Mancini set to leave Inter Milan: reports Milan (AFP) – Inter Milan coach Roberto Mancini is set to be forced out after the club’s new Chinese owners decided fresh blood is needed to rejuvenate the team, Italian media reported. Corriere dello Sport and Gazzetta dello Sport newspapers said Mancini was negotiating a financial deal with Inter and that Dutch coach Frank de Boer was being lined up to … [Read more...]

Five most expensive football transfers London (AFP) – Paul Pogba’s proposed transfer from Juventus to Manchester United moved a step closer to being finalised on Sunday when the two clubs confirmed the Frenchman would have a medical at Old Trafford. The fee for the transfer is expected to exceed £100 million ($130.4 million, 117.7 million euros), making it a new world record. Here are the … [Read more...]

Sinclair enjoys dream debut for Celtic Glasgow (AFP) – Scott Sinclair marked his Celtic debut by scoring the winner in an ill-tempered 2-1 victory over Hearts in their Premiership clash at Tynecastle on Sunday. The winger, who completed his £4.5 million (5.3 million euros, $5.9 million) move from English outfit Aston Villa just hours before kick-off, made a surging run to get on the end of Leigh … [Read more...]

Liverpool crash on Klopp’s Mainz return Mainz (Germany) (AFP) – Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool suffered a comprehensive 4-0 defeat at Mainz on Sunday in a friendly which exposed some defensive frailties seven days before facing Arsenal in their Premier League opener. Having hammered Barcelona 4-0 at Wembley on Saturday, also in a friendly, the Reds were brought crashing back down to earth as guests of … [Read more...]

Israel charges 19 far-right football fans with attempted murder Jerusalem (AFP) – Israel on Sunday charged nineteen members of La Familia, a group of far-right football fans of Beitar Jerusalem, with attempted murder, the police said. The supporters, who were arrested last month, faced charges including “attempted murder”, “aggravated sabotage”, “racist offences” and “illegal possession of … [Read more...]

Rotoworld PL Cup: Rotoworld Fantasy Leagues The Premier League team here at Rotoworld.com loves engaging with our audience through the fantasy game groups that we manage on various fantasy game platforms.  What we love even more is that the proliferation of fantasy game platforms over the past few years means that there are more and more opportunities to do so.  It used to be that we'd crank out a … [Read more...]

Lucky 13 for rampant US women over France in Rio football Rio de Janeiro (AFP) – The USA’s women’s quest for a fourth straight football gold remains firmly on track after captain Carli Lloyd ensured their 13th consecutive win in the Olympics with a 1-0 victory over France on Saturday. World Player of the Year Lloyd, who also netted the Americans’ opener in a 2-0 win against New Zealand on … [Read more...]

Mane sparkles as Liverpool crush Barcelona London (AFP) – New signing Sadio Mane scored one goal and made another as Liverpool slickly defeated Barcelona 4-0 in a one-sided friendly match at a sun-soaked Wembley on Sunday. A 34 million pounds ($44.5 million, 40.1 million euros) capture from Southampton, Mane struck a 15th-minute opener and then supplied the cross from which ex-Liverpool player … [Read more...]

Where to find USA women’s Olympic soccer team vs. France on US TV If you’re trying to find out how you can watch USA Women’s Team vs. France in Olympics, you’ve come to the right place. This will be the USA women’s biggest test in Group G against one of the best teams in the world. In the first match, the US women defeated New Zealand while France beat Colombia. But the USA will face its … [Read more...]

Man City sign Colombia striker Moreno London (AFP) – Teenage Colombian forward Marlos Moreno has joined Manchester City on a five-year contract, the Premier League side announced on Saturday. The 19-year-old arrives from his formative club Atletico Nacional and will spend the 2016-17 season on loan at Spanish side Deportivo La Coruna. He is reported to have cost City 4.75 million pounds ($6.2 … [Read more...]