Berlin (AFP) – Marcel Schmelzer and Marc Bartra both suffered injuries in Borussia Dortmund's frustrating goalless draw at 10-man Freiburg on Saturday ahead of their midweek Wembley clash against Tottenham Hotspur. Dortmund play Spurs at London's iconic stadium on Wednesday in their opening Champions League group stage match, but lost Schmelzer to an ankle injury […]

London (AFP) – Manchester City capitalised on Sadio Mane's controversial red card to thrash title rivals Liverpool 5-0, while Arsenal eased the pressure on Arsene Wenger with a vital 3-0 victory over Bournemouth on Saturday. City goalkeeper Ederson was stretchered off in a neck brace after being caught in the face by Mane's boot as […]

Berlin (AFP) – Borussia Dortmund stuttered to a frustrating goalless draw at 10-man Freiburg in the German Bundesliga on Saturday ahead of their midweek Wembley clash against Tottenham Hotspur. Dortmund face Spurs at London's iconic stadium on Wednesday in a high-profile opening Champions League group stage match. It was the first time in three games […]

Brighton (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Pascal Gross was Brighton's hero as the Seagulls clinched their first top-flight win since 1983 with a 3-1 success against West Bromwich Albion at the Amex Stadium on Saturday. German midfielder Gross bagged a brace and laid on the third for Tomer Hemed to give the Premier League new boys […]

London (AFP) – Manchester City capitalised on Sadio Mane's controversial red card to thrash title rivals Liverpool 5-0, while Arsenal eased the pressure on Arsene Wenger with a vital 3-0 victory over Bournemouth on Saturday. City goalkeeper Ederson was stretchered off in a neck brace after being caught in the face by Mane's boot as […]

Madrid (AFP) – Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema looks set to miss the holders' Champions League opener against APOEL Nicosia on Wednesday after limping off with a hamstring injury in Saturday's 1-1 draw at home to Levante. Gareth Bale was forced to play as an auxiliary centre-forward after replacing the Frenchman midway through the first-half […]

Berlin (AFP) – RB Leipzig coach Ralph Hasenhuettl says his side proved they are ready for their Champions League debut at home to Monaco on Wednesday after producing two stunning goals in the Bundesliga. Leipzig earned a 2-0 win at Hamburg on Friday after Liverpool-bound Naby Keita unleashed a fierce drive from outside the area, […]

Moscow (AFP) – The World Cup trophy tour began a worldwide tour in Moscow on Saturday at a ceremony attended by Russian President Vladimir Putin and FIFA chief Gianni Infantino. Ten months before the 2018 World Cup kicks off there, the ceremony took place at Luzhniki stadium, which has been fully renovated and will also […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Liverpool's Sadio Mane was dismissed for a challenge that saw goalkeeper Ederson stretchered off as Manchester City destroyed their Premier League title rivals 5-0 on Saturday. Brazilian Ederson was carried off in a neck brace after being caught in the face by Mane's foot as he raced out to head […]

London (AFP) – Under-fire Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has been dealt a blow with news that key ally and transfer negotiator Dick Law is to leave the troubled Premier League giants. Law — who has along with Wenger been severely criticised for the club's transfer policy over the past few years — had surprised many […]

Glasgow (AFP) – The world's most expensive player Neymar and his side Paris Saint Germain hold no fear for Scottish champions Celtic says the latter's manager Brendan Rodgers. Neymar, French starlet Kylian Mbappe — signed on loan from Monaco with a view to a huge transfer fee next year — and Uruguayan veteran Edinson Cavani […]

Madrid (AFP) – Real Madrid paid for the absence of Cristiano Ronaldo and a series of missed chances by Gareth Bale as they were held 1-1 at home by Levante on Saturday. A slow start by a much-changed Real team was punished when Ivi Lopez fired newly-promoted Levante into a shock lead after just 12 […]

Sydney (AFP) – French winger Eric Bautheac has signed with Brisbane Roar for the next Australian A-League season, the club said on Saturday. Bautheac, 30, joins Roar as a free agent from LOSC Lille. The pacey attacker, who also had playing stints with AS Cannes, Dijon and Nice, has made a total of 172 appearances […]

London (AFP) – Antonio Conte insists Chelsea can still attract the world's best players despite the chaotic conclusion to their transfer window. Conte spent much of the close season grumbling about Chelsea's failure to land his top targets after watching Manchester United beat him to Romelu Lukaku's signature. Despite the signings of Alvaro Morata, Tiemoue […]

Mogadishu (AFP) – Several thousand fans on Friday watched the first night-time football match to be played in Mogadishu since chaos descended on the Somali capital nearly three decades ago, raucously backing their respective teams in what the mayor called a "historic" event. The match — the final of a city-wide club tournament for 16- to […]