Rome (AFP) – Romelu Lukaku continued his red-hot scoring form to shoot Inter Milan top of Serie A with a brace in a late 2-1 win at Bologna, while Roma moved up to third with an enthralling win by the same scoreline over wobbling Napoli. Lukaku tapped home his eighth goal of the season 15 […]

Birmingham (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Liverpool maintained their six-point lead over Manchester City at the top of the Premier League with a last-gasp win over Aston Villa on Saturday but came perilously close to being denied a result — by an offside armpit! Jurgen Klopp's side, who took all three points at Villa Park thanks […]

Paris (AFP) – Marseille took advantage of two comical defensive mix-ups to secure a 2-1 win at home to Lille on Saturday that sent them up to third in Ligue 1 and alleviated some of the pressure on coach Andre Villas-Boas. Morgan Sanson stroked home the opening goal on 48 minutes after Lille goalkeeper Mike […]

Berlin (AFP) – Niko Kovac admitted his future as Bayern Munich coach hung in the balance Saturday after a 5-1 thrashing at Eintracht Frankfurt — the club's heaviest Bundesliga defeat for 10 years. Bayern are now four points behind leaders Moenchengladbach after their biggest league loss since a humiliating 5-1 drubbing in April 2009 at […]

Birmingham (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Jurgen Klopp called it the "best possible feeling" as Liverpool scored twice in the final minutes to secure a thrilling 2-1 win at Aston Villa and maintain their six-point lead over Manchester City at the top of the Premier League on Saturday. Klopp's side had trailed for more than an […]

Berlin (AFP) – Bayern Munich crashed to their heaviest Bundesliga defeat for a decade with a 5-1 thrashing at Eintracht Frankfurt which leaves head coach Niko Kovac under huge pressure. Defending champions Bayern, who had to play the majority of the match with 10 men following Jerome Boateng's ninth-minute red card, are fourth, four points […]

Birmingham (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Liverpool staged a thrilling fightback to beat Aston Villa 2-1 as the Premier League leaders scored twice in the final minutes through Andrew Robertson and Sadio Mane on Saturday. Jurgen Klopp's side were in danger of losing in the league for the first time this season after Trezeguet put the […]

Berlin (AFP) – Niko Kovac admitted his future as Bayern Munich coach hung in the balance Saturday after their 5-1 thrashing at Eintracht Frankfurt — the club's heaviest Bundesliga defeat for 10 years. Bayern are now four points behind leaders Moenchengladbach after their biggest league loss since a humiliating 5-1 drubbing in April 2009 at […]

London (AFP) – Liverpool staged a thrilling fightback to beat Aston Villa 2-1 thanks to Sadio Mane's last-gasp winner, while Manchester City kept in touch with the Premier League leaders after their own escape act in a 2-1 victory against Southampton on Saturday. Jurgen Klopp's side trailed to Trezeguet's first half goal at Villa Park, […]

Valencia (Spain) (AFP) – Lionel Messi scored again but was helpless to prevent Barcelona conceding three goals in seven minutes on Saturday as Levante stormed to a surprise 3-1 victory in La Liga. Messi converted a first-half penalty at the City of Valencia Stadium for his sixth goal in five games only for Levante to […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Kyle Walker volleyed home a dramatic 87th minute winner as Manchester City warmed up for next week's visit to Premier League leaders Liverpool by crucially coming from a goal down to beat Southampton 2-1 on Saturday. Barely a week after conceding nine goals against Leicester, Southampton led for 70 minutes […]

Berlin (AFP) – Bayern Munich crashed to their heaviest Bundesliga defeat for a decade with a 5-1 thrashing at Eintracht Frankfurt which leaves head coach Niko Kovac under huge pressure. Defending champions Bayern, who had to play the majority of the match with 10 men following Jerome Boateng's ninth-minute red card, are fourth, four points […]

London (AFP) – Arsenal's winless run in the Premier League stretched to three games as Raul Jimenez's header 14 minutes from time earned Wolves a well-deserved 1-1 draw at the Emirates on Saturday. A week on from a foul-mouthed reaction towards the Arsenal fans as he was substituted against Crystal Palace, Gunners captain Granit Xhaka […]

Rome (AFP) – In-form Roma moved third in Serie A on Saturday after a hard-fought 2-1 win over Napoli that took them to within four points of league leaders Juventus. Rising star Nicolo Zaniolo opened the scoring midway through the first half with his fourth goal in as many games in all competitions before Jordan […]

Bournemouth (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester United's mini-revival came to a crashing halt as Josh King's strike on the stroke of half-time earned Bournemouth a 1-0 win in treacherous weather conditions on England's south coast. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's men had not won away from home since March until 10 days ago, but three consecutive wins […]