Berlin (AFP) – Robert Lewandowski grabbed a hat-trick as Bayern Munich romped to a 6-0 victory over crisis-stricken Hamburg in the Bundesliga on Saturday. The victory keeps Bayern on course to wrap up another Bundesliga title — their sixth in a row — before the end of March, and heaps misery on Hamburg, who are […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho railed against his critics after Marcus Rashford's flashing early double saw off Liverpool at Old Trafford with a 2-1 win on Saturday, despite having just 32 percent of possession. Liverpool were left to rue a slow start as Rashford twice finished with astonishing verve to […]

Madrid (AFP) – Zinedine Zidane labelled Cristiano Ronaldo as "from another galaxy" after the striker's double dragged Real Madrid to a 2-1 win over Eibar in La Liga on Saturday. Ronaldo headed in an 84th-minute winner at the Ipurua Municipal Stadium, having earlier put Real in front with an emphatic near-post finish. Eibar's Ivan Ramis […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Marcus Rashford scored twice in the first 25 minutes as Manchester United held off a Liverpool fightback to move five points clear of their visitors in second place in the Premier League with a 2-1 win at Old Trafford. United also close to within 13 points of Manchester City, but […]

Eibar (Spain) (AFP) – Cristiano Ronaldo came to the rescue again as Real Madrid followed up their thumping win over Paris Saint-Germain with a narrow victory against Eibar. Ronaldo scored twice, his second six minutes from the end, as Real won 2-1 and avoided another slip-up in La Liga. Ivan Ramis had equalised for Eibar […]

Barcelona (AFP) – Lionel Messi announced that he and his wife Antonella Roccuzzo had become parents for a third time on Saturday. "Welcome Ciro!!! Thank God, everything went perfectly. He and his mummy are doing very well. We are super happy!!!" wrote Messi on his Instagram account, accompanying the post with a photo of the […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba was ruled out of Saturday's Premier League clash against Liverpool due to injury. Reports suggest Pogba picked up a gashed leg in training on the eve of the game. "He is injured. (It happened) yesterday in training, an unlucky situation, and he is out," said […]

Barcelona (AFP) – Lionel Messi has pulled out of Barcelona's squad for Saturday's La Liga match at Malaga with reports saying the birth of his third child is imminent. The club tweeted: "Change to the squad. Messi is out for personal reasons and Yerry Mina takes his place." Messi's wife Antonella Roccuzzo is expecting a […]

Paris (AFP) – The World Cup is a prime opportunity for the host country to burnish its international image — but Russia's tensions with the West mean that will prove tricky this year. After a former Russian spy was attacked with a nerve agent on an English street, Britain is considering pulling its officials from […]

London (AFP) – Jack Wilshere admits Arsenal's stars hadn't done enough to ease the pressure on Arsene Wenger before they finally took the strain off their beleaguered boss by beating AC Milan. Wenger's side ended a wretched run of four successive defeats as they won 2-0 at Milan in the Europa League last 16 first […]

Glasgow (AFP) – Recent history may not have been kind to Rangers, but in the early 1990s they were the undisputed kings of Scottish football. On the pitch, the Ibrox side enjoyed numerous league and cup successes, while coming close to European glory. Off it, Rangers' unmatched financial might seemed to give them a stranglehold […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Jose Mourinho admits he has not got the best out of Alexis Sanchez since his January transfer because the former Arsenal forward moved to Manchester United at the "wrong" time. Sanchez was signed in a swap deal that reportedly made him the Premier League's best-paid player but the Chile international […]

Paris (AFP) – Rony Lopes was on target yet again as champions Monaco took their unbeaten Ligue 1 run to 14 games with a 3-1 win on Strasbourg's dreadful pitch on Friday. Paris Saint-Germain lead Ligue 1 on 74 points and play Metz on Saturday, while second-place Monaco have 63 points with nine games remaining, […]

Rome (AFP) – Roma defeated Torino 3-0 on Friday in the first game in Italy's Serie A since the death of Fiorentina captain Davide Astori, who passed away last week at the age of 31. Kostas Manolas, Daniele De Rossi and Lorenzo Pellegrini scored as Roma secured a fifth win in six league outings on […]

London (AFP) – Mauricio Pochettino said Friday that senior Juventus officials put pressure on the referee during their Champions League victory against Tottenham, describing the Italian champions as specialists in success. Spurs' 2-1 defeat at Wembley on Wednesday meant they exited the tournament 4-3 on aggregate despite dominating the tie overall. Tottenham boss Pochettino said […]