Football

Pep Guardiola insists Manchester City will be a far more formidable force next season after their FA Cup semi-final defeat to Arsenal left the Spaniard empty-handed for the first season in his glittering career. Guardiola’s side wasted their chance to reach the final as poor finishing and sloppy defending allowed …

Bayern Munich accused Spanish police of “violent attacks” on their supporters during the Champions League defeat at Real Madrid and filed a complaint with UEFA on Wednesday.   The German club said police action on Tuesday during half time at the Santiago Bernabeu was “completely misplaced and excessive” and have …

Indonesian authorities on Tuesday banned Michael Essien and Carlton Cole from playing until they get work permits after their new club did not obtain the necessary documents for the ex-English Premier League players, AFP reports. The two were signed with great fanfare last month by Persib Bandung, one of the …

Harry Redknapp says he is open to extending his shock return to management at Birmingham City beyond the end of this season. The “football mad” former Tottenham boss, 70, has been hired by Birmingham’s Hong Kong-based owners in a desperate bid to avoid relegation from the Championship following Gianfranco Zola’s …

John Terry insists he has no intention of retiring when he completes the toughest decision of his life by leaving Chelsea at the end of the season. Terry revealed this week that he will bring down the curtain on his glittering 19-year Chelsea career once the current campaign is over. …

Leicester City manager Craig Shakespeare said his side’s remarkable run to the Champions League quarter-finals left his players determined to return to Europe’s top table as soon as possible.Appearing in the tournament for the first time Leicester cruised through the group phase and sank Europa League champions Sevilla in the …

Leicester City moved within touching distance of Premier League safety and piled more misery on Sunderland manager David Moyes with a 2-0 victory over the strugglers on Tuesday. Craig Shakespeare now has five wins in five games as Leicester manager after substitute Islam Slimani and England striker Jamie Vardy struck …

  Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola warned his under-achieving squad that they are playing for their futures at the Etihad Stadium. The former Barcelona and Bayern Munich coach, tasked by the Abu Dhabi owners with establishing the club among Europe’s elite, has found his first season to be more demanding …

  Mauricio Pochettino has warned Chelsea that his Tottenham side are ready to capitalise on any more slips from thePremier League leaders, AFP reports. Tottenham closed the gap on Chelsea to seven points on Saturday as they won 2-0 at Burnley while their London rivals were crashing to a shock …

Leading scorer Sadio Mane’s season could have run its course dealing a huge blow to Liverpool’s hopes of qualifying for the Champions League, manager Jurgen Klopp said on Tuesday. The 24-year-old Senegalese winger — who has scored 13 goals this season and whose absence when on Africa Cup of Nations …