London (AFP) – Manchester City racked up a 16th consecutive Premier League win as the runaway leaders routed Tottenham 4-1, while Mesut Ozil's stunning strike fired Arsenal to a 1-0 success against Newcastle on Saturday. Ilkay Gundogan opened the scoring at Eastlands before Kevin De Bruyne and Raheem Sterling netted after the interval to ensure […]

Milan (AFP) – Marek Hamsik equalled Diego Maradona's record as Napoli's all-time top goalscorer as they took advantage of Inter Milan's first defeat of the season and moved top of Serie A with a 3-1 win at Torino on Saturday. Inter went down 3-1 to Udinese at the San Siro earlier in the day and […]

Abu Dhabi (AFP) – Cristiano Ronaldo's second-half free-kick ensured Real Madrid picked up a fifth trophy of 2017 by beating Gremio 1-0 in Abu Dhabi on Saturday to retain the Club World Cup. A third Club World Cup in four years brings Madrid level with rivals Barcelona as the most successful side in the competition's […]

Paris (AFP) – Neymar starred on his return to the Paris Saint-Germain line-up after two games out with two goals and two assists in Saturday's 4-1 defeat of Rennes in Ligue 1. The world's most expensive player missed last weekend's win over Lille due to suspension and sat out Wednesday's French League Cup clash at […]

Berlin (AFP) – Thomas Mueller came off the bench to score the winner and Sven Ulreich saved a 95th-minute penalty as Bayern Munich won 1-0 at VfB Stuttgart on Saturday to go 11 points clear in the Bundesliga. Mueller put the visitors ahead with 11 minutes remaining and keeper Ulreich saved Chadrac Akolo's spot-kick as […]

Tokyo (AFP) – Beanpole striker Kim Shin-Wook fired a quick-fire double as South Korea thrashed fierce rivals Japan 4-1 to capture a fourth East Asian championship title in Tokyo on Saturday. Japan football chief Kozo Tashima ripped into the home side after an embarrassing defeat. "It's not just that they lost, it's a deeper issue," […]

London (AFP) – Marco Alonso's free-kick on the stroke of half-time gave champions Chelsea their second Premier League win of the week with a 1-0 victory over Southampton on Saturday. The hosts dominated but could not find a second against a Southampton team that defended resolutely, and needed a good save from goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois […]

Barcelona (AFP) – Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde insisted throwing the club's record signing Ousmane Dembele back into action for next weekend's Clasico at Real Madrid would be "premature". Dembele hasn't played since tearing his hamstring at Getafe on September 16, just three games into his Barca career following a 105-million-euro ($124 million) move that could […]

London (AFP) – Mesut Ozil's spectacular strike was enough to give Arsenal a 1-0 victory over Newcastle as the Gunners ended a three-match winless run in the Premier League on Saturday. Arsene Wenger's side boosted their bid to qualify for the Champions League via a top-four finish and in the process condemned relegation-threatened Newcastle to […]

Berlin (AFP) – Thomas Mueller came off the bench to score the only goal and Sven Ulreich saved a stoppage time penalty for Bayern Munich as they won 1-0 at VfB Stuttgart on Saturday to go 11 points clear in the Bundesliga. Mueller put Bayern ahead with 11 minutes remaining and keeper Ulreich saved Chadrac […]

London (AFP) – Chelsea kept their faint Premier League title hopes alive with a 1-0 win over Southampton, while Mesut Ozil's stunning strike fired Arsenal to a 1-0 victory against Newcastle United on Saturday. With runaway leaders Manchester City in action against Tottenham Hotspur later on Saturday, the focus turned to the clubs desperately trying […]

Milan (AFP) – Inter Milan lost their Serie A unbeaten status after a shock 3-1 home defeat to Udinese on Saturday that puts their position at the top of the league under threat. Inter stay temporarily top on 40 points after their first defeat of the season, which came thanks to a Rodrigo De Paul […]

Lille (France) (AFP) – The acrimonious divorce between mercurial Argentinian coach Marcelo Bielsa and French club Lille has been finalised, but his departure is likely to cost the club millions. Bielsa joined Lille in the summer, prompting a 60-million-euro ($71 million) outlay on new players, but he was suspended in November after just three wins […]

Saint-Étienne (France) (AFP) – Four French police officers were hurt during clashes outside Saint-Etienne's stadium after Monaco crushed the home team, police and local government said on Saturday. The Ligue 1 game was played on Friday with the two stands behind the goals in the Stade Geoffroy Guichard closed as punishment for incidents involving Saint-Etienne's […]

Leicester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Christian Benteke ended a 14-match goal drought with a 19th minute header for strugglers Crystal Palace in their Premier League victory at Leicester on Saturday. It was Palace's first away goal of the season and they went on to win 3-0 — Benteke creating the second for Wilfried Zaha — […]