Pogba suffers new injury, raising doubts over future By AFP August 12, 2026 10:00 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Monaco's French midfielder #08 Paul Pogba on the pitch ahead of the pre-season friendly foot …
Iraola's first Anfield match as Liverpool manager ends in Monaco defeat By AFP August 09, 2026 09:07 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Liverpool's Spanish head coach Andoni Iraola (C) and players applaud fans …
… Later also a Champions League winner with Juventus, he retired from playing aged just 32 and coached Monaco to the final of Europe's elite club competition in 2004. …
… Even though I love the football club and I loved the nine years here, I feel it's the right moment for me to have a new challenge in my life -- it's going to be good." The Portugal midfielder has made 459 appearances for City in total, scoring 76 goals, since joining from Monaco …
… Key stats 6 - The number of points separating leaders PSG from title rivals Lens, and the number of points separating five teams from Lyon in third down to Monaco in seventh 18 - Esteban Lepaul of Rennes is Ligue 1's leading scorer with 18 goals 3 - Eight-time French champions Na …
Paul Pogba suffered a left thigh injury on Tuesday during Monaco's first training-camp day in England, raising doubts about his future at the club. The 33-year-old midfielder was only recently returning to group training after right-knee problems and has played just one half of football in pre-season.
Paul Pogba suffered a left thigh injury on Tuesday during Monaco's first training-camp day in England, raising doubts about his future at the club. The 33-year-old midfielder was only recently returning to group training after right-knee problems and has played just one half of football in pre-season.
Andoni Iraola's first Anfield match as Liverpool manager ended in a 3-2 friendly defeat by Monaco on Sunday after Liverpool squandered a two-goal lead for the second week running, with Alexander Isak and Florian Wirtz scoring before Monaco's Aleksandr Golovin, Mika Biereth, and Paris Brunner turned the match around.
Japan will face five-time champion Brazil in a 2026 World Cup round of 32 match in Houston on Monday. Despite Brazil being favoured, Japan striker Takumi Minamino said the team can pull off a surprise by playing with an underdog mentality, citing their 3-2 friendly victory over Brazil in October.
Bernardo Silva has signed a two-year contract with Real Madrid after nine years at Manchester City, where his contract expired at the end of last season. The 31-year-old midfielder's deal with the La Liga club runs until June 2028.
Japan captain Wataru Endo was ruled out of the World Cup with a foot injury and announced his international retirement on June 12, 2026, three days before Japan's opener against the Netherlands. The 33-year-old Liverpool midfielder was replaced in the squad by Shuto Machino.
After 14 years leading France to a World Cup victory in 2018 and a final loss to Argentina in 2022, Didier Deschamps plans to step down as France coach following the upcoming World Cup in North America. France currently top the world rankings and are among the leading contenders for final victory.
Bernardo Silva, 31, says it is time for a new generation to take the lead at Manchester City as his nine-year contract expires at the end of the season. In a farewell interview, Silva said his generation won a lot but felt the club had been unlucky not to win more Champions League titles.
PSG lost 2-1 to Paris FC on Sunday in their final Ligue 1 match before the Champions League final against Arsenal on May 30. Lille qualified for Europe's elite club competition on the final night of the French season, while PSG clinched their fifth straight French title and record-extending 14th overall.
Paris Saint-Germain fielded a second-string lineup and drew 2-2 with Lorient in Ligue 1 on Saturday, throwing away the lead twice despite goals from Ibrahim Mbaye and Warren Zaire-Emery. The result leaves PSG seven points clear in the title race as they prepare to face Bayern Munich away in the Champions League semi-final second leg on Wednesday, having won 5-4 at home in the first leg.
Paris Saint-Germain face a Ligue 1 fixture against Lorient before their Champions League semi-final second leg against Bayern Munich next Wednesday, where they will defend a 5-4 lead from the first leg.