London (AFP) – Frank Lampard is still waiting for his first win at Stamford Bridge as Chelsea manager after his side blew a 2-0 lead to draw 2-2 at home to Sheffield United on Saturday. Lampard's faith in Tammy Abraham was again rewarded as his two opportunist strikes had Chelsea well on course for the […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – A Sergio Aguero double helped Manchester City maintain an unbeaten Premier League run dating back to January, in a 4-0 victory over Brighton on Saturday. However, City manager Pep Guardiola's satisfaction was tempered by a worrying injury to influential defender Aymeric Laporte. City's record goalscorer Aguero was on the mark […]

London (AFP) – Manchester City cruised to the top of the Premier League with a 4-0 win over Brighton on Saturday as Manchester United and Chelsea lost further ground in disappointing draws with Southampton and Sheffield United. Leicester moved up to third as the Foxes unbeaten start to the season continued in a 3-1 win […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester City defender Aymeric Laporte was stretchered off in the first-half of the Premier League champions' clash with Brighton on Saturday, making him a major doubt for France's upcoming Euro 2020 qualifiers. Laporte was finally rewarded for his fantastic form over the past year for City with a first call-up […]

Milan (AFP) – Antonio Conte insisted Saturday aggrieved Inter Milan striker Mauro Icardi has been treated correctly by the Serie A giants with new Chilean forward Alexis Sanchez set to make his debut against Cagliari. Icardi has started legal action against Inter, demanding to return to full training and 1.5 million euros ($1.6 million) in […]

Southampton (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer admitted his side are lacking a clinical touch in front of goal after they were held 1-1 by 10-man Southampton at St. Mary's on Saturday. United have now dropped points for the third time in the first four Premier League games of the campaign […]

Southampton (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester United dropped points for the third time in the first four Premier League games of the season as they were held 1-1 by 10-man Southampton at St. Mary's. Daniel James's fine form since a £15 million move from Swansea continued as he fired United into the lead on 10 […]

Madrid (AFP) – Zinedine Zidane insists his relationship with Real Madrid president Florentino Perez is strong and he is happy with his squad ahead of the transfer window closing on Monday. Madrid have spent around 300 million euros this summer but Zidane has not selected a single new signing in his first starting line-ups for […]

London (AFP) – Inter Milan striker Romelu Lukaku defended his professionalism in the wake of criticism over his weight towards the end of his time at Manchester United. The Belgian joined Inter in a 65 million euro ($73 million) move earlier this month after two years at Old Trafford. Lukaku scored 42 goals for the […]

Madrid (AFP) – Nacho Monreal has left Arsenal for Real Sociedad, the clubs announced on Saturday. The left back, a Spanish international, has signed until the end of next season, the San Sebastian club added. Monreal, 33, returns to the Spanish League six years after leaving Malaga for Arsenal in 2013.The veteran, who can also […]

London (AFP) – Arsenal used to take ruling the roost over Tottenham for granted, but the balance of power has swung Spurs' way over the past three seasons as they have become north London's Champions League regulars. Sunday's derby clash between the two offers the Gunners an early chance to show why this season will […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Ole Gunnar Solskjaer insisted on Friday he is happy with his striking options for this season despite not signing a replacement for the departed Alexis Sanchez and Romelu Lukaku. The Norwegian has just Anthony Martial, who will miss Saturday's trip to Southampton through injury, Marcus Rashford and 17-year-old Mason Greenwood […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Pep Guardiola believes Alexis Sanchez cannot be blamed for his spectacular failure with Manchester United and expects the Chile forward to make an impact on loan with Inter Milan. The Manchester City manager tried to sign Sanchez — who played under Guardiola at Barcelona — when he was in the […]

Milan (AFP) – Inter Milan striker Mauro Icardi has begun legal action against the Serie A club, demanding to return to full training and 1.5 million euros ($1.6 million) in compensation, according to reports in Italy on Friday. The Argentinian — who was stripped of the captaincy last season amid a long contract dispute — […]

Berlin (AFP) – Timo Werner scored a hat-trick as RB Leipzig won 3-1 at Borussia Moenchengladbach on Friday to move top of the fledgling Bundesliga table. The German international striker was at his clinical best as Julian Nagelsmann's fine start to life as Leipzig coach continued with a third straight win to kick off the […]