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Rooney wants Plymouth youngsters to follow his teenage dream

AFP · 1 week ago

Wayne Rooney has said he will give Plymouth Argyle's young players the chance to follow his example by making their senior debuts as teenagers.

Palmer scores four as improving Chelsea hit Everton for six

AFP · 1 month ago

Cole Palmer scored four goals to put Chelsea within touching distance of the Premier League's top six after a 6-0 win over Everton on Monday.

Spain not a racist country, says Carvajal before Brazil friendly

AFP · 2 months ago

Spain defender Dani Carvajal said Monday his country was not racist ahead of a friendly against Brazil arranged to support the fight against racism.

Gamble pays off to leave Qatar on verge of Asian Cup glory again

AFP · 3 months ago

Qatar took a big gamble replacing coach Carlos Queiroz with Tintin Marquez just one month before the Asian Cup but they are now one win away from retaining their title.

DR Congo team determined to 'give joy' to supporters as conflict scars country

AFP · 3 months ago

Democratic Republic of Congo coach Sebastien Desabre is hoping his team can use Wednesday's Africa Cup of Nations semi-final against Ivory Coast to "give joy"

Afif helps Qatar exorcise World Cup demons at Asian Cup

AFP · 4 months ago

Asian Cup hosts and holders Qatar have been on a mission to banish the painful memory of their 2022 World Cup flop and forward Akram Afif is leading the charge.

Champions Qatar must 'deal with' Asian Cup pressure: captain

AFP · 4 months ago

Qatar must shoulder the pressure of defending their crown when they kick off the Asian Cup on home soil against Lebanon on Friday, captain Hassan Al-Haydos warned.

Struggling Lyon prepare for life after Grosso

AFP · 6 months ago

Lyon travel to a resurgent Lens on Saturday, where they will be seeking to turn the page on a catastrophic season that has claimed another coaching victim - Fabio Grosso.

Football scouts search for talent in DR Congo's turbulent east

AFP · 8 months ago

Alexis's eyes shine brightly as he holds a football trophy aloft in a stadium in Goma, a city in the Democratic Republic of Congo's conflict-torn east.

Jamaica World Cup coach urges country to get behind women's football

AFP · 9 months ago

Jamaica coach Lorne Donaldson appealed for the whole country to get behind women's football so that the team's World Cup run, which ended on Tuesday in the last 16, does not go to waste.

Rice confirms Hammers exit as English record move to Arsenal looms

AFP · 10 months ago

Declan Rice said his desire to play at the "very highest level" lay behind his decision to leave West Ham for Arsenal in a transfer that is set to make him the most expensive English footballer in history.