Berlin (AFP) – Bundesliga bottom side Greuther Fuerth celebrated their first ever home top-flight win on Sunday as a second-half goal from Norwegian striker Havard Nielsen gave them victory over Union Berlin 1-0. Fuerth, who were promoted to the Bundesliga for only the second time in their history earlier this year, were playing their 23rd […]

Paris (AFP) – Kasper Dolberg scored one goal and set up another as Nice won 2-1 away at Rennes on Sunday in a clash between two Ligue 1 clubs with Champions League ambitions. Rennes, who are owned by one of France's richest men, Francois Pinault, are looking to return to the Champions League after appearing […]

Verona (Italy) (AFP) – Atalanta closed in on Serie A leaders AC Milan after coming from behind to win 2-1 at Verona on Sunday and move to within two points of top spot. Gian Piero Gasperini's side sit third in Italy's top flight thanks to goals in either half from Aleksey Miranchuk and Teun Koopmeiners […]

London (AFP) – Leicester left Newcastle still rooted in the Premier League relegation zone with a 4-0 thrashing of the Magpies on Sunday, while West Ham's Champions League ambitions were dented by a 0-0 draw at Burnley. Despite being hit by a coronavirus outbreak that left Brendan Rodgers without seven players, the Foxes gave Eddie […]

Glasgow (AFP) – Alfredo Morelos and Joe Aribo fired Rangers to a 2-0 win at Hearts on Sunday as the Scottish Premiership leaders extended their strong start under new boss Giovanni van Bronckhorst. Van Bronckhorst has won four successive league games since replacing Steven Gerrard after his predecessor's move to Aston Villa. Morelos and Aribo […]

London (AFP) – Manchester United goalkeeper David De Gea said Victor Lindelof's breathing scare during the 1-0 win over Norwich provoked unsettling memories of incidents involving Christian Eriksen and Sergio Aguero. Lindelof had to be replaced in the second half at Carrow Road on Saturday after the United defender received treatment on the pitch when […]

Portland (AFP) – Goalkeeper Sean Johnson was the hero as New York City FC defeated the Portland Timbers in a penalty shoot-out to win the MLS Cup for the first time on Saturday. City goalkeeper Johnson saved two Portland spot-kicks at a rainswept Providence Park in Portland to set up a 4-2 shootout win for […]

Madrid (AFP) – Thomas Delaney's superb curling effort earned Sevilla a battling 1-0 win over Athletic Bilbao on Saturday as they trimmed Real Madrid's lead in La Liga to five points. The Denmark international bent a shot into the top corner from the edge of the area late in the first half to give Sevilla […]

Milan (AFP) – Zlatan Ibrahimovic snatched a late point for AC Milan in a 1-1 draw at Udinese on Saturday which give the Serie A leaders' title rivals a chance to steal top spot, while Juventus drew 1-1 at Venezia to slip up in the Champions League race. Ibrahimovic struck with an acrobatic effort in […]

Norwich (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Cristiano Ronaldo extended Ralf Rangnick's unbeaten start as Manchester United interim manager as the Portugal striker's penalty clinched a 1-0 victory at struggling Norwich on Saturday. Ronaldo won and converted the second half spot-kick that gave Rangnick a second successive Premier League victory since he replaced the sacked Ole Gunnar […]

Milan (AFP) – Juve's bid to reach the Champions League next season took a fresh blow on Saturday with a 1-1 draw at Venezia, while Dusan Vlahovic continued his hot streak in Fiorentina's 4-0 hammering of Salernitana. Mattia Aramu earned promoted Venezia an excellent point against the 36-time Italian champions with a curling daisy cutter […]

London (AFP) – English Championship table after Saturday's matches (played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, points): Fulham 22 13 6 3 51 18 45 Bournemouth 22 12 7 3 37 19 43 West Brom 22 11 7 4 30 17 40 Blackburn 22 11 6 5 37 27 39 QPR 21 10 5 […]

Berlin (AFP) – German Bundesliga table after Saturday's 1430GMT matches (played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, points): Bayern Munich 15 12 1 2 47 16 37 Borussia Dortmund 15 10 1 4 36 23 31 Bayer Leverkusen 14 8 3 3 35 19 27 Hoffenheim 15 8 2 5 32 23 26 Freiburg […]

Berlin (AFP) – Defending champions Bayern Munich extended their lead at the top of the Bundesliga to six points on Saturday after coming from behind to seal a 2-1 home win against Mainz. Second-half goals by Kingsley Coman and 18-year-old Jamal Musiala sealed the victory behind closed doors at Munich's Allianz Arena after Mainz had […]

Milan (AFP) – Dusan Vlahovic added two more goals to his rapidly growing tally for Fiorentina in Saturday's 4-0 Serie A win over Salernitana which continues a encouraging season for the Tuscans. Serbia forward Vlahovic lashed home the Viola's second five minutes after half-time and tapped home Riccardo Sottil's low cross six minutes from the end […]