Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Pep Guardiola said Sergio Aguero had earned the right to determine his own Manchester City future after the Argentinian striker scored a brace in a 4-0 demolition of Bournemouth. The build-up to Saturday's contest was dogged by talk of Aguero's supposed discontent at the Etihad Stadium as Guardiola continues to […]

Leicester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Jose Mourinho slammed his Manchester United stars after they conceded a late equaliser in a 2-2 draw against 10-man Leicester that left them 13 points adrift of leaders Manchester City. United were already trailing in City's wake, but Harry Maguire's 94th-minute leveller at the King Power Stadium on Saturday was […]

Milan (AFP) – Champions Juventus kept pace with Serie A leaders Napoli on Saturday after a hard-fought 1-0 win over title-rivals AS Roma with Inter Milan suffering a second consecutive defeat. Moroccan Medhi Benatia scored the only goal against his former club after 18 minutes in Turin. Juventus remain one point behind leaders Napoli — […]

London (AFP) – Middlesbrough sacked manager Garry Monk just hours after his Championship side's 2-1 win at Sheffield Wednesday on Saturday. Monk only took charge at Middlesbrough in June, but the former Swansea and Leeds boss was unable to mastermind the expected promotion challenge. Middlesbrough, who won 10 of their 23 league games under Monk, […]

Leicester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester United will spend Christmas 13 points behind Manchester City in the Premier League title race as Harry Maguire's dramatic late equaliser earned Leicester City a 2-2 draw on Saturday. Juan Mata looked set to inspire a United victory as Jose Mourinho's side fought back from conceding Jamie Vardy's 50th […]

Milan (AFP) – Gennaro Gattuso insisted he would not quit after the former European heavyweights fell to a another defeat, a 2-0 loss to Atalanta at the San Siro on Saturday. "If I thought that I was the problem, then I would resign immediately. But that's not it," said Gattuso who took over last month. […]

Burnley (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Harry Kane scored a hat-trick that equalled a Premier League record as Tottenham Hotspur won 3-0 at Burnley on Saturday to end a three-month wait for an away win. Kane added two calm second-half finishes to an early penalty to take his goal total in the Premier League to 36 […]

Milan (AFP) – Marek Hamsik scored his 116th goal on Saturday to overtake Diego Maradona as Napoli's all-time record goalscorer and keep the Serie A leaders top for Christmas, as Inter Milan and AC Milan both suffered defeats. Hamsik's strike before the break ensured a come-from-behind 3-2 win over Sampdoria to give Napoli 45 points […]

Madrid (AFP) – Barcelona further tightened their vice-like grip on the La Liga title by sweeping aside eternal rivals Real Madrid 3-0 on Saturday to leave the European champions 14 points adrift down in fourth place. Luis Suarez, Lionel Messi and Aleix Vidal were on target for the visitors in the second half as Madrid […]

London (AFP) – Championship leaders Wolves maintained their charge towards the Premier League with a 1-0 win over Ipswich, while Bristol City settled for a 1-1 draw at QPR just days after their shock success against Manchester United. Ivan Cavaleiro's first half goal at Molineux moved Wolves seven points clear of second placed Cardiff, who […]

Glasgow (AFP) – Celtic crushed title rivals Aberdeen 3-0 to move eight points clear at the top of the Scottish Premiership on Saturday. Mikael Lustig's deflected shot gave Celtic a 40th minute lead before Jonny Hayes came back to haunt his former club as he added a second in the 69th minute at Parkhead. Olivier […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester City recorded a 17th straight Premier League victory in a ruthless 4-0 win over Bournemouth on Saturday as Sergio Aguero scored twice, with Raheem Sterling and Danilo also finding the net. Pep Guardiola's team are ripping up the record books this season and Bournemouth had no answer to their […]

Madrid (AFP) – Barcelona took a huge step towards regaining the La Liga title as goals from Luis Suarez, Lionel Messi and Aleix Vidal beat bitter rivals Real Madrid 3-0 at the Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday to open up a 14-point lead over the European champions. In a recurring theme of this season Madrid were […]

Madrid (AFP) – Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane accepted responsibility for a bruising 3-0 El Clasico defeat on Saturday that left the European champions 14 points adrift of Barcelona at the top of La Liga on Saturday. However, the Frenchman insisted Madrid will come back stronger in the new year after La Liga's winter break […]

Naples (Italy) (AFP) – Marek Hamsik on Saturday scored his 116th goal in all competitions to overtake Diego Maradona as Napoli's all-time record goal scorer. The 30-year-old Slovakian attacking midfielder has been at Napoli for 10 years and set the new mark just before the break in the Serie A leader's game against Sampdoria. Hamsik […]