Berlin (AFP) – Germany forward Thomas Mueller hopes to return to Bayern Munich's line-up for Wednesday's top-of-the-table Bundesliga clash against high-flying Hertha Berlin at the Allianz Arena. Hertha and Bayern are the only two teams in Germany's top flight to preserve their 100 percent records after the first three league games of the season. Illness-hit […]

The Third Round of the League Cup, aka EFL Cup (formerly known as the Capital One Cup), takes place Tuesday and Wednesday this week (September 20-21). Thirty two teams remain and the most anticipated match takes place on Tuesday as last season’s Premier League Champions Leicester City host Chelsea. There are 4 other all-Premier League […]

Milan (AFP) – Coach Vincenzo Montella said he is confident teenaged goalkeeping sensation Gianluigi Donnarumma will pledge his future to AC Milan amid his agent's claims he should be "in a bigger shop window". Milan host Lazio Tuesday for the first of three games in 10 days that could test their resolve to battle for […]

Berlin (AFP) – Mainz midfielder Jose Rodriguez has apologised for his horror foul, which cut Augsburg's Dominik Kohr leg to the bone and earned him a fine from his German league club. "I am really sorry that Dominik was hurt and I have already personally apologised to him," Rodriguez wrote on Mainz's Facebook page. "I […]

London (AFP) – Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Dele Alli has signed a new six-year contract that is set to see him stay with the north London side until 2022, the English Premiership club announced Monday England international Alli joined Spurs from lower league side MK Dons in February 2015 and the 20-year-old has since scored 11 […]

Shanghai (AFP) – Ex-Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini threatened a shake-up at big-spending Hebei China Fortune after two defeats in his first two games in charge. The Chilean cut a frustrated figure as Hebei lost 3-2 away to Yanbian Fude on Saturday, a week after slumping 3-0 to Chinese Super League leaders Guangzhou Evergrande. Ambitious […]

Berlin (AFP) – High-flying Hertha Berlin will attempt to loosen Bayern Munich's iron-grip in the Bundesliga on Wednesday in the German league's top-of-the-table clash. Hertha's 2-0 win at home to Schalke on Sunday means Berlin and Bayern, the only German clubs who still have 100 percent records with three wins from three, will square off […]

Watford (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Jose Mourinho says Manchester United's humiliation at Watford underlines how much work needs to be done to transform his spluttering side into title contenders. Mourinho's men crashed to their third successive defeat on Sunday as Watford's shock 3-1 victory condemned United and their manager to an historically bad day. It […]

London (AFP) – Mauricio Pochettino admitted Tottenham may already be feeling the pace after being left to sweat on an injury to England striker Harry Kane who was carried off after scoring the winner in a 1-0 victory at home to Sunderland. Kane scored his second goal in as many league games but he was […]

Milan (AFP) – Coach Massimiliano Allegri ordered Juventus to get their feet on the ground after a chastening 2-1 'Derby d'Italia' defeat to Inter Milan came hot on the heels of a stale Champions League draw with Sevilla. Juventus travelled to the San Siro looking to make amends after a goalless stalemate against the Europa […]

Montpellier (France) (AFP) – Struggling giants Marseille failed to get a shot on target in a tense 0-0 draw with Lyon, whose team bus was stoned ahead of the bitter Ligue 1 clash on Sunday. Potential new Marseille owner, American tycoon Frank McCourt was at the Velodrome alongside club president Margarita Louis-Dreyfus where the under […]

Madrid (AFP) – Real Madrid shrugged off the absence of Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale to record a club record 16th consecutive league win 2-0 at Espanyol to stay top of La Liga on Sunday. James Rodriguez made the most of a rare start to open the scoring in first-half stoppage time before Karim Benzema […]

Moscow (AFP) – Veteran full-back Sergei Ignashevich shrugged off his 37 years to head the winning goal as reigning Russian champions CSKA Moscow beat rock-bottom Samara 2-1 on Sunday. Midfielder Alexander Golovin was also on target as CSKA ground out a win which left them in second place in the table, two points behind leaders Spartak. Golovin […]

Milan (AFP) – Inter Milan striker Mauro Icardi continued his impressive form against Gianluigi Buffon by firing his seventh goal past the Juventus keeper from their past eight meetings on Sunday. Icardi is considered Buffon's 'bogey man' striker having found the veteran's net six times leading up to Sunday's 'Derby d'Italia' — three times for […]

Milan (AFP) – A second-half winner by Ivan Perisic boosted Frank De Boer's survival prospects as Inter Milan fought to a deserved 2-1 'Derby d'Italia' win over Juventus in Serie A on Sunday. De Boer, who succeeded Roberto Mancini at Inter two weeks before the start of the season, was rumoured to be facing the […]