London (AFP) – Jurgen Klopp admitted he had to deliver a wake-up call to Liverpool before Mohamed Salah spared their blushes with a late penalty which rescued a 1-1 draw against struggling Fulham on Sunday. Klopp's side were punished for a sloppy first half display at Craven Cottage when Bobby Decordova-Reid gave Fulham a shock […]

London (AFP) – Liverpool and Tottenham remain tied at the top of the Premier League after both were surprisingly held to 1-1 draws at Fulham and Crystal Palace respectively on Sunday. The top two face each other at Anfield on Wednesday and, after Chelsea, Manchester City and Manchester United failed to win on Saturday, they […]

Berlin (AFP) – Jamaica winger Leon Bailey scored twice as Bayer Leverkusen knocked Bayern Munich off the top of the Bundesliga with a 4-1 win against Hoffenheim on Sunday, while bottom side Schalke saw their winless run stretch to 27 games in a dramatic 2-2 draw with Augsburg. Bailey opened the scoring with a scintillating […]

London (AFP) – Mohamed Salah spared Liverpool's blushes as the Egyptian's late penalty rescued a 1-1 draw against struggling Fulham on Sunday. Jurgen Klopp's side were punished for a sloppy first half display at Craven Cottage when Bobby Decordova-Reid gave Fulham a shock lead. But Salah rescued the Premier League champions after Aboubakar Kamara handled […]

Paris (AFP) – Jose Fonte's bullet header sent Lille top of Ligue 1 following a 2-1 home win over Bordeaux, although Paris Saint-Germain can reclaim first place later on Sunday when they host Lyon. Jonathan Bamba's exquisite curling strike gave Lille the lead on 16 minutes at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy before Toma Basic levelled from […]

Milan (AFP) – Napoli got their first win in the newly-named Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on Sunday, beating Sampdoria 2-1 to move third in Serie A behind Inter Milan, who fought back to see off Cagliari 3-1. Napoli needed to come from behind in the stadium renamed a week ago following the death of club […]

Berlin (AFP) – Bundesliga crisis club Schalke saw their winless run extended to 27 games on Sunday after Augsburg forward Marco Richter snatched a stoppage-time equaliser in a 2-2 draw overshadowed by a serious injury to Mark Uth. Richter's late header crowned a heartbreaking evening for Schalke, who remain on course to equal Tasmania Berlin's […]

London (AFP) – Jose Mourinho blamed a "lot of mistakes" rather than his intention to protect an early lead as Premier League leaders Tottenham were held 1-1 by Crystal Palace on Sunday. A point keeps Spurs on top by a point but they could be usurped later on Sunday by Liverpool ahead of a clash […]

London (AFP) – Liverpool's injury-hit season suffered another setback with the news Diogo Jota could be sidelined for up to two months with a knee injury. The Portuguese international has made a blistering start to his Liverpool career, scoring nine times in 17 appearances since a move from Wolves in September. Jota suffered the injury […]

London (AFP) – Tottenham wasted the chance to move three points clear at the top of the Premier League as Jeffrey Schlupp's equaliser nine minutes from time earned a deserved 1-1 draw for Crystal Palace on Sunday. Spurs do remain top by a point, but could be usurped later on Sunday by Liverpool ahead of […]

Berlin (AFP) – Bundesliga crisis club Schalke said that striker Mark Uth was in a stable condition after the 29-year-old was stretchered off unconscious against Augsburg on Sunday. Uth was treated by medical staff on the pitch for around 15 minutes and attached to a drip after losing consciousness in a clash of heads with […]

Milan (AFP) – Inter Milan hit back after their Champions League elimination to reclaim second spot in Serie A on Sunday with 3-1 comeback win over Cagliari. Antonio Conte's side were trailing with a quarter of an hour to go in Sardinia, after Riccardo Sottil put the hosts ahead before the break and a series […]

Madrid (AFP) – Real Sociedad moved back to the top of La Liga on Sunday despite only managing a 1-1 home draw with Eibar in San Sebastian. The Basque club are level with Atletico Madrid on 26 points after the capital club fell to a 2-0 defeat to local rivals Real Madrid on Saturday evening. […]

Berlin (AFP) – Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund said Sunday they have fired head coach Lucien Favre, a day after the team suffered their heaviest home defeat in over a decade. Swiss coach Favre is to be replaced by his assistant-coach Edin Terzic after Dortmund crashed 5-1 to VfB Stuttgart leaving them fifth in the league […]

London (AFP) – Southampton climbed to third place in the Premier League with a stylish 3-0 win against struggling Sheffield United on Sunday. Ralph Hasenhuttl's side took the lead when Che Adams netted against his former club in front of 2,000 fans at rain-lashed St Mary's. Stuart Armstrong increased Southampton's advantage before Nathan Redmond wrapped […]