Paris (AFP) – Big-spending Paris Saint-Germain, five-time champions Barcelona and Jose Mourinho's Manchester United are among the teams looking to book a Champions League last-16 place on Tuesday. The pick of the action sees Anderlecht take on Neymar and co. in Paris, while Barcelona face Olympiakos and Roma go head-to-head with Chelsea in Italy. Here […]

Paris (AFP) – Marseille piled the pressure on their former coach Marcelo Bielsa after a 1-0 win at Lille on Sunday left the Argentinian's side stuck in the Ligue 1 relegation zone. Midfielder Morgan Sanson grabbed the only goal of the game in just the fifth minute at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy and Rudi Garcia's visitors […]

Girona (Spain) (AFP) – Real Madrid suffered a backlash on the field rather than from an expected hostile atmosphere amid political turmoil in Catalonia as they slumped to a shock 2-1 defeat at Girona on Sunday. Goals from Cristhian Stuani and Portu in four second-half minutes cancelled out Isco's opener for Madrid as Real fell […]

London (AFP) – Jamie Vardy gave Claude Puel the perfect start to his Leicester City reign on Sunday as the former Premier league champions returned to their counter-attacking best, brushing aside managerless Everton 2-0. In a throwback to their 2015-16 title-winning season, Leicester caused problems for the visiting side from the start, breaking with pace […]

Milan (AFP) – Napoli reclaimed top spot in Serie A on Sunday maintaining their unbeaten record with a 3-1 win at Sassuolo to retain their three-point cushion on Juventus and Lazio. Ahead of hosting Manchester City in Champions League midweek, Napoli responded to Juventus's 2-0 win at AC Milan on Saturday. Maurizio Sarri's side have […]

Berlin (AFP) – Bayern Munich have been handed another tough German Cup tie after being pitted against Borussia Dortmund in the third-round draw on Sunday. Having beaten fellow Bundesliga giants RB Leipzig 5-4 away on penalties when their second-round tie finished 1-1 after extra-time on Wednesday, Bayern have drawn Dortmund in a repeat of last […]

Girona (Spain) (AFP) – Real Madrid suffered a backlash on the field rather than from an expected hostile atmosphere amid political turmoil in Catalonia as they slumped to a shock 2-1 defeat at Girona on Sunday. Goals from Cristhian Stuani and Portu in four second-half minutes cancelled out Isco's opener for Madrid as Real fell […]

Berlin (AFP) – There were calls for Werder Bremen coach Alexander Nouri to be sacked after Sunday's 3-0 home drubbing against Augsburg left them winless in their first ten Bundesliga games. Bremen remain second from bottom with just five points after Austria international Michael Gregoritsch netted twice for Augsburg at Werder's Weser Stadion amidst cries […]

Paris (AFP) – Lyon captain Nabil Fekir scored a fine first-half brace to lift his side to third in Ligue 1 on Sunday after a 2-0 defeat of rock-bottom Metz. The 24-year-old France international Fekir has scored nine goals already this season, spearheading the Lyon attack after the departure to Arsenal of prolific striker Alexandre […]

Al-Ram (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) – The Palestinian football chief on Sunday accused FIFA's leadership of bowing to Israeli pressure to stay out of a dispute between Israel and the Palestinians over play in the occupied West Bank. The world body's ruling council declined on Friday to adopt any of three possible actions recommended by an […]

London (AFP) – Brighton recovered from conceding an early goal to draw with Southampton in a Premier League clash of south coast rivals on Sunday, a result that leaves both clubs safely positioned in mid-table. Southampton took the lead in the seventh minute when Steven Davis pounced after a brilliant free-kick from James Ward-Prowse came […]

Milan (AFP) – Lazio joined Juventus and Napoli at the top of the Serie A table on Sunday with a 5-1 win at Benevento who notched up their 11th straight defeat in as many games. Their first season in Serie A has been a nightmare for Benevento with the arrival of new coach Roberto De […]

London (AFP) – Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge hopes his goal against Huddersfield persuades manager Jurgen Klopp to give him more time on the pitch but admits he has to deliver when given the chance. The England international scored the crucial first goal in Saturday's 3-0 victory at Anfield with a brilliantly taken cushioned finish over […]

Glasgow (AFP) – Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers hailed his players' "incredible achievement" as they equalled the club's own 100-year-old British record of 62 domestic matches unbeaten. The Bhoys matched the run set by Willie Maley's Celtic side between 1915 and 1917 with a 1-1 draw at home to Kilmarnock on Saturday. It is just the […]

West Bromwich (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Pep Guardiola believes it is totally unrealistic to believe Jurgen Klopp's claim that Manchester City will have the title won in January despite their 3-2 victory at West Bromwich Albion. But he is convinced his team have learned from last season and can bridge the gap after the Spaniard's side […]