Madrid (AFP) – Lionel Messi beat Pele's record of goals for a single club when he scored his 644th for Barcelona in a 3-0 victory against Valladolid on Tuesday. The Argentina forward scored Barca's third goal when he collected Pedri's backheel and struck the ball past goalkeeper Jordi Masip on 65 minutes. Messi had equalled […]

Milan (AFP) – Ten-man Juventus crashed to their first Serie A defeat of the season 3-0 at home against Fiorentina on Tuesday in a nightmare final game before Christmas. The defeat came hours after the champions learned they must play the match against Napoli which was cancelled on October 4 after Napoli decided not to […]

Berlin (AFP) – Liverpool loanee Loris Karius endured a miserable competitive debut for Union Berlin on Tuesday as his side crashed out of the German Cup in the second round following a surprise 3-2 home defeat to second-tier Paderborn. After spending all of the season on the bench up to now, Karius was forced to […]

Berlin (AFP) – Liverpool loanee Loris Karius endured a miserable competitive debut for Union Berlin on Tuesday as his side crashed out of the German Cup in the second round following a surprise 3-2 home defeat to second-tier Paderborn. After spending all of the season on the bench up to now, Karius was forced to […]

London (AFP) – Manchester City increased the pressure on Mikel Arteta as the League Cup holders powered into the semi-finals with a 4-1 demolition of troubled Arsenal on Tuesday. City ensured it will be a miserable Christmas for beleaguered Arsenal boss Arteta by condemning his side to a fourth defeat in their last six games […]

Berlin (AFP) – Tottenham loanee Ryan Sessegnon endured a miserable evening on Tuesday as Hoffenheim suffered a surprise penalty-shootout loss to second-tier Greuther Fuerth in the second round of the German Cup. In a dramatic game, Hoffenheim took the lead through Andrej Kramaric early on, but Fuerth equalised quickly. Sessegnon played Sebastian Ernst onside and […]

Madrid (AFP) – Atletico Madrid will stay top of La Liga until at least the weekend after beating Real Sociedad 2-0 on Tuesday to move three points ahead of the chasing pack. Second-half goals from Mario Hermoso and Marcos Llorente earned Digo Simeone's a huge win at a Sociedad team that started the fixture three […]

London (AFP) – Brentford reached their first League Cup semi-final with a shock 1-0 win against Newcastle, while troubled Arsenal prepared for their last eight clash against holders Manchester City on Tuesday. Brentford, fourth in the Championship, upset Premier League side Newcastle thanks to Josh Dasilva's second-half goal in rain-lashed west London. Thomas Frank's team […]

Valencia (Spain) (AFP) – Sevilla moved up to fifth in La Liga on Tuesday after Suso fired them to a 1-0 win at struggling Valencia. Suso gave the Andalusians the points with a thumping strike in the 81st minute after charging through to collect a Joan Jordan through ball. The winning strike was the 27-year-old […]

Rome (AFP) – Napoli on Tuesday won their appeal after being handed a 3-0 defeat and a one-point deduction for failing to turn up to play Juventus because of coronavirus cases. Napoli took their case to the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI), the highest level of sporting justice in Italy, after having appeals rejected by the […]

Milan (AFP) – Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon is being probed by the Italian Football Federation for allegedly using a blasphemous phrase during a league game, the FIGC confirmed on Tuesday. Federal Prosecutor Giuseppe Chine opened the investigation after 42-year-old Buffon was overheard using a blasphemous expression when addressing teammate Manolo Portanova during Juventus's 4-0 win […]

London (AFP) – Carlo Ancelotti admitted Tuesday that he is in two minds as to whether winning a first ever League Cup or securing Champions League football for the first time since 2005 is more important to his Everton team. The 61-year-old Italian is adamant however that he will select his strongest side when Everton […]

London (AFP) – Jose Mourinho says he and his Tottenham Hotspur players will not take second-tier Stoke for granted when they clash in Wednesday's League Cup quarter-final. The Portuguese boss is keen to succeed where several of his predecessors have fallen short in delivering silverware to the club for the first time since the 2008 […]

London (AFP) – Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says the Manchester United players are desperate to "learn how to win" and lift a trophy this season after three semi-final appearances last term. The 47-year-old Norwegian takes United to another in-form side Everton on Wednesday for a League Cup quarter-final clash. United go to Everton on the back […]

Paris (AFP) – A local court on Tuesday cleared the way for the French football league (LFP) to reallocate its TV rights after it approved the withdrawal agreement struck with troubled broadcaster Mediapro. "The decision ratifies the agreement" between the LFP and the Chinese-Spanish broadcaster, Mediapro lawyer Guilhem Bremond told AFP. The commercial court ruling […]