London (AFP) – Former Manchester United manager Tommy Docherty has poked fun at Jose Mourinho's ego by claiming the Old Trafford boss would eat himself if he was made of chocolate. Docherty knows what it takes to succeed at United after spending five years in charge in the 1970s and he doesn't believe Mourinho has […]

Paris (AFP) – Paul Pogba told French television that his recent struggles to hold down a regular starting place at Manchester United were something that had "never happened to me before." The French international midfielder started against Swansea on Saturday and gave a strong performance in a comfortable win, but he has frequently been left […]

London (AFP) – Aymeric Laporte has urged Manchester City to take their "once in a lifetime" opportunity to wrap up the Premier League title by beating arch rivals Manchester United next weekend. Pep Guardiola's runaway leaders need three points to ensure they are crowned champions after cruising to a 3-1 win at Everton on Saturday. […]

Bordeaux (AFP) – Former Germany coach Jurgen Klinsmann reckons Paris Saint-Germain are better off sticking with Unai Emery as coach next season. Rumours abound that the Spaniard's time at the Parc des Princes is up after PSG's latest Champions League failure. Names touted as possible successors after PSG's last 16 exit to Real Madrid included […]

Madrid (AFP) – Gareth Bale will consider his future at the end of the season but his first choice is still to stay at Real Madrid. Sources have told AFP that Real remain Bale's most likely employer next term but a move back to the Premier League is not being ruled out, with Manchester United […]

Los Angeles (AFP) – Zlatan Ibrahimovic said adrenaline carried him through his fairytale debut for the Los Angeles Galaxy on Saturday after two late goals completed a second half fightback for a dramatic 4-3 win over LAFC. The 36-year-old Swedish star lashed in a sumptuous 40-yard volleyed lob to level the score at 3-3 before […]

Los Angeles (AFP) – Zlatan Ibrahimovic announced his arrival in Major League Soccer with two goals on his debut including an injury-time winner as the Los Angeles Galaxy fought back from three goals down to beat Los Angeles FC 4-3 on Saturday. Ibrahimovic — who only arrived in California on Thursday — lashed home an […]

Turin (Italy) (AFP) – Leonardo Bonucci scored on his return to Juventus but could not stop the Italian champions' march towards a seventh straight title with a 3-1 win over AC Milan on Saturday. Paulo Dybala opened the scoring after eight minutes with Juan Cuadrado marking his comeback from injury with the second and Sami […]

Bordeaux (AFP) – Paris Saint-Germain claimed their fifth consecutive French League Cup title as an Edinson Cavani double helped them ease to a 3-0 victory over Monaco in Saturday's final at Bordeaux. The Uruguayan gave PSG an eighth-minute lead from the penalty spot after a lengthy delay for a video assistant referee review, before Angel […]

Seville (Spain) (AFP) – Lionel Messi rescued Barcelona's unbeaten season on Saturday as the La Liga leaders scored twice in the last three minutes to snatch a 2-2 draw at Sevilla. Messi came off the bench with his team two goals down at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan as Luis Suarez pulled one back in the […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola claimed his focus is on their two-legged Champions League quarter-final tie with Liverpool even though they could be crowned Premier League champions against Manchester United next weekend. City eased to a 3-1 win over Everton on Saturday courtesy of goals from Leroy Sane, Gabriel Jesus and Raheem […]

Madrid (AFP) – Gareth Bale made a strong case for a starting spot against Juventus by scoring twice in Real Madrid's 3-0 victory over Las Palmas on Saturday. Bale's double in Gran Canaria served as a timely reminder to coach Zinedine Zidane, with the trip to Turin for the first leg of the Champions League […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Manchester City clinched a comfortable 3-1 victory over Everton on Saturday to give the leaders the tantalising prospect of being crowned Premier League champions with a win over bitter rivals Manchester United. City secured the points at Goodison Park courtesy of goals from Leroy Sane, Gabriel Jesus and Raheem Sterling, before Yannick […]

Berlin (AFP) – Hat-trick hero Robert Lewandowski put former club Borussia Dortmund to the sword as Bayern Munich rampaged to a 6-0 win on Saturday, but the Bavarians have to wait at least another week to celebrate a sixth successive Bundesliga title. Lewandowski was lucky not to be ruled offside when he gave Bayern the […]

London (AFP) – Manchester City are one win away from being crowned Premier League champions after a swaggering 3-1 victory over Everton, while Mohamed Salah was Liverpool's hero yet again as the Egypt star clinched a 2-1 win at Crystal Palace on Saturday. Pep Guardiola's side maintained their 16-point lead at the top thanks to […]