Milan (AFP) – Zlatan Ibrahimovic will miss AC Milan's Italian league game against Hellas Verona at the San Siro on Sunday because of a bout of flu, coach Stefano Pioli confirmed. Milan have taken ten points in four games since Ibrahimovic's return, and the Swede scored his second goal during the week as they booked […]

Berlin (AFP) – Erling Braut Haaland insisted he needs to get fitter despite making it seven goals in three games for Borussia Dortmund with another double in Saturday's 5-0 Bundesliga thrashing of Union Berlin, while Bayern Munich usurped RB Leipzig at the top of the table. The 19-year-old Haaland, who had netted five times in […]

Milan (AFP) – Andreas Cornelius's last-gasp header grabbed a 2-2 draw for Parma to further frustrate Cagliari on Saturday in a clash between rivals for Europa League qualification. The Danish forward nodded in a curling Jasmin Kurtic cross in the 94th minute to deny Cagliari a first league win since December 2. The Sardinians remain […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester United and Wolves missed another chance to close the gap on Chelsea in the race for a place in the Champions League next season with a 0-0 draw devoid on inspiration at Old Trafford. Both sides remain six points adrift of Chelsea, despite a run of four wins in […]

London (AFP) – Liverpool surged 22 points clear at the top of the Premier League with a 4-0 win over Southampton, while Bruno Fernandes made his Manchester United debut in a goalless draw against Wolves on Saturday. Mohamed Salah scored twice as the champions-elect equalled a Premier League record with a 20th straight home win […]

Paris (AFP) – Neymar shook off an injury scare and raged with the match officials while helping Paris Saint-Germain romp to a 5-0 win over Montpellier that stretched their lead at the top of Ligue 1 on Saturday. Pablo Sarabia, Angel Di Maria, Kylian Mbappe and Layvin Kurzawa all scored along with a Daniel Congre […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Jurgen Klopp saluted Liverpool's steely focus after they surged 22 points clear at the top of the Premier League with a 4-0 rout of Southampton on Saturday. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Jordan Henderson put the runaway leaders in control at Anfield before Mohamed Salah's double made it an astonishing 100 league points from […]

Milan (AFP) – Serie A club Parma said Saturday they remained hopeful of pushing through Ivorian forward Gervinho's transfer to Qatari club Al-Sadd despite missing the transfer deadline. The Italian club delivered all the documents, including the player's signature just before the deadline on Friday, but Al-Sadd coach Xavi said his club had not received […]

London (AFP) – Liverpool surged 22 points clear at the top of the Premier League with a 4-0 win over Southampton as Leicester and Chelsea consolidated their place in the top four in a 2-2 draw at the King Power. Mohamed Salah scored twice as the champions-elect equalled a Premier League record with a 20th […]

Glasgow (AFP) – Rangers' Scottish Premiership title challenge suffered a fresh blow as they were held 0-0 at home by Aberdeen on Saturday to only close within four points of Celtic. Steven Gerrard's side paid for another below-par display after losing at Hearts last weekend. Aberdeen goalkeeper Joe Lewis was equal to everything Rangers could […]

Madrid (AFP) – Zinedine Zidane's double substitution at half-time transformed the Madrid derby on Saturday as Real Madrid edged past Atletico 1-0 to move six points clear at the top of La Liga. Karim Benzema scored the winner at the Santiago Bernabeu after Zidane's decisive intervention turned a contest that Atletico had dominated into another […]

Rabat (AFP) – FIFA boss Gianni Infantino told African football leaders on Saturday that he wants their continental Cup of Nations to be played every four years as part of a package of reforms designed to lift "African football to the top of the world". Infantino also told a seminar in Rabat attended by delegates […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Liverpool surged 22 points clear at the top of the Premier League with a dominant second-half display as Mohamed Salah scored twice in a 4-0 rout of Southampton on Saturday. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Jordan Henderson also scored and the runaway leaders have collected an astonishing 100 league points from the last 102 […]

London (AFP) – Liverpool surged a massive 22 points clear at the top of the Premier League with a 4-0 win over Southampton as Leicester and Chelsea consolidated their place in the top four in a thrilling 2-2 draw at the King Power. Mohamed Salah scored twice as the champions-elect equalled a Premier League record […]

Berlin (AFP) – Norwegian rising star Erling Braut Haaland made it seven goals in three games for Borussia Dortmund after scoring a double in Saturday's 5-0 Bundesliga thrashing of Union Berlin. The 19-year-old, who had netted five times in his first two appearances since signing from Salzburg, scored either side of half-time at Signal Iduna […]