Milan (AFP) – Goalkeeper Pepe Reina saved an injury-time penalty as AC Milan earned a 2-1 comeback win over fellow strugglers Genoa on Saturday in which both teams finished with 10 men. Reina had made a nightmare start as he deputised for Gianluigi Donnarumma who pulled out sick before kick-off. Spaniard Reina misjudged Dane Lasse […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola believes the pressure on the Premier League champions to win trophies makes it hard for him to blood products from the club's youth academy. Phil Foden scored despite being given just four minutes off the bench in Tuesday's 2-0 Champions League clash with Dinamo Zagreb. […]

Berlin (AFP) – Niko Kovac conceded his Bayern Munich stars struggled to come down from the euphoria of their midweek demolition of Tottenham after suffering their first defeat of the season on Saturday. Bayern crashed to a first home loss in the Bundesliga for almost a year with a 2-1 defeat by Hoffenheim, just four […]

Madrid (AFP) – Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde has said it is a huge boost to have Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez back together again and hopes the pair can reignite their deadly partnership as soon as possible. Barca play at home to Sevilla on Sunday in La Liga, when they could register a fourth consecutive […]

Brighton (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Tottenham captain Hugo Lloris suffered a dislocated elbow in conceding the opening goal as Spurs' miserable week continued with a 3-0 defeat by Brighton on Saturday. Lloris was at fault for dropping a simple cross into the box before falling backwards as Neal Maupay headed into an empty net to […]

Liverpool (AFP) – James Milner's 95th-minute penalty maintained Liverpool's perfect start to the Premier League season as a dramatic 2-1 win over Leicester stretched their lead at the top of the Premier League to eight points. However, victory came at a cost with Mohamed Salah limping off injured late on with an injury caused by […]

Paris (AFP) – Mauro Icardi scored his first Ligue 1 goal as Paris Saint-Germain moved five points clear at the top of the table with a 4-0 thrashing of high-flying Angers on Saturday. The reigning champions had suffered a shock 2-0 loss in their previous home game against Reims, but had no such trouble at […]

Berlin (AFP) – Four days after thrashing Tottenham in Europe, Bayern Munich suffered their first loss of the season on Saturday with a shock 2-1 home defeat by Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga. Second-half goals by striker Sargis Adamyan sealed a first-ever win at Bayern for Hoffenheim as Niko Kovac's side crashed back down to earth […]

Milan (AFP) – Inter Milan coach Antonio Conte blasted "stupid and ignorant people" who were whipping up tensions ahead of Sunday's Derby d'Italia, his first game against former club Juventus. "This is sport, not war. Sometimes people forget that," said Conte, who led Juventus to the first three of their current run of eight Serie […]

Liverpool (AFP) – James Milner's 95th-minute penalty maintained Liverpool's perfect start to the Premier League season in a dramatic 2-1 win over Leicester on Saturday. James Maddison's 80th-minute equaliser looked set to earn Brendan Rodgers's side a point on the Leicester boss' first visit to Anfield since being sacked by Liverpool four years ago. However, […]

Madrid (AFP) – Eden Hazard ended the wait for his first Real Madrid goal but his team had to resist a spirited second-half comeback from Granada to seal a thrilling 4-2 victory in La Liga on Saturday. Karim Benzema put Real ahead in the second minute at the Santiago Bernabeu before Hazard opened his account […]

London (AFP) – James Milner scored a stoppage-time winner as Liverpool moved eight points clear at the top of the Premier League with a thrilling 2-1 victory over Leicester, while Mauricio Pochettino's problems mounted after Tottenham's 3-0 loss at Brighton on Saturday. Liverpool won for the 17th consecutive league game thanks to Milner's dramatic contribution […]

Berlin (AFP) – Five days after thrashing Tottenham in Europe, Bayern Munich suffered their first loss this season with a shock 2-1 home defeat by Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga on Saturday. Second-half goals by Armenian forward Sargis Adamyan sealed Hoffenheim's first-ever win in Munich as Bayern suffered a Champions League hangover after their 7-2 romp […]

Brighton (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino admitted he does not have the words to console disheartened players and fans after Saturday's 3-0 defeat at Brighton compounded a miserable week for Spurs. Four days on from a 7-2 thrashing at the hands of Bayern Munich in the Champions League, Pochettino was looking for […]

Brighton (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Tottenham's calamitous week went from bad to worse as Mauricio Pochettino's men were outclassed in a 3-0 defeat at Brighton on Saturday. Nineteen-year-old Aaron Connolly scored twice for the Seagulls on his first Premier League start after Neal Maupay had headed Brighton into an early lead. Four days on from […]