Berlin (AFP) – A superb goal off the outside of his boot by Michy Batshuayi gave Borussia Dortmund a 1-0 win over Hanover on Sunday and kept them third in the Bundesliga. Batshuayi, on loan from Chelsea for the rest of the season, gave Dortmund the three points at home with a wonderful piece of […]

Rome (AFP) – Captain Mauro Icardi scored four goals to break through the 100-goal mark in Serie A as Inter Milan returned to the top four with a 5-0 rout of Sampdoria on Sunday. The 25-year-old Argentina international, who had been sidelined for a month with injury, broke the century after scoring his first goals […]

Berlin (AFP) – A superb goal off the outside of his boot by Michy Batshuayi gave Borussia Dortmund a 1-0 win over Hanover on Sunday and kept them third in the Bundesliga. Batshuayi, on loan from Chelsea for the rest of the season, gave Dortmund the three points at home with a wonderful piece of […]

Nice (France) (AFP) – With Paris Saint-Germain struggling to find inspiration, veteran defender Dani Alves did a surprising impersonation of injured compatriot Neymar to score the winner in Nice on Sunday. With eight minutes left and after better-known attacking talents had squandered a string of chances, Alves, who is just 1.72 metres (5-foot-6) ghosted into […]

London (AFP) – Mohamed Salah has been hailed as "indescribable" by Liverpool team-mate Joe Gomez after the Egypt winger maintained his incredible debut season with a four-goal spree against Watford. Salah became the first Liverpool player since Luis Suarez in December 2013 against Norwich to score four times in a game as Watford were crushed […]

Paris (AFP) – "Money allows you to buy great players but not a team," Mario Balotelli said on French television before his team, Nice, played high-spending Paris Saint-Germain in Ligue 1 on Sunday. Balotelli mocked PSG for their elimination by Real Madrid in the last 16 of the Champions League. "It's always shameful to see […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp believes comparisons between Mohamed Salah and Barcelona's five-time Ballon d'Or winner Lionel Messi are premature, but that the Egyptian is on his way to one day becoming the best player in the world. Salah's stunning season continued with a four-goal haul in a 5-0 thrashing of Watford at […]

Los Angeles (AFP) – The Montreal Impact notched their first win of the Major League Soccer season on Saturday, knocking off MLS Cup champions Toronto FC 1-0 in a cross-Canadian clash. Impact newcomer Jeisson Vargas struck with a deflected finish past Toronto keeper Alex Bono minutes before halftime. The narrow lead stood up despite pressure […]

Swansea (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino branded the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system that will be used at the World Cup this summer a 'nightmare' after his side were involved in another stop-start FA Cup tie. Spurs cruised into the semi-finals with a 3-0 win at Swansea with Christian Eriksen scoring twice […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Jose Mourinho launched an astonishing verbal tirade against his Manchester United players after they reached the FA Cup semi-finals, accusing them of “a lack of personality, lack of class and lack of desire.” Just 24 hours after the United manager had made a memorable defence of his own record in […]

Rio de Janeiro (AFP) – Former soccer star and Brazilian senator Romario Saturday launched a bid to become governor of the state of Rio de Janeiro, putting tackling violence at the forefront of his campaign. "In these chaotic times, change is necessary, change is urgent... Rio always had safety problems, but never like now," the […]

London (AFP) – Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho blasted his under-performing side once more despite reaching the FA Cup semi-finals on Saturday as goals from Romelu Lukaku and Nemanja Matic saw off Brighton 2-0. Tottenham Hotspur also booked their place in the last four in more emphatic fashion thanks to Christian Eriksen's double in a […]

Rome (AFP) – Champions Juventus's march towards a seventh consecutive Serie A title was stalled on Saturday by a goalless draw at struggling SPAL that kept the suspense alive in Italy. Massimiliano Allegri's side had been bidding to open a seven-point cushion on Napoli, who can now close the gap to two points on Sunday […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Romelu Lukaku and Nemanja Matic, the only two players to escape criticism from manager Jose Mourinho this week, scored the goals that carried Manchester United through to the FA Cup semi-finals with a 2-0 win over Brighton at Old Trafford. Lukaku struck after 37 minutes although his 25th goal of […]

London (AFP) – Manchester United bounced back from being dumped out of the Champions League in midweek by reaching the FA Cup semi-finals despite another uninspired performance as goals from Romelu Lukaku and Nemanja Matic saw off Brighton 2-0 on Saturday. Tottenham Hotspur also booked their place in the last four in more emphatic fashion […]