Madrid (AFP) – Barcelona won 1-0 at bottom side Huesca on Sunday as Lionel Messi became the first foreigner to make 500 appearances in Spain's La Liga, while a late Luis Suarez goal secured leaders Atletico Madrid victory against Alaves. Messi returned for Barca after missing the final game of 2020 with an ankle knock […]

Milan (AFP) – AC Milan stayed top in Serie A on Sunday with a 2-0 win over midtable Benevento despite playing an hour a man down and without injured star striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic. City rivals Inter had moved ahead earlier with Lautaro Martinez scoring a hat-trick in a dominant 6-2 victory over lowly Crotone. But […]

London (AFP) – Frank Lampard said Chelsea will have to go through "periods of pain" to reach the standards set by Manchester City after Pep Guardiola's men outclassed the Blues in a 3-1 win at Stamford Bridge on Sunday. City brushed off a series of coronavirus-related absences as goals from Ilkay Gundogan, Phil Foden and […]

Berlin (AFP) – Robert Lewandowski netted twice as Bayern Munich roared back from two goals down to earn a 5-2 home win over Mainz on Sunday which put the European champions back at the top of the Bundesliga. Mainz's 2-0 half-time lead was wiped out within 10 minutes of the restart as Bayern netted five […]

London (AFP) – Liverpool paid tribute to Gerry Marsden on Sunday after the singer, who popularised the club's anthem "You'll never walk alone", died aged 78. Liverpool-born Marsden had a 1960s hit with his cover of the Rogers and Hammerstein song "You'll Never Walk Alone", which originally featured in their musical Carousel. The Gerry And […]

Milan (AFP) – Napoli coach Gennaro Gattuso said Sunday he felt foolish for giving Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen permission to travel home for Christmas with the forward testing positive for coronavirus on his return. Osimhen faces club sanctions after images of him partying without wearing a mask were shared on social media. But Gattuso said […]

London (AFP) – Manchester City brushed off a series of coronavirus-related absences to outclass Chelsea 3-1 at Stamford Bridge on Sunday and reassert their Premier League title challenge. Pep Guardiola's men had scored more than twice in a league game just once since their opening match of the season, but were 3-0 up by half-time […]

Madrid (AFP) – Luis Suarez struck a 90th-minute winner for Atletico Madrid as they defeated 10-man Alaves 2-1 on Sunday to move back above Real Madrid at the top of La Liga. Marcos Llorente gave Atletico the lead at Mendizorroza shortly before half-time with a deflected strike from just outside the area. Diego Simeone's side […]

Newcastle (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Brendan Rodgers said Leicester had survived a "war" as they climbed to third place in the Premier League with a 2-1 win against Newcastle on Sunday. Rodgers' side struck through James Maddison and Youri Tielemans in the second half at St James' Park. Andy Carroll reduced the deficit with his […]

Berlin (AFP) – England winger Jadon Sancho scored his first Bundesliga goal this season to seal a 2-0 win for Borussia Dortmund at home against Wolfsburg on Sunday to breathe life back into his side's fading title hopes. After crashing to a shock 2-1 defeat at Union Berlin a fortnight ago before the league's two-week […]

Newcastle (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Leicester climbed to third place in the Premier League as goals from James Maddison and Youri Tielemans sealed a 2-1 win against Newcastle on Sunday. Brendan Rodgers' side struck twice in the second half at St James' Park. Andy Carroll reduced the deficit with his first goal for Newcastle in […]

London (AFP) – American goalkeeper Zack Steffen was handed his Premier League debut for Manchester City's trip to Chelsea on Sunday with Ederson among the members of Pep Guardiola's side self-isolating due to a positive coronavirus test. City's clash at Everton on Monday was postponed after three new cases were detected following four positive tests […]

Berlin (AFP) – Bayer Leverkusen coach Peter Bosz effectively waved the white flag in the Bundesliga title race Sunday after back-to-back defeats convinced him Bayern Munich will again be champions this season – for the ninth straight year. Bayern had replaced Leverkusen as league leaders a fortnight ago with a 2-1 away win over Bosz's […]

London (AFP) – Sam Allardyce has said new regulations brought about by Brexit have impacted his options to recruit new players for West Brom's battle for Premier League survival. The Baggies have been forced to pull out of three deals after it became clear players would not qualify for a work permit. European nationals coming […]

Milan (AFP) – Lautaro Martinez scored a hat-trick as Inter Milan kicked off 2021 in blistering form with a 6-2 win over lowly Crotone on Sunday to take top spot in Serie A. Inter claimed an eighth consecutive league win to move two points ahead of AC Milan who travel to midtable Benevento later on […]