Milan (AFP) – Colombian international forwards Duvan Zapata and Luis Muriel are two weapons Atalanta coach Gian Piero Gasperini can count on against Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool in the Champions League on Tuesday in Bergamo. For Gasperini the match at home against the six-time Champions League winners is proof his side have earned their place among […]

Berlin (AFP) – With Bastian Schweinsteiger as his role model, Joshua Kimmich is following in his idol's footsteps at Bayern Munich by becoming the driving force of the European champions. Kimmich will be at the heart of Bayern's midfield on Tuesday when they make the trip over the Alps to face Red Bull Salzburg in […]

Johannesburg (AFP) – Ghana have brought back 30-plus defenders Harrison Afful and John Boye for home and away 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Sudan this month. Full-back Afful, 34, plays for Columbus Crew in American Major League Soccer and centre-back Boye, 33, for French Ligue 1 outfit Metz. Four-time African champions Ghana top […]

Madrid (AFP) – David Silva scored his first goal for Real Sociedad on Sunday to help them go back to the top of La Liga after a 4-1 win over Celta Vigo. Silva headed La Real in front at Balaidos for his first goal since he left Manchester City in the summer, and his first […]

Paris (AFP) – Lille lost ground on Ligue 1 leaders Paris Saint-Germain after a 1-1 draw at home to 10-man Lyon on Sunday but kept their unbeaten record this season intact. Jonathan Bamba curled in a fine 20-yard strike to give Lille the lead but Zeki Celik's own goal just before half-time brought Lyon level. […]

London (AFP) – Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang condemned Manchester United to fresh misery at Old Trafford as his penalty clinched a 1-0 win for Arsenal, while Gareth Bale was the match winner with his first goal since returning to Tottenham in a 2-1 win over Brighton on Sunday. Aubameyang ended a five-game goal drought in the league […]

London (AFP) – Gareth Bale came off the bench to score his first goal in his second spell at Tottenham as Jose Mourinho's men moved up to second in the Premier League thanks to a 2-1 win over Brighton. Injury and a lack of match fitness had kept Bale largely on the sidelines since rejoining […]

Berlin (AFP) – Arsenal loanee Matteo Guendouzi made his Bundesliga debut on Sunday as Hertha Berlin were held to a 1-1 draw at home to Wolfsburg, while Bayer Leverkusen came from behind to beat Freiburg. Guendouzi replaced fellow Frenchman Lucas Tousart just before the hour mark and was booked for dissent in stoppage time in […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Ole Gunnar Solskjaer admitted Manchester United "never turned up" as Arsenal inflicted another home defeat in the Premier League on the Red Devils with a 1-0 win at Old Trafford on Sunday. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's penalty earned the Gunners first away win against 'big six' opposition in 30 attempts in the […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Arsenal won away at Manchester United in the Premier League for the first time in 14 years as Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's penalty earned a thoroughly deserved 1-0 win for the Gunners on Sunday. United's run without a home win in the league stretches to six games as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's men […]

London (AFP) – Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang condemned Manchester United to fresh misery at Old Trafford as the Arsenal forward's penalty clinched a 1-0 win, while Newcastle stopped Everton returning to the top of the Premier League with a 2-1 victory on Sunday. Aubameyang ended a five-game goal drought in the league when he stepped up to […]

Milan (AFP) – Cristiano Ronaldo came off the bench to score a brace on his return from coronavirus as Juventus got back to winning ways in Serie A with a 4-1 victory against promoted Spezia on Sunday. The champions ended a run of three consecutive draws to move second in Serie A, four points behind […]

Paris (AFP) – Germany international Kevin Volland scored his first goals for Monaco since joining the club in September as Niko Kovac's side thrashed Bordeaux 4-0 in Ligue 1 on Sunday. Monaco struck three times in as many minutes through Wissam Ben Yedder, Gelson Martins and Volland in the first half to take control at […]

Glasgow (AFP) – Celtic stayed on course for a fourth consecutive domestic treble of trophies with a 2-0 win over Aberdeen at Hampden on Sunday to reach the 2019/20 Scottish Cup final. First-half goals from Ryan Christie and Mohamed Elyounoussi secured a first win in five games for Neil Lennon's men as they set up […]

Milan (AFP) – Cristiano Ronaldo came off the bench to score a brace on his return from coronavirus as Juventus got back to winning ways with a 4-1 victory in Serie A against promoted Spezia on Sunday. Ronaldo replaced Paulo Dybala in the 56th minute in Cesena with the match level after Tommaso Pobega had […]