Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Ilkay Gundogan's latest double took Manchester City another giant step closer to the Premier League title with a 3-0 win over Tottenham to open up a seven-point lead at the top of the table. The German midfielder has now scored 11 times in his last 12 league games and also […]

Naples (Italy) (AFP) – Lorenzo Insigne put the brakes on Juventus' Serie A title challenge on Saturday with his 100th Napoli goal in a 1-0 win over the champions which takes some pressure off coach Gennaro Gattuso. Italy attacker Insigne's 31st-minute penalty secured a big three points for Gattuso, whose job is widely reported to […]

Paris (AFP) – Moise Kean struck the winning goal as a Paris Saint-Germain side missing the injured Neymar survived a scare to beat Nice 2-1 on Saturday and boost their Ligue 1 title hopes three days before facing Barcelona in the Champions League. Kean struck in the 76th minute for his 10th Ligue 1 goal […]

Glasgow (AFP) – Rangers moved ever closer to ending Celtic's nine-year reign as Scottish champions thanks to Ryan Jack's strike to grind out a 1-0 win over Kilmarnock on Saturday. Steven Gerrard's men have failed to hit top form in recent weeks, but still enjoy a 21-point lead over their Glasgow rivals at the top […]

Berlin (AFP) – A late equaliser from Erling Braut Haaland spared Borussia Dortmund's blushes on Saturday as they drew 2-2 at home against Bundesliga rivals Hoffenheim. Haaland's 81st minute strike averted a fourth defeat in five Bundesliga games for crisis-hit Dortmund. Yet even a draw leaves Dortmund three points adrift of the Champions League places in […]

London (AFP) – Leicester deepened the crisis engulfing Liverpool as three late goals took the Foxes into second in the Premier League with a 3-1 win at the King Power and allowed Manchester City the chance to pull further clear of the defending champions on Saturday. Jurgen Klopp's men have now lost three consecutive games […]

Berlin (AFP) – A late equaliser from Erling Braut Haaland spared Borussia Dortmund's blushes on Saturday as they were held to a 2-2 draw at home to Bundesliga rivals Hoffenheim. Haaland's 81st minute strike averted a fourth defeat in five Bundesliga games for crisis-hit Dortmund. Yet interim coach Edin Terzic remains under pressure with his […]

Madrid (AFP) – Atletico Madrid swerved a second consecutive slip in La Liga on Saturday by squeezing past Granada 2-1 to move eight points clear at the top of the table. After drawing at home to Celta Vigo on Monday, Diego Simeone's side got back on track with a narrow victory at Los Carmenes, secured […]

Rome (AFP) – Inter Milan coach Antonio Conte apologised on Saturday for "reacting badly to provocation" in the midweek Italian Cup match at Juventus. Ex-Juve boss Conte appeared to show the finger to his former club's directors at half-time, while footage from broadcaster RAI at the end of the match showed the hosts' chairman Andrea […]

Leicester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Liverpool crashed to a dismal 3-1 defeat at Leicester to leave their top four hopes in jeopardy after Alisson Becker's latest blunder sparked a stunning collapse from the troubled Premier League champions on Saturday. Jurgen Klopp's side endured a third successive defeat to effectively end any chance of retaining the […]

Johannesburg (AFP) – A Chris Mugalu penalty gave Simba of Tanzania a shock 1-0 win at V Club of the Democratic Republic of Congo Friday as the CAF Champions League group stage kicked off. The other opening day match also produced an unexpected result with 2020 runners-up Zamalek of Egypt held 0-0 at home by […]

Berlin (AFP) – RB Leipzig tuned up for their Champions League clash against Liverpool with a 2-1 home Bundesliga win over Augsburg Friday amid reports defender Dayot Upamecano will join Bayern Munich next season. In sub-zero temperatures, Leipzig warmed up for Tuesday's last 16, first leg clash against Liverpool with goals by Dani Olmo and […]

Berlin (AFP) – France defender Dayot Upamecano will join Bayern Munich from Bundesliga rivals RB Leipzig next season, according to reports Friday. Both magazine Kicker and daily Bild say Bayern will pay 43 million euros ($52 million) to activate the buy-out clause in Upamecano's Leipzig contract, which runs until 2023. European champions Bayern appear to […]

Sao Paulo (AFP) – Argentine Hernan Crespo will be the new coach of Sao Paulo, the Brazilian club announced on Friday. The 45-year-old's appointment comes just three weeks after he led modest Argentine side Defensa y Justicia to the Copa Sudamericana title. The former striker, a Premier League winner with Chelsea and three-time Serie A […]

London (AFP) – Marcus Rashford has urged social media companies to do more in the fight against online abuse, saying the problem should be "easy to stop" for the technology giants. The Manchester United and England forward has been one of several players to have been targeted during a spate of incidents in recent weeks. […]