Milan (AFP) – Dries Mertens scored a double as Napoli reclaimed top spot in Serie A ahead of Juventus with a 3-1 win over Bologna on Sunday as AC Milan rekindled their push for Europe with a 2-1 win over Lazio. Napoli restored their one-point advantage over champions Juventus who had moved top after Sami […]

Paris (AFP) – Fabinho struck to secure French champions Monaco an entertaining 2-2 draw at southern rivals Marseille on Sunday, while Malcom was at the centre of a penalty controversy as Bordeaux stunned Lyon. Both teams at the Stade Velodrome missed the chance to take second place from Lyon, with Paris Saint-Germain now 11 points […]

Madrid (AFP) – Barcelona escaped a scare on Philippe Coutinho's first start as Lionel Messi struck with a trademark free-kick to drag the La Liga leaders back from a goal down to beat Alaves 2-1 and restore their 11-point lead at the top. Messi whipped home a beautiful free-kick six minutes from the end to […]

London (AFP) – Pep Guardiola has called upon referees to provide greater protection for players after Leroy Sane was injured during Manchester City's 2-0 FA Cup win away to Cardiff on Sunday. First-half goals from Kevin De Bruyne and Raheem Sterling ensured Premier League leaders City stayed on a course for the 'quadruple' as they […]

London (AFP) – Manchester City remained on course for the quadruple as they saw off second-tier Cardiff to reach the last 16 of the FA Cup on Sunday while Manchester United and Chelsea also advanced over the weekend. Liverpool were dumped out of the world's oldest senior knockout football tournament and it needed a Harry […]

Miami (AFP) – Former England captain David Beckham will unveil his long-sought Major League Soccer expansion team at a Monday news conference in Miami, bringing a conclusion to a turmoil-filled four-year quest. MLS announced Friday it will "make a major announcement regarding the future of soccer in Miami" on Monday, inviting ticketed members of the […]

Berlin (AFP) – Winger Leon Bailey showed why Arsenal and Chelsea are reportedly tracking him with another stunning goal in Bayern Leverkusen's 2-0 win over Mainz on Sunday in the Bundesliga. Bailey, 20, gave Leverkusen the lead at the BayArena three minutes into the second half when he hit the back of the net from […]

Paris (AFP) – Brazilian star Malcom was at the centre of a penalty controversy as 10-man Bordeaux stunned high-flying Lyon 3-1 on Sunday to give new coach Gustavo Poyet a winning start in Ligue 1. Malcom, the 50 million-euro ($62m, £44m) rated Brazilian winger who has been linked with Arsenal, appeared to dive to win […]

Milan (AFP) – Dries Mertens continued his return to goal scoring form with a brace as Napoli bounced back from a goal down to reclaim top spot in Serie A on Sunday with a 3-1 home win over Bologna. Napoli restored their one-point advantage over champions Juventus who went top after Sami Khedira and Gonzalo […]

London (AFP) – Kevin De Bruyne starred as Manchester City stayed on course for an unprecedented quadruple of major trophies in the one season with a 2-0 win at Cardiff on Sunday that saw the runaway Premier League leaders into the last 16 of the FA Cup. City, 12 points clear at the summit of […]

Nuseirat (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) – Police blocked dozens of women from attending a football match Sunday in the Gaza Strip, in what activists said they hoped would have been the first such permission under Hamas's rule. Authorities in the Palestinian enclave run by Islamist movement Hamas told the women they had orders not to allow […]

Madrid (AFP) – Fernando Torres scored a rare la Liga goal as Atletico Madrid made light of Diego Costa's absence and consolidated second place in la Liga thanks to a comfortable 3-0 win over lowly Las Palmas on Sunday. Torres, who has featured mostly as a substitute this season and before this weekend had just […]

Berlin (AFP) – Winger Leon Bailey showed why Arsenal and Chelsea are reportedly tracking him with another stunning goal in Bayern Leverkusen's 2-0 win over Mainz on Sunday in the Bundesliga. Bailey, 20, gave Leverkusen the lead at the BayArena when he hit the back of the net from 20 metres with a left-footed strike. […]

London (AFP) – Michy Batshuayi scored twice as Chelsea beat Premier League rivals Newcastle United 3-0 to advance into the fifth round of the FA Cup at Stamford Bridge on Sunday. Batshuayi's goals in the 31st and 44th minutes and a Marcos Alonso free-kick 18 minutes from time were enough for Premier League champions Chelsea […]

Milan (AFP) – Inter's faltering Serie A campaign suffered more frustration with a 1-1 draw at promoted SPAL on Sunday, their seventh consecutive league game without a win. Alberto Paloschi headed in a last-gasp equaliser to grab a precious point for SPAL after Inter had taken the lead on 48 minutes when defender Francesco Vicari […]