Madrid (AFP) – French striker Antoine Griezmann hit a hat-trick as Atletico Madrid thrashed Sevilla 5-2 on Sunday to cut the gap on La Liga leaders Barcelona back to seven points. The result was also a boost for Manchester United, who face Sevilla in the Champions League last 16 second leg next month afer the […]

Thessaloniki (Greece) (AFP) – Sunday's Greek Super League derby between PAOK Thessaloniki and Olympiakos was called off after Olympiakos coach Oscar Garcia was struck in the face by a toilet roll thrown by a spectator minutes before kick-off. Garcia left Toumba Stadium for a local hospital to seek treatment for a bloodied lip. The incident […]

Madrid (AFP) – Santi Mina scored both goals as Valencia defeated Real Sociedad 2-1 on Sunday to stay firmly on course for the Champions League next season. The victory took fourth-placed Valencia to 49 points, just two behind Real Madrid and eight ahead of Villarreal in the race for spots in the continent's top club […]

London (AFP) – Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola defended his decision to wear a yellow ribbon in support of jailed Catalan independence leaders after his side beat Arsenal 3-0 to win the League Cup final on Sunday. The Football Association on Friday charged Guardiola, saying the symbol sported by the former Barcelona boss on his […]

Turin (Italy) (AFP) – Sunday's Serie A game between champions Juventus and Atalanta in Turin was postponed because of blizzard-like conditions in northern Italy. Snow covered the pitch at Allianz Stadium with referee Maurizio Mariani and captains Gianluigi Buffon and Rafael Toloi deciding to call off the game. "It's possible to play in these conditions, but […]

Berlin (AFP) – Ademola Lookman created a goal but RB Leipzig squandered the chance to go second in the Bundesliga on Sunday after crashing to a 2-1 defeat at home to bottom side Cologne. Lookman, an England Under-21 winger on loan from Everton, shone during his 59 minutes, hitting the post in the move that […]

London (AFP) – Pep Guardiola insisted his first trophy in English football was due to the skill and dedication of his players rather than his coaching magic touch after Sunday's 3-0 romp past Arsenal in the League Cup final. Sergio Aguero, Vincent Kompany and David Silva were all on the scoresheet as City lifted the trophy […]

London (AFP) – Manchester City rolled back the years on Sunday to win the first trophy of the Pep Guardiola era with three of their veteran players scoring in an emphatic 3-0 win against Arsenal at Wembley. Sergio Aguero, Vincent Kompany and David Silva were all on the scoresheet as City lifted the trophy for the […]

London (AFP) – Manchester City won the first trophy of the Pep Guardiola era on Sunday, brushing Arsenal aside 3-0 in the League Cup final with the help of an old-fashioned route-one goal from Sergio Aguero. It was an impressive statement of intent from Guardiola's team at Wembley after a shock FA Cup defeat to lowly […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho believes it was important for two coaches of his and Chelsea's Antonio Conte's stature to put their public dispute behind them by shaking hands before and after United's 2-1 victory on Sunday. Mourinho and Conte's simmering rift exploded in January when the Portuguese cited an […]

Milan (AFP) – Ciro Immobile and Sergej Milinkovic-Savic continued their goal scoring sprees to lift Lazio into third in Serie A with a 3-0 win over Sassuolo on Sunday. Both sides finished a bad-tempered clash with 10 men as Serb Milinkovic-Savic scored a brace, opening the score with a curler after seven minutes and adding […]

Rome (AFP) – Lazio director Igli Tare said on Sunday the Serie A club were not interested in selling Serbian midfielder Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, having turned down a 70 million euro ($86 million) bid last summer. The 22-year-old has attracted the interest of top European clubs including Manchester United, Real Madrid, Juventus and Paris Saint-Germain. "Over […]

Glasgow (AFP) – Moussa Dembele helped Celtic retain their nine-point lead at the top of the Scottish Premiership with a goal and an assist in Sunday's 2-0 win away to Aberdeen. Frenchman Dembele headed the defending champions ahead on 37 minutes at Pittodrie before triggering a late counter-attack that resulted in Kieran Tierney sealing the […]

Turin (Italy) (AFP) – Sunday's Serie A game between champions Juventus and Atalanta in Turin was postponed because of heavy snow in northern Italy. Snow covered the pitch at Allianz Stadium with the referee and team officials deciding to call off the game. "It's possible to play in these conditions, but would not be a […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Jose Mourinho hailed Romelu Lukaku's ability to bounce back from a difficult start as the Belgian inspired a Manchester United fightback to beat Chelsea 2-1 at Old Trafford. Lukaku cancelled out Willian's opener with his first United goal against top six Premier League opposition before crossing for Jesse Lingard to […]