Wolfsburg (Germany) (AFP) – Ten-man Bayern Munich ended their four-match winless steak on Saturday as Robert Lewandowski scored twice in a 3-1 win at Wolfsburg, a day after the club's hierarchy launched an extraordinary attack on the German media. After back-to-back league defeats, Bayern leapt from sixth to second in the Bundesliga behind Borussia Dortmund […]

London (AFP) – Manchester City brushed aside Burnley 5-0 to pull clear at the top of the Premier League on Saturday after Chelsea snatched a point in a dramatic late finish against Manchester United. City's win gives them a two-point cushion over Chelsea and Tottenham — 1-0 winners at West Ham — but Liverpool will […]

London (AFP) – Erik Lamela fired Tottenham into the Premier League's top four as the revitalised winger clinched a 1-0 win against London rivals West Ham on Saturday. Lamela struck with a cool header late in the first half at the London Stadium to give Tottenham their fourth successive league victory. That made it five […]

Rome (AFP) – Targeting a fourth-straight league win Roma got more than they bargained for at home to SPAL in Serie A on Saturday as the visiting minnows ran out 2-0 winners. The hosts had beaten Frosinone, Empoli and above all city rivals Lazio and had been hoping to improve on their sixth place in […]

London (AFP) – Jose Mourinho described conceding a 96th minute equaliser to draw 2-2 at Chelsea as an "awful result" for Manchester United, but played down a melee involving players and staff from both sides after Ross Barkley's late strike. Mourinho had to be restrained by stewards when one of Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri's backroom […]

London (AFP) – Jose Mourinho played down an ugly touchline melee after watching his Manchester United side concede a heartbreaking late equaliser as Chelsea preserved their unbeaten Premier League record on Saturday. Ross Barkley scored in the sixth minute of injury time to level the match at 2-2 after Anthony Martial had scored twice in […]

Berlin (AFP) – Borussia Dortmund are set to complete the signing of hot-shot Spain striker Paco Alcacer from Barcelona on a permanent deal, it was confirmed on Saturday. Alcacer has been on fire with ten goals in seven games for both Dortmund and Spain since joining Borussia on loan for the rest of the season. […]

London (AFP) – Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho had to be restrained by stewards in the aftermath of Ross Barkley's 96th minute equaliser to salvage Chelsea's unbeaten record under Maurizio Sarri in a thrilling 2-2 draw at Stamford Bridge. Mourinho took exception to the celebrations of one of Sarri's backroom staff, Marco Ianni, who ran […]

Madrid (AFP) – Real Madrid failed to ease the pressure on coach Julen Lopetegui and instead set the record for the longest goal-drought in the club's history during a surprise 2-1 defeat by Levante on Saturday. Defeat means Madrid have now gone five games without a victory and by the time Marcelo gave them hope […]

Berlin (AFP) – Luka Jovic has been hailed as a "potential world-class striker" after the 20-year-old's five goals in Eintracht Frankfurt's 7-1 drubbing of Fortuna Dusseldorf. The Serbian striker needed just 55 minutes to score his Friday night haul, becoming the youngest player in Bundesliga history to achieve the feat. The Serbia international is also […]

Austin (AFP) – Lewis Hamilton was given a helping hand in his pursuit of a fifth world title at the United States Grand Prix on Friday when flagging rival Sebastian Vettel was hit with a three-place grid penalty for Sunday's race. Hamilton topped the times for Mercedes in the rain-abbreviated second practice at the Circuit […]

Paris (AFP) – Serbian striker Luka Jovic scored a five goals as Eintracht Frankfurt ran riot by beating Fortuna Duddeldorf 7-1 in the Bundesliga on Friday. The 20-year-old, with two Serbia caps, scored his opener in the 26th minute and his fifth in the 72nd to help lift his side to sixth in the table. […]

London (AFP) – Manchester United have been fined a total of 15,000 euros (£13,200) by UEFA for the late kick-off to their Champions League match against Valencia earlier this month caused by the hosts being caught in traffic. UEFA's disciplinary arm fined United 5,000 euros for the late arrival of the team bus, and a […]

Berlin (AFP) – Borussia Dortmund lead a posse of Bundesliga teams under-fire Bayern Munich extend their four-match winless streak. Back-to-back league defeats mean Bayern, Bundesliga champions for each of the last six years, sit just sixth in Germany's top flight, four points away from Dortmund in top spot. "There is tension at the top of […]

Yamoussoukro (Ivory Coast) (AFP) – Ivory Coast Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly laid the foundation stone of a brand new football stadium in Yamoussoukro on Friday as work accelerated in preparation for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations. Several thousand people were present at the site for the 20,000-capacity stadium in the political capital, which […]