Berlin (AFP) – James Rodriguez shone for Bayern Munich, scoring a goal and winning a penalty, as the German champions made it four wins from their first four Bundesliga games with a 2-0 victory at Schalke to stay top on Saturday. Rodriguez struck with just eight minutes gone at Gelsenkirchen's Veltins Arena, expertly slipping his […]

Moscow (AFP) – Second-placed Rostov stumbled to a goalless draw at home to struggling Ufa in the Russian Premier League on Saturday, potentially losing further ground on leaders Zenit St Petersburg. A combination of poor finishing and solid defending by Ufa frustrated Rostov in front of a 35,000 crowd and could allow Zenit to pull […]

Berlin (AFP) – James Rodriguez shone for Bayern Munich with a goal, then won a penalty, as the German champions made it four wins from their first four Bundesliga games with a 2-0 victory at Schalke to stay top on Saturday. Rodriguez struck with just eight minutes gone at Gelsenkirchen's Veltins Arena, expertly slipping his […]

Madrid (AFP) – Atletico Madrid have lift-off in La Liga and so does Thomas Lemar after the Frenchman scored one goal and instigated another in a 2-0 victory over Getafe on Saturday. Lemar finished off a superb passing move for Atletico's second and had been the protagonist for their first, even if his crashing drive […]

Brighton (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Harry Kane ended a five-game goal drought as Tottenham secured a much-needed 2-1 win for manager Mauricio Pochettino at Brighton on Saturday. Spurs travelled to the soggy south coast on the back of three straight defeats for the first time since the Argentine took charge in 2014. But they bounced […]

Milan (AFP) – Fiorentina moved second in Serie A on Saturday with a 3-0 win in Tuscany spoiling SPAL's promising start to this season's Italian league campaign. Ferrara outfit SPAL had been riding high in second, three points behind champions Juventus, before the tie in Florence with just one goal conceded in four games. But […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Jurgen Klopp admitted Liverpool's flying start has surprised him as they won their sixth successive Premier League game to return to the top of the table. The comfortable 3-0 victory over Southampton at Anfield was wrapped up by half-time on Saturday courtesy of an own goal from Wesley Hoedt, Joel Matip's header […]

Glasgow (AFP) – Hearts dropped their first points in the Scottish Premiership this season as the leaders were held to a goalless draw by Livingston on Saturday. Having enjoyed five successive wins, Hearts were left frustrated by missed chances at Tynecastle. They saw a first-half penalty from Steven Naismith saved by Liam Kelly, while Craig […]

Cardiff (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Pep Guardiola insisted it was his players who deserved the spotlight after the Manchester City manager returned to the dug-out to inspire a 5-0 thrashing of Cardiff on Saturday. Guardiola was back on the touchline in the Welsh capital and the champions were back in the old routine after their […]

Berlin (AFP) – RB Leipzig pair Jean-Kevin Augustin and Nordi Mukiele are set to be dropped for Sunday's Bundesliga game at Eintracht Frankfurt and fined for using their mobile phones before a European match. According to German newspaper Bild, the French Under-21 internationals were caught on their mobiles before Thursday's 3-2 home defeat against Red […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Jose Mourinho was highly critical of the attitude of his Manchester United players after they were held to a 1-1 draw by Wolves at Old Trafford. Mourinho even claimed he was more pleased with their last home display — the 3-0 defeat to Tottenham — than he was this latest […]

London (AFP) – Leeds saw their unbeaten start to the Championship season come to a shock end as Che Adams' brace gave Birmingham a 2-1 win at Elland Road on Saturday. Marcelo Bielsa's side have set the pace in the race for promotion, but they suffered their first setback as former Leeds boss Garry Monk […]

Paris (AFP) – Jonathan Ikone's thunderous strike earned Lille a 2-1 victory over Nantes on Saturday that sent them second in Ligue 1 and maintained their strong start to the new season after narrowly avoiding relegation last term. Portugal defender Jose Fonte scored his first Lille goal since joining from China's Dalian Yifang in July […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Liverpool stormed back to the top of the Premier League with 3-0 victory over Southampton with Mohamed Salah back among the goals at Anfield. Liverpool have now won their first six league games for the first time since 1990, the same year they last won the title. The victory meant the Reds […]

Cardiff (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester City gave a ruthless response to their European flop as Riyad Mahrez's double capped a 5-0 demolition of Cardiff on Saturday. A 2-1 home defeat against Lyon in the Champions League on Wednesday left critics questioning whether City were suffering a dip in form. But Pep Guardiola's side gave […]