Milan (AFP) – Cristiano Ronaldo returned from an injury scare to score as Juventus eased past struggling SPAL 2-0 to take top spot in Serie A on Saturday. Ronaldo notched up his third consecutive goal at home this season after 78 minutes in Turin to add to Miralem Pjanic's opener just before the break. Juventus […]

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 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 surrender […]

London (AFP) – Liverpool sent out an ominous warning to the rest of the Premier League on Saturday, proving they can win ugly as Harry Kane rescued 10-man Tottenham. Frank Lampard's Chelsea beat Brighton at Stamford Bridge, winning at home for the first time in the league under their new manager, courtesy of a Jorginho […]

London (AFP) – Tottenham defied Serge Aurier's first-half red card to hold out for a vital 2-1 win over Southampton thanks to Harry Kane's winner on Saturday. Spurs had won just two of their opening eight games of the season and needed to make a statement after crashing out of the League Cup to fourth-tier […]

London (AFP) – Frank Lampard finally earned his first home Premier League win as Chelsea manager after goals from Jorginho and Willian sealed a 2-0 victory against Brighton on Saturday. Lampard had presided over two draws and a defeat in the league at Stamford Bridge since the Blues legend was hired from Derby in the […]

Milan (AFP) – Cristiano Ronaldo returned from an injury scare to score as Juventus eased past struggling SPAL 2-0 and took top spot in Serie A on Saturday. Ronaldo notched up his third consecutive goal at home this season after 78 minutes in Turin to add to Miralem Pjanic's opener just before the break. Juventus […]

Paris (AFP) – Nantes moved to the top of Ligue 1 on Saturday when they kicked off the weekend's matches with a 1-0 win at Lyon that tipped the hosts deeper into crisis. Lyon had the best of the chances but conceded the only goal in freakish fashion just before the hour. As Samuel Moutoussamy broke […]

Sheffield (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Jurgen Klopp said he was happy to win ugly after Liverpool extended their perfect start to the Premier League season thanks to Georginio Wijnaldum's fortunate strike in a 1-0 victory at Sheffield United on Saturday. The European champions looked short on invention against the well-organised Blades until Wijnaldum's shot from […]

Milan (AFP) – Serie A club Brescia have received a one-match suspended stand closure after Juventus's Bosnian midfielder Miralem Pjanic was subjected to abuse from the crowd during an Italian league match this week. Chants of 'zingaro' which translates as 'gypsy' could be heard from the Brescia supporters when the midfielder touched the ball. But […]

London (AFP) – Liverpool could be thrown out of the League Cup for fielding an ineligible player in their third round victory over MK Dons on Wednesday. The Athletic reported on Saturday that an international transfer certificate for Pedro Chirivella had not been completed. Chirivella, who came off the bench in the 63rd minute of […]

Tokyo (AFP) – Japanese football star Keisuke Honda on Saturday marketed himself to Manchester United in an unusual and apparently desperate Twitter plea, as he hunts for a new club. "Give me an offer," the former AC Milan striker tweeted from his verified account, tagging United's official twitter account. "I don't need money but I […]

London (AFP) – Frank Lampard admitted he was stunned to see Marcelo Bielsa and Leeds win the FIFA Fair Play Award despite the 'Spygate' scandal that rocked the Championship club. Leeds boss Bielsa and his club were recognised at the world governing body's annual award ceremony in Milan for allowing Aston Villa to score an […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Pep Guardiola insists he has no problem with Manchester City striker Gabriel Jesus being unhappy about his lack of first-team starts. In a recent interview with a Brazilian TV station, Jesus spoke of his frustration at playing understudy to City's record goal-scorer Sergio Aguero. Jesus has started just one Premier […]

Barcelona (AFP) – Lawyers for Brazilian footballer Neymar and Spanish champions Barcelona went head-to-head in court on Friday after failing to avert a multi-million-dollar battle over a tangled contract dispute. The hearing opened in the early afternoon at a court in the Barcelona suburbs, but the star striker was not present. He had arrived in […]

Saint-Germain-en-Laye (France) (AFP) – Kylian Mbappe is available to make his return from a thigh injury when Paris Saint-Germain visit Bordeaux in Ligue 1 this weekend, coach Thomas Tuchel said on Friday. World Cup winner Mbappe, 20, has been sidelined with since the victory over Toulouse on August 25. He missed the surprise midweek loss […]