Premier League talking points1 FULHAM NEED FRESH BLOODClaudio Ranieri said after their 2-0 loss to West Ham on Saturday that it was too soon to talk about the January transfer window, before admitting his Fulham squad required refreshing.Something needs to be done about a defence that collapsed for the away side's two...

Football: Juventus win eighth consecutive Serie A titleMILAN (AFP) - Juventus clinched their eighth consecutive Serie A title on Saturday (April 20) with a come-from-behind 2-1 win over Fiorentina.Alex Sandro's diving header on 37 minutes and an own goal from Fiorentina defender German Pezzella after a Cristiano Ronaldo...

Football: Bangladesh Fifa official arrested for 'defaming' PM HasinaDHAKA (REUTERS) - A lawyer for Fifa council member Mahfuza Akhter Kiron is set to file a petition in a Bangladesh court on Tuesday (March 19) seeking bail for the official who has been arrested in a defamation case following her criticism of Prime Minister...

Football: Mauricio Pochettino plans to ruin old pal Pep Guardiola's Champions League bidMANCHESTER (AFP) - Pep Guardiola's bid to win the Champions League for the first time since 2011 will come under threat from his old friend Mauricio Pochettino when Manchester City face Tottenham in the quarter-final second leg later...

Football: Solskjaer has made Man United 'very dangerous', says Arsenal's EmeryLONDON (AFP) - Arsenal manager Unai Emery says Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has made Manchester United a much more dangerous team since taking over from Jose Mourinho.Emery's side host United in the FA Cup fourth round on Friday and the Spaniard expects...

Football: Ronaldo '1,000 per cent' committed as Juventus win eighth successive titleMILAN (AFP) - Cristiano Ronaldo said he was "1,000 per cent committed to staying" with Juventus next season as he claimed his first Serie A title and Juventus their eighth in a row on Saturday (April 20).Massimiliano Allegri's side had...

Football: England soccer captain Harry Kane honoured at Buckingham PalaceLONDON (REUTERS) - England soccer captain Harry Kane received the MBE award on Thursday (March 28) for services to football after leading the national team to the World Cup semi-final in Russia last Summer.Prince William, the president of the English...

Football: Spurs held to draw by Arsenal as City go back on topLONDON (REUTERS) - As Manchester City returned to the top of the Premier League with a battling 1-0 win at Bournemouth on Saturday (March 2), the real drama came at Wembley where Tottenham Hotspur's 1-1 draw with Arsenal included two dubious penalties, one of...

Football: Sport Singapore enters three-year partnership with Bayern MunichSINGAPORE - National sports agency Sport Singapore (SportSG) announced a three-year partnership with German football giants Bayern Munich on Sunday (March 24).The tie-up will see both parties join efforts to organise the FC Bayern Youth Cup - an...

Football: Little people, big ambitions - China trials football kindergartensSHANGHAI (AFP) - President Xi Jinping has vowed to make China a footballing force and is prepared to go to great lengths to do it, sending thousands of toddlers to "football-focused" kindergartens.China, which has a population of 1.4 billion but...