Madrid (AFP) – Real Madrid and Barcelona will each head into the Clasico next weekend on the back of a defeat after La Liga's two title favourites were punished for slack performances on Saturday. Zinedine Zidane made four substitutions at half-time but could not spark a lethargic Madrid into life as his team fell 1-0 […]

Berlin (AFP) – Robert Lewandowski and Thomas Mueller both scored twice as Bayern Munich banished their early-season blues with a thumping 4-1 win over Bundesliga minnows Arminia Bielefeld on Saturday after a "crazy" first half. Treble winners Bayern started the day in mid-table following a shock defeat to Hoffenheim last month, but victory in Bielefeld […]

Madrid (AFP) – Zinedine Zidane made four substitutions at half-time on Saturday but could not spark Real Madrid into life as his team slipped to a 1-0 defeat by newly-promoted Cadiz in La Liga with the French coach insisting "there are no excuses". Sergio Ramos was the only enforced change at the Alfredo di Stefano […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Pep Guardiola believes Manchester City need time to hit top form after they ground out a 1-0 win over Arsenal on Saturday to move three points off the top of the Premier League table. City dropped points in their two previous league games before the international break and were again […]

Berlin (AFP) – Robert Lewandowski and Thomas Mueller both scored twice as Bayern Munich banished their early-season blues with a thumping 4-1 win over Bundesliga minnows Arminia Bielefeld on Saturday. Treble winners Bayern started the day in mid-table following a shock defeat to Hoffenheim last month, but victory in Bielefeld was enough to propel them […]

Madrid (AFP) – Zinedine Zidane made four substitutions at half-time on Saturday but could not spark Real Madrid into life as his team slipped to a 1-0 defeat by newly-promoted Cadiz in La Liga. Sergio Ramos was the only enforced change at the Alfredo di Stefano Stadium as Madrid's captain spent the second half in […]

Milan (AFP) – Zlatan Ibrahimovic struck twice in his first match back after recovering from coronavirus on Saturday as AC Milan beat city rivals Inter Milan 2-1 to take top spot in Serie A ahead of Atalanta who slumped 4-1 at Napoli. Ibrahimovic had not played since September 21, but bagged his second brace in […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Raheem Sterling scored the only goal as Pep Guardiola got the better of Mikel Arteta in Manchester City's 1-0 win over Arsenal to move three points off the top of the Premier League table. On another high-scoring Saturday elsewhere in the English top-flight, the mutual respect between City boss Guardiola […]

Strasbourg (France) (AFP) – For Arsene Wenger management is a drug and, even at nearly 71, he cannot accept that he might never return to coaching "because it would hurt so much". Speaking in the French city of Strasbourg at the launch of his autobiography, "My Life in Red and White", Wenger looked back on […]

Milan (AFP) – Hirving Lozano bagged a brace as Napoli thumped Atalanta 4-1 on Saturday, days after they were punished for failing to turn up for their last Serie A game against Juventus. Napoli were handed a 3-0 defeat and one-point deduction for not travelling to Turin earlier this month after recording two cases of […]

Naples (Italy) (AFP) – Nigeria striker Victor Osimhen called for an end to police violence in his home country on Saturday after scoring his first goal for Napoli. "End Police Brutality in Nigeria," was hand-written on a white t-shirt held up by the attacker after he netted the fourth goal in a 4-1 Serie A […]

London (AFP) – Liverpool were denied a cathartic victory against Premier League leaders Everton on Saturday when Jordan Henderson's late strike was controversially ruled out for offside as Chelsea shared the spoils with Southampton in a six-goal thriller. Jurgen Klopp's champions were desperate to atone for their 7-2 humbling against Aston Villa before the international […]

London (AFP) – Chelsea paid the price for woeful defending as Jannik Vestergaard snatched a stoppage-time equaliser for Southampton in their dramatic 3-3 draw at Stamford Bridge on Saturday. Germany forward Timo Werner scored his first Premier League goals to put Chelsea two up in the first half. But Danny Ings got one back for […]

Madrid (AFP) – Luis Suarez partnered Diego Costa for the first time and scored as Atletico Madrid beat struggling Celta Vigo 2-0 win in La Liga on Saturday. But the Suarez-Costa combination came to an early end as Costa was forced off injured in the second half. Sitting in the stands, Costa was seen with […]

Berlin (AFP) – Substitutes Erling Braut Haaland and Marco Reus fired Borussia Dortmund into second place in the Bundesliga on Saturday, linking up in the second half to seal a 1-0 win at Hoffenheim. Dortmund, who had already lost one game this season, looked set to drop further points before youngster Haaland and veteran Reus […]