Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Pep Guardiola admitted Manchester City must regroup after a shock 2-0 defeat against Wolves left the Premier League champions eight points behind leaders Liverpool on Sunday. Two late goals from Wolves winger Adama Traore condemned City to their first loss at the Etihad Stadium since last December. With 16 points […]

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. Gian Piero Gasperini's side had been playing their Serie A home games at Parma's […]

London (AFP) – Arsenal manager Unai Emery admitted his side must be self-critical of their performance despite edging up to third in the Premier League as David Luiz's first goal for the club earned a 1-0 win over Bournemouth on Sunday. The Gunners had just two shots on target and were lucky to survive in […]

Glasgow (AFP) – Jermain Defoe's hat-trick blasted Rangers to the top of the Scottish Premiership as their 5-0 thrashing of Hamilton took advantage of Celtic's shock loss at Livingston on Sunday. Defoe's goal-blitz helped Steven Gerrard's side move into pole position for the first time this season. Former Tottenham forward Defoe opened the scoring at […]

Berlin (AFP) – Borussia Moenchengladbach moved top of the Bundesliga while Wolfsburg climbed to second place on Sunday after taking advantage of their Bundesliga rivals faltering with respective wins over Augsburg and Union Berlin. Marco Rose's Gladbach are in first place for the first time since the 2011-12 season, a point clear of Wolfsburg in […]

Madrid (AFP) – Atletico Madrid lost ground on La Liga's early pace-setters Real Madrid after they were held to a 0-0 draw away at Real Valladolid on Sunday. Atletico will head into the international break three points behind their city rivals and with work to do after the stalemate means Diego Simeone's side have managed […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Pep Guardiola conceded Manchester City were well below their best as the Premier League champions suffered a shock 2-0 defeat against Wolves on Sunday that left them eight points behind leaders Liverpool. Guardiola's side were rocked by two late goals from Wolves winger Adama Traore at the Etihad Stadium, and […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Two late goals by from Wolves' Adama Traore inflicted a stunning 2-0 defeat on Manchester City to leave the Premier League champions trailing leaders Liverpool by eight points. It was a thoroughly deserved victory for the Nuno Espirito Santo's men, who enjoyed the better chances and became the first team […]

Lille (France) (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 […]

London (AFP) – Arsenal edged up to third in the Premier League as David Luiz's first goal for the club earned a 1-0 win over Bournemouth on Sunday. Luiz has been a figure of fun for a host of defensive errors early in his Arsenal career after making the switch across London from Chelsea in […]

Southampton (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Tammy Abraham and Mason Mount celebrated their England call-ups by firing Chelsea to 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 the forthcoming Euro 2020 qualifiers in the Czech Republic […]

Madrid (AFP) – Toni Kroos has withdrawn from the Germany squad and faces a race to be fit for the Clasico later this month after Real Madrid confirmed on Sunday he has suffered a foot injury. Kroos will miss Germany's friendly against Argentina on Wednesday and their Euro 2020 qualifier away to Estonia four days […]

Mönchengladbach (Germany) (AFP) – Borussia Moenchengladbach moved top of the Bundesliga on Sunday after a double from Patrick Herrmann helped the unfancied outfit take advantage their Bundesliga rivals faltering with a 5-1 thumping of Augsburg. Marco Rose's side are in first place for the first time since the 2011-12 season, two points ahead of five […]

Glasgow (AFP) – Scottish champions Celtic were rocked by Livingston as the underdogs claimed their first ever victory over the Glasgow club with a 2-0 success on Sunday. Neil Lennon's side lost for the first time in the Scottish Premiership this season, giving title rivals Rangers the chance to go top if they beat Hamilton […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester City defender Benjamin Mendy has suffered a fresh injury blow after he was ruled out of Sunday's game against Wolves with a hamstring problem. Mendy, 25, has endured a frustrating series of injuries since joining City from Monaco in 2017 and missed the start of the current campaign with […]