Los Angeles (AFP) – Carlos Vela scored a hat trick to set the MLS single-season goal scoring record Los Angeles FC eliminated the Colorado Rapids from postseason contention with a 3-1 victory on Sunday. Vela's three goals gave him 34 on the season, earning the Mexico international the record and snapping a tie with Atlanta […]

Milan (AFP) – Gonzalo Higuain scored the winner as Juventus inflicted a first Serie A defeat of the season on Inter Milan with a 2-1 victory which sent the defending champions top on Sunday. Substitute Higuain slotted home on 80 minutes after fellow Argentine Paulo Dybala had opened the scoring in the fourth minute at […]

Paris (AFP) – Robert Beric scored a last-minute winner as Saint-Etienne defeated bitter rivals Lyon 1-0 on Sunday and new coach Claude Puel made a triumphant start in his first match in charge. Former Leicester City and Southampton boss Puel replaced Ghislain Printant on Friday after signing a three-year deal with the club that entered […]

Madrid (AFP) – Barcelona are back in form and La Liga's big three are back at the top of the table after the defending champions put on a finishing masterclass to thrash Sevilla 4-0 on Sunday. Lionel Messi scored his first goal of the season by curling in a brilliant free-kick at Camp Nou after […]

Washington (AFP) – Ji So-yun scored a first half goal as South Korea tied the United States 1-1 on Sunday, spoiling the final game of coach Jill Ellis and snapping the Americans 17-game winning streak. South Korea, ranked 20th in the world, opened the scoring on Ji's goal then held on for the draw despite […]

Milan (AFP) – Gonzalo Higuain scored the winner as Juventus inflicted a first Serie A defeat of the season on Inter Milan with a 2-1 victory which sent the defending champions top on Sunday. Substitute Higuain slotted home on 80 minutes after Paulo Dybala had opened the scoring in the fourth minute at the San […]

Milan (AFP) – Roma president James Pallotta blasted the refereeing as his side were denied a late winner in a 1-1 Serie A draw against Cagliari at the Stadio Olimpico on Sunday. Nikola Kalinic's 90th-minute goal was disallowed without VAR consultation after a push on Cagliari defender Fabio Pisacane and goalkeeper Robin Olsen in the […]

Newcastle (United Kingdom) (AFP) – David de Gea apologised to Manchester United supporters after his troubled side slumped to a dismal 1-0 defeat at Newcastle on Sunday. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side sit just two points above the relegation zone and have not won away since March after Matty Longstaff's second-half winner for Newcastle. United goalkeeper […]

Milan (AFP) – Duvan Zapata scored the first goal in Atalanta's newly-renovated stadium on Sunday as the Serie A high-fliers put their European woes behind them with a 3-1 win over Lecce to move level on points with defending champions Juventus. But rivals Napoli were left three points behind both Juventus and Atalanta following a […]

London (AFP) – Liverpool opened up an eight-point lead over Manchester City as the leaders clinched a dramatic win over Leicester, while the champions crashed to defeat against Wolves. Manchester United's problems mounted with a loss at Newcastle and Tottenham are in turmoil following their 3-0 reverse against Brighton. Here, AFP Sport looks at three […]

Newcastle (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Ole Gunnar Solskjaer admitted Manchester United are suffering a confidence crisis after Matty Longstaff marked his Premier League debut with the superb strike that gave Newcastle a shock 1-0 win on Sunday. Solskjaer's side paid the price for their latest lethargic display as Longstaff bagged his first goal for Newcastle […]

Newcastle (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Matty Longstaff admitted his match-winning Premier League debut was a dream come true as the teenager lined up alongside his brother Sean to stun Manchester United on Sunday. Longstaff, 19, marked his first top-flight start with the 72nd-minute rocket that handed Newcastle a 1-0 victory at St James' Park. It […]

Southampton (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Frank Lampard insisted Chelsea are not the finished article yet after Tammy Abraham and Mason Mount celebrated their England call-ups by inspiring a 4-1 rout of struggling Southampton on Sunday. Abraham, Mount and their Blues team-mate Fikayo Tomori were all named by England manager Gareth Southgate in the squad for […]

London (AFP) – Manchester City's Premier League title defence suffered another huge blow in a shock 2-0 defeat to Wolves, while Manchester United endured another miserable day in a 1-0 defeat at Newcastle on Sunday. City now trail runaway leaders Liverpool by eight points after just eight games as Adama Traore punished a sloppy performance […]

Paris (AFP) – In-form Victor Osimhen's seventh league goal of the season wasn't enough for Lille on Sunday as they missed the chance to go third in Ligue 1 after drawing 2-2 with Nimes. Nigeria international Osimhen, 20, who also scored in Lille's 2-1 Champions League defeat to Chelsea midweek, struck the hosts' leveller with […]