Madrid (AFP) – Eden Hazard is set to miss the Clasico against Barcelona after further tests revealed a fracture in his right ankle, Real Madrid confirmed on Thursday. Hazard was forced off during the draw with Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League last week and despite Zinedine Zidane saying after the match he had suffered […]

Paris (AFP) – The United Arab Emirates have sacked their Dutch coach Bert van Marwijk after only nine months in the job. The 67-year-old who led the Netherlands to the 2010 World Cup final took over the UAE national side in March. His departure comes in the wake of the UAE's 4-2 defeat to Qatar […]

London (AFP) – Jose Mourinho endured an unhappy return to Manchester United as Marcus Rashford struck twice in a 2-1 defeat for Tottenham while Liverpool maintained their eight-point lead at the top of the Premier League, putting five goals past Everton. Second-placed Leicester equalled their top-flight league record of seven consecutive wins with a 2-0 […]

Glasgow (AFP) – Scott Brown's dramatic injury-time strike gave Celtic a 2-1 win over Hamilton to move the Hoops two points clear at the top of the Scottish Premiership as Rangers let a two-goal lead slip to draw 2-2 at Aberdeen. Celtic looked on course for a routine evening when Ryan Christie pounced to score […]

London (AFP) – Jose Mourinho endured an unhappy return to Manchester United as Marcus Rashford's double beat Tottenham 2-1 while Liverpool restored their eight-point lead at the top of the Premier League with a 5-2 romp against Everton. Second-placed Leicester equalled their top-flight league record of seven consecutive wins with a 2-0 victory against bottom […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Liverpool surged eight points clear at the top of the Premier League as Divock Origi was the scourge of Everton once more in a thrilling 5-2 Merseyside derby win for the European champions at Anfield. All but one of the goals came before half-time as Origi and Xherdan Shaqiri, who replaced the rested […]

Paris (AFP) – Neymar and Kylian Mbappe both scored as Paris Saint-Germain restored their five-point cushion at the top of Ligue 1 with a 2-0 win over Nantes on Wednesday. Mbappe's smart finish shortly after half-time and Neymar's late penalty saw the hosts ease to victory at the Parc des Princes. PSG, whose scheduled game […]

London (AFP) – Jose Mourinho endured an unhappy return to Manchester United as Marcus Rashford's double beat Tottenham 2-1 at Old Trafford, while second-placed Leicester's winning run stretched to eight games with a 2-0 victory over Watford. Chelsea bounced back from two consecutive league defeats to solidify their place in the top four with a […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Marcus Rashford spoiled Jose Mourinho's return to Old Trafford on Wednesday, scoring twice as Manchester United beat Tottenham 2-1 to end their former manager's perfect start to his tenure at his new club. The England forward put United in front early in the first half and converted a second-half penalty to […]

London (AFP) – Chelsea got back on track as Mason Mount's superb winner and Tammy Abraham's influential display inspired a 2-1 victory against Aston Villa on Wednesday. Frank Lampard's side ended a run of two successive Premier League defeats thanks to the latest heroics from emerging England duo Mount and Abraham. Abraham put Chelsea ahead […]

Madrid (AFP) – Barcelona have raised teenage star Ansu Fati's release clause from 100 million to 170 million euros ($188.3 million), the Spanish champions announced on Wednesday. The 17-year-old's release clause will also be bumped up to 400 million euros — almost double the world-record 222 million euros Paris Saint-Germain paid Barcelona for Neymar — […]

Milan (AFP) – Juventus midfielder Sami Khedira has been ruled out for three months after undergoing knee surgery, the Italian champions said on Wednesday. The 2014 World Cup winner had surgery in his native Germany. "The operation was perfectly successful and the player will be able to start rehabilitation immediately," Juventus said in a statement. […]

Nyon (Switzerland) (AFP) – UEFA plans to expand its use of VAR, but president Aleksander Ceferin said on Wednesday he wants the system and the rules to be clearer and faster. He told a press conference after a UEFA Executive Committee meeting that the organisation planned to ask the International Football Association Board (IFAB), which […]

London (AFP) – Gabriel Jesus ended his eight match goal drought with a brace in Manchester City's 4-1 victory over Burnley on Tuesday and hopes this can spark him into emulating team-mate Sergio Aguero's scoring rate. The 22-year-old Brazilian has got his chance to lead the City line, and will do so again in the […]

London (AFP) – Trent Alexander-Arnold has refused to let fame and success at European champions Liverpool to forget where he came from, and is inspired to help as "people are suffering" and relying on food banks. The England full-back — who on Wednesday will help to maintain the Red's unbeaten Premier League record in the […]