Madrid (AFP) – Barcelona shrugged off the absence of Lionel Messi to move to the top of La Liga as Luis Suarez and Neymar were on target in a 5-0 thrashing of Sporting Gijon. The hosts enjoyed the better of the opening half-hour, but were hit by a two-goal Barca burst in three minutes as […]

Paris (AFP) – Lyon missed the chance to move level on points with stumbling champions Paris Saint-Germain in Ligue 1 on Saturday after losing 1-0 at struggling Lorient. Jimmy Cabot scored the only goal of the game early in the second half in Brittany as Lyon lost for the third time in the league already […]

Swansea (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Sergio Aguero scored twice as Manchester City made it 10 wins in as many games this season with a 3-1 victory away to Swansea in the Premier League on Saturday. Aguero marked his return to action with two well-taken goals for Pep Guardiola's league leaders after serving a three-game ban […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Jurgen Klopp disproved his own words of warning as Liverpool crushed Hull City 5-1 at Anfield on Saturday to climb into the top four of the Premier League. Klopp had written in his programme notes of the uniquely competitive nature of the Premier League, pointing out that there are no easy games […]

Berlin (AFP) – Joshua Kimmich's late winner preserved Bayern Munich's 100 percent Bundesliga record in Saturday's 1-0 win at Hamburg, but the leaders saw Mats Hummels limp off with a knee injury. With Bayern facing Atletico Madrid away in the Champions League on Wednesday, Germany international Kimmich converted a superb Franck Ribery cross in the […]

London (AFP) – Manchester United thrashed defending Premier League champions Leicester City 4-1 as they vindicated manager Jose Mourinho's decision to drop Wayne Rooney while Manchester City maintained their perfect start with a 3-1 win away to Swansea on Saturday. United scored four goals, three from set-pieces, as Chris Smalling, Juan Mata, Marcus Rashford and […]

Milan (AFP) – AC Milan's M'Baye Niang says he has no regrets about not moving to Leicester, but says he is sure to fulfil his dream of playing in England's Premier League one day. After two loan spells at Montpellier and Genoa Niang is now a regular starter for the Italian giants and endeared himself […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Jose Mourinho insists Wayne Rooney can still be a key figure for Manchester United despite dropping the England striker for Saturday's 4-1 win against Leicester. Mourinho left Rooney on the bench after a series of underwhelming performances from the United captain and he wasn't missed as the Premier League champions […]

Berlin (AFP) – Bayern Munich suffered an injury scare ahead of their midweek Champions League clash at Atletico Madrid when Germany defender Mats Hummels picked up a knee injury against Hamburg on Saturday. Hummels was hurt in the first half of Saturday's Bundesliga encounter after landing awkwardly on his right knee having challenged for the […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester United dismantled Premier League champions Leicester in a ruthless 20-minute burst as Jose Mourinho's decision to drop Wayne Rooney was rewarded with a 4-1 win at Old Trafford on Saturday. Leicester imploded defensively as United racked up four goals between the 22nd and 42nd minutes. It was a stylish […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Paul Pogba finally ended his wait for a first goal for Manchester United since his world record transfer in Saturday's clash against Leicester. Pogba had gone five games without scoring following his £89 million ($115 million, 102 million euros) arrival from Juventus and had to endure criticism of some below-par […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney has been dropped to the bench for the visit of Premier League champions Leicester to Old Trafford on Saturday. The 30-year-old's place in the starting line-up has been widely debated with United manager Jose Mourinho saying his place was not set in stone. Rooney started […]

London (AFP) – Jose Mourinho has vowed to silence the critics when Manchester United host champions Leicester, while his old rival Arsene Wenger hopes to celebrate a memorable milestone with a rare success against Chelsea on Saturday. Mourinho finds himself under fire less than two months into his United reign after three successive defeats and […]

London (AFP) – West Ham's attempts to solve the crowd control problems that have ruined the club's move to the London Stadium will be closely scrutinised when Southampton visit on Sunday. The Hammers' switch from Upton Park to the former Olympic Stadium in Stratford has been beset by issues with fan safety and a series […]

London (AFP) – Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney's place in the starting line-up is not a cast iron certainty, said club manager Jose Mourinho on Friday. The 31-year-old England skipper — who on Thursday had said he didn't pay any attention to outside criticism of his form — has failed to sparkle and was anonymous […]