirkara FC vice-president...
Former England number one goalkeeper Joe Hart will compete to be number two choice to Hugo Lloris after signing for Tottenham Hotspur on a free transfer on Tuesday. The 33-year-old signed a two-year contract with Spurs with the club reportedly agreeing...
David de Gea says he has faith in his abilities despite a torrent of criticism in recent months and questions over whether he should remain Manchester United’s first choice goalkeeper. The 29-year-old Spanish international’s position has come under...
Paris St-Germain’s stellar line-up face giant-killers RB Leipzig in semi-final
Birkirkara have informed the Malta FA that they will be unable to honour their opening BOV Premier League fixture against Valletta FC next month if their players are not given permission to end their quarantine period by Wednesday. Last week, the...
Bayern Munich, who face Lyon in a Champions League semi-final on Wednesday, have fired a coach from their youth academy amid a police investigation into allegations of racism. The coach, who was not named, has had his contract terminated “by mutual...
Marseille's Ligue 1 season opener for 2020/21, against St Etienne on Friday, is in doubt after three more positive COVID-19 tests. The tests take to four the number of people at the club having shown up positive for coronavirus. Continue reading this...
Kylian Mbappe is fit to start for Paris Saint-Germain against RB Leipzig in Tuesday's Champions League semi-final in Lisbon, coach Thomas Tuchel has confirmed. "He played for 30 minutes against Atalanta and had no reaction. He has had six days since...
Romelu Lukaku extended his record Europa League goalscoring run as he struck for the 10th successive outing in Inter’s 5-0 victory over Shakhtar Donetsk in Monday’s semi-final. Belgium forward Lukaku scored twice late in the second half as Inter...
Jerome Boateng on Sunday praised the form of "world-class" Alphonso Davies and said treble-chasing Bayern Munich must stay focused in the wake of their Champions League demolition of Barcelona when they play Lyon in the semi-finals. "I don't know...
Romelu Lukaku and Lautaro Martinez both scored twice as Inter stormed into a first European final in 10 years with a 5-0 thrashing of Shakhtar Donetsk in Dusseldorf. Danilo D’Ambrosio was also on target for Antonio Conte’s men, who will face Sevilla in...
Barcelona have sacked Quique Setien as coach, the club confirmed on Monday, with Ronald Koeman the frontrunner to be his replacement. “The new coach will be announced in the coming days as part of a wide ranging restructuring of the first team,” Barca...
The Malta Football Association and the Aquatic Sports Association appealed to the government and the health authorities to provide specific guidance on the practice of all sport in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. On Monday, Health Minister Chris...
US billionaire Dan Friedkin on Monday promised to turn Roma into “one of the greatest names in world football” after completing his 591 million euros ($700 million) purchase of the Italian club. Friedkin, 54, takes over the Serie A side after...
David Silva is to be honoured by Manchester City, as former captain Vincent Kompany was, with a statue celebrating his 10 years with the club and his contribution to 14 trophies, the club announced on Monday. The 34-year-old former Spanish...
Dan Petrescu will be travelling to Malta with the rest of the CFR Cluj squad on Tuesday after testing negative for COVID-19 ahead of their Champions League tie against Floriana. Petrescu, the former Chelsea wing back, has been battling COVID-19 in...
Ħamrun Spartans have announced that they have suspended their training sessions as a precautionary measure after the referee who took charge of Friday’s friendly against Żejtun Corinthians tested positive for COVID-19. The Reds faced Premier League...
England international James Ward-Prowse, who played every minute of last season’s Premier League campaign, signed a new five year contract with Southampton on Monday. The 25-year-old midfielder and former England Under-21 captain has been with the...
Jurgen Klopp says he might turn his back on football once his present contract with Premier League champions Liverpool ends in 2024. The 53-year-old German had wanted to take a year off after he left Borussia Dortmund in 2015 but Liverpool came calling...
Manchester United have little time to dwell on a third semi-final defeat of a 13-month season after Ole Gunnar Solskjaer admitted they let Sevilla “off the hook” to miss out on Friday’s Europa League final. Solskjaer was desperate for a trophy,...
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