Former Bundesliga chief Christian Seifert believes the failure of a big-money investment deal for the German Football League (DFL) will lead to stagnation. A vote by clubs on Wednesday rejected a proposal to invite an investor into the top two…
Everton investment: Toffees reach exclusivity agreement with MSP Sports Capital
Everton have reached an exclusivity agreement with New York-based company MSP Sports Capital for investment in the club, BBC Sport understands. Sources say the deal is not yet done but talks are progressing over funding. MSP looks to have jumped…
WSL: Man Utd keep title hopes alive, Katie McCabe misses penalty as Arsenal lose to Chelsea
Manchester United scored a stoppage-time winner against ten-woman Manchester City to take the Women’s Super League title fight down to the final day. Chelsea had put the pressure on their rivals as first-half goals from Guro Reiten and skipper Magda…
Roma and Sevilla set for Europa League showdown
AS Roma earned a 0-0 draw at Bayer Leverkusen in their Europa League semi-final return leg to reach the showpiece match with a 1-0 aggregate win. The Rome side have now reached back-to-back European finals under coach Jose Mourinho following…
11 footballers arrested for match-fixing in Hong Kong
Hong Kong’s anti-corruption agency has arrested 23 people including a coach and 11 players from one football team in its biggest crackdown on match-fixing in recent years. The Independent Commission Against Corruption on Tuesday said first division matches in the…
South Korean player, Son detained in China over bribery allegation
South Korea midfielder Son Jun-ho has been detained in the northeastern Chinese province of Liaoning on suspicion of accepting a bribe, China’s Foreign Ministry has said. Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said on Tuesday that Son was placed in custody “recently”…
Pele’s gilded, turf-lined tomb opens to public in Brazil
It is a final resting place fit for “The King” – six months after the death of the man widely considered the greatest footballer of all time, Brazil opened Pele’s gilded, football-turfed tomb to the public on Monday. Pele, who…
Milan suffer shock 2-0 loss at Spezia
Two second-half goals secured lowly Spezia a shock 2-0 home win over AC Milan in Serie A on Saturday, condemning Stefano Pioli’s side to their first league loss in two months and denting their top-four hopes. Defender Przemyslaw Wisniewski and…
Let’s play the game the Nigerian way — Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
Englishmen will never get tired of telling the whole wide world that they invented the beautiful game of football. That’s why they tell anybody who cares to listen that football is coming home any time England is hosting any soccer…
Sampdoria suffer relegation from Serie A
Sampdoria have been relegated from Serie A for the first time in over a decade following a 2-0 defeat at Udinese. First-half goals from Roberto Pereyra and Adam Masina proved enough to confirm the visitors’ fate with four games of…