Sunderland (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Substitute Patrick van Aanholt scored with just seven minutes left to earn struggling Sunderland a 1-1 draw at home to West Bromwich Albion in the Premier League on Saturday. It looked as if Nacer Chadli's classy first-half opener would give the Baggies all three points until Dutchman Van Aanholt, on […]

Madrid (AFP) – Wissam Ben Yedder backheeled home an injury time winner as Sevilla moved joint top of La Liga in a chaotic 2-1 win over Alaves that saw four players and the referee go off injured. Alaves' defensive gameplan looked to have been undone when one of Sevilla's enforced substitutes Ganso's sensational backheel teed […]

Guwahati (India) (AFP) – The Indian Super League (ISL) got off to a spectacular start Saturday in the eastern city of Guwahati with the home team winning the opening match in the third season of the the football tournament. NorthEast United FC beat Kerala Blasters FC 1-0 in the first game of the 56 group […]

Watford (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Nigerian forward Isaac Success rose from the bench to head in a second-half equaliser as Watford drew 2-2 at home to Bournemouth in the Premier League on Saturday. Eddie Howe, linked with the vacant England job this week, twice saw his Bournemouth side go ahead through Callum Wilson and Joshua […]

Paris (AFP) – The oft-maligned Edinson Cavani was at his clinical best on Saturday with a first-half brace to help champions Paris Saint-Germain ease to a 2-0 victory over Bordeaux in Ligue 1. Cavani struck twice in the first half-hour at the Parc des Princes as PSG built on their midweek Champions League win away […]

Kingston upon Hull (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Willian and Diego Costa scored twice in six second-half minutes as Chelsea won 2-0 at Hull City on Saturday to claim a first win in four Premier League games. Willian struck in the 61st minute after Chelsea launched one of a series of increasingly dangerous counter-attacks. Costa's pass […]

London (AFP) – James Milner's 84th-minute penalty earned Liverpool a gritty 2-1 victory at Swansea City on Saturday that saw Jurgen Klopp's side climb to second place in the Premier League table. Leroy Fer gave struggling Swansea an eighth-minute lead, but Roberto Firmino equalised early in the second half before Milner claimed the winner following […]

London (AFP) – Dimitri Payet produced an early contender for goal of the season as the West Ham star's sublime strike salvaged a 1-1 draw against Middlesbrough on Saturday. Slaven Bilic's struggling side were in danger of a fifth successive Premier League defeat after Cristhian Stuani put Middlesbrough ahead early in the second half at […]

Berlin (AFP) – Leaders Bayern Munich dropped their first Bundesliga points of the season on Saturday as their 1-1 draw at home to Cologne denied Carlo Ancelotti a record-equalling sixth straight win. Joshua Kimmich's first-half header at Munich's Allianz Arena was cancelled out by Anthony Modeste's volley to break the Bavarian giants' 100 percent record […]

Barcelona (AFP) – Barcelona boss Luis Enrique lauded Andres Iniesta's behaviour as well as his ball skills ahead of the midfield maestro's 600th Barca game at Celta Vigo on Sunday. Along with Lionel Messi, Iniesta is Barcelona's most decorated player ever with 29 trophies, but is even more loved across Spain for his winning goal […]

Madrid (AFP) – Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane insists he isn't shocked by criticism following three consecutive draws due to his experience of the unique demands at the Spanish giants. Zidane has masterminded a huge turnaround in Real's fortunes since taking charge in January, winning the Champions League in May and leading Madrid on a […]

Swansea (United Kingdom) (AFP) – James Milner propelled Liverpool to second place in the Premier League as his late penalty secured a 2-1 win against Swansea on Saturday. Milner's spot-kick sealed an impressive comeback for Jurgen Klopp's team and enabled the Reds to move within two points of Premier League leaders Manchester City, who face […]

Los Angeles (AFP) – David Villa scored twice to lift New York City FC to a 2-0 victory over the Dynamo in Houston on Friday and into first place in the Major League Soccer Eastern Conference. City are now two points ahead of the Toronto FC, with the top two clubs in each conference to […]

Burnley (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Arsene Wenger's 20th anniversary celebrations climax with a trip to Burnley on Sunday, but there are still questions over his future with Arsenal beyond the current campaign. Wenger is out of contract at the end of the season and the Gunners boss has refused to rule out the possibility of […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester United appear to averted the crisis that was developing in the wake of a recent run of three successive defeats, but there is still plenty of room for improvement at Old Trafford. Jose Mourinho questioned the personality of his players after they lost 3-1 at Watford two weekends ago […]