Warri (Nigeria) (AFP) – The mother of former Nigerian national football team coach Samson Siasia was released from captivity on Sunday ten weeks after she was abducted by gunmen, police and relatives said. Beauty Ogere Siasia was seized from her home in southern Bayelsa state by two armed assailants in July in the latest […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Granit Xhaka will lead Arsenal into Monday's Premier League clash at Manchester United as the club's new captain, but the Swiss midfielder has to win over plenty of doubters that he is fit to wear the Gunners' armband. Xhaka's discipline and defensive awareness have repeatedly been questioned since joining the […]

Madrid (AFP) – Real Madrid regained top spot in La Liga on Saturday after a goalless derby with Atletico that saw them move above surprise package Granada and maintain their small lead over a crowded chasing pack. Real will stay top by a point over promoted Granada and Atletico Madrid after Diego Simeone's side failed […]

Paris (AFP) – Brazilian superstar Neymar pledged Saturday to "give my life to PSG" after his goal kept the French giants top of Ligue 1 with a 1-0 win at Bordeaux. Neymar, the world's most expensive footballer, had been strongly linked to a return to Barcelona over a tumultuous summer. However, in an attempt to […]

Madrid (AFP) – Granada moved temporarily top of La Liga ahead of Saturday night's Madrid derby after Antonio Puertas' first-half strike saw the promoted side squeeze past rock-bottom Leganes. Puertas crashed his long-range winner into an empty net after Juan Soriano had come charging out of his goal to close down Roberto Soldado just before […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Riyad Mahrez and Raheem Sterling calmed Manchester City's nerves on Saturday as the Premier League champions overcame a searching test to beat feisty Everton 3-1 and keep leaders Liverpool in their sights. Pep Guardiola's team came into the match at Goodison Park knowing they could not afford to fall further behind Jurgen […]

Berlin (AFP) – Record-breaking Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski was hailed for his "extreme quota of goals" on Saturday as the defending German champions warmed up for their European duel against Tottenham with a nervy win at strugglers Paderborn which took them to the top of the Bundesliga. Lewandowski became the first player in Bundesliga […]

London (AFP) – Manchester City clung onto the coat-tails of Premier League leaders Liverpool with a hard-fought win against Everton on Saturday after Jurgen Klopp's men extended their perfect start to the season. Elsewhere, 10-man Tottenham put their recent wobbles behind them to clamber into the top four with victory against Southampton while Chelsea grabbed […]

Milan (AFP) – Alexis Sanchez scored and was sent off in an eventful first Inter Milan start as his new club maintained their perfect start to the season with a 3-1 win at Sampdoria to stay top of Serie A ahead of champions Juventus, who eased past SPAL 2-0. Manchester United flop Sanchez moved to […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Riyad Mahrez and Raheem Sterling calmed Manchester City's nerves on Saturday as the Premier League champions overcame a searching test to beat feisty Everton 3-1 and keep leaders Liverpool in their sights. Pep Guardiola's team came into the match at Goodison Park knowing they could not afford to fall further behind Jurgen […]

Paris (AFP) – Kylian Mbappe and Neymar played together for the first time this season and combined for the goal that gave Paris Saint-Germain a 1-0 victory in Bordeaux as well as top spot in Ligue 1. Mbappe, who had been out injured since August 25, started on the bench but, with PSG struggling for […]

Berlin (AFP) – Philippe Coutinho shone again and Robert Lewandowski made history for Bayern Munich as the defending champions went top of the Bundesliga on Saturday with a nervy 3-2 win at Paderborn after Leipzig crashed against Schalke. While Bayern were squeezing past bottom club Paderborn, Leipzig were shocked 3-1 at home to Schalke to […]

London (AFP) – Mauricio Pochettino got the response he demanded from a spirited Spurs as they defied Serge Aurier's first-half red card to hold out for a vital 2-1 win over Southampton on Saturday. Harry Kane's winner secured a first win in four games as Tottenham moved back into the Premier League top four despite […]

Getafe (Spain) (AFP) – Barcelona kept the pressure on Real Madrid ahead of their derby with Atletico Madrid on Saturday with a hard-fought 2-0 win at Getafe that moved them to within a point of the La Liga leaders. A second victory in a week puts Ernesto Valverde's side temporarily level on 13 points with […]

Glasgow (AFP) – Rangers took full advantage of Celtic dropping their first points of the season by trashing Aberdeen 5-0 to close the gap on their Glasgow rivals to one point at the top of the Scottish Premiership on Saturday. Steven Gerrard's men failed to beat the Dons in five of their seven meetings last […]