Madrid (AFP) – A patched-up Real Madrid had to hang on for a 1-1 draw away at in-form Villarreal on Saturday, handing Barcelona and Atletico Madrid the chance to capitalise in La Liga. Barca and Atletico face each other at the Wanda Metropolitano later on Saturday, when victory for either side would now prove even […]

Glasgow (AFP) – Diego Laxalt's injury-time equaliser salvaged a point for Celtic in a 2-2 draw at Hibernian, but the Hoops' quest for a record 10th successive Scottish Premiership title suffered another huge blow on Saturday. Neil Lennon's men trail Rangers by eight points at the top of the table with now just one game […]

London (AFP) – Chelsea climbed to the top of the Premier League for the first time in more than two years with a convincing 2-0 win at Newcastle, while Brighton survived late penalty controversy to secure their first ever victory at Aston Villa on Saturday. Frank Lampard's side moved above Leicester on goal difference thanks […]

Berlin (AFP) – European champions Bayern Munich remained top of the Bundesliga despite being held on Saturday to a 1-1 draw at home by Werder Bremen, who were only denied a shock win by a string of excellent saves from Manuel Neuer. Germany goalkeeper Neuer produced great stops to twice deny US forward Josh Sargent […]

Milan (AFP) – Ciro Immobile scored on his return from coronavirus isolation as Lazio beat rock-bottom Crotone 2-0 under driving rain in southern Italy on Saturday. Immobile's diving header put Lazio ahead in the 21st minute on a water-logged pitch after storms in the sole of Italy. It was the fourth Serie A goal in […]

Doha (AFP) – Brazilians Fernando and A Lan scored either side of the break as Beijing Guoan overcame a huge jinx against South Korean opposition with a 2-1 victory over FC Seoul in their Champions League clash on Saturday. The Chinese side's second win in as many matches — they had beaten Thailand's Chiangrai United […]

Newcastle (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Chelsea climbed to the top of the Premier League for the first time in over two years with a convincing 2-0 win at Newcastle on Saturday. Frank Lampard's side moved above Leicester on goal difference thanks to Federico Fernandez's first half own goal and Tammy Abraham's strike after the interval. […]

Doha (AFP) – Brazilians Fernando and A Lan scored either side of the break as Beijing Guoan overcame a huge jinx against South Korean opposition with a 2-1 victory over FC Seoul in their Champions League clash on Saturday. The Chinese side’s second win in as many matches — they had beaten Thailand's Chiangrai United […]

Nashville (AFP) – David Beckham's Inter Miami saw their Major League Soccer play-off hopes destroyed as fellow newcomers Nashville deservedly sealed a place in the next round with a resounding 3-0 triumph at Nissan Stadium. Nashville were in control after an early wonder goal from Randall Leal before a penalty from Hany Mukhtar and a […]

Los Angeles (AFP) – Gustavo Bou scored a stoppage-time winner as the New England Revolution sent Thierry Henry's Montreal Impact crashing out of Major League Soccer's play-offs at the first hurdle with a 2-1 defeat. A hard-fought contest at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough appeared to be heading for extra-time after Montreal's Romell Quioto had equalised […]

Paris (AFP) – The Lyon team that has dominated women's football in France and in Europe in recent years was brought back down to earth on Friday as a 1-0 loss away to rivals Paris Saint-Germain ended a run of 73 matches without defeat. Lyon have won the Champions League in each of the last […]

Paris (AFP) – Cesc Fabregas scored a late winner from the penalty spot as Monaco came from two goals down to stun reigning champions Paris Saint-Germain 3-2 in Ligue 1 on Friday. Kylian Mbappe had netted a first-half brace, including a penalty, against his former side, taking him to 99 goals for PSG and leaving […]

Paris (AFP) – Rennes warmed up for their Champions League rematch with Chelsea in the worst possible fashion on Friday, going down to a 1-0 home defeat at the hands of Bordeaux in Ligue 1. French international Hatem Ben Arfa scored the only goal of the game against his old club, collecting a Samuel Kalu […]

Montevideo (AFP) – An outbreak of Covid-19 cases in the Uruguay squad is causing increasing alarm as captain Diego Godin became the 16th member to test positive for the virus on Friday after returning to his club. The government is awaiting explanations from the Uruguayan football federation following the raft of infections that occurred as the […]

Lausanne (AFP) – Haiti's football federation president Yves Jean-Bart was banned for life by FIFA and fined over a million dollars on Friday. The 73-year-old Jean-Bart was found guilty by FIFA of having abused his position and having sexually harassed and abused various female players, including minors, the independent Ethics Committee of world football's governing […]