Madrid (AFP) – If Steven Nzonzi had things his way he might have been facing Cristiano Ronaldo and Real Madrid in the Champions League last week rather than Manchester United on Tuesday. The former Stoke City and Blackburn Rovers midfielder has admitted regret at not completing a deal last summer to join Paris Saint-Germain, who […]

London (AFP) – Arsene Wenger admits Arsenal are struggling to win back their furious fans after thousands stayed away from the 3-0 Premier League win over Watford. For the second successive game at the Emirates Stadium, Arsenal played in front of vast swathes of empty red seats on Sunday. Arsenal blamed heavy snow for the […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Pep Guardiola manager thanked Manchester City’s Abu Dhabi owners for standing by him when he failed to deliver any trophies in his first season at the club. Guardiola, whose side lead the Premier League by 13 points and won the League Cup last month, is set to meet chairman Khaldoon […]

Paris (AFP) – Kostas Mitroglou made an instant impact off the bench with the decisive goal in a 2-1 victory at Toulouse on Sunday, while Lyon defeated Caen 1-0 to halt a run of six matches without a win in Ligue 1. Lucas Ocampos, the two-goal hero in Marseille's 3-1 Europa League last 16, first […]

Rome (AFP) – Paulo Dybala struck twice to send Juventus to the top of Serie A with a 2-0 victory over Udinese on Sunday, as title rivals Napoli were held to a goalless draw at Inter Milan. Argentinian Dybala followed his midweek Champions League winner over Tottenham with a match-clinching double, as Massimiliano Allegri's men […]

Istanbul (AFP) – Turkish star midfielder Arda Turan on Sunday married his long term girlfriend in Istanbul, with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan acting as his marriage witness, reports said. Erdogan's presence as witness at the marriage of Turan to his partner of the last two and a half years Aslihan Dogan was a striking symbol […]

Berlin (AFP) – Germany international striker Timo Werner said Sunday he will remain with RB Leipzig next season, quashing rumours of a move away from last year's Bundesliga runners-up. "I have a contract until 2020 and I feel good at Leipzig," Werner said after Sunday's 0-0 draw against his former club Stuttgart. "I will stay […]

Berlin (AFP) – Michy Batshuayi came off the bench to score a stoppage time winner as Borussia Dortmund snatched a dramatic 3-2 victory over top six rivals Eintracht Frankfurt on Sunday. Danny Blum looked to have sealed a draw for Frankfurt with an equaliser a minute into time added on, but Batshuayi had the last […]

Paris (AFP) – Lyon halted a run of six matches without a win in Ligue 1 with a 1-0 victory over Caen on Sunday, while Alassane Plea scored four goals for Nice in a 5-2 rout of Guingamp. Former Chelsea forward Bertrand Traore swept home the winner on 63 minutes for Lyon, as Bruno Genesio's […]

London (AFP) – Son Heung-Min ensured Tottenham Hotspur didn't pay a heavy price for an ankle injury suffered by Harry Kane as he scored twice in a win 4-1 at Bournemouth on Sunday. Spurs move above Liverpool into third in the Premier League, but it was a bittersweet victory with concerns over Kane's fitness for […]

Madrid (AFP) – In-form Antoine Griezmann scored one goal and made another as Atletico Madrid cruised to a 3-0 win over Celta Vigo in La Liga on Sunday, consolidating their grip on second place. Griezmann opened the scoring just before the break at the Wanda Metropolitano with his 16th goal of the season in La […]

London (AFP) – Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero will miss Monday's Premier League trip to Stoke due to a knee injury. However, the Argentine is hopeful of being sidelined for just two weeks, which should see him return in time for City's next fixture at Everton on March 31. "During yesterday's training I had a […]

Rome (AFP) – Paulo Dybala struck twice as Juventus retook top spot in Serie A from Napoli with a 2-0 victory over Udinese on Sunday, as Fiorentina made an emotional return to action after the death of Davide Astori. Argentinian Dybala followed his midweek Champions League winner over Tottenham with a match-clinching double, as Massimiliano […]

Berlin (AFP) – Timo Werner was booed on his return to home-town club Stuttgart as RB Leipzig were held to a 0-0 draw on Sunday that kept them out of the top four. Werner, who came through the ranks at Stuttgart before joining Leipzig in 2016, had not scored in six league games ahead of […]

London (AFP) – Arsene Wenger received a welcome boost as Arsenal eased a little of the pressure on their beleaguered boss with a 3-0 win over Watford on Sunday. After a wretched run left Wenger fighting to save his job, a 2-0 win at AC Milan in the Europa League on Thursday offered the Frenchman […]