Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho revealed he had received a text message of support from the English giants' board ahead of his team's thrilling 3-2 win over Newcastle at Old Trafford on Saturday. Speculation over Mourinho's position mounted before kick-off following United's poor start to the season and, with his […]

Vitoria (Spain) (AFP) – Julen Lopetegui insisted it is too early to be questioning his future despite Real Madrid suffering a shock defeat by Alaves on Saturday to make it four games without a victory. It is four games without a goal too for the European champions, their longest scoring drought since 1985, as Manu […]

Berlin (AFP) – Head coach Niko Kovac said individual mistakes are at the heart of Bayern Munich's slump after they crashed to a 3-0 Bundesliga defeat at home to Borussia Moenchengladbach, leaving them fifth in the table. After losing 2-0 at Hertha Berlin a week ago and drawing 1-1 at home to Ajax in the […]

Udine (Italy) (AFP) – Cristiano Ronaldo shrugged off damaging rape allegations to score for Juventus as the Serie A champions beat Udinese 2-0 under the rain in northeastern Italy on Saturday to stretch their lead at the top of Serie A. The Portuguese striker lashed in the second goal after 37 minutes from the left […]

London (AFP) – Jose Mourinho was given a stay of execution as Manchester United staged a stirring fightback to beat Newcastle 3-2 thanks to Alexis Sanchez's last-gasp winner, while Tottenham recovered from their European misery with a narrow victory over Cardiff on Saturday. Mourinho had presided over United's worst seven-game start to a season for […]

Udine (Italy) (AFP) – Cristiano Ronaldo shrugged off damaging rape allegations to score for Juventus as the Serie A champions beat Udinese 2-0 under the rain in northeastern Italy to stretch their lead at the top of Serie A on Saturday. The Portuguese forward lashed in the second goal after 37 minutes from the left […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Jose Mourinho accused his critics of staging a "manhunt" to get him sacked after Manchester United rescued their under-fire manager with a dramatic 3-2 win over Newcastle on Saturday. Just hours after a report emerged that Mourinho would be sacked regardless of United's result against Newcastle, his team were rocked […]

Berlin (AFP) – Bayern Munich suffered a second consecutive Bundesliga defeat, crashing 3-0 at home to Borussia Moenchengladbach, to drop to fifth in the table on Saturday while Paco Alcacer scored a hat-trick for league leaders Borussia Dortmund. Pressure is mounting on Bayern head coach Niko Kovac whose side are four points behind Dortmund. Bayern […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Jose Mourinho's future as Manchester United manager remains the subject of intense speculation, despite a stunning second-half comeback in a 3-2 victory over Newcastle at Old Trafford on Saturday. Alexis Sanchez headed the winning goal from an Ashley Young cross in the final minute of normal time to leave United […]

Vitoria (Spain) (AFP) – Real Madrid sank to a shock 1-0 defeat by Alaves on Saturday after a 95th-minute winner from Manu Garcia consigned the European champions to a fourth game without victory. It is four games without a goal too for Julen Lopetegui's side, their longest scoring drought since 1985, as Garcia headed home […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Under-pressure Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho saw his side score three goals, including a late winner, as they beat lowly Newcastle 3-2 at Old Trafford in the Premier League on Saturday. Amid newspaper speculation he could be sacked this weekend, Mourinho's side fell 2-0 behind as early as the 10th […]

London (AFP) – Jose Mourinho was given a stay of execution as Manchester United staged a stirring fightback to beat Newcastle 3-2 thanks to Alexis Sanchez's last-gasp winner, while Tottenham recovered from their European misery with a 1-0 victory over Cardiff on Saturday. Mourinho had presided over United's worst seven-game start to a season for […]

Udine (Italy) (AFP) – Cristiano Ronaldo shrugged off damaging rape allegations to score for Juventus as the Italian champions beat Udinese 2-0 to stretch their lead at the top of Serie A on Saturday. The Portuguese forward lashed in the second goal in the 37th minute from Mario Mandzukic's pass, four minutes after Rodrigo Bentancur's […]

London (AFP) – Sheffield United moved to the top of the Championship as David McGoldrick sealed a 1-0 win over Hull, while promotion rivals Leeds were held to a 1-1 draw by Brentford on Saturday. McGoldrick slotted home with a 70th-minute penalty awarded for a foul on Jack O'Connell and that was enough to seal […]

London (AFP) – Cardiff manager Neil Warnock slammed England captain Harry Kane's role in a red card shown to Joe Ralls as Tottenham moved just a point off the top of the Premier League table with a bad-tempered 1-0 win at Wembley. Ralls saw red for a cynical lunge on Lucas Moura on the hour […]