London (AFP) – If Tottenham Hotspur's comprehensive defeat of Everton confirmed their standing as genuine contenders in the Premier League title race, it also underlined the value of Son Heung-min to Mauricio Pochettino's side. The South Korea international was outstanding in the 6-2 victory at Goodison Park and will again be expected to exert his […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester United return to Old Trafford for the first time under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's management against Huddersfield on Boxing Day with a new-found swagger after scoring five goals in the Premier League for the first time in five years. The Norwegian's caretaker spell in charge until the end of the […]

London (AFP) – Arsenal midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan will be out of action for at least six weeks because of a foot injury, the Premier League side revealed on their website on Tuesday. Mkhitaryan fractured the metatarsal in his right foot in last Wednesday's Carabao Cup defeat by Tottenham and was replaced at half-time. He missed […]

London (AFP) – Former Tottenham striker Jermain Defoe was presented with a 2008 English League Cup winners' medal on Monday, more than 10 years after Spurs beat Chelsea in the final. The 36-year-old left White Hart Lane for Portsmouth less than a month before the game at Wembley, and had scored in the fifth-round victory […]

London (AFP) – Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has said the fact his side top the Premier League table heading into the busy holiday period counts for little. The Anfield club are four points clear at the summit going into their Boxing Day clash at home to Newcastle, with champions Manchester City second and Tottenham Hotspur […]

London (AFP) – Rafael Benitez believes it will be "another miracle" if his Newcastle side retain their Premier League status. The Spanish manager said finishing 10th last season was an extraordinary performance but added that would be matched simply by beating the drop this term give the fact that the Magpies' relegation rivals had all […]

Paris (AFP) – Arsenal sharpshooter Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang took the African honours in Europe at the weekend by scoring twice to become the English Premier League leading scorer. A brace from the Gabonese helped see off Burnley 3-1 at the Emirates and lifted his season tally to 12 — one more than Liverpool and Egypt star […]

Paris (AFP) – One of the enduring images from 2018 will remain Kylian Mbappe consoling Lionel Messi in the Russian city of Kazan, just after the final whistle in France's 4-3 win over Argentina in the last 16 of the World Cup. This was to a large extent Mbappe's year, as the teenage superstar exploded […]

New York (AFP) – Major League Soccer champion Atlanta United have named retired Dutch star Frank de Boer as the club's new coach, replacing Argentina's Gerardo Martino. The 48-year-old Dutchman guided his former club Ajax to four consecutive Dutch league titles but less successful stints followed at Inter Milan and England's Crystal Palace. In announcing […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Tottenham Hotspur showed why manager Mauricio Pochettino is a wanted man by thrashing Everton 6-2 at Goodison Park on Sunday to close to within six points of Premier League leaders Liverpool. Spurs have had to cope with the unwanted attention of Pochettino being linked with the Manchester United job following Jose Mourinho's […]

Berlin (AFP) – Despite finishing the first half of the season six points behind leaders Borussia Dortmund, defending champions Bayern Munich are confident of securing a seventh straight Bundesliga title next May. "That's what we are all assuming in Munich," said Bayern coach Niko Kovac on Saturday, as the Bundesliga breaks for winter until January […]

London (AFP) – Liverpool enjoyed the early Christmas present of a shock defeat for Manchester City to move four points clear at the top and further raise hopes their near three-decade wait to win the title could come to an end in May. Manchester United's mood for the festive season was also lifted by Ole […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Tottenham Hotspur showed why manager Mauricio Pochettino is a wanted man by thrashing Everton 6-2 at Goodison Park on Sunday to close to within six points of Premier League leaders Liverpool. Spurs have had to cope with the unwanted attention of Pochettino being linked with the Manchester United job following Jose Mourinho's […]

Madrid (AFP) – Sevilla lost ground at the top of La Liga on Sunday despite Wissam Ben Yedder's late equaliser rescuing them a point against struggling Leganes. Mikel Vesga's header looked set to earn Leganes a valuable victory in their fight against relegation but Yedder sneaked in to score in the 91st minute and earn […]

Berlin (AFP) – Wolfsburg extended their unbeaten run to six matches and climbed to fifth in the Bundesliga table on Sunday after Yannick Gerhardt's late goal sealed a thrilling 3-2 win at strugglers Augsburg. The Bavarian hosts, who are just a point from the relegation places, had come from two goals down to equalise before […]