London (AFP) – Tottenham's Premier League title challenge suffered a huge blow as Leicester moved above them into second with an impressive 2-0 away win on Sunday. Jamie Vardy's penalty and a Toby Alderweireld own goal moved the Foxes four points behind leaders Liverpool as for once Harry Kane and Son Heung-min failed to dig […]

Milan (AFP) – AC Milan forward Rafael Leao scored the fastest-ever goal in Serie A history on Sunday when he netted after just six seconds in a 2-1 win at Sassuolo which kept his side top of table ahead of city rivals Inter Milan. Milan, chasing a first Serie A title since 2011, launched straight […]

London (AFP) – Leicester put a major dent in Tottenham's Premier League title challenge on Sunday, climbing to second in the table as Manchester United prepared to resume their historic rivalry with Leeds. Spurs were top of the table before their midweek clash with Liverpool but now find themselves six points adrift of the champions […]

Madrid (AFP) – Real Madrid president Florentino Perez on Sunday said the coronavirus pandemic had increased the need for the creation of a new elite league. "Football needs new formulas to make it more competitive, more exciting, and stronger," Perez told club members at the annual meeting held online on Sunday. Perez also said that […]

London (AFP) – Tottenham's Premier League title challenge suffered another blow as Leicester moved above Jose Mourinho's men into second with an impressive 2-0 away win on Sunday. Jamie Vardy's penalty and a Toby Alderweireld own goal moved the Foxes to within four points of leaders Liverpool as Spurs for once could not rely on […]

Paris (AFP) – Germany striker Kevin Volland scored his sixth Ligue 1 goal as Monaco battled to a 1-0 win at bottom club Dijon on Sunday to snap a three-match losing streak. Successive defeats by Lille, Marseille and Lens had seen Monaco slip nine points behind Lille heading into the weekend. Their win on Sunday […]

Milan (AFP) – AC Milan forward Rafael Leao scored after just six seconds for the fastest-ever goal in Serie A history on Sunday at Sassuolo. Milan launched straight into an attack from kick-off, with Turkish midfielder Hakan Calhanoglu setting up Leao to slot home. The previous fastest goal had been Paolo Poggi's for Piacenza against […]

Berlin (AFP) – Bayern Munich chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has laid down the law to Leroy Sane, telling the former Manchester City winger that he needs to start delivering for the European champions. A string of disappointing performances by Sane since he joined in a 50-million-euro ($61 million) move in the summer was capped on Saturday […]

London (AFP) – Sheffield United were cruelly denied their first Premier League win of the season on Sunday as Danny Welbeck scored a late equaliser for Brighton in a 1-1 draw. Chris Wilder's bottom-placed team looked set to claim all three points at the Amex Stadium despite being reduced to 10 men late in the […]

Berlin (AFP) – Borussia Moenchengladbach fined striker Marcus Thuram one month's salary, to be paid to a charity, on Sunday for spitting on an opponent the previous day. "Marcus has accepted this and has also offered to engage with this social cause on his own behalf," the club's sporting director Max Eberl said in a […]

London (AFP) – Arsenal goalkeeper Bernd Leno says there is no time for the players to feel sorry for themselves after an eighth Premier League defeat of the season ramped up the pressure on manager Mikel Arteta. Sunday is an unhappy first anniversary for the Gunners boss as he reflects on a 2-1 reverse at […]

Paris (AFP) – Lyon climbed to the top of Ligue 1 as Zimbabwe attacker Tino Kadewere scored a goal and set up another in a 4-1 win at Nice on Saturday. Kadewere made an impact either side of half-time to move his side a point above Lille who entertain third-placed Paris Saint-Germain on Sunday. "We understand […]

Milan (AFP) – Cristiano Ronaldo scored a double as Juventus thrashed Parma 4-0 on Saturday to move within one point of Serie A leaders AC Milan. The Turin giants, chasing a 10th straight league title this season, remain unbeaten after 13 matches this term. Ronaldo, who missed a penalty in the midweek 1-1 draw with […]

Paris (AFP) – Andre Villas-Boas said Marseille's 1-1 draw with Reims on Saturday was a "missed opportunity" as they failed to move into the top three for the first time this season. Japan's Yuto Nagatomo scored an own goal before Florian Thauvin grabbed an equaliser at the Stade Velodrome. Villas-Boas' men, who lost to Rennes […]

Paris (AFP) – Marseille failed to win for the second time in four days with Saturday's 1-1 draw at home with Reims in Ligue 1. Japan's Yuto Nagatomo scored an own goal before Florian Thauvin grabbed an equaliser at the Stade Velodrome. Marseille stay fourth in the table, four points behind leaders Lille. The hosts' […]