Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Leroy Sane was the difference as Premier League leaders Manchester City claimed a comprehensive 5-0 win over bottom club Crystal Palace on Saturday to extend their unbeaten start. "Shall we score a goal for you?" the home fans chanted, and well they might, with Pep Guardiola's side having now scored […]

London (AFP) – Alvaro Morata bagged a classy hat-trick as Chelsea made short work of beating Stoke 4-0 to keep up the pressure on the Premier League leaders on Saturday. Pedro also scored for Antonio Conte's side, who remained just three points off the top of the table with their title defence gathering steam. They […]

Berlin (AFP) – Teenage midfielder Dennis Geiger scored his first league goal to help fire Hoffenheim top of the Bundesliga table on Saturday as they beat Schalke 2-0 at home. After defending champions Bayern Munich threw away a two-goal lead in Friday's 2-2 draw at home to Wolfsburg, Hoffenheim picked up the three points to […]

Milan (AFP) – Stephan El Shaarawy bagged a first-half brace as AS Roma overwhelmed Udinese 3-1 to secure a third straight Serie A win on Saturday. Italian forward El Shaarawy scored twice after Edin Dzeko's 12th-minute opener, as Roma move up to fourth in Serie A with 12 points from five games, and with a […]

London (AFP) – Raheem Sterling shone for Manchester City and Romelu Lukaku delivered for Manchester United as the Manchester clubs maintained a tight grip on the Premier League title race with Saturday victories. Sterling scored a brace as City crushed bottom club Crystal Palace 5-0 and are top on goal difference above United, who won […]

Milan (AFP) – Stephan El Shaarawy bagged a first-half brace as AS Roma overwhelmed Udinese 3-0 to secure a third straight Serie A win on Saturday. Italian forward El Shaarawy scored twice after Edin Dzeko's 12th-minute opener, as Roma move up to fifth in Serie A with 12 points from five games, and with a […]

Madrid (AFP) – Diego Costa watched on from the directors' box as Atletico Madrid leapfrogged Sevilla into second in La Liga thanks to goals from Yannick Carrasco and Antoine Griezmann in a 2-0 win at the Wanda Metropolitano on Saturday. Costa's drawn out move back to Atletico from Chelsea was finally agreed on Thursday, but the striker isn't allowed to feature until […]

Madrid (AFP) – Enzo Zidane was denied the chance to face his father Zinedine and former club Real Madrid as the midfielder was left out of the Alaves squad to face the European champions on Saturday. The 22-year-old has made just two appearances since leaving Real's reserve team Castilla to join the Basque side in […]

Rome (AFP) – Roma captain Daniele De Rossi has revealed that he would have left the Serie A club last summer if he had received a suitable offer. De Rossi has spent his entire footballing career at Stadio Olimpico and the 34-year-old is their longest-serving player following the departure of club legend Francesco Totti. But […]

Berlin (AFP) – Bayern Munich were in dampened spirits during their visit to the Munich 'Oktoberfest' beer festival on Saturday, after a shock Bundesliga home draw to mid-table Wolfsburg. Bayern threw away a two-goal lead on Friday at the Allianz Arena which cost them the chance to top the Bundesliga table. Robert Lewandowski's penalty and […]

Madrid (AFP) – Diego Costa watched on from the directors' box as Atletico Madrid leapfrogged Sevilla into second in La Liga thanks to goals from Yannick Carrasco and Antoine Griezmann in a 2-0 win at the Wanda Metropolitano on Saturday. Costa's drawn out move back to Atletico from Chelsea was finally agreed on Thursday, but the striker isn't allowed to feature until […]

Glasgow (AFP) – Tom Rogic put Scottish champions Celtic on course for a hard-fought 2-0 victory over Rangers in the Old Firm derby at Ibrox on Saturday. An open first half saw both sides spurn chances before the Hoops took a 50th minute lead thanks to a fierce strike from Socceroos star Rogic. Scotland striker […]

London (AFP) – Harry Kane struck twice as 10-man Tottenham Hotspur survived a late scare to maintain their perfect away record with a 3-2 victory at West Ham United on Saturday. Kane's double, taking his tally to six in four games, and a third from Christian Eriksen gave Mauricio Pochettino's side a three-goal lead on […]

London (AFP) – Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger believes there will be a radical overhaul of the transfer market within the next year following the stratospheric spending of the close-season trading period. Paris Saint-Germain smashed the world transfer record to sign Neymar from Barcelona for 222 million euros ($266 million), while Premier League clubs spent £1.4 […]

Madrid (AFP) – Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane will go up against his son Enzo for the first time when he takes his struggling Spanish champions to Alaves on Saturday. Midfielder Enzo, 22, left Real's reserve team in the close season in search of first-team football at Alaves, where he has made two La Liga […]