Glasgow (AFP) – Rangers' rise under Steven Gerrard continued with a 5-1 thrashing of St Johnstone to move into second in the Scottish Premiership, while Celtic slipped to sixth after a 2-1 defeat at Kilmarnock on Sunday. Stuart Findlay's header deep into stoppage time at Rugby Park compounded Celtic's awful start to the campaign. A second […]

Milan (AFP) – Lorenzo Insigne bagged a brace to inspire Napoli to a 3-1 win over Torino and join Juventus at the top of Serie A on Sunday, as Roma plunged further into crisis with a 2-0 loss at Bologna. Carlo Ancelotti's Napoli have 12 points from five games, equal with champions Juventus who can […]

Berlin (AFP) – Rising Germany star Kai Havertz ended Bayer Leverkusen's miserable losing start to the season with a second-half winner to seal a 1-0 victory over Mainz and escape the Bundesliga's bottom three. Havertz, 19, who made his Germany debut in the 2-1 friendly win against Peru earlier this month, claimed his first Bundesliga […]

Paris (AFP) – From a deeper than usual playmaker role Brazil's Neymar pulled the strings as Paris Saint-Germain came from behind to beat Rennes 3-1 in Ligue 1 on Sunday helping to dispel midweek memories of a European flop at Liverpool. Hosts Rennes took a surprise 11th minute lead when PSG midfielder Adrien Rabiot nodded […]

London (AFP) – Chelsea dropped their first points of the season on Sunday as West Ham held Maurizio Sarri's team to a 0-0 draw at the London Stadium. Chelsea had won all five of their Premier League matches before the weekend, going toe to toe with Liverpool, who won again on Saturday to make it […]

London (AFP) – France manager Didier Deschamps believes the outside world has the wrong image of Paul Pogba, who played a key role in leading Les Bleus to winning the World Cup. At club level the Manchester United midfielder hasn't lived up to expectations since his then world record £89 million ($116 million) move from […]

Glasgow (AFP) – Celtic's awful start to the season continued as Stuart Findlay's header deep into stoppage time handed Kilmarnock a 2-1 win at Rugby Park. A second defeat in the Scottish champions' first six league games, after also failing to qualify for the Champions League, leaves Celtic six points behind early leaders Hearts. Brendan […]

Milan (AFP) – Lorenzo Insigne scored a double either side of a Simone Verdi goal as Napoli dominated Torino 3-1 to join Juventus on top of Serie A on Sunday. Carlo Ancelotti's side have 12 points from five games, equal with champions Juventus who can pull ahead again when they travel to promoted Frosinone later […]

Milan (AFP) – Former Italy coach Roberto Donadoni is in talks to take over the Japan national football team, according to reports in Italy on Sunday. The 55-year-old former Napoli and Bologna boss has flown to Japan for talks, according to Italian newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport. The ex-Italian international midfielder — who spent the bulk […]

Madrid (AFP) – "The world is our playing field," says an inscription on the wall at La Liga's headquarters in Madrid, written in Spanish: "El mundo es nuestro campo de juego." It seems an apt motif, as Spanish football confronts questions about the very essence of its national game, and where it should call home. […]

Milan (AFP) – Croatia's Marcelo Brozovic grabbed a late winner as Inter Milan followed their Champions League heroics against Tottenham with a 1-0 Serie A win at Sampdoria on Saturday as tensions ran high during a game in which three goals were disallowed. World Cup runner-up Brozovic scored four minutes into injury time in Genoa […]

Milan (AFP) – Croatia's Marcelo Brozovic grabbed a late winner as Inter Milan followed their Champions League heroics against Tottenham this week with a 1-0 victory at Sampdoria in a chaotic game on Saturday in which three goals were disallowed. World Cup runner-up Brozovic scored four minutes into injury time after Radja Nainggolan and Kwadwo […]

Los Angeles (AFP) – Zlatan Ibrahimovic plans to discuss his future with Los Angeles Galaxy chiefs after a frustrating first season in Major League Soccer. Swedish star Ibrahimovic has made a prolific start to his MLS career, scoring 17 goals in 22 games since joining the Galaxy from Manchester United in March. However the 36-year-old […]

Madrid (AFP) – Real Madrid moved top of La Liga on Saturday after Marco Asensio's goal proved the difference in a scrappy 1-0 win over Espanyol. Their victory at the Santiago Bernabeu may only reward Madrid with 24 hours above Barcelona, who play Girona on Sunday, with their perfect league record still intact. More pressing […]

Brighton (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino praised the mentality of his side to grind out a much-needed 2-1 win in sodden conditions at Brighton on Saturday to halt a run of three straight defeats. Harry Kane ended a five-game goal drought from the penalty spot and Erik Lamela doubled Tottenham's lead […]