Rome (AFP) – Lazio's European ambitions took a knock on Saturday with a 2-0 defeat at Bologna in Serie A, days after losing to Bayern Munich in the Champions League Ciro Immobile missed a penalty with goals in either half from Ibrahima Mbaye and Nicola Sansone sealing all three points for Bologna who snapped their […]

London (AFP) – Manchester City's centre-backs Ruben Dias and John Stones both struck as the Premier League leaders beat West Ham 2-1 on Saturday, while West Brom enlivened the battle to beat the drop with a controversial 1-0 win over Brighton in which the Seagulls missed two penalties. Pep Guardiola's men are now 13 points […]

Berlin (AFP) – Robert Lewandowski and Serge Gnabry both scored twice as Bayern Munich romped to a 5-1 win at home to Cologne on Saturday to open up a five-point lead at the top of the Bundesliga. Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting headed Bayern into an early lead before Lewandowski, the league's top scorer, struck twice to […]

Paris (AFP) – Kylian Mbappe scored twice to take his tally to 18 goals in Ligue 1 this season as Paris Saint-Germain eased to a 4-0 victory at bottom club Dijon on Saturday to keep the pressure on leaders Lille in the title race. Moise Kean and Danilo Pereira also scored for Mauricio Pochettino's team, […]

Glasgow (AFP) – Celtic caretaker manager John Kennedy got off to a winning start as Odsonne Edouard's early goal was enough to see off toothless Aberdeen 1-0 on Saturday. The Hoops assistant manager was promoted on Wednesday morning following the resignation of Neil Lennon with the Glasgow giants 18 points adrift of rivals Rangers at […]

Glasgow (AFP) – Celtic caretaker manager John Kennedy got off to a winning start as Odsonne Edouard's early goal was enough to see off toothless Aberdeen 1-0 on Saturday. The Hoops assistant manager was promoted on Wednesday morning following the resignation of Neil Lennon with the Glasgow giants 18 points adrift of rivals Rangers at […]

Seville (Spain) (AFP) – Barcelona reignited their title hopes after Lionel Messi and Ousmane Dembele scored in a 2-0 victory over Sevilla on Saturday to put them two points behind Atletico Madrid. Atletico still have two games in hand, the first of those coming against sixth-placed Villarreal on Sunday, but a dip in form from […]

London (AFP) – Manchester City's dominant centre-backs Ruben Dias and John Stones both struck as the Premier League leaders beat West Ham 2-1 on Saturday, while West Brom enlivened the battle to beat the drop with a controversial 1-0 win over Brighton. Pep Guardiola's men are now 13 points clear thanks to a 20-game winning […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Pep Guardiola rates Manchester City's 20-game winning run as one of the greatest achievements of his glittering career. City moved 13 points clear at the top of the Premier League with a hard-fought 2-1 victory over West Ham at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday. Guardiola's side are unbeaten in 27 […]

Berlin (AFP) – Robert Lewandowski and Serge Gnabry both scored twice as Bayern Munich romped to a 5-1 win at home to Cologne on Saturday to open up a five-point lead at the top of the Bundesliga. Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting headed Bayern into an early lead before Lewandowski, the league's top scorer, struck twice to […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester City moved 13 points clear at the top of the Premier League as John Stones sealed a 2-1 win against West Ham that made it 20 successive victories in all competitions for the leaders. Pep Guardiola's side are closing in on their third Premier League in four seasons thanks […]

Rome (AFP) – Parma and Spezia have become the most recent Italian clubs to pass into US ownership with more than a quarter of Serie A outfits now in the hands of north American owners. Their bet? Growth in TV rights and the modernisation of ageing stadiums fuelling a new era of Italian football. Two […]

London (AFP) – Jose Mourinho claims Gareth Bale is "happier than ever" as the Tottenham forward tries to salvage his troubled second spell at the Premier League club. Bale has been dogged by fitness problems and poor form since returning to Tottenham on a season-long loan from Real Madrid. But the Wales captain is starting […]

London (AFP) – Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel has revealed he was left in a "dark place" after Manchester United knocked Paris Saint Germain out of the Champions League during his time in charge of the French club. Tuchel has a chance to avenge that painful loss against United when Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side visit Stamford […]

Berlin (AFP) – Eintracht Frankfurt's 11-match unbeaten run came to an end on Friday, a 2-1 defeat at Werder Bremen coming just a week after they had stunned Bayern Munich. Andre Silva gave fourth-placed Frankfurt a ninth-minute lead with his 19th Bundesliga goal of the season. Only Bayern's Robert Lewandowski with 26 goals has had […]