Edinburgh (AFP) – Aberdeen denied Steven Gerrard a first Cup final as Rangers manager thanks to Lewis Ferguson's late goal to edge their League Cup semi-final 1-0 at Hampden. Earlier Sunday, Celtic stormed into a fifth straight domestic Cup final under manager Brendan Rodgers as three second-half goals beat Scottish Premiership leaders Hearts 3-0. Despite […]

Barcelona (AFP) – Julen Lopetegui wants to remain in charge of Real Madrid and believes he can turn their season around despite a 5-1 thrashing at the hands of Barcelona on Sunday. Luis Suarez scored a hat-trick to leave Lopetegui's future in serious doubt. After going more than eight hours without a goal earlier this […]

London (AFP) – Manchester United eased the pressure on manager Jose Mourinho by seeing off Everton 2-1 at Old Trafford on Sunday, as Chelsea leapfrogged Manchester City into second with a 4-0 thrashing of Burnley. Arsenal's 11-game winning run was finally ended, though, as two Luka Milivojevic penalties earned Crystal Palace a much-needed point in […]

London (AFP) – Unai Emery refused to condemn Mesut Ozil's tantrum after the Arsenal captain threw his gloves to the ground following his substitution in Sunday's 2-2 draw at Crystal Palace. Ozil was replaced midway through the second half with Arsenal leading 2-1, but the German midfielder appeared unhappy with Emery's decision. He stomped past […]

Barcelona (AFP) – Barcelona ran riot in the Clasico on Sunday as Luis Suarez scored the hat-trick that will surely spell the end of Julen Lopetegui's spell as Real Madrid coach. Barcelona were 5-1 winners at the Camp Nou, dominant for all-but a 15-minute spell after half-time when the otherwise hapless Madrid briefly threatened a […]

Berlin (AFP) – Germany goalkeeper Kevin Trapp was furious with his Eintracht Frankfurt side after a 92nd-minute equaliser salvaged their recent unbeaten run in a 1-1 Bundesliga draw at Nuremberg on Sunday. Frankfurt are now six games without defeat in all competitions after Sebastian Haller's late leveller, but Trapp was far from impressed with their […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – The team of young Thai footballers who captured the world's attention when trapped in an underground cave for more than two weeks this summer enjoyed a day to remember at Manchester United's Old Trafford on Sunday. Having met United manager Jose Mourinho and first team stars on Saturday, they were […]

Burnley (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Chelsea proved their Premier League title credentials even without the injured Eden Hazard as goals from Alvaro Morata, Ross Barkley, Willian and Ruben Loftus-Cheek sealed a comfortable 4-0 victory at struggling Burnley to climb into second, two points behind leaders Liverpool. Hazard, who was ruled out by a back problem sustained in a 2-2 […]

Edinburgh (AFP) – Celtic stormed into a fifth straight domestic Cup final under manager Brendan Rodgers as three second-half goals beat Scottish Premiership leaders Hearts 3-0. Scott Sinclair's penalty and two goals in six minutes from James Forrest and Ryan Christie set up a potential Old Firm final showdown with Steven Gerrard's Rangers or Aberdeen, […]

London (AFP) – Arsenal's 11-match winning run came to a dramatic end as Luka Milivojevic's late penalty rescued Crystal Palace in a contentious 2-2 draw on Sunday. Unai Emery's side failed to win a 12th successive match in all competitions as they fell short of the club's record of 14 victories in a row. Arsenal […]

Leicester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Leicester City's charismatic Thai boss was feared dead Sunday after a helicopter belonging to the billionaire crashed and burst into flames in the football stadium car park moments after taking off from the club's pitch. Neither the police nor the club would confirm or deny whether Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, a regular […]

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

London (AFP) – Former England manager Glenn Hoddle remains in a serious condition in hospital after suffering a heart attack, a spokesperson for the former Tottenham midfielder confirmed on Sunday. Hoddle collapsed on his 61st birthday on Saturday shortly before he was due to go on air as a pundit for BT Sport. "Glenn remains […]

Leicester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Fans laid flowers outside Leicester City's King Power stadium on Sunday, a day after a helicopter belonging to the club's Thai owner crashed outside the grounds. "I was really upset, I can't get to sleep over it," Kanti Patel, a Leicester City fan, told AFP as emergency workers pored over […]

Leicester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Leicester City's charismatic Thai chairman was the subject of growing concerns on Sunday after a helicopter belonging to the billionaire crashed and burst into flames in the stadium carpark shortly after taking off from the club's pitch. There was no confirmation whether London-based Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, who frequently flies to and […]