Paris (AFP) – A Thomas Meunier brace gave Paris Saint-Germain a hard-fought 2-1 win at Dijon in Ligue 1 on Saturday after the hosts thought they'd earned a late draw through Benjamin Jeannot's stunning volley. The result gives PSG, whose chairman Nasser al-Khelaifi is under investigation in his capacity as beIN Media chief over the […]

Watford (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Arsenal's four-game winning run came to a stunning end at Watford as Tom Cleverley's stoppage-time strike sealed a dramatic 2-1 victory over the Gunners on Saturday. Per Mertesacker's first Premier League goal in 1,400 days had given Arsene Wenger's side the platform to maintain their recent surge. But goals from […]

Berlin (AFP) – Jupp Heynckes made a perfect start to his fourth spell as Bayern Munich coach with a 5-0 thrashing of Freiburg at the Allianz Arena on Saturday, as Borussia Dortmund's Bundesliga lead was cut by a 3-2 home loss to RB Leipzig. An own goal from Julian Schuster put Bayern in front on […]

Milan (AFP) – Ciro Immobile scored a second-half brace as Lazio won 2-1 in Turin to inflict a first home defeat in two years on Serie A champions Juventus on Saturday. Juventus' top scorer Paulo Dybala missed a late penalty as Juventus lost at home for the first time since against Udinese in August 2015. […]

Madrid (AFP) – Atletico Madrid ultras waved hundreds of Spanish flags and shouted "Viva Espana" (long live Spain) ahead of their clash with Barcelona on Saturday in a match laced with political tension amid Catalonia's drive for independence. The game is Barca's first trip to the Spanish capital since an independence referendum, deemed illegal by […]

Madrid (AFP) – Cristiano Ronaldo struck his first La Liga goal of the season five minutes from time to save Real Madrid from losing more ground in the title race with a hard-fought 2-1 win at Getafe on Saturday. Real looked on course for a comfortable three points when Karim Benzema fired the visitors into […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Gabriel Jesus scored twice as Manchester City produced an outstanding display to thrash Stoke 7-2 and move two points clear at the top of the Premier League on Saturday. City scored seven goals for the first time under Pep Guardiola, and for only the second time in the Premier League, […]

London (AFP) – Christian Eriksen ensured Tottenham Hotspur ended their Wembley hoodoo with a 1-0 win over Bournemouth on Saturday, after three Premier League games at their temporary home without a victory. Tottenham were not at their best and rode their luck at times, but for manager Maurico Pochettino the victory will come as a […]

London (AFP) – Wilfried Zaha returned to inspire bottom club Crystal Palace to their first win and first goals of the Premier League campaign with a shock 2-1 defeat of champions Chelsea on Saturday. Hodgson's side finally broke their seven-game goal drought when Yohan Cabaye's 11th-minute shot deflected in off Cesar Azpilicueta, prompting a huge […]

Berlin (AFP) – Jupp Heynckes made a perfect start to his fourth spell as Bayern Munich coach with a 5-0 thrashing of Freiburg at the Allianz Arena on Saturday. An own goal from Julian Schuster put Bayern in front on seven minutes, and a flying header from Kingsley Coman doubled the lead shortly before half-time. […]

London (AFP) – Manchester City maintained their blistering start to the season as the Premier League leaders demolished Stoke City 7-2, while champions Chelsea crashed to a shock 2-1 defeat at lowly Crystal Palace on Saturday. With second-placed Manchester United settling for a drab stalemate at Anfield earlier in the day, it was their Manchester […]

London (AFP) – Crystal Palace finally scored their first Premier League goal this season as Cesar Azpilicueta's own goal put them ahead against champions Chelsea on Saturday. Palace had failed to score a single goal as they lost their first seven league games, but Roy Hodgson's side gave their fans something to celebrate in the […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Manchester United ceded the initiative in the Premier League title race after drawing 0-0 with arch foes Liverpool in a drab game at Anfield on Saturday. Despite his side having previously matched leaders Manchester City stride for stride, United manager Jose Mourinho resorted to familiar spoiling tactics that meant his team registered […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Manchester United ceded the initiative in the Premier League title race after drawing 0-0 with arch foes Liverpool in a drab game at Anfield on Saturday. Despite his side having previously matched leaders Manchester City stride for stride, United manager Jose Mourinho resorted to familiar spoiling tactics that meant his team registered […]

Paris (AFP) – Paris Saint-Germain are unaffected by the World Cup corruption investigation launched against chairman Nasser al-Khelaifi, a source close to the club has told AFP. Swiss prosecutors revealed this week they are probing Khelaifi, who heads the Qatari-owned beIN Media group, and disgraced former FIFA executive Jerome Valcke over the sale of media […]