LONDON (AFP) – Manchester City star Raheem Sterling has urged English football to use the global anti-racism protests to initiate debates and find solutions regarding the lack of black representation in top leadership positions in the sport. Calling for racial justice, thousands of protesters have rallied across the UK, joining a wave of demonstrations sparkedContinue reading “Football: Manchester City’s Raheem Sterling calls for more black managers to be given a chance”
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Football: Hearing opens as Manchester City appeal two-year European ban
LAUSANNE (AFP) – Manchester City’s appeal against a two-year ban from European competition opened before the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Monday (June 8) by video conference, a court official told Agence France-Presse. City are accused of overstating sponsorship revenue to hide their failure to comply with Uefa’s financial fair-play (FFP) rules betweenContinue reading “Football: Hearing opens as Manchester City appeal two-year European ban”
Coronavirus: Lionel Messi back in Barcelona training ahead of Mallorca restart
MADRID (AFP) – Lionel Messi trained again with his teammates on Monday (June 8) to give Barcelona a massive boost ahead of their La Liga return against Mallorca on Saturday. Messi has been suffering from tightness in his right thigh and had not trained fully since last Tuesday. He sat out sessions on Wednesday and Friday beforeContinue reading “Coronavirus: Lionel Messi back in Barcelona training ahead of Mallorca restart”
Football: Dortmund beat Hertha to maintain faint title hopes
DORTMUND, GERMANY (REUTERS) – Borussia Dortmund kept alive their fading hopes of wrestling the Bundesliga title from Bayern Munich’s grasp after a second-half goal from Emre Can gave them a 1-0 home win over Hertha Berlin on Saturday (June 6). The result left Dortmund second on 63 points with four rounds of games remaining, sevenContinue reading “Football: Dortmund beat Hertha to maintain faint title hopes”
Football: Bayern crush Leverkusen to stay on title course, last-placed Paderborn draw with Leipzig
BERLIN (REUTERS) – Bayern Munich came from a goal down to ease past hosts Bayer Leverkusen 4-2 on Saturday (June 6) and remain firmly on course to win the Bundesliga title with four games remaining. Lucas Alario fired in after 10 minutes as Leverkusen, without the injured Kai Havertz, scored with the first chance ofContinue reading “Football: Bayern crush Leverkusen to stay on title course, last-placed Paderborn draw with Leipzig”
Football: Liverpool to resume title quest against Everton on June 21
LONDON (REUTERS) – Liverpool will resume their quest for a first top-flight title in 30 years against city rivals Everton on June 21, as the Premier League on Friday (June 5) released its revised fixture list for the first three weeks of the restarted season. Football in England has been suspended since mid-March due to the Covid-19Continue reading “Football: Liverpool to resume title quest against Everton on June 21”
Football: Messi misses training again with thigh injury
BARCELONA (REUTERS) – Barcelona captain Lionel Messi sat out Friday’s (June 5) training session as he has a small thigh strain, the Spanish champions said. Barca returned to full training on Monday for the first time in three months ahead of the Spanish season re-starting on June 11 after being halted since March due toContinue reading “Football: Messi misses training again with thigh injury”
Football: Chelsea set to sign Germany forward Werner, says Sky Sports
LONDON (REUTERS) – Chelsea have agreed a deal in principle to sign Germany striker Timo Werner from Bundesliga club RB Leipzig, Sky Sports said on Thursday (June 4). The report added that Werner has a €55 million release clause which expires on June 15 and that Premier League club Chelsea had offered the 24-year-old aContinue reading “Football: Chelsea set to sign Germany forward Werner, says Sky Sports”
Football: Premier League agrees five substitutes for season restart
Premier League clubs will be able to use five substitutes, rather than the usual three, when the season resumes on June 17, it was announced on Thursday (June 4). The change was decided during a virtual meeting of the league’s shareholders, where broadcast enhancements were also discussed to compensate for the absence of supporters atContinue reading “Football: Premier League agrees five substitutes for season restart”
Football: Love on the rocks with new manager David Wagner on the brink at slumping Schalke
BERLIN (REUTERS) – It was supposed to be a marriage made in heaven when David Wagner took over at success-starved Schalke 04 at the start of the season but if their recent slump continues, they could soon be heading for a messy divorce. Wagner, a former Borussia Dortmund youth coach during Jurgen Klopp’s time there,Continue reading “Football: Love on the rocks with new manager David Wagner on the brink at slumping Schalke”
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