Milan (AFP) – Paulo Dybala saved Juventus on Sunday with a controversial late penalty which earned his team a 1-1 draw at Inter Milan, while Napoli's perfect start to the season came to an end with a goalless draw at Roma. Argentina forward Dybala slotted home his spot-kick with a minute left after Denzel Dumfries […]

Madrid (AFP) – Barcelona condemned abuse from fans aimed at coach Ronald Koeman on Sunday as he left Camp Nou following the team's 2-1 defeat by Real Madrid. Koeman is a Barca legend after scoring the winning goal in the 1992 European Cup final but he has been under heavy pressure as coach in recent […]

London (AFP) – Ole Gunnar Solskjaer rued his "darkest day" as Manchester United manager after Mohamed Salah's hat-trick swept Liverpool to a stunning 5-0 win over their arch rivals at Old Trafford on Sunday. Ten years after Manchester City's infamous 6-1 victory at Old Trafford, Liverpool inflicted one of the most embarrassing losses United have […]

Milan (AFP) – Napoli's 100 percent start to the Serie A season came to an end on Sunday with a goalless draw at Roma which halted their winning run at eight matches. Napoli retake top spot in the Italian top flight but are level on 25 points with AC Milan following their hard-fought win at […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester United suffered their heaviest ever Old Trafford defeat against Liverpool as Jurgen Klopp's side romped to a stunning 5-0 win on Sunday. Mohamed Salah scored a hat-trick, while Naby Keita and Diogo Jota also netted for the rampant visitors. After one of the darkest days in United's history, AFP […]

Milan (AFP) – Napoli's 100 percent start to the Serie A season came to an end on Sunday with a goalless draw at Roma which halted their winning run at eight matches. Napoli retake top spot in the Italian top flight but are level on 25 points with AC Milan following their hard-fought win at […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said Manchester United's 5-0 thrashing at home to Liverpool on Sunday is the low point of his nearly three years in charge of the Red Devils, but insisted he will continue as manager. United trailed 4-0 at half-time for the first time in Premier League history as […]

Paris (AFP) – Lionel Messi will get his first taste of French football's biggest rivalry when Marseille host Paris Saint-Germain later on Sunday, with the Ligue 1 leaders kicking off six points clear at the top from Lens in second. Lens beat struggling Metz 4-1 earlier to close the gap on PSG, with Wesley Said […]

Amsterdam (AFP) – Champions Ajax humiliated rivals PSV Eindhoven with a 5-0 victory in Amsterdam on Sunday to move four points clear of their opponents at the top of the Eredivisie. The hosts, who thrashed Borussia Dortmund 4-0 for a third straight win in the Champions League group stage on Tuesday, continued their brilliant form […]

Berlin (AFP) – French veteran Anthony Modeste scored two unanswered second-half goals on Sunday as hosts Cologne fought back to draw 2-2 to Bayer Leverkusen in the Rhineland derby. The home side were on the ropes at their Rhein Energie Stadium as goals by Patrik Schick and Karim Bellarabi saw Leverkusen race into a 2-0 […]

Madrid (AFP) – Real Madrid piled renewed pressure on Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman as David Alaba scored a scintillating goal to help them seal a 2-1 victory in the Clasico at Camp Nou on Sunday. Alaba's bending shot had Madrid in front for the majority of an end-to-end contest, with Lucas Vazquez making it two […]

Berlin (AFP) – Former Netherlands midfielder Mark van Bommel admitted he was shocked to be sacked by Wolfsburg on Sunday after less than five months as head coach following four straight Bundesliga defeats. In a statement, Van Bommel said he was "surprised and disappointed" by the decision, "because I am convinced that together we would […]

Berlin (AFP) – French veteran Anthony Modeste scored two unanswered second-half goals Sunday as hosts Cologne fought back to draw 2-2 at home to Bayer Leverkusen in the Rhineland derby. Cologne were on the ropes at their Rhein Energie Stadium as goals by Patrik Schick and Karim Bellarabi saw Leverkusen race into a 2-0 lead […]

Berlin (AFP) – VfL Wolfsburg sacked former Netherlands midfielder Mark van Bommel as head coach on Sunday after less than five months in charge following four straight defeats in the Bundesliga. The 44-year-old was appointed in June and started his tenure with four consecutive wins to top the Bundesliga. However, Saturday's 2-0 defeat at home […]

Paris (AFP) – Nice substitute Evann Guessand scored his first senior goal three minutes into injury-time to clinch a 3-2 comeback home win over Lyon in Ligue 1 on Sunday. Guessand, who only turned 20 in July, was shown a yellow card for celebrating the crucial goal which also sent his side second in the […]