London (AFP) – Jurgen Klopp described a near perfect Liverpool performance as a "joy to watch" as Mohamed Salah scored for the sixth straight game in a 4-1 thrashing of West Ham at Anfield on Saturday. Klopp's men moved up into second in the Premier League by edging a point ahead of bitter rivals Manchester […]

Casablanca (Morocco) (AFP) – Amin Tighazoui scored from a free-kick to give Wydad Casablanca a 1-0 CAF Super Cup victory over TP Mazembe Saturday as the video assistant referee (VAR) system was used for the first time in Africa. The goal that separated Champions League winners Wydad of Morocco and Confederation Cup title-holders Mazembe of […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp believes a welcome mid-season break has refreshed his side at the perfect time after a 4-1 thrashing of West Ham on Saturday. In their first outing since beating Porto 5-0 in the Champions League 10 days ago, Liverpool moved up to second in the Premier League with the […]

Madrid (AFP) – Real coach Zinedine Zidane hailed Cristiano Ronaldo's selflessness after the forward gave up the chance of a hat-trick by allowing Karim Benzema to take a late penalty in Saturday's 4-0 thrashing of Alaves. Zidane restored Gareth Bale to the starting XI to reunite the 'BBC' front line of the Welshman, Ronaldo and […]

Madrid (AFP) – A Cristiano Ronaldo double and Gareth Bale's first goal in seven matches helped Real Madrid thrash Alaves 4-0 at the Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday to strengthen their grip on a top-three spot in La Liga. The reigning champions' title hopes are all but over, with Real 11 points adrift of leaders Barcelona […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Mohamed Salah continued his incredible goalscoring streak as Liverpool eased to a 4-1 victory over West Ham United to move up to second in the Premier League on Saturday. The Egypt international took his tally to 18 in his last 17 top-flight games for Liverpool with his 31st goal of the season […]

Berlin (AFP) – Robert Lewandowski and Jupp Heynckes both missed out on records as runaway Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich were held to a lacklustre goalless draw at home to Hertha Berlin on Saturday. Despite the disappointing result, Bayern are now 20 points clear in the table as second-placed Borussia Dortmund host Augsburg on Monday. After […]

Leicester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Mohamed Salah scored for the sixth straight game as Liverpool took advantage of being the only Premier League top six side in action on Saturday to move into second with a 4-1 thrashing of West Ham at Anfield. Jurgen Klopp's men still trail runaway league leaders Manchester City by 15 […]

Paris (AFP) – Neymar has been named in the Paris Saint-Germain squad to face arch-rivals Marseille on Sunday, despite missing Friday's training session with illness. PSG coach Unai Emery had said that Neymar was "ill", but that he hoped he would be fit for the Ligue 1 match at the Parc des Princes. The Brazilian […]

Leicester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Stoke City boss Paul Lambert hailed Jack Butland as the "best goalkeeper in Britain" despite an own goal from the England international that cost his side a potential victory as they drew 1-1 draw at Leicester on Saturday. Stoke took the lead thanks to a curling long-range effort from Xherdan […]

Milan (AFP) – Brazil midfielder Rafinha said Saturday he wants to make his loan move to Inter Milan permanent this summer after taking advice from Barcelona stars Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez before leaving Spain. The 25-year-old — who was out eight months last year with a knee injury — is on six months loan […]

Leicester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – An own goal from Stoke City captain Jack Butland cost his side the chance to move out of the Premier League relegation zone on Saturday in a 1-1 draw at Leicester. Despite being largely outplayed before the break, Stoke took the lead thanks to a curling long-range effort from Xherdan […]

Berlin (AFP) – Bayern Munich's top-scoring striker Robert Lewandowski is again at the centre of Real Madrid rumours after connecting with the agent who helped fix Neymar's record transfer to Paris Saint-Germain. Lewandowski, who has scored 29 goals in all competitions this season, has split with Cezary Kucharski, his Polish agent of ten years, and […]

Turin (Italy) (AFP) – Federico Bernardeschi will miss Juventus's Champions League second leg clash against Tottenham with coach Massimiliano Allegri saying Saturday the winger could require knee surgery. Bernardeschi, 24, picked up knee ligament damage during last week's Serie A win over Torino, with top scorer Gonzalo Higuain also suffering from an ankle knock. "Bernardeschi […]

London (AFP) – Pep Guardiola is anxious to play down suggestions that winning his first piece of silverware for Manchester City in Sunday's League Cup final against Arsenal would herald a period of dominance. The former Barcelona and Bayern Munich coach takes his side to Wembley with the Premier League title virtually in the bag […]