Johannesburg (AFP) – Coach Eric Tinkler slammed the selection of his goalkeeper, Ghana's Richard Ofori, as man of the match after a goalless South African Premiership game on Sunday, calling it "ridiculous". "I find that decision absolutely ridiculous," was his angry reaction to the Maritzburg United and Ghana 2019 Africa Cup of Nations shot-stopper […]

Monaco (AFP) – A French Ligue 1 referee threatened to halt a game on Sunday due to Nimes fans insulting the league organisers with offensive language during their visit to Monaco. The French league has mooted the idea of introducing a list of banned words in football stadiums in an attempt to combat homophobia and […]

Madrid (AFP) – Atletico Madrid maintained their perfect start in La Liga with another 1-0 victory on Sunday, this time over Leganes as Vitolo came off the bench to score a second-half winner at Butarque. After beating Getafe last weekend by the same scoreline, Atletico have begun the season in familiar fashion, with efficiency trumping […]

London (AFP) – Tottenham had only themselves to blame for a shock 1-0 home defeat to Newcastle, according to manager Mauricio Pochettino, who refused to hide behind being denied a late penalty on Sunday. Joelinton's first goal for the Magpies gave Steve Bruce's men a first-half lead to defend and they did so manfully to […]

Milan (AFP) – AC Milan stumbled at the first hurdle with a 1-0 loss at Udinese in their opening game of the Serie A season on Sunday as the hosts' new Brazilian signing Rodrigo Becao scored a second-half winner. AC Milan finished fifth last season, missing out on Champions League qualification, but have changed coaches […]

London (AFP) – Steve Bruce admitted Newcastle's shock 1-0 win at Tottenham was the perfect way to silence his critics. Newcastle earned the first points of Bruce's reign thanks to Joelinton's clinical first half strike. It was a much-needed success for Bruce, who has come under fire right from his first day in the job. […]

Milan (AFP) – Bologna coach Sinisa Mihajlovic will be on the bench for his team's Serie A opener against Verona on Sunday despite undergoing treatment for leukaemia, the Italian team confirmed. "Sinisa Mihajlovic has joined the team at the hotel and will be on the bench for #VeronaBologna this evening," the team said on Twitter. […]

Berlin (AFP) – Timo Werner celebrated his new contract by helping RB Leipzig to a 2-1 win over Eintracht Frankfurt in the Bundesliga on Sunday. Werner, who had been linked with a move to Bayern Munich either this year or in 2020, signed a new deal which will keep him at Leipzig until 2023. "I […]

London (AFP) – Sergio Aguero reached 400 career goals as the Manchester City striker inspired the champions' 3-1 win at Bournemouth, while Tottenham suffered a shock 1-0 defeat against Newcastle on Sunday. With Premier League leaders Liverpool off to a perfect start with three successive victories, City are already under pressure to keep pace. Pep […]

Bournemouth (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Pep Guardiola said Manchester City's extra quality in attack made the difference as the champions powered to a 3-1 win at Bournemouth on Sunday. Sergio Aguero struck twice to take his career goal tally to 400, while Raheem Sterling was also on target with his fifth goal in the opening […]

London (AFP) – Tottenham were involved in more VAR controversy as this time Mauricio Pochettino's men were denied a late penalty and Newcastle held on for a shock 1-0 win away to the Champions League finalists on Sunday. Joelinton's first goal for the Magpies gave Steve Bruce's men a first-half lead to defend and they […]

Paris (AFP) – Rennes backed up their shock win over Paris Saint-Germain last weekend with a 2-0 win at Strasbourg on Sunday that sent them to the top of the early Ligue 1 table. Julien Stephan's side, who also stunned PSG to win last season's French Cup, saw off 10-man Strasbourg thanks to goals in […]

Berlin (AFP) – Timo Werner celebrated his new contract by helping RB Leipzig to a 2-1 win over Eintracht Frankfurt in the Bundesliga on Sunday. Werner, who had been linked with a move to Bayern Munich either this year or in 2020, signed a new deal which will keep him at Leipzig until 2023. "I […]

Bournemouth (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Pep Guardiola hailed David Silva as "one of the best players" he has ever seen after the Spanish midfielder inspired Manchester City's 3-1 win at Bournemouth on Sunday. City captain Silva was involved in all three goals as the champions clinched their second Premier League win of the season. The […]

Berlin (AFP) – Timo Werner celebrated his new contract by helping RB Leipzig to a 2-1 win over Eintracht Frankfurt in the Bundesliga on Sunday. Werner, who had been linked with a move to Bayern Munich either this year or in 2020, signed a new deal which will keep him at Leipzig until 2023. The […]