London (AFP) – Christian Pulisic hit the first hat-trick of his career as Chelsea crushed Burnley 4-2 on Saturday while Manchester City overcame a sluggish start to beat Aston Villa and increase the pressure on Liverpool. Away from the top end of the Premier League table, pressure is mounting on Everton boss Marco Silva after […]

Milan (AFP) – Cristiano Ronaldo stayed at home as Juventus battled to a 1-1 stalemate at lowly Lecce on Saturday, but the defending champions still stay top in Serie A as nearest rivals Inter Milan later drew 2-2 with Parma. Both goals in Lecce came from penalties with Paulo Dybala's strike from the spot after […]

Burnley (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Christian Pulisic hit a hat-trick to inspire Chelsea's impressive 4-2 win at Burnley as the US winger enjoyed his Premier League breakthrough moment on Saturday. After going nine games without scoring for his new club, Pulisic tore Burnley to shreds at Turf Moor to notch the first treble of his […]

London (AFP) – Christian Pulisic hit the first hat-trick of his career as Chelsea crushed Burnley 4-2 on Saturday while Manchester City overcame a sluggish start to beat Aston Villa and increase the pressure on Liverpool. In the early kick-off, a frustrated Pep Guardiola watched his side recover from a tepid first half to defeat […]

Johannesburg (AFP) – Famed South African club Orlando Pirates sank deeper into trouble Saturday after gifting promoted Stellenbosch a 1-0 league victory in Cape Town. Losing lowered the Soweto Buccaneers to 10th place in the Premiership, a humiliating position for the first club from the republic to be crowned African champions. The only goal […]

Milan (AFP) – Gonzalo Higuain suffered a knock to his head as Juventus were held 1-1 in a bruising clash at lowly Lecce on Saturday. The defending champions are now in danger of being overtaken by Inter Milan at the top of the Serie A table. Juventus have 23 points from nine games, but could […]

Berlin (AFP) – Robert Lewandowski made yet more history on Saturday by netting in Bayern Munichs 2-1 home win against Union Berlin, which sent the defending champions back to the top of the Bundesliga table by a point. The Poland striker showed clinical finishing to tuck away an Alphonso Davies second-half pass at the Allianz […]

London (AFP) – Pep Guardiola warned Manchester City to cut out sluggish starts after the champions recovered from a tepid opening to beat Aston Villa 3-0, while Everton manager Marco Silva is under pressure after a dramatic 3-2 defeat at Brighton on Saturday. Guardiola's side closed the gap on Premier League leaders Liverpool to three […]

Milan (AFP) – Paulo Dybala scored but Juventus were held 1-1 at lowly Lecce on Saturday with the defending champions in danger of being overtaken by Inter Milan at the top of the Serie A table. Both goals came from penalties with Dybala's strike from the spot after 50 minutes cancelled out by Lecce's Marco […]

Berlin (AFP) – Robert Lewandowski made yet more history on Saturday by netting in Bayern Munich's home game against Union Berlin, setting a new record after scoring in each of the first nine Bundesliga matches this season. The Poland striker showed clinical finishing by tucking away an Alphonso Davies second-half pass at the Allianz Arena […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester City closed the gap on Premier League leaders Liverpool to three points as Raheem Sterling inspired a 3-0 win over Aston Villa on Saturday. Pep Guardiola's side survived a tame opening period as second half goals from Sterling, Kevin De Bruyne and Ilkay Gundogan put Villa to the sword. […]

Lisbon (AFP) – Four years on from languishing in Portugal's third tier, Famalicao sit atop the Primeira Liga and face Porto on Sunday in a match shaping up as a clash of the brash young guns against the old order. Famalicao, one point ahead of Porto in the table, are Portugal's upstarts posing a genuine […]

Johannesburg (AFP) – TS Galaxy of South Africa coach Dan Malesela is using the bait of potential European contracts to inspire his side ahead of a CAF Confederation Cup clash with Enyimba of Nigeria Sunday. The David-versus-Goliath showdown is one of 16 first legs in play-offs that will decide who qualifies for the group stage […]

London (AFP) – Arsenal fans would be forgiven for having flashbacks as the Gunners needed two late Nicolas Pepe free-kicks to see off Vitoria Guimaraes in the Europa League on Thursday. Empty seats at the Emirates, grumbles from those who were there and calls for the manager to go, it was very reminiscent of the […]

Norwich (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester United travel to Norwich on Sunday hoping the promising performance to hold Premier League leaders Liverpool last weekend proves to be a turning point in their season rather than another false dawn. A 1-1 draw against the European champions still left United just two points above the relegation zone […]