London (AFP) – Jose Mourinho lambasted his Manchester United players after Saturday's shock 2-1 defeat at Huddersfield Town enabled Manchester City to move five points clear at the Premier League summit. Aaron Mooy and Laurent Depoitre scored at the John Smith's Stadium to give Huddersfield a first win over United since 1952 and condemn Mourinho's […]

Milan (AFP) – Vincenzo Montella summoned the spirit of Britain's World War II leader Winston Churchill on Saturday as he remained defiant amid reports his days were numbered as AC Milan coach. Milan host Genoa on Sunday in a must-win game for Montella's future after three consecutive Serie A defeats to Sampdoria, Roma and Inter […]

Paris (AFP) – Keita Balde netted his first goal since his big-money summer move to Monaco as the reigning French champions eased to a welcome 2-0 victory at home to Caen in Ligue 1 on Saturday. Balde got the opener midway through the first half and the prolific Radamel Falcao added a penalty just before […]

London (AFP) – A man has been interviewed on suspicion of assault and affray over an incident that occurred during Everton's Europa League game against Lyon, British police said on Saturday. An Everton fan holding a young child appeared to lash out at Lyon's players during a byline shoving match in Thursday's game, with the […]

Swansea (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Leicester City won 2-1 at Swansea City on Saturday in their first match since the dismissal of manager Craig Shakespeare. Caretaker manager Michael Appleton was in the dug-out at the Liberty Stadium to see his side end a run of six Premier League games without victory. The visitors went 2-0 […]

Huddersfield (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Aaron Mooy and Laurent Depoitre struck as Huddersfield Town stunned Manchester United 2-1 on Saturday to claim a first win over the Premier League giants since March 1952. The pair scored in the first half at the John Smith's Stadium to end United's unbeaten start to the season and leave […]

Paris (AFP) – Paris Saint-Germain will have to do without Dani Alves for Sunday's Ligue 1 encounter with eternal rivals Marseille, the club announced. PSG said that Alves was currently undergoing "treatment" without specifying the extent of the problem, and so the Belgian international Thomas Meunier is likely to start Sunday night's match at the […]

Berlin (AFP) – Bundesliga leaders Borussia Dortmund threw away a two-goal lead in their 2-2 draw at Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday as the pressure remains on goalkeeper Roman Burki. Dortmund are winless in their last three games after losing 3-2 at home to RB Leipzig last Saturday and drawing 1-1 at Cypriot side APOEL on […]

London (AFP) – Manchester United fell to a shock 2-1 defeat at promoted Huddersfield Town on Saturday as Pep Guardiola's free-scoring Manchester City moved five points clear at the Premier League summit. Aaron Mooy and Laurent Depoitre scored at the John Smith's Stadium to give Huddersfield a first win over United since 1952 and condemn […]

Rome (AFP) – Serie A's top scorer Ciro Immobile and goalkeeper Thomas Strakosha have both extended their contracts with Lazio until June 2022, the Italian club confirmed on Saturday. Italian international Immobile has scored 11 goals in the top flight this season, in addition to two in the Europa League and two in the Italian […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Sergio Aguero equalled Manchester City's all-time scoring record after netting a penalty in the first half of his side's Premier League home game against Burnley on Saturday. It was the Argentina striker's 177th goal in City's colours, taking him level with Eric Brook, who played for the club between 1928 […]

Barcelona (AFP) – Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu insisted on Saturday the Catalan giants cannot be used by either side of a political battle over Catalonia's drive to gain independence from Spain. A powerful symbol of Catalonia across the world, Barca have been caught in the political crossfire in the weeks following an independence referendum, […]

London (AFP) – Michy Batshuayi stepped off the bench to inspire Chelsea's fightback as Antonio Conte's side eased the pressure on their manager with a hard-fought 4-2 victory over Watford on Saturday. Conte's position has come under scrutiny after back-to-back Premier League defeats and claims of player unrest over his training methods. The Italian appeared […]

Saint-Germain-en-Laye (France) (AFP) – Paris Saint-Germain superstar Neymar will be crucial to the development of fellow new recruit Kylian Mbappe, the club's vice-captain Marquinhos has told AFP. Marquinhos also said he believes Neymar will do more to bring glory to the Qatar-owned Paris club than its former Brazilian number 10 Ronaldinho. Marquinhos and Neymar were […]

Montevideo (AFP) – Luis Suarez will play no part in Uruguay's two friendlies in Europe in November, at the request of his club Barcelona, to allow the striker to rest a nagging knee injury. Uruguay play Poland on November 10 in Warsaw before facing Austria four days later in Vienna as they begin their preparations […]