Berlin (AFP) – Dortmund have been branded too "immature" to win the Bundesliga title race with Bayern Munich after mistakes by youngsters Dan-Axel Zagadou and Achraf Hakimi contributed to their shock defeat at Augsburg. Dortmund's poor record of one win in seven games in all competitions has allowed defending champions Bayern, who were nine points […]

Bournemouth (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Pep Guardiola hailed his "incredible" Manchester City players after the Premier League champions dug deep to beat Bournemouth 1-0 on Saturday and return to the top of the table. Riyad Mahrez's 55th-minute goal eventually settled matters at the Vitality Stadium, moving City two points ahead of title rivals Liverpool ahead […]

Berlin (AFP) – Defending champions Bayern Munich drew level at the top of the Bundesliga on points alongside leaders Borussia Dortmund on Saturday with a 5-1 thrashing of Borussia Moenchengladbach. After Dortmund stumbled to a shock 2-1 defeat at Augsburg on Friday, Bayern seized their chance as Robert Lewandowski scored twice with Javi Martinez, Thomas […]

Milan (AFP) – AC Milan took third place in Serie A from city rivals Inter on Saturday as Gennaro Gattuso's men continued their fine run of form with a narrow 1-0 win over Sassuolo. The seven-time European champions' only defeat of 2019 so far was a 1-0 Super Cup loss to Juventus in Saudi Arabia, […]

London (AFP) – Norwich City moved back to the top of the second-tier English Championship with a 3-1 win away to Millwall on Saturday. The Canaries kicked off in south London in second place after Leeds United's 4-0 win over West Bromwich Albion on Friday. But this victory saw Norwich go two points clear of […]

Paris (AFP) – Kylian Mbappe continued his prolific form with a brace as Paris Saint-Germain came from behind to win 2-1 at struggling Caen in Ligue 1 on Saturday, their final outing before their Champions League last 16, second leg against Manchester United. A week after reaching a half-century of goals in France's top flight […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Romelu Lukaku struck a dramatic 89th-minute winner as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's Manchester United beat Southampton 3-2 at Old Trafford on Saturday to leapfrog Arsenal into fourth place in the Premier League. United appeared to be heading towards a disappointing home draw when substitute Fred exchanged passes with Luke Shaw and […]

Berlin (AFP) – Schalke crashed 4-0 at home to Fortuna Duesseldorf on Saturday, increasing the pressure on head coach Domenico Tedesco. After director of sport Christian Heidel resigned last weekend, Tedesco is perilously close to being sacked after his side's mauling at the Veltins Arena left them 14th — seven points from the relegation places. […]

Bournemouth (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester City struck the latest blow in the Premier League title race as they moved above Liverpool to the top of the table after Riyad Mahrez secured a 1-0 victory at Bournemouth on Saturday. City climbed two points clear of Liverpool, increasing the pressure on their title rivals before Jurgen […]

London (AFP) – Riyad Mahrez fired Manchester City back to the top of the Premier League as the champions won 1-0 against Bournemouth, while Hugo Lloris saved Tottenham in their draw with north London rivals Arsenal on Saturday. Pep Guardiola's side sit two points above Liverpool thanks to Mahrez's second-half winner at Dean Court. The […]

Augsburg (Germany) (AFP) – South Korea forward Ji Dong-won has been hailed as 'world-class' and a 'genius' after his two-goal haul for struggling Augsburg condemned Bundesliga leaders Borussia Dortmund to a shock 2-1 defeat. The 27-year-old showed lightning reactions to pounce on two individual mistakes in the Dortmund defence on Friday, showing clinical finishing for […]

Berlin (AFP) – Dortmund have been branded too "immature" to win the Bundesliga title race with Bayern Munich after mistakes by youngsters Dan-Axel Zagadou and Achraf Hakimi contributed to their shock defeat at Augsburg. Dortmund's title ambitions were dented by Friday's 2-1 away defeat after a slip by Zagadou, 19, led to Ji Dong-won scoring […]

London (AFP) – Arsenal manager Unai Emery was left looking forward to the introduction of the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) in Premier League matches after an incident-packed 1-1 draw with Tottenham Hotspur in a north London derby at Wembley on Saturday. The Gunners led early on through a goal from Aaron Ramsey but Spurs equalised […]

London (AFP) – Hugo Lloris saved a last-minute penalty from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang as Tottenham avoided a third straight defeat and claimed a 1-1 draw with Arsenal in Saturday's north London derby. Arsenal led early on through Aaron Ramsey's well-taken goal, but Harry Kane's contentious penalty 16 minutes from time ensured third-placed Spurs maintain a four-point […]

London (AFP) – Football's lawmakers have announced changes to the definition of handball in a bid to avoid a repeat of controversial decisions involving the offence. At a meeting of the International Football Association Board (IFAB) in Aberdeen, Scotland, on Saturday, the organisation approved the biggest change to the handball law for decades. Previously, a […]