'The coach is not fair to me' – Rafinha disappointed over lack of Bayern Munich opportunities

Head coach Niko Kovac has been criticised by the defender over his lack of game-time for the Bundesliga champions Rafinha has hit out at Niko Kovac over his lack of minutes for Bayern Munich this season, claiming the head coach has not been fair to him. Defender Rafinha has made six starts in the Bundesliga …

'The last time they had an extra day's rest we beat them 5-1!' – Pique dismisses Solari fixture complaints

The Real Madrid manager got no sympathy from the Barca defender over his complaint at La Liga’s fixture scheduling Gerard Pique questioned Santiago Solari complaints about the fixture schedule after the Real Madrid coach asked why Barcelona will have an extra day to prepare for Wednesday’s Clasico, noting extra rest did not help Los Blancos …

Coman forced off with hamstring tear as Bayern hold on to beat Hertha

The France international suffered his second injury in as many Bundesliga games and left the pitch midway through the second half Kingsley Coman was forced to leave the field with a hamstring tear during Bayern Munich’s game against Hertha Berlin on Saturday, just minutes after coming on as a substitute.  The France international pulled up midway through …

FC Dallas 2019 season preview: Roster, projected lineup, schedule, national TV and more

The North Texas side once again hired a former Academy Director to be a head coach. How will the Luchi Gonzalez era begin in Frisco? It was time for Oscar Pareja to move on.  After several years coaching FC Dallas, the former FCD midfielder and later academy director pushed for a bigger challenge. This offseason, …

Tuchel: Mbappe should have scored four or five

The Paris Saint-Germain boss is demanding more from the France striker, despite his match-winning display at Parc des Princes Kylian Mbappe may have scored twice in Paris Saint-Germain’s 3-0 victory over Nimes on Saturday, but Thomas Tuchel felt his forward should have at least doubled that tally. Mbappe moved onto 51 Ligue 1 goals with …

Mbappe breaks another record with 50th goal in Paris Saint-Germain win

The France international reaches yet another milestone in his young career – and broke a 37-year-old record in the process France striker Kylian Mbappe became the youngest player score 50 goals in Ligue 1 after his brace helped Paris Saint-Germain beat Nimes 3-0. The 20-year-old scored twice in the final 21 minutes to take his …

Heidel stepping down as Schalke sporting director

A return to Mainz has been mooted but Heidel confirmed he will leave wait until a successor is found until departing Christian Heidel has announced he is stepping down from his role as Schalke’s sporting director as the club remains mired in difficult 2018-19 campaign. Heidel’s contract was set to expire in 2020 but he …

'A great day for Almiron' – Benitez praises Newcastle's record signing

The former Atlanta United star played an inspirational role for Newcastle versus Huddersfield and his manager praised the performance Rafael Benitez hailed a great day for Miguel Almiron after Newcastle United’s record signing played a starring role in Saturday’s 2-0 win over Huddersfield Town on his full debut. The Magpies moved four points clear of the …

I don't know the meaning of Sarriball – Chelsea boss focused on results

The Blues manager dogged adherence to his style of football is not making life easy at Chelsea and he does not like its shorthand name Chelsea head coach Maurizio Sarri believes the label given to his playing style is meaningless, saying he doesn’t know “what Sarriball is.” ‘Sarriball’ is coming in for increasingly harsh reviews in …

Messi insists La Liga is not over despite scoring 50th career hat-trick to help beat Sevilla

Barca lead LaLiga by ten points, but the team’s hat-trick hero against Sevilla does not think they can assume the title race is finished. Lionel Messi warned Barcelona that La Liga’s title race is not yet over after his 50th career hat-trick inspired a 4-2 win at Sevilla. The Catalans twice fell behind at the …