Brighton (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester City held off a record-breaking challenge from Liverpool to become the first side in a decade to retain the Premier League title with a 4-1 victory over Brighton on Sunday. AFP Sports looks at five games that helped Pep Guardiola's men edge Liverpool out by a solitary point. Manchester […]

London (AFP) – Manchester City became the first side in a decade to retain the Premier League on Sunday as a 4-1 victory at Brighton capped a remarkable 14-game winning run which saw them edge out Liverpool in a thrilling title race. Here, AFP Sport looks at five of the key players that led Pep […]

Brighton (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester City rewrote the record books in a near flawless campaign to win the Premier League last season, but by holding off Liverpool to retain the title, they have secured their status as true greats of the English game. A year ago it seemed City had set impossible standards to […]

London (AFP) – Manchester City became the first team to retain the Premier League title for 10 years on Sunday, but only after the final round of matches. At one point, when City trailed Brighton and Liverpool led Wolves, Jurgen Klopp's Reds held a two-point lead at the top. But quickfire goals from Sergio Aguero […]

London (AFP) – Bernardo Silva emerged as the understated driving force behind Manchester City's Premier League title triumph after the Portugal playmaker finally won over Pep Guardiola. While the two major player of the year awards in England went to his City teammate Raheem Sterling and Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk, Bernardo has delivered a sublime […]

Liverpool (AFP) – As the clock ticked down on Liverpool's unsuccessful bid to win their first English title in 29 years, a defiant refrain echoed around Anfield as all four sides of the famous old stadium chanted "We shall not be moved, we're the team that's gonna win the European Cup". Liverpool may have fallen […]

London (AFP) – Manchester City retained the Premier League title in style on Sunday, holding their nerve to come from behind against Brighton and see off a charging Liverpool after a thrilling campaign. Pep Guardiola's team thumped Brighton 4-1 away to finish on 98 points — the second-highest total in Premier League history — as […]

Brighton (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester City held off a titanic challenge from Liverpool to become the first side in a decade to retain the Premier League title by coming from behind to beat Brighton 4-1 on Sunday. A 14th straight league win ensured Pep Guardiola's men pipped Liverpool by a solitary point as the […]

Milan (AFP) – Andrea Belotti scored the winner with a spectacular overhead kick as Torino came from behind to see off ten-man Sassuolo 3-2 on Sunday to keep the pressure on their rivals for Champions League football next season. Torino skipper Belotti missed a penalty after 17 minutes in Turin but made up with two […]

Los Angeles (AFP) – Los Angeles FC added two late goals to seal a convincing 3-0 win over Columbus Crew on Saturday to stretch their lead atop Major League Soccer's Western Conference. Mark-Anthony Kaye, Adama Diomande and Carlos Vela all scored as LAFC notched their eighth win of the season. Their 27 points put them […]

London (AFP) – Liverpool will have to make Premier League history on Sunday if they are to overhaul leaders Manchester City and end their 29-year title drought on a dramatic final day of a thrilling title race. It is the eighth duel for the Premier League crown to go down to the last round of […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has told Manchester United's players they risk being omitted from the club's pre-season tour if they report back unfit. United manager Solskjaer has repeatedly expressed his frustration at the fitness levels of his players since he took over in December. Solskjaer is of the view that United […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester City stand on the brink of history as they chase the second leg of what would be English football's first domestic treble but, for Portugal international Bernardo Silva, it is an accomplishment he has experienced before, even if he does not have the medals to show for it. The […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Pep Guardiola has warned Manchester City's rivals that his side will be even better next season as they head into a final-day showdown for the Premier League title. Guardiola's team set an English top-flight record of 100 points when winning the league last season and will retain their crown with […]

Johannesburg (AFP) – Mamelodi Sundowns substitute Phakamani Mahlambi made an immediate impact by scoring the goal that sealed the South African Premiership title in a 1-0 win at Free State Stars on Saturday. The tall striker had been on the field in central town Bethlehem for only five minutes in place of injured Uruguayan Gaston […]