Liverpool (AFP) – Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp insisted his team were denied a "clear penalty" which could have given them victory over Leicester on Wednesday and a seven-point lead in the Premier League title race. Instead, Liverpool had to settle for a 1-1 draw at Anfield which gave them a five-point cushion over second-placed Manchester […]

Barcelona (AFP) – Barcelona pulled of a brilliant comeback by blowing away Sevilla 6-1 on Wednesday to book their place in the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey. Sevilla had won the first leg 2-0 but their lead was wiped out within 31 minutes at the Camp Nou, after Philippe Coutinho scored a penalty, deferred […]

Milan (AFP) – Four-time defending champions Juventus crashed out of the Coppa Italia on Wednesday with a 3-0 quarter-final defeat by Atalanta, as AS Roma suffered a humiliating 7-1 thrashing at the hands of Fiorentina. Juventus had been bidding for a fifth consecutive league and Cup double this season. But a Duvan Zapata brace after […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Liverpool failed to make the most of title rivals Manchester City's defeat 24 hours earlier in a 1-1 draw with Leicester at Anfield on Wednesday. Premier League leaders Liverpool would have gone seven points clear at the top of the table with a win over the Foxes. They had to be content […]

Bournemouth (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Maurizio Sarri's first season at Chelsea descended into crisis as his spluttering side slumped to an embarrassing 4-0 defeat at Bournemouth on Wednesday to drop to fifth in the Premier League. Two second-half goals from Joshua King, either side of a well-taken effort by David Brooks, and Charlie Daniels's late […]

London (AFP) – Liverpool wasted a chance to take complete control of the Premier League title race as Leicester earned a 1-1 draw against the leaders, while Chelsea's bid for a top-four finish was rocked by a humiliating 4-0 thrashing at Bournemouth on Wednesday. After second-placed Manchester City lost at Newcastle on Tuesday, Jurgen Klopp's […]

London (AFP) – Son Heung-min and Fernando Llorente struck late as Tottenham mounted a dramatic comeback to beat Watford 2-1 at Wembley on Wednesday after a miserable week in which they crashed out of two cups. Spurs huffed and puffed at Wembley but lacked inspiration without injured England pair Harry Kane and Dele Alli and […]

Bergamo (Italy) (AFP) – Holders Juventus crashed out of the Coppa Italia on Wednesday with a 3-0 quarter-final defeat by Atalanta. Juventus had been bidding for a fifth consecutive league and Cup double this season. But a Duvan Zapata brace after Timothy Castagne's opener put the side from Bergamo through to a semi-final meeting with […]

Johannesburg (AFP) – The goalkeepers played key roles as fourth-place Cape Town City snatched a 1-0 win at Kaizer Chiefs Wednesday to boost their South African Premiership title hopes. Netherlands-born City shot-stopper Peter Leeuwenburgh made a string of superb saves to keep his team in the match under a sustained Chiefs onslaught at Soccer City […]

Milan (AFP) – Federico Chiesa scored a hat-trick as Fiorentina crushed "shameful" Roma 7-1 to cruise into the Coppa Italia semi-finals on Wednesday. Chiesa scored two early on, adding a third in the second half past overwhelmed Roma goalkeeper Robin Olsen, with Giovanni Simeone bagging a brace in the last ten minutes. Colombian Luis Muriel […]

Nantes (France) (AFP) – Nantes paid an emotional tribute to Emiliano Sala at the Stade de la Beaujoire on Wednesday before their first match since their former striker's plane disappeared over the Channel last week. The 28-year-old had been travelling from Nantes to his new club Cardiff City when the plane went missing, with pilot […]

Nantes (France) (AFP) – Nantes paid an emotional tribute to Emiliano Sala at the Stade de la Beaujoire on Wednesday before their first match since their former striker's plane disappeared over the Channel last week. The 28-year-old had been travelling from Nantes to his new club Cardiff City when the plane went missing, with pilot […]

Milan (AFP) – Federico Chiesa scored a hat-trick as Fiorentina crushed Roma 7-1 to cruise into the Coppa Italia semi-finals on Wednesday. Chiesa scored two early on, adding a third in the second half past overwhelmed Roma goalkeeper Robin Olsen, with Giovanni Simeone bagging a brace in the last ten minutes. Colombian Luis Muriel and […]

Milan (AFP) – Federico Chiesa scored at hat-trick as Fiorentina crushed AS Roma 7-1 to cruise into the Coppa Italia semi-finals on Wednesday. Chiesa scored two early adding a third in the second half past overwhelmed Roma goalkeeper Robin Olsen with Giovanni Simeone bagging a brace in the last ten minutes. Colombian Muriel and Marco […]

Paris (AFP) – South African Lebo Mothiba scored twice as Strasbourg fought back to beat Bordeaux 3-2 in the French League Cup last four on Wednesday to reach their first major final since 2005. Strasbourg, who are bidding to pull clear in second on the all-time list behind Paris Saint-Germain with a fourth League Cup […]