Stoke-on-Trent (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Sam Allardyce's poor run since taking over Crystal Palace was compounded by their loss at Stoke City on Saturday as Joe Allen's slick finish gave the hosts a 1-0 Premier League win. The defeat leaves Palace second bottom on goal difference and the south Londoners have won just once in […]

London (AFP) – Middlesbrough goalkeeper Victor Valdes and his Everton counterpart Joel Robles shared the limelight as their sides played out a 0-0 draw in the Premier League on Saturday. Valdes saved sharply from the in-form Romelu Lukaku and Ademola Lookman, while Robles produced a stunning late stop to prevent substitute Rudy Gestede giving Boro […]

Sunderland (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Southampton striker Manolo Gabbiadini punished struggling Sunderland with a double strike that inspired his side's 4-0 victory at the Stadium of Light on Saturday. Gabbiadini was on target twice before half-time to maintain his impressive form since his £14 million ($17 million, 16 million euros) move from Napoli in January. […]

Madrid (AFP) – Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar were all on target as Barcelona went top of La Liga for the first time since October with a 6-0 thrashing of Alaves on Saturday. In a dress rehearsal of the Copa del Rey final, Alaves paid for their semi-final exertions against Celta Vigo in midweek […]

Berlin (AFP) – Arturo Vidal and Arjen Robben netted last minute goals in Bayern Munich's 2-0 win at Ingolstadt on Saturday to open a seven-point lead as their main Bundesliga rivals all lost. Bayern, who host Arsenal on Wednesday in the Champions League last 16 first leg, broke the deadlock when Vidal ghosted in behind […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Juan Mata and Anthony Martial helped Manchester United extend their brilliant Premier League form as they outclassed Watford in a comfortable 2-0 victory at Old Trafford on Saturday. Jose Mourinho may have a reputation as a defensive manager, but that accusation could not be made during this contest as United […]

London (AFP) – Alexis Sanchez brought manager Arsene Wenger some breathing space with a brace of goals as Arsenal overcame Hull City 2-0 in the Premier League on Saturday. The Chilean forward contentiously scored with his hand in the 34th minute and netted a stoppage-time penalty to get Arsenal back to winning ways following successive […]

London (AFP) – Alexis Sanchez struck twice as Arsenal returned to winning ways with a contentious and hard-fought 2-0 Premier League win over Hull City on Saturday. The Gunners had lost their last two games coming into this contest against the relegation-threatened Tigers and had drifted out of the title race as a result. They […]

Rome (AFP) – Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri has brushed aside rumours of a move to England's Premier League by saying he hopes to be at the helm of the Serie A champions for "another 300 or 400" games. Allegri, who led Juventus to the Champions League final in his first season in charge in 2015 […]

Burnley (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Chelsea may now be nine points clear at the top of the Premier League but Antonio Conte is experienced enough to know the title race is far from over. Conte's side make the trip to Burnley on Sunday in high spirits thanks to their 3-1 victory over title rivals Arsenal last […]

Bordeaux (AFP) – Edinson Cavani and Angel Di Maria stole the show in Paris Saint Germain's 3-0 win at Bordeaux on Friday in an ideal warm-up for next week's Champions League clash with Barcelona. PSG joined Monaco, who face Metz on Saturday, on 55 points at the top of Ligue 1 but remain second on […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho believes his close friendship with Real Madrid president Florentino Perez will prevent any underhand efforts to tempt goalkeeper David de Gea to the Bernabeu. De Gea appeared to re-open the possibility of a move to Madrid on Wednesday when he told Spanish journalists during a […]

Milan (AFP) – Poland striker Arkaduisz Milik made his return from a lengthy injury lay-off but watched from the bench as a Dries Mertens-inspired Napoli kept the Serie A title race ticking over with a 2-0 win over Genoa on Friday. Piotr Zielinski and Emanuele Giaccherini struck in the second half as Maurizio Sarri's men […]

Madrid (AFP) – Asier Illarramendi's brilliant 25-yard strike just after the hour mark saw Real Sociedad leapfrog Atletico Madrid into fourth in La Liga with a 2-1 win at Espanyol on Friday. Despite losing top scorer Willian Jose to an early injury, the visitors capitalised on a bright start when Carlos Vela slotted home Inigo […]

London (AFP) – Arsenal legend Ian Wright believes Arsene Wenger will quit the Premier League club at the end of the season. Wenger is out of contract in the summer and the Gunners boss has yet to agree a new deal amid growing anger among Arsenal fans at the team's failure to mount a strong […]