Southampton (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho says it is too early to talk about a challenge for the Premier League title despite watching his side win their fifth match out of six. United, who have not won the title since Alex Ferguson was at the helm in 2013, are second in […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Pep Guardiola challenged his Manchester City stars to keep firing on all cylinders as they look to maintain their position on top of the Premier League. Guardiola's side moved ahead of Manchester United on goal difference with a 5-0 demolition of lowly Crystal Palace at Eastlands on Saturday. City have […]

Milan (AFP) – Paulo Dybala scored a double as Juventus outclassed 10-man Torino 4-0 in Saturday's Turin derby to stay top of Serie A alongside Napoli who battled past SPAL 3-2. The Argentine striker has now scored an impressive ten goals — including two hat-tricks — in six Serie A games with Miralem Pjanic and […]

Madrid (AFP) – Barcelona maintained their perfect start to La Liga with a sixth straight win as Luis Suarez and two own goals secured a 3-0 win at Girona in a match laced with political tension on Saturday. Real Madrid remain seven points behind Barca thanks to Dani Ceballos's double on his full debut to […]

Berlin (AFP) – Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang grabbed a hat-trick as Borussia Dortmund romped to a 6-1 home thrashing of Borussia Moenchengladbach to regain top spot in the Bundesliga on Saturday. Gladbach had no answer to Peter Bosz's fleet-footed Dortmund, who opened a two-point lead over Hoffenheim at the top in a perfect confidence boost before Tuesday's […]

Milan (AFP) – Napoli battled past newcomers SPAL 3-2 on Saturday for a sixth straight win to remain top of Serie A as AS Roma cruised past Udinese 3-1. Maurizio Sarri's side have a maximum 18 points from six games to sit top with Juventus looking to join them later Saturday when they clash against […]

Johannesburg (AFP) – Kenya were stripped Saturday of the right to host the 2018 African Nations Championship (CHAN) after a CAF executive committee meeting in Accra. The decision was announced at a media conference after a one-day gathering of the African football "cabinet" headed by president Ahmad Ahmad from Madagascar. Slow preparations for the January […]

Leicester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Philippe Coutinho marked his first Premier League start of the season with a superb goal as Liverpool returned to winning ways by edging Leicester City 3-2 on Saturday. Coutinho submitted a transfer request on the eve of the season, only for Liverpool to block his move to Barcelona, and he […]

Paris (AFP) – Paris Saint-Germain coach Unai Emery said he expects Neymar to return from injury for Tuesday's Champions League match against Bayern Munich, after his side struggled to a 0-0 draw at Montpellier on Saturday in the Brazilian's absence. Neymar missed the game after suffering a right foot injury, and PSG duly saw their […]

London (AFP) – Pep Guardiola says French left-back Benjamin Mendy will be assessed on Sunday after he suffered a knock against Crystal Palace, hailing him a vital cog in Manchester City's attacking machine. The home side lost Mendy to injury midway through the first half on Saturday after a clash of knees with Andros Townsend […]

Southampton (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester United reiterated their condemnation of a crude chant about Romelu Lukaku after it was aired again during Saturday's 1-0 Premier League win at Southampton. Both United and Belgian striker Lukaku had previously implored supporters to stop singing the song, which draws on racial stereotypes about the size of black […]

Stoke-on-Trent (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Antonio Conte warned Alvaro Morata not to rest on his laurels after the Spain striker hit his first Premier League hat-trick in Chelsea's 4-0 demolition of Stoke City. Morata has made a strong start to his first season with Chelsea and the former Real Madrid star was too hot for […]

Madrid (AFP) – Dani Ceballos scored twice on his full debut as Real Madrid bounced back from a shock midweek defeat by Real Betis to close to within four points of La Liga leaders Barcelona with a 2-1 win at Alaves on Saturday. Earlier, Diego Costa was an interested spectator as Atletico Madrid leapfrogged Sevilla […]

Paris (AFP) – Paris Saint-Germain lost their perfect start to the Ligue 1 season as they struggled to a 0-0 draw at Montpellier on Saturday without the injured Neymar. With the world's most expensive player on the sidelines to ensure his fitness for Tuesday's Champions League clash against Bayern Munich, PSG were uninspiring in attack […]

Southampton (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Romelu Lukaku fired Manchester United to a 1-0 win over Southampton as Jose Mourinho was sent to the stands at St Mary's on Saturday. Lukaku scored the only goal of the game in the first half, but United had to survive a late barrage of Southampton pressure that played a […]