London (AFP) – Chelsea manager Antonio Conte reflected on a memorable 2017 as the Premier League champions rounded off the year with a 5-0 demolition of Stoke City. While Conte's side are lagging well behind leaders Manchester City in this season's title race, the Italian is still delighted with the way the last 12 months […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp believes winger Mohamed Salah can maintain his incredible goalscoring form for the rest of the season. The Egypt international has netted 23 times for Liverpool in all competitions, equalling a club record set by Roger Hunt in 1961/62 for most goals in a campaign before the turn of […]

Milan (AFP) – Paulo Dybala scored a brace as champions Juventus won 3-1 at Verona to keep pace with Napoli as Serie A's leading duo pulled clear of pursuing Inter Milan, Roma and Lazio on Saturday. Napoli won 1-0 at Crotone on Friday to secure the symbolic title of winter champions as they top the […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Pep Guardiola has expressed concern that Manchester City could stumble significantly in the New Year as they chase success in four competitions. The City manager is worried that he does not have the experence to cope with the kind of schedule his side are likely to face over the next […]

Milan (AFP) – Inter Milan and Roma lost ground on leaders Napoli on Saturday after both title-chasing sides were held at home, while at the other end of the table Benevento got their first ever Serie A win. Inter, in third, are now seven points behind Napoli after a goalless draw against Lazio at San […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Jose Mourinho's recent frustrations continued at Old Trafford as he lost Romelu Lukaku to a worrying head injury in Manchester United's goalless Premier League draw with Southampton on Saturday. Paul Pogba had a late effort ruled out for offside and a third successive league draw over the holiday period has […]

London (AFP) – Romelu Lukaku was stretchered off after a clash of heads as Manchester United drew 0-0 with Southampton, while Mohamed Salah fired Liverpool to a 2-1 win over Leicester City in the Premier League on Saturday. Lukaku crashed into Southampton's Wesley Hoedt as the pair contested an aerial challenge early in the first […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Romelu Lukaku was stretchered off after the Manchester United striker clashed heads with Southampton's Wesley Hoedt in the teams' Premier League clash on Saturday. Lukaku crashed into Hoedt as the pair contested an aerial challenge in the first half of the encounter at Old Trafford. The Belgium international lay prone […]

Milan (AFP) – Roma suffered a 1-1 stalemate on Saturday which could see them lose ground on leading trio Napoli, Juventus and Inter Milan as newcomers Benevento made history with their first ever Serie A win. Roma took the lead when Lorenzo Pellegrini scored against his old club Sassuolo just after the half-hour in Rome […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Mohamed Salah scored twice as Liverpool came from behind to maintain their push for a Champions League place with 2-1 victory over Leicester on Saturday. Jamie Vardy put Leicester ahead but Liverpool, who had new £75 million ($100 million) signing Vigil van Dijk watching from the Anfield stands, fought back after the […]

London (AFP) – Chelsea demonstrated the yawning chasm in squad depth that exists in the Premier League with a 5-0 canter past Stoke City at Stamford Bridge on Saturday. While both sides rotated their squads after a hectic series of fixtures, Chelsea maintained their quality on the pitch in a scintillating opening half-hour, racing into […]

London (AFP) – Liverpool celebrated Virgil van Dijk's arrival at Anfield by coming from behind to beat Leicester City 2-1 thanks to Mohamed Salah's brace, while Danny Drinkwater scored his first Chelsea goal in a 5-0 rout of Stoke City. Van Dijk, signed from Southampton for a world record fee for a defender of £75 […]

Glasgow (AFP) – Rangers earned a rare point against Celtic as a pulsating Old Firm derby ended goalless at Parkhead on Saturday. The hosts dominated the first half with Scott Sinclair and French striker Moussa Dembele coming closest for Celtic. But it was Rangers who ran the show in the second half with Colombian striker […]

Milan (AFP) – Hakan Calhanoglu snatched a point for under-pressure AC Milan with a crucial 1-1 draw against Fiorentina in Tuscany on Saturday. The Turkish midfielder equalised three minutes after Giovanni Simeone had headed in for the hosts in the 71st minute. It was the first time this season that Milan have come from behind […]

London (AFP) – The Football Association lent its full support to Rhian Brewster, the leading scorer in England's Under-17 World Cup victory earlier this year, over his claims of suffering racial abuse and said it would push for "appropriate response from the relevant authorities". The 17-year-old — who is yet to make his debut for […]