London (AFP) – Sadio Mane struck as Liverpool overcame Storm Dennis and feisty basement club Norwich to extend their lead at the top of the Premier League table to 25 points on Saturday. Jurgen Klopp's runaway league leaders were short of their fluent best during their 1-0 victory but returned immediately to winning ways after […]

London (AFP) – Leeds United manager Marcelo Bielsa said his side were now better placed to cope with the pressure of pushing for promotion to the Premier League after a much-needed win over Bristol City on Saturday. Luke Ayling's goal against his former club was good enough to give Leeds all three points as the […]

Amiens (France) (AFP) – Amiens' Serhou Guirassy scored an injury time equaliser on Saturday to secure a roller-coaster 4-4 draw with a Paris Saint-Germain side without Neymar and Kylian Mbappe ahead of next week's Champions League last 16 tie at Borussia Dortmund. Relegation-haunted Amiens had been on course for a shock win when they surged […]

Barcelona (AFP) – A slick Antoine Griezmann strike set Barcelona on their way against Getafe in La Liga on Saturday before they survived a late onslaught from the gritty visitors to win 2-1. The result leaves Barcelona trailing on goal-difference atop La Liga before leaders Real Madrid's Sunday home game with Celta Vigo. In a physically […]

Berlin (AFP) – RB Leipzig warmed up for their Champions League last 16 tie at Tottenham Hotspur next week with a 3-0 win over strugglers Werder Bremen to regain top spot in the Bundesliga on Saturday. With Bayern Munich playing Cologne away on Sunday, Leipzig took the chance to usurp the defending champions and establish […]

Madrid (AFP) – Barcelona left-back Jordi Alba hobbled off in the 20th minute of the Spanish champions' La Liga game against Getafe on Saturday with an apparent right thigh injury. The 30-year-old left the field wincing in pain and was replaced by Junior Firpo. It is the third injury for the Spain international this season, […]

Southampton (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Burnley withstood a battering from Storm Dennis to beat Southampton 2-1 on Saturday and climb to 10th in the Premier League table thanks to Matej Vydra's spectacular winner. After Ashley Westwood and Danny Ings had traded first-half goals, substitute Vydra score the decisive goal on the hour mark at a […]

London (AFP) – Manchester City have enjoyed a meteoric rise from mid-table mediocrity to serial trophy winners thanks to the deep pockets of Abu Dhabi's Sheikh Mansour. But now they face their biggest challenge of the new era. European football's governing body UEFA on Friday banned City from European competitions for the next two seasons […]

Madrid (AFP) – Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane on Saturday said that he is expecting Manchester City's motivation to be "immense" when the two sides meet in the Champions League following the announcement of the English side's two-season ban from European competitions. UEFA on Friday said that City would be suspended from the next two […]

London (AFP) – Former Manchester City star Rodney Marsh fears the Premier League champions will be thrown into disarray by their shock two-year ban from UEFA competitions. City have been barred from the Champions League and Europa League from the start of next season and fined 30 million euros (£24.9 million) after being found to […]

Madrid (AFP) – Atletico Madrid were twice pegged back in Friday's 2-2 draw at Valencia to keep Diego Simeone's side in fourth in La Liga ahead of Liverpool's visit next week. Atletico host the runaway Premier League leaders at the Wanda Metropolitano in the Champions League last 16 first leg on Tuesday. Twenty four hours later […]

Wolverhampton (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Wolves were controversially denied by VAR and Leicester's Hamza Choudhury was sent off in a stormy 0-0 draw at Molineux on Friday. Nuno Espirito Santo's side thought they had taken the lead when Willy Boly headed home in the first half, but VAR stepped in to chalk off the goal […]

Berlin (AFP) – Norwegian teen striker Erling Braut Haaland took his tally to nine goals in six games for Borussia Dortmund after netting again in Friday's 4-0 win over Eintracht Frankfurt. Dortmund were impressive ahead of Tuesday's Champions League last 16, first-leg, clash at home to Paris Saint-Germain, coached by ex-Borussia boss Thomas Tuchel, this […]

London (AFP) – Pep Guardiola faces a huge test of his loyalty to Manchester City after his club were hit with a stunning two-year suspension from UEFA competitions on Friday. City have been banned from the Champions League and Europa League for the next two seasons and fined 30 million euros (£24.9 million) after UEFA […]

Asuncion (AFP) – Hundreds of Olimpia fans welcomed their club's new signing former Real Madrid and Manchester City forward Emmanuel Adebayor as he arrived in Paraguay on Friday at the international airport in Asuncion. Fans chanted "Manolito, Manolito" like Real supporters did when the 35-year-old Togo international played in Madrid. Adebayor, who also played for […]