Berlin (AFP) – Bayern Munich's away win at Mainz lifted them up to second in the Bundesliga table as their five closest rivals all failed to pick up three points at the weekend. English teenager Jadon Sancho continues to shine for leaders Borussia Dortmund with two goals in their 2-2 draw at home to Hertha […]

Leicester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – The family of the late Thai billionaire boss of Premier League club Leicester City paid tribute to him on Monday at the site where his helicopter crashed as investigators began examining the aircraft's black box. Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha's son and widow were seen laying a wreath among a sea of tributes […]

Madrid (AFP) – Julen Lopetegui's brief and inglorious reign as Real Madrid coach could come to an end on Monday with the defending European champions tipped to appoint Antonio Conte as his replacement. Madrid were thrashed 5-1 by great rivals Barcelona on Sunday as Luis Suarez scored a hat-trick, surely sealing Lopetegui's fate. According to […]

London (AFP) – Mauricio Pochettino says he feels the "worst" he has done as Tottenham manager despite guiding the club to their best-ever Premier League start as he prepares his team to take on Manchester City. The 46-year-old Argentine believes Spurs are "not showing that level to be a real contender" even though they would […]

Leicester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Leicester City's Thai billionaire boss was among five people killed when his helicopter crashed and burst into flames in the Premier League side's stadium car park moments after taking off from the pitch, the club said on Sunday. A stream of fans already fearing the worst had laid out flowers, […]

Bangkok (AFP) – Stunned Thais on Monday digested news of the death of billionaire Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, whose dazzling success as owner of Leicester City showered pride and prestige on the kingdom. Vichai, 60, died when his helicopter plummeted into a car park outside the King Power stadium shortly after his side's 1-1 draw with West […]

London (AFP) – Jamie Vardy, a hero of Leicester's remarkable Premier League title triumph two years ago, led tributes to the club's owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, who died when his helicopter crashed shortly after take-off just outside the team's stadium. Thai billionaire Vichai, 60, was one of five people killed in Saturday's crash, and is credited […]

Leicester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Fans laid down hundreds of football scarves, shirts and flowers outside Leicester City's stadium on Sunday, a day after the club's Thai billionaire owner died in a helicopter crash just outside the ground. Among the sea of tributes to Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha — the funder behind the club's epic 2016 Premier […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola believes the progress made by Mauricio Pochettino and his Tottenham side have proved him wrong to have labelled Spurs "the Harry Kane team" last season. A throw away comment by Guardiola last year seemed to cause Pochettino offence with what he saw as the suggestion […]

Paris (AFP) – Kylian Mbappe responded to being dropped by coming off the bench and scoring the opener as Paris Saint-Germain won 2-0 at Marseille on Sunday to make it 11 wins out of 11 in Ligue 1 this season and match a long-standing European record. Mbappe was a shock omission from the PSG starting […]

Rome (AFP) – Dries Mertens grabbed a late equaliser to snatch Napoli a 1-1 draw with Roma on Sunday which saw Carlo Ancelotti's men cut Juventus' lead at the top of Serie A to six points. After seeing Paris Saint-Germain steal a last-gasp 2-2 in their midweek Champions League clash at the Parc des Princes, […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Jose Mourinho insisted he is happy for Paul Pogba to remain his penalty taker despite the midfielder missing from the spot for the second time this season in Manchester United's 2-1 win over Everton. Pogba at least netted the rebound after a stunning save from Jordan Pickford appeared to have […]

Rome (AFP) – Gonzalo Higuain hit a crucial equaliser and Suso fired a second-half winner as AC Milan got back on track in Serie A with a 3-2 home win over Sampdoria Sunday. Coach Gennaro Gattuso was under intense pressure after a last-gasp derby loss to Inter last week was compounded by a 2-1 defeat […]

Berlin (AFP) – Werder Bremen's Bundesliga title aspirations suffered a huge reality check on Sunday as they were smashed 6-2 at home by Bayer Leverkusen with Germany winger Karim Bellarabi in outstanding form. The result in Bremen is good news for defending German champions Bayern Munich, the only team in the league's top six to […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Paul Pogba and Anthony Martial scored as Manchester United recorded a much-needed, if unconvincing, 2-1 Premier League win over Everton to ease the scrutiny on manager Jose Mourinho on Sunday. Gylfi Sigurdsson's late penalty ensured an anxious end to proceedings for the hosts but, with United's legendary former star Eric […]