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 […]

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Nice (France) (AFP) – Italian striker Mario Balotelli was labelled as moody, individual and difficult to talk to by Nice teammate Valentin Eysseric on Friday. The 24-year-old was also careful to balance his words by adding that Balotelli was clearly "The best (footballer at Nice), the fastest and most skillful". But Balotelli critics at some […]

Chicago (AFP) – Jonathan Klinsmann, the son of fired US national team coach Jurgen Klinsmann, has been called into the American squad for the North American regional under-20 championship tournament. The younger Klinsmann, a goalkeeper for the University of California, was among five college players in the lineup, which also included defender Marlon Fossey and […]

London (AFP) – Liverpool have banned The Sun's reporters from their stadium and training ground over the tabloid's coverage of the 1989 Hillsborough disaster, a source familiar with the matter confirmed to AFP on Friday. Liverpool fans have boycotted the paper ever since it published damaging and subsequently discredited front-page allegations four days after the […]

London (AFP) – Chelsea head coach Antonio Conte could not be persuaded to put a price on star man Eden Hazard on Friday. The Belgian winger scored a magnificent solo goal in Chelsea's 3-1 win over Arsenal last weekend, taking his tally for the campaign to 10 goals and leaving his side nine points clear […]