Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Jose Mourinho admitted he felt emotional to see Zlatan Ibrahimovic return from his career-threatening knee ligament operation in Manchester United's impressive 4-1 victory over Newcastle United. Paul Pogba, coming back from a 12-match lay-off of his own with a hamstring problem, started the game and played a pivotal role, laying […]

Leicester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Pep Guardiola refused to blame England manager Gareth Southgate for John Stones' injury absence from Manchester City's Premier League title charge until the New Year. Stones is expected to be out of action for up to six weeks after damaging a hamstring in City's 2-0 win at Leicester City on […]

London (AFP) – Arsene Wenger insisted he never doubted Arsenal would prove the critics wrong as his side's controversial 2-0 win over Tottenham slowed their rivls' bid for north London supremacy. When Arsenal finished below Tottenham in the Premier League for the first time in 22 years last season, frustrated Gunners fans stepped up their […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp hailed Mohamed Salah's superb form after his two goals inspired the Reds to a comfortable 3-0 home win over Southampton on Saturday. The 25-year-old Egyptian international took his tally to 14 goals in all competitions with a brace in the first half of the Premier League clash, before […]

Naples (Italy) (AFP) – Lorenzo Insigne washed away his World Cup woes by starring in Napoli's 2-1 victory over struggling but spirited AC Milan on Saturday that saw the Serie A leaders go four points clear. Maurizio Sarri's team are also five ahead of third-placed Roma, who are level on 30 with Inter Milan after […]

Madrid (AFP) – Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid slipped 10 points behind Barcelona at the top of La Liga as a Madrid derby short on chances finished 0-0 at Atletico's Wanda Metropolitano on Saturday. Earlier, Barca also weren't at their best but Luis Suarez's double ended a five-game goal drought for the Uruguayan and Paulinho's […]

London (AFP) – Paul Pogba marked his comeback with a goal and an assist as Manchester United fought back to beat Newcastle United 4-1 on Saturday and stay on Manchester City's tail. Sidelined since mid-September by a hamstring injury, France midfielder Pogba made a decisive return as Jose Mourinho's side restored the eight-point gap that […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Paul Pogba crowned his return from injury by scoring and laying on an equaliser for Anthony Martial as Manchester United hit back to beat Newcastle United 4-1 on Saturday. Chris Smalling was also on the mark in the first half, while Romelu Lukaku ended a drought of seven games without […]

Milan (AFP) – Roma moved to within two points of Serie A leaders Napoli after squeezing past local rivals Lazio 2-1 on Sunday as Italy resumed domestic action in the wake of the World Cup disaster for the national team. Eusebio Di Francesco's side moved to third in Serie A level on 30 points with […]

Paris (AFP) – Edinson Cavani fired two goals past Claudio Ranieri's Nantes as Paris Saint-Germain went six points clear in Ligue 1 on Saturday with an eye-catching 4-1 win. With the Champions League visit of Celtic looming in midweek, PSG's Kylian Mbappe was rested but his replacement Javier Pastore scored one and made one, while […]

London (AFP) – Sunderland earned the unwanted record of becoming the first English club to go 20 home games without a win on Saturday, illustrating the size of the task facing new manager Chris Coleman. The Black Cats — whose last win at the Stadium of Light came on December 17 last year — managed […]

Madrid (AFP) – Luis Suarez ended a five-game goal drought with a double as Barcelona extended their lead at the top of La Liga with a flattering 3-0 win at Leganes on Saturday. Barca now lead second-placed Valencia by seven points ahead of their trip to the Mestalla next weekend, with both Real Madrid and […]

Rome (AFP) – Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri and Inter Milan manager Luciano Spalletti both distanced themselves from taking up the vacant Italian national team post on Saturday. "Coaching the national team is one of my ambitions, but not right now," the 50-year-old told a press conference ahead of Juventus's game at Sampdoria Sunday. Italy are […]

Leicester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester City centre-back John Stones could be out for up to six weeks after sustaining a hamstring injury during his side's 2-0 win at Leicester City on Saturday. Stones, who has been in excellent form for City and England, pulled up while chasing the ball in the 28th minute and […]

Berlin (AFP) – Robert Lewandowski reached 17 goals for Bayern Munich this season after a brace that left the Bundesliga leaders six points clear with a 3-0 thumping of Augsburg on Saturday. Lewandowski underlined his status as the league's top scorer by netting either side of the break in Munich to leave him with 13 […]