Klopp defends calling African Cup of Nations a 'little tournament'

‘I didn’t mean it like that’: Jurgen Klopp insists he was being ‘ironic’ when he called the African Cup of Nations a ‘little tournament’ after angry reporter demanded apology from Liverpool boss in awkward post-match press conference exchange Jurgen Klopp called the African Cup of Nations a ‘little tournament’ on Saturday   A reporter then angrily demanded an apology from the […]

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Guardiola feels Man City sent out a warning with victory over PSG

Pep Guardiola praises his Manchester City stars for making a statement with comeback victory over French giants PSG to reach the last-16 in the Champions League as he hails their ‘top performance’ at the Etihad Manchester City through to the knockout stages for a ninth successive year  Pep Guardiola’s side fought back from going behind to a Kylian Mbappe strike Raheem […]

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Football: Real seal last-16 berth with Sheriff rout

TIRASPOL (REUTERS) – Real Madrid booked a berth in the Champions League knockout stages with a match to spare after strolling to a 3-0 win at Moldovan rivals Sheriff Tiraspol in their lop-sided Group D clash on Wednesday (Nov 24). Real top the group on 12 points from five games, two more than second-placed Inter Milan with the result also […]

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Premier League clubs should pay transfer ‘stamp duty’, fan-led review of football recommends

Tracey Crouch is the chair of the panel overseeing the fan-led review of football governance (Jonathan Brady/PA) Premier League clubs should pay a transfer “stamp duty” to support the English pyramid, the fan-led review of football governance has recommended. The wide-ranging review commissioned by the Government has, as expected, called for the creation of an Independent Regulator for English Football […]

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Lionel Messi ‘violates’ Raheem Sterling with nutmeg minutes into Man City vs PSG

Lionel Messi only needed a few minutes to showcase his brilliance in Paris St-Germain's clash with Manchester City, leaving Raheem Sterling red-faced with an outrageous nutmeg on the England winger. PSG have made the trip to Manchester for their penultimate Champions League group-stage outing, with a victory required to leapfrog Pep Guardiola's men into top spot. Mauricio Pochettino fielded a […]

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