London (AFP) – Captain Hugo Lloris has warned Tottenham they risk blowing their Premier League and Champions League hopes unless they cut out the errors after a nervy win against Wolves. Mauricio Pochettino's side, cruising at 3-0 midway through the second half, weathered a late fightback from the home side to win 3-2 at Molineux […]

London (AFP) – Chris Smalling believes Manchester United's Premier League revival is being inspired by the rediscovery of the resilience that was the hallmark of their golden era under Alex Ferguson. Saturday's 2-1 victory at Bournemouth was the third time in four league matches that United have recovered from a losing position, grabbing the winner […]

London (AFP) – Pep Guardiola said managing in England is a "dream come true" as he was honoured by the Football Writers' Association fresh from a 6-1 Premier League victory against Southampton. The Manchester City manager was recognised for his side's Premier League title last season and the club are again setting the pace this […]

New York (AFP) – American Gyasi Zardes's 61st-minute strike was enough to give the battle-tested Columbus Crew a 1-0 upset win over the New York Red Bulls in their MLS Cup first-leg playoff clash on Sunday. The Red Bulls, winners of the Supporters' Shield as the team with the best regular-season record, set Major League […]

Barcelona (AFP) – Lionel Messi could make an earlier return than expected against Inter Milan in the Champions League on Tuesday but Barcelona have hardly missed him. Four wins out of four, including a stroll past Inter Milan and a hammering of Real Madrid so severe it cost their coach his job, mean Messi reunites […]

London (AFP) – Desperate to avoid Champions League elimination at the group stage for the second time in three years, Tottenham face a do-or-die clash against PSV Eindhoven on Tuesday. Mauricio Pochettino's side are third in Group B after taking just one point from their first three matches. Tottenham's exit from Europe's elite club competition […]

Milan (AFP) – Alessio Romagnoli scored the only goal after 97 minutes as AC Milan reclaimed fourth place in Serie A amid drama at 10-man Udinese on Sunday ahead of Lazio who earlier crushed SPAL 4-1 with Ciro Immobile bagging a brace. Defender Romagnoli fired in the winner amid a scramble in front of goal to […]

Paris (AFP) – Gaetan Laborde fired Montpellier to second in Ligue 1 with a brace that helped his side to a crushing 3-0 derby win over stuttering Marseille on Sunday. In-form Laborde struck with a neat header in the 51st minute and a fine curling strike after chaotic Marseille defending 11 minutes later to make […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Raheem Sterling scored twice fresh from agreeing a new five-year contract with Manchester City as the champions swept aside Southampton 6-1 on Sunday to return to the top of the Premier League table. Sergio Aguero, with his 150th league goal, David Silva and Leroy Sane were also on the mark […]

London (AFP) – Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri believes a maturing Alvaro Morata can be the free-scoring striker his side needs after scoring twice in Sunday's 3-1 win over Crystal Palace. However, the Italian called on Morata to keep improving physically, mentally and technically if his goals are to help Chelsea keep pace with Premier League […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola insisted there was still room for improvement from Raheem Sterling after the forward's astonishing performance in a 6-1 win over Southampton that returned his team to the top of the Premier League. The defending champions remain on course to better last season's record-breaking tally of […]

London (AFP) – Alvaro Morata scored twice to take unbeaten Chelsea above Liverpool into second place in the Premier League behind Manchester City on Sunday, but Maurizio Sarri's men made hard work of seeing off Crystal Palace 3-1. Morata has now scored four in his last four Premier League games after just two goals in […]

Berlin (AFP) – Thorgan Hazard netted twice as Borussia Moenchengladbach climbed to second place in the Bundesliga table — pushing Bayern Munich down to third — after a 3-0 victory over Fortuna Duesseldorf on Sunday. Defending champions Bayern drop one place after being held to a 1-1 draw at home to Freiburg on Saturday, leaving […]

Berlin (AFP) – Thomas Delaney says record-breaking Borussia Dortmund are relishing their chance to claim a place in the Champions League knockout phase at Atletico Madrid and tighten their grip on top spot in the Bundesliga in their showdown with Bayern Munich next weekend. "It's going to be an awesome week – we're in good […]

Istanbul (AFP) – Arch Istanbul rivals Fenerbahce and Galatasaray on Sunday both claimed to be the aggrieved party after a fractious derby ended in nine cards and a mass brawl extraordinary even by the combustible standards of Turkish football. Referee Firat Aydinus had already handed out five yellow cards when he blew the whistle on […]