Bournemouth (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Arsene Wenger confirmed he expects Alexis Sanchez's future to be resolved imminently after the Arsenal forward was left out of his side's 2-1 defeat at Bournemouth. Sanchez, who becomes free agent at the end of this season, is a target for Manchester United and Manchester City who came close to […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Pep Guardiola has challenged his Manchester City stars to use their dramatic 4-3 defeat at Liverpool as a warning to guard against complacency. Guardiola's side saw their 30-match unbeaten run in the Premier League come to a stunning end at Anfield on Sunday. The leaders fell behind to Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain's early opener […]

Lausanne (AFP) – Former Manchester City midfielder Samir Nasri faces a possible suspension after losing an appeal for UEFA to grant him a therapeutic use exemption (TUE) for a vitamin booster. Nasri, who plays for Antalyaspor in Turkey, took his case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport after UEFA refused his request for a […]

Paris (AFP) – Angel Di Maria scored the only goal as Paris Saint-Germain claimed a controversial 1-0 Ligue 1 win at Nantes on Sunday that was marred by a bizarre late sending off. There was drama in added time as Nantes centre-back Diego Carlos was sent off by Tony Chapron for appearing to accidentally trip […]

London (AFP) – Manchester City saw their long unbeaten run in the Premier League brought to a shuddering halt at the weekend as Liverpool shrugged off the departure of Philippe Coutinho to claim a dramatic 4-3 victory. A disjointed Arsenal slipped to a 2-1 defeat at struggling Bournemouth, with Arsene Wenger's misery compounded by the […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Jose Mourinho has indicated that Manchester United will do all they can to extend David de Gea's contract. The Spain goalkeeper, who almost joined Real Madrid in 2015 and continues to be linked with a move there, has a contract that expires in June 2019, although United have the option […]

Paris (AFP) – Angel Di Maria scored the only goal as Paris Saint-Germain claimed a controversial 1-0 Ligue 1 win at Nantes on Sunday that was marred by a bizarre late sending off. Di Maria poked in a 12th-minute opener for the visitors, before producing a glaring miss later in the first half. Emiliano Sala […]

Madrid (AFP) – Luis Suarez stole the show with a brace and an assist as Barcelona fought back from two goals down to win 4-2 at Real Sociedad on Sunday and restore their nine-point lead at the top of La Liga. Suarez struck in the 50th and 71st minutes, his first a delightful chip from […]

Berlin (AFP) – Bayern Munich are on course for a sixth straight German league title after finishing the weekend 13 points clear thanks to Friday's 3-1 win at Bayer Leverkusen. Second-placed RB Leipzig have told Liverpool Naby Keita will not join them before next season after the midfielder scored a superb goal in the 3-1 […]

Berlin (AFP) – Borussia Dortmund missed the chance to go second in the Bundesliga on Sunday after a 0-0 home draw with Wolfsburg without the dropped Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. Before kick-off, Dortmund coach Peter Stoeger revealed he took a dim view of Aubameyang missing a team meeting on Saturday and threw the top-scorer out of the […]

Paris (AFP) – Lyon failed to take second spot in Ligue 1 after being held to a 1-1 home draw by Angers on Sunday, despite a goal from Nabil Fekir. Monaco's goalless draw at Montpellier on Sunday handed Lyon the chance to leapfrog the principality club. Karl Toko Ekambi gave the lowly visitors a shock […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Liverpool handed Manchester City their first Premier League defeat this season as the rampant Reds won 4-3 against the shell-shocked leaders to show they can thrive without Philippe Coutinho. City swaggered into Anfield unbeaten in the top flight in 30 matches and widely heralded as champions-elect amid talk that they could go throughout […]

Berlin (AFP) – Borussia Dortmund dropped star striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang on Sunday for failing to attend a team meeting — the third time he has been disciplined by the club in two seasons. The 28-year-old Gabon forward, who has hit 13 goals in 15 league games this season, was left out of the squad for […]

Madrid (AFP) – Sevilla missed the chance to draw level on points with crisis club Real Madrid in the race for Champions League qualification after going down 1-0 at lowly Alaves in la Liga on Sunday. Manu Garcia's 52nd minute strike pulled Alaves out of the relegation zone and left Sevilla sixth on 29 points, […]

Berlin (AFP) – Cologne breathed life into their faint survival hopes when new signing Simon Terodde hit a 95th-minute winner as the Bundesliga's bottom club shocked Borussia Moenchengladbach 2-1 on Sunday. Hosts Cologne remain eight points from safety even after Terrode, who was making his club debut after signing from Stuttgart in December, reacted quickest […]