Milan (AFP) – Napoli and Inter Milan made it three wins out of three to keep pace with six-time title holders Juventus at the top of Serie A Sunday as AC Milan fell at Lazio. Luciano Spalletti's Inter beat promoted SPAL 2-0 in the San Siro after Juventus eased past Chievo 3-0 in Turin on […]

Paris (AFP) – Nabil Fekir struck his fourth goal in five matches as Lyon defeated Guingamp 2-1 on Sunday, while Rennes belatedly secured their first win of the season with a 3-1 victory at Marseille. Mariano Diaz curled in a 19th-minute opener for Lyon as the former Real Madrid striker netted his fourth Ligue 1 […]

Madrid (AFP) – Real Sociedad scored twice early and late on to see off Deportivo la Coruna 4-2 and move alongside Barcelona at the top of La Liga on Sunday. The Basques shot into a 2-0 lead at La Riazor inside five minutes thanks to goals from Juanmi and Asier Illarramendi. Deportivo fought back, though, […]

London (AFP) – Manchester City crushed 10-man Liverpool, while Manchester United lost their 100 percent record. Chelsea maintained their revival and Arsenal's Alexis Sanchez endured a difficult return to action. Here are five things we learned from this weekend's Premier League action: Bloodied Ederson is Guardiola's kind of keeper Ederson ended Manchester City’s 5-0 thrashing […]

Swansea (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Jamaal Lascelles provided a welcome tonic for ailing Newcastle United manager Rafael Benitez as his late goal secured a 1-0 win at Swansea City on Sunday. Benitez was forced to miss his side's trip to south Wales while he recovered from an infection. The 57-year-old Spaniard had an operation on […]

Berlin (AFP) – Germany's Bibiana Steinhaus made history on Sunday as the first female referee to officiate a match in a top European league by taking charge of Hertha Berlin's 1-1 draw with Werder Bremen. Steinhaus became the first woman to referee a top-tier match in the German, English, French, Italian or Spanish leagues when […]

Milan (AFP) – Ciro Immobile scored a hat-trick as Lazio stunned AC Milan 4-1 in Serie A, while city rivals Inter joined Juventus at the top with a 2-0 win over SPAL on Sunday. Luciano Spalletti's Inter were too strong for promoted SPAL in the San Siro and joined Juventus on maximum nine points after […]

Burnley (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Chris Wood's dream home debut for Burnley pushed Frank De Boer to the brink of the sack as Crystal Palace crashed to a 1-0 defeat on Sunday. New Zealand international Wood marked his maiden appearance for Burnley at Turf Moor following his club record £15 million ($19 million, 16 million […]

Berlin (AFP) – Borussia Dortmund captain Marcel Schmelzer will miss Wednesday's Champions League clash against Tottenham Hotspur at Wembley with torn ankle ligaments, the German club confirmed. A scan on Sunday on the left-back's right ankle revealed the injury after Schmelzer was stretchered off with half an hour gone of Saturday's goalless draw at Freiburg. […]

Burnley (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Burnley goalkeeper Tom Heaton is likely to be sidelined for several months after the England international suffered a suspected dislocated shoulder in Sunday's 1-0 win over Crystal Palace. Heaton landed awkwardly on his shoulder after colliding with team-mate Ben Mee as he caught the ball in the first half at […]

Burnley (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Chris Wood's dream debut for Burnley pushed Frank De Boer to the brink of the sack as Crystal Palace crashed to a 1-0 defeat at Turf Moor on Sunday. New Zealand international Wood marked his maiden appearance for Burnley following his club record £15 million ($19 million, 16 million euros) […]

Madrid (AFP) – Real Sociedad scored twice early and late to see off Deportivo la Coruna 4-2 and move alongside Barcelona at the top of La Liga on Sunday. The Basques shot into a 2-0 lead at La Riazor inside five minutes thanks to goals from Juanmi and Asier Illarramendi. Deportivo fought back, though, as […]

Milan (AFP) – Inter Milan claimed a third straight win with a Mauro Icardi penalty and Ivan Perisic volley giving them a 2-0 win over SPAL to join Juventus at the top of the Serie A table on Sunday. Champions Juventus beat Chievo 3-0 on Saturday and Luciano Spalletti's side were too strong for promoted […]

Leicester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Chelsea manager Antonio Conte warned the rest of the Premier League that double player of the year N’Golo Kante is only going to get better. The combative French midfielder won the PFA and Football Writers' award last season after his performances inspired Chelsea to the Championship. It was his second […]

London (AFP) – Arsene Wenger has called on Alexis Sanchez to deliver on the pitch and silence those Arsenal fans who jeered him during the 3-0 Premier League win over Bournemouth. Sanchez came close to a deadline day move to Manchester City, only to see Arsenal pull out of the deal after they failed to land […]