Milan (AFP) – Inter Milan fell further behind in the Serie A title race on Sunday after a scrappy 1-1 home draw with Champions League-chasing Roma left them 11 points behind leaders Napoli. Matias Vecino equalised with a late header for Inter after Stephan El Shaarawy had capitalised on awful defending to clip home goalkeeper […]

Watford (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Premier League club Watford appointed former Malaga coach Javi Gracia as their new manager on Sunday, just hours after sacking Portuguese Marco Silva. Watford, who sit 10th in England's top flight, announced that the 47-year-old Spaniard had signed an 18-month contract, becoming the club's 10th manager since 2012. "It's a […]

Berlin (AFP) – Schalke's chairman on Sunday threatened to banish their Bayern Munich-bound midfielder Leon Goretzka to the stands for the rest of the season if he fails to perform for the Bundesliga club. Both clubs confirmed on Friday that Goretzka, 22, will join Bayern next season on a free transfer after five years with […]

Southampton (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Harry Kane struck his 99th Premier League goal to earn Tottenham a 1-1 draw at St Mary's on Sunday after Davinson Sanchez's own goal had given Southampton an early lead. The result moves Spurs closer to Liverpool in fourth place but it was not enough to lift Southampton out of […]

Paris (AFP) – Monaco eased to a 3-1 victory over ten-man Metz in the principality on Sunday to move into the third and final Champions League spot in Ligue 1. Brazilian left-back Jorge opened the scoring on the stroke of half-time and Rachid Ghezzal added a second after visiting goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima was sent off. […]

Madrid (AFP) – Real Madrid moved back into the top four of La Liga by thumping lowly La Coruna 7-1 at the Santiago Bernabeu on Sunday, with Cristiano Ronaldo ending a miserable run of league form with a late double. Ronaldo had only scored four league goals before Sunday's clash with third-from-bottom Deportivo, but the […]

Berlin (AFP) – Robert Lewandowski and Thomas Mueller both netted twice as Bayern Munich went 16 points clear in the Bundesliga on Sunday with a 4-2 victory over Werder Bremen. Mueller and Lewandowski each claimed goal-scoring milestones in a polished second-half display by Bayern's forward pair. Mueller has now scored 100 Bundesliga goals in his […]

Milan (AFP) – Dries Mertens ended a long goal drought to give Napoli a 1-0 victory at Atalanta on Sunday that stretched their advantage in Serie A to four points. Napoli's win in the first league game after the winter break extended their lead over second-placed Juventus ahead of the champions' clash with Genoa on […]

London (AFP) – Arsene Wenger insists Arsenal are ready to go on a sustained winning streak after finally blocking out the distractions of a turbulent transfer window. Arsenal ended a five-match winless run by thrashing Crystal Palace 4-1 at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday. Four goals in the first 22 minutes tore Palace to shreds […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has insisted he has not given a second thought to his team's 18-match unbeaten run ahead of their trip to Swansea City on Monday. Klopp's side have been in imperious form recently, and ended Premier League leaders Manchester City's hopes of going through the season without losing following a […]

Brighton (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Antonio Conte's sights immediately turned to next week's League Cup semi-final second leg at London rivals Arsenal after his Chelsea side returned to winning ways in the Premier League on Saturday. The Blues' 4-0 victory at struggling Brighton and Hove Albion –- their first win in 90 minutes since the […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Pep Guardiola hailed his side's mental strength as Sergio Aguero's expert hat-trick helped Manchester City beat Newcastle United 3-1 in a win that restored their 12-point lead at the top of the Premier League. After losing 4-3 against Liverpool the previous weekend, this Etihad Stadium contest was always likely to […]

Burnley (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Jose Mourinho is confident his protracted pursuit of Arsenal forward Alexis Sanchez is nearing a conclusion at long last. The Manchester United manager, speaking after his side's 1-0 victory at Burnley in the Premier League on Saturday, conceded that the negotiations, which are expected to end with Henrikh Mkhitaryan moving […]

London (AFP) – Sergio Aguero scored a hat-trick as Manchester City restored their 12-point lead at the top of the Premier League with a 3-1 win at home to Newcastle United on Saturday. City's 30-match unbeaten run in the league, which spanned two seasons, came to a dramatic end with a 4-3 defeat by Liverpool […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – It was back to thrilling business as usual for Manchester City on Saturday as Sergio Aguero's hat-trick helped the Premier League leaders to a 3-1 victory over abject Newcastle United at the Etihad Stadium. Pep Guardiola demanded a response from his table-toppers following the 4-3 loss to Liverpool last Sunday […]