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Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure has apologised to the club for “misunderstandings from the past”. City manager Pep Guardiola has said he will not pick Toure until his agent Dimitri Seluk apologises for criticising the decision to leave him out of the Champions League squad. “I wish to apologise – on behalf of myself and those who represent me,” said ...

England striker Harry Kane will return to Tottenham Hotspur’s squad for Sunday’s North London derby at Arsenal, manager Mauricio Pochettino said on Friday. Kane has been out of action since he suffered an ankle injury after scoring the winner in a 1-0 victory against Sunderland on September 18. “He will be available for selection for Sunday and now I need ...

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has accused his players of approaching the loss to Fenerbahce as if it was a “summer friendly”. The Red Devils dropped to third in Group A of the Europa League following a 2-1 defeat in Istanbul. United have now won just two of their last seven games in all competitions. “A team that concedes after ...

The Confederation of East and Central Africa Football Associations (Cecafa) is looking for a new host for this year’s Senior Challenge Cup after Kenya backed out, officials said on Thursday. Cecafa had sought Kenya’s approval after original hosts Sudan withdrew from staging the annual tournament for national football teams earlier this year, citing financial constraints. “Kenya have told us that ...

Tottenham’s Champions League hopes are now in real danger as they slumped to another damaging home defeat by Bayer Leverkusen at Wembley. Kevin Kampl’s cool 65th-minute finish condemned Spurs to a second-successive loss in this competition at their temporary home while White Hart Lane is being rebuilt. Spurs now lie third in Group E behind Monaco and Bayer Leverkusen and ...

Manchester City staged a thrilling comeback to run Barcelona ragged and secure a fully deserved Champions League victory at Etihad Stadium. Lionel Messi’s 90th Champions League goal, a counter-attacking masterpiece complete with cool finish from Neymar’s pass, put Barcelona in control as half-time approached. The whole emphasis of the game changed, however, six minutes before the interval when Sergi Roberto’s ...

Manchester City will look to make amends for their humbling 4-0 defeat at Barcelona when the teams meet again on Uefa Champions League matchday four on Tuesday. Barcelona made it an unhappy return to the Camp Nou for Josep Guardiola on 19 October, Lionel Messi scoring a hat-trick and Neymar adding a fourth goal on an evening when Claudio Bravo ...

Inter Milan have sacked manager Frank de Boer after just 85 days in charge of the Italian club. Inter are 12th in the Serie A table after a 1-0 loss at Sampdoria on Sunday, their fourth defeat in five league games. Former Netherlands defender and ex-Ajax boss De Boer, 46, was heavily linked with vacancies at Premier League clubs Everton ...

Less than a month before the start of the African Women’s Cup of Nations in Cameroon, it has emerged that Nigeria coach Florence Omagbemi has not been paid by the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF). The former international, who played in four Fifa Women’s World Cups, has now gone eight months without pay. The NFF claims the situation will be resolved ...

Antonio Conte insists that it is too soon to label Chelsea as Premier League title contenders after his side maintained their impressive run with a 2-0 victory at Southampton. Conte’s team have reeled off four successive league wins for the first time in 18 months and they sit just one point behind leaders Manchester City following their no-nonsense display at ...