Berlin (AFP) – Bayern Munich on Sunday confirmed interim boss Hansi Flick will remain head coach "until at least" the end of the season after winning eight of his 10 games in charge. "FC Bayern and Hansi Flick have agreed" that he "will remain head coach... at least until the end of the current season," […]

London (AFP) – Manchester City defender Benjamin Mendy said the defending champions were not prepared to surrender the Premier League title to Liverpool despite trailing the leaders by 11 points. Pep Guardiola's side moved to within a point of second-placed Leicester City following an impressive 3-1 victory over the Foxes at the Etihad Stadium on […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has no issues with Paul Pogba and his desire to regain fitness despite the France World Cup winner's continued absence due to injury. Pogba has not played for United since 30 September due to a persistent ankle injury, missing 21 games for club and […]

Doha (AFP) – Jurgen Klopp described winning the Club World Cup as "absolutely sensational" after Roberto Firmino's extra-time goal allowed Liverpool to beat Flamengo 1-0 in the final in Doha on Saturday and lift the trophy for the first time. Firmino was picked out by Sadio Mane and waited for goalkeeper Diego Alves to commit […]

Paris (AFP) – Kylian Mbappe scored twice as Paris Saint-Germain maintained their seven-point lead at the top of Ligue with a 4-1 victory over Amiens on Saturday. World Cup winner Mbappe, who celebrated his 21st birthday on Friday, netted either side of Neymar's effort before Mauro Icardi added a late fourth at the Parc de […]

Doha (AFP) – Roberto Firmino was again the hero for Liverpool as the forward's extra-time goal allowed Jurgen Klopp's side to beat Flamengo 1-0 in the Club World Cup final in Doha on Saturday and lift the trophy for the first time. Firmino was picked out by Sadio Mane and waited for goalkeeper Diego Alves […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola was gushing in his praise for Kevin De Bruyne after the Belgian led a dominant display from the Premier League champions to close to within one point of second-placed Leicester with a 3-1 win at the Etihad. Brendan Rodgers's men arrived in Manchester on an […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester City taught Leicester a lesson in challenging for the Premier League title with a dominant 3-1 win at the Etihad to close to within one point of the second-placed Foxes. Brendan Rodgers's men arrived in Manchester on an 11-match unbeaten run, but were outclassed throughout despite taking the lead […]

London (AFP) – Manchester City hit back to beat Leicester 3-1 as the champions kept alive their faint hopes of catching Premier League leaders Liverpool, while Carlo Ancelotti and Mikel Arteta got a glimpse of the problems that lie ahead as Everton and Arsenal shared a dreadful 0-0 draw on Saturday. City have been left […]

Milan (AFP) – Sebastiano Esposito became Inter Milan's youngest scorer in more than 60 years on Saturday when he hit the target in a 4-0 romp against Genoa, helping his side return to the top of Serie A. The 17-year-old put away a second-half penalty which made him the youngest Inter scorer since Mario Corso […]

London (AFP) – West Bromwich Albion manager Slaven Bilic has revealed Egypt defender Ahmed Hegazi was dropped from the Championship leaders' 1-1 draw against Brentford on Saturday because of a training ground incident. Hegazi, 28, has been linked with a move to Saudi Arabian side Al-Ittihad and Bilic decided to leave him out following the […]

Munich (Germany) (AFP) – RB Leipzig will go into the Bundesliga winter break in first place after coming from behind to claim a 3-1 home win against Augsburg on Saturday. The German league starts a four-week winter break on Sunday and Leipzig's hard-fought home win left them three points clear. "Many teams do not yet […]

Madrid (AFP) – Barcelona go into the brief Spanish winter break on top of La Liga after a glittering show from Lionel Messi helped the defending champions beat Alaves 4-1 on Saturday. Real Madrid, who drew 0-0 at Camp Nou in the midweek Clasico, can draw level top on 39 points but behind on goal […]

London (AFP) – Martin Peters, who scored England's second goal in the 1966 World Cup final against West Germany, has died aged 76 following a long battle against Alzheimer's disease. Peters, whose death was announced by former club West Ham, was part of the Hammers trio of captain Bobby Moore and Geoff Hurst, who scored […]

Munich (Germany) (AFP) – Hansi Flick is set to remain head coach of Bayern Munich until the end of the season after club chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge said Saturday that "nothing speaks against it". The 54-year-old was made interim boss for Bayern's remaining games of 2019 when Niko Kovac was sacked in early November. Under Flick, […]