London (AFP) – Wayne Rooney is to come out of England retirement for a final one-off appearance against the United States in an international friendly at Wembley this month, the Football Association announced Sunday. Rooney, a record goalscorer for both Manchester United and England, has not played international football for nearly two years. But the […]

Milan (AFP) – Ciro Immobile scored two early goals as Lazio beat SPAL 4-1 to move fourth in Serie A and into the Champions League places on Sunday. Simone Inzaghi's side bounced back from a home defeat to Inter Milan to move ahead of AC Milan, who play in Udinese later Sunday. Immobile scored after […]

London (AFP) – Arsenal are still waiting for a first statement win of the Unai Emery era, but the progress made by the Spaniard in his first three months in charge was clear to see as Liverpool left the Emirates content with a point from Saturday's thrilling 1-1 draw. Despite a 14-game unbeaten run in […]

Milan (AFP) – Massimiliano Allegri praised Cristiano Ronaldo's leadership skills as Juventus beat Cagliari 3-1 for their 10th win in 11 games to maintain their six-point cushion at the top of Serie A on Saturday. Paulo Dybala scored after just 44 seconds, with a Filip Bradaric own-goal accounting for Juventus' second after 39 minutes, two […]

Wolverhampton (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Mauricio Pochettino hailed the character of his Tottenham team after they withstood a Wolves fightback to grind out a 3-2 win at Molineux. Pochettino was keen for his players to learn the lessons on Saturday's thrilling clash after they threatened to throw away a 3-0 lead in a tense finale. […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Pep Guardiola believes Manchester City's central defensive pairing of John Stones and Aymeric Laporte could dominate Premier League forwards for years to come. Laporte, 24, has been one of the revelations of City's unbeaten start to the league campaign, playing in every minute going into Sunday's clash with Southampton. In […]

Milan (AFP) – Paulo Dybala scored within the first minute as Juventus beat Cagliari 3-1 to maintain their six-point cushion in Serie A on Saturday ahead of Inter Milan and Napoli who both won their matches by five goals. Dybala scored his second Serie A goal of the season after just 44 seconds, with a […]

Wolverhampton (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Tottenham withstood mounting injury problems and a spirited Wolves fightback to claim a tense 3-2 victory at Molineux on Saturday. On an evening when the depth of his squad seemed at risk of being exposed with an injury to Mousa Dembele and a shaky Premier League debut by Juan Foyth, […]

Paris (AFP) – Thierry Henry is still waiting for his first win since taking charge at Monaco after his team fell to a seventh league defeat of the season in a 1-0 loss at Reims. A cool finish on 24 minutes from Mathieu Cafaro gave Reims all three points and left Henry without a victory […]

Madrid (AFP) – Santiago Solari tasted victory in his first La Liga match in charge of Real Madrid but he had 18-year-old Vinicius Junior to thank for their 2-0 win over Real Valladolid on Saturday. Solari threw Vinicius on with the score goalless and tension building at the Santiago Bernabeu but the striker delivered, before […]

London (AFP) – Arsenal manager Unai Emery is happy with his side's progress, but admits there is still work to do to match Liverpool's title challenge after a thrilling 1-1 draw between the sides on Saturday. Alexandre Lacazette extended the Gunners unbeaten run to 14 games with an equaliser eight minutes from time to cancel […]

London (AFP) – Norwich roared to the top of the English Championship with a thumping 4-0 win at Sheffield Wednesday on Saturday while high-flying Sheffield United and Middlesbrough stumbled. Mario Vrancic missed an early penalty but the Canaries took control with two quickfire goals early in the second half. The first came when Teemu Pukki […]

London (AFP) – Goalscorer Alexandre Lacazette said Arsenal had belief in themselves to compete with table-topping Liverpool after they battled back to secure a 1-1 draw in the Premier League on Saturday. James Milner's 61st-minute opener looked set to send Jurgen Klopp's men three points clear of champions Manchester City, who host Southampton on Sunday, […]

Munich (Germany) (AFP) – Bayern Munich sports director Hasan Salihamidzic described speculation over coach Niko Kovac's future as "stupid" on Saturday. "Do not ask such stupid questions," fumed Salihamidzic before storming off when asked if Kovac would be safe as head coach if Bayern lose at league leaders Dortmund next Saturday. After dominating the Bundesliga […]

Milan (AFP) – Inter Milan crushed Genoa 5-0 to reclaim second spot in Serie A on Saturday ahead of next week's Champions League blockbuster against Barcelona in the San Siro, but Roma needed a late Alessandro Florenzi volley to snatch a 1-1 draw at Fiorentina ahead of their midweek trip to CSKA Moscow. Luciano Spalletti's […]