Berlin (AFP) – Ante Rebic scored for the third Bundesliga game in a row but was also sent off as Eintracht Frankfurt capped a successful week with a 2-1 win at Hoffenheim. The visitors were made to work for their victory at the Rhein-Neckar-Arena after being reduced to 10 men in the 62nd minute when […]

London (AFP) – Chelsea joined Manchester City and Liverpool at the Premier League summit on Sunday as Riyad Mahrez blazed a late penalty over the bar when presented with a golden chance to end his team's Anfield hoodoo. Arsenal, who lost their first two games of the season, are right back in the title hunt […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Manchester City's record signing Riyad Mahrez blazed an 86th-minute penalty over the bar to preserve Liverpool's unbeaten Premier League record as both sides failed to lay down an early marker in the title race with a disappointing 0-0 draw at Anfield. City remain top of the table on goal difference, but both […]

Buenos Aires (AFP) – The players of the Thai junior football team who were rescued after being trapped in a cave for more than two weeks were invited to the Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires and played at River Plate on Sunday. The Wild Boars team, aged between 11 and 16, arrived in the city […]

Southampton (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Maurizio Sarri believes there is much more to come from Ross Barkley after the midfielder marked his return to the England squad this week with a first goal for Chelsea. Barkley set up Eden Hazard's opening goal before adding his side's second in the 3-0 victory at Southampton on Sunday […]

Milan (AFP) – Ciro Immobile scored his first-ever goal against Fiorentina to send Lazio third in Serie A with a 1-0 win at the Stadio Olimpico on Sunday, while AC Milan continued their strong form by beating Chievo. Simone Inzaghi's Lazio went into the match looking to bounce back from their 3-1 derby defeat by […]

Madrid (AFP) – Atletico Madrid shot to the top of La Liga after Angel Correa's goal proved the winner in an untidy 1-0 win over Real Betis on Sunday. Atletico sat seven points behind Real Madrid and Barcelona after winning only one of their opening four league games but as their rivals have stumbled, Diego […]

Southampton (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Maurizio Sarri has got little wrong in the three months since he was appointed Chelsea head coach and the Italian was in credit again after starting Ross Barkley in a 3-0 Premier League victory at Southampton on Sunday. Barkley has operated largely as understudy to Mateo Kovacic in recent weeks […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola recalled left-back Benjamin Mendy for his side's top of the table Premier League clash with Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday. The French World Cup winner had been in brilliant form for the Premier League champions prior to being sidelined by a foot injury for the past month. […]

London (AFP) – Unai Emery believes Arsenal's blistering form has restored the bond between the team and their supporters after the Gunners crushed Fulham 5-1 to record the club's longest winning streak for 11 years. Emery's side turned on the style on the banks of the River Thames, romping to their biggest win of the season […]

London (AFP) – Arsenal swaggered to a ninth successive win as Alexandre Lacazette's double and a goal of the season contender from Aaron Ramsey inspired a 5-1 rout of Fulham on Sunday. Unai Emery's side turned on the style on the banks of the River Thames, recording their biggest win of the season as the […]

Madrid (AFP) – Sergio Ramos said it would be "crazy" to sack Julen Lopetegui after eight La Liga games but the pressure is mounting on the Real Madrid coach after Saturday's defeat to Alaves. Madrid have lost three and drawn one of their last four matches, and failed to score in any of those, which […]

Los Angeles (AFP) – Reigning Major League Soccer Cup champions Toronto FC were eliminated from playoff contention Saturday with a 2-1 loss to the Vancouver Whitecaps, who kept their own post-season hopes alive. Russell Teibert and Kei Kamara scored for Vancouver, Teibert putting the Whitecaps up in the fourth minute and Kamara grabbing the game-winner […]

Milan (AFP) – Steven Nzonzi and Edin Dzeko scored in either half as resurgent Roma won their fourth consecutive game to move third in Serie A with a 2-0 win over promoted Empoli in Tuscany on Saturday. Eusebio Di Francesco's side had slumped to ninth after a four-game winless streak, but jumped into the top […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Pep Guardiola insists Liverpool's Mohamed Salah has lost none of his goal-scoring prowess, but the Manchester City boss claims the Egyptian must repeat last season's prodigious feats before he can match Sergio Aguero. City forward Aguero, the club's all-time record scorer, has opened the new campaign in predictable fashion, scoring […]