Newcastle (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Liverpool's Mohamed Salah was stretchered off with a head knock during the 3-2 win at Newcastle on Saturday leaving manager Jurgen Klopp sweating on the Egyptian's fitness ahead of next week's Champions League clash with Barcelona. Salah was caught by Newcastle goalkeeper Martin Dubravka as they challenged for an aerial […]

Milan (AFP) – Inter Milan missed a chance to consolidate third position in Serie A on Saturday being held to a goalless draw by struggling Udinese for their third consecutive stalemate. Luciano Spalletti's side have a four-point cushion on Atalanta, who are fourth and travel to Lazio on Sunday, with Roma a further point behind […]

Newcastle (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Divock Origi headed Liverpool back to the top of the Premier League despite losing Mohamed Salah to a head injury in a thrilling 3-2 win at Newcastle, while nine-man Tottenham lost once more on the road 1-0 at Bournemouth on Saturday. At the other end of the table, Cardiff were […]

Madrid (AFP) – Barcelona rested all 11 players that started against Liverpool in the Champions League but paid the price on Saturday as they were beaten 2-0 by struggling Celta Vigo in La Liga. Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Philippe Coutinho were all among those left out ahead of the return at Anfield on Tuesday […]

Milan (AFP) – Inter Milan missed a chance to consolidate third position in Serie A on Saturday being held to a goalless draw by struggling Udinese for their third consecutive stalemate. Luciano Spalletti's side have a four-point cushion on Atalanta, who travel to Lazio on Sunday, with Roma a further point behind before their game […]

Newcastle (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Liverpool struck late through Divock Origi to move back top of the Premier League with a thrilling 3-2 win at Newcastle on Saturday and keep their hopes of a first title for 29 years alive but suffered a major scare after injury to Mohamed Salah. Liverpool lost Salah to a […]

Newcastle (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Liverpool's Premier League and Champions League challenges suffered a huge blow as Mohamed Salah was stretchered off during their clash with Newcastle with a head knock on Saturday. The Egyptian was caught by Newcastle goalkeeper Martin Dubravka as they challenged for an aerial ball 20 minutes from time. Salah had […]

Turin (Italy) (AFP) – A Juventus fan caught on camera making aeroplane gestures to taunt Torino fans on the eve of the 70th anniversary of Supergra air disaster has been identified and will banned by the club, according to reports in Italy on Saturday. The incident happened during Friday night's 1-1 derby draw at Juventus […]

Johannesburg (AFP) – Orlando Pirates dropped two potentially crucial points when they drew 2-2 at Cape Town City Saturday in the penultimate round of the South African Premiership. The point secured by the league leaders lifted them to 54 for the season, but second-place Mamelodi Sundowns have 53 and a match in hand. Record […]

London (AFP) – Mauricio Pochettino insisted on Saturday that nine-man Tottenham won't let a "cruel" 1-0 defeat at Bournemouth ruin their bid to finish in the top four and reach the Champions League final, while Cardiff were relegated after their 3-2 defeat against Crystal Palace. Tottenham's South Korea forward Son Heung-min was sent off for […]

Berlin (AFP) – Bayern Munich are on the brink of a seventh successive Bundesliga title after Roman Buerki's disastrous goalkeeping error saw Borussia Dortmund throw away a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 with Werder Bremen and slip four points behind the league leaders on Saturday. Buerki's error and a goal from Claudio Pizarro sealed a […]

Cardiff (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Cardiff City have been relegated from the Premier League after slumping to a 3-2 defeat against Crystal Palace on Saturday. Neil Warnock's side needed a win to have a realistic chance of beating the drop on the last day of the season, but they were out-classed by Palace at the […]

Newcastle (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Liverpool must cope without Roberto Firmino if they are to keep their hopes of a first Premier League title in 29 years alive at Newcastle on Saturday. The Brazilian striker missed last weekend's 5-0 thrashing of Huddersfield and only made a cameo role off the bench in a 3-0 Champions […]

Berlin (AFP) – Bayern Munich are on the brink of a seventh successive Bundesliga title after Roman Buerki's disastrous goalkeeping error saw Borussia Dortmund throw away a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 with Werder Bremen and slip five points behind the league leaders on Saturday. Buerki let a tame shot from Kevin Moehwald through his […]

Milan (AFP) – Cristiano Ronaldo may be known more for his superhuman scoring skills but the Portuguese star has now created a comic book series where he turns into a superhero. The 34-year-old on Saturday released his 'Striker Force 7' series, with the Juventus forward posting a link on Twitter to an animated show trailer […]