Cairo (AFP) – Deep in Egypt's Nile Delta region, the children of Nagrig village have a clear goal in life: they want to become football stars like Mohamed Salah, Liverpool's top scorer and Africa's top player. Salah, who hails from their village, has been one of the sensations of the Premier League since joining Liverpool […]

Turin (Italy) (AFP) – Massimiliano Allegri may be breaking records in Italy but the Juventus coach's quest for the elusive Champions League grail continues on Tuesday against English side Tottenham Hotspur. The 50-year-old marked his 200th game in the Juventus dugout with a 2-0 win in Florence on Friday, capping a record breaking three-and-a-half years […]

London (AFP) – Harry Kane scored more goals than Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi in 2017, but it is on the Champions League stage the prolific Tottenham striker must deliver to be truly measured against the five-time World Players of the Year. Kane gets his chance when Europe's premier club competition returns on Tuesday as […]

London (AFP) – The club record £57 million ($80 million) capture of French centre-back Aymeric Laporte took Manchester City's spending on defence in the past year beyond the budgets of many nations. But the Frenchman could be the final piece of a more than £200 million defensive overhaul to provide the foundations in City's quest […]

Southampton (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Jurgen Klopp backed Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino's cases for player of the year honours after they each bagged a goal and an assist to ensure an easy 2-0 win for Liverpool at Southampton. Salah teed up Firmino to open the scoring with his 20th goal of the season after […]

Newcastle (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Jose Mourinho has refused to criticise Chris Smalling for a dive which led to the decisive goal in Manchester United's shock 1-0 defeat at Newcastle. Mourinho was scathing about United's defending as Matt Ritchie scored from the 65th minute free-kick awarded after Smalling threw himself to the ground before he […]

Paris (AFP) – Lyon were incensed after being denied a second-half penalty as they slipped to a third straight loss in Ligue 1, with Rennes claiming a 2-0 win on Sunday. Bruno Genesio's hosts were looking for three points to close to within one of Marseille in the third and final Champions League place, but […]

Berlin (AFP) – Robert Lewandowski equalled his manager's Bundesliga record of scoring in 11 consecutive home games but Jupp Heynckes was not on Bayern Munich's bench to witness the feat. Bayern kept their 18-point lead in the table with a 2-1 victory over Schalke as Lewandowski and Thomas Mueller netted superb first-half goals with head […]

Berlin (AFP) – Florian Kainz netted two superb goals in Werder Bremen's 3-1 Bundesliga win at home to Wolfsburg on Sunday, helping ease his side's relegation worries. Stuttgart also boosted their chances of Bundesliga survival with a 1-0 victory over Borussia Moenchengladbach. Werder finished the weekend three points above the relegation zone in 15th with […]

Lisbon (AFP) – Brazilian Tiquinho Soares scored twice as Porto warmed up for Wednesday's Champions League tie against Liverpool with a 4-0 thumping of Chaves on Sunday to retake top spot in Portugal from Benfica. Sergio Conceicao's side had beaten Sporting Lisbon in the first leg of the Portuguese Cup semi-finals in midweek, when Soares […]

London (AFP) – Matt Ritchie condemned Manchester United to a shock 1-0 defeat at struggling Newcastle, while Liverpool cemented their top four place with a 2-0 win over Southampton on Sunday. United's second defeat in their last three Premier League games leaves them 16 points behind leaders Manchester City. Jose Mourinho's second placed side, beaten […]

Southampton (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Virgil van Dijk celebrated his first Premier League win as the world's most expensive defender on his return to Southampton as Roberto Firmino and Mohamed Salah ensured Liverpool ran out 2-0 winners at St Mary's on Sunday. Van Dijk was jeered by the home support following his £75 million ($104 […]

Milan (AFP) – French teenager Yann Karamoh scored the winner as Inter Milan ended a two-month victory drought to move back third with a 2-1 win against nine-man Bologna on Sunday. Eder opened the scoring after three minutes at the San Siro only for former Inter Milan star Rodrigo Palacio to pull Bologna level after […]

Milan (AFP) – French teenager Yann Karamoh scored the deciding goal as Inter Milan ended a two-month victory drought with a 2-1 win against nine-man Bologna on Sunday. Eder opened after three minutes at the San Siro only for former Inter Milan star Rodrigo Palacio to pull Bologna level in the first half. But Karamoh, […]

Madrid (AFP) – A disallowed Luis Suarez goal summed up a frustrating afternoon for Barcelona as the La Liga leaders dropped points for the second week running after a 0-0 stalemate with Getafe on Sunday. After needing a late equaliser to grab a point in the Catalan derby at Espanyol last weekend, Barca could not […]