Berlin (AFP) – Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang netted four goals on Saturday as Borussia Dortmund routed bottom side Hamburg 5-2 away, while Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich were held to a 1-1 draw by Hoffenheim. The result at the Allianz Arena means second-placed RB Leipzig can now move level on points with Bayern at the summit if they […]

Bournemouth (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Jermain Defoe's second-half penalty gave 10-man Sunderland their first win at the 11th attempt in the Premier League this season as they beat Bournemouth 2-1 away on Saturday. The 34-year-old former England striker's sixth goal of the season — against a team where he spent a productive season on loan […]

London (AFP) – Bojan Krkic punished a costly mistake from West Ham goalkeeper Adrian as Stoke battled back to salvage a 1-1 draw at the London Stadium on Saturday. Mark Hughes' side trailed to Glenn Whelan's second half own goal, but they were bailed out when Adrian made a hash of a routine cross and […]

Four teams will book their places in MLS’ Conference Finals. For four more teams, the 2016 season will end. Sunday’s quadruple header of playoff action might be the best MLS viewing day of the year. Here’s what to watch for. Colorado v. LA Galaxy First Leg: LA 1, Colorado 0 What to Expect: The first […]

Milan (AFP) – Former Chelsea fans' favourite Gianfranco Zola has emerged as a surprise, last-minute candidate to replace sacked Inter Milan coach Frank De Boer, reports suggested Saturday. De Boer's sacking after a 1-0 defeat at Sampdoria last week has plunged the San Siro giants into crisis just 11 games into the season. Newspaper reports […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Jordan Henderson wants Liverpool to be remembered for winning trophies rather than as the Premier League's great entertainers. Prior to this weekend's round of matches, Liverpool were the league's joint top-scorers on 24 goals in 10 games together with leaders Manchester City. But Liverpool captain Henderson said while the way Jurgen Klopp's […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester United are in need of a lift as they travel to Swansea, but must seek it without the presence of their manager Jose Mourinho on the touchline. Mourinho must watch from the stand at the Liberty Stadium on Sunday, having been given a one-match ban for confronting referee Mark […]

London (AFP) – Buoyed by the return of Harry Kane, Tottenham Hotspur will look to arrest their current slump and improve their dismal record at the Emirates Stadium in Sunday's derby against Arsenal. Though they remain the last unbeaten team in the Premier League, Tottenham have gone six games without victory in all competitions since […]

Leicester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Leicester City can end a solid week in style with a victory over West Bromwich Albion that would send them into the Premier League's international break on a high. Yet for a club still making history and breaking down barriers, the Premier League champions had felt a little low heading […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Embattled Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho launched a stirring defence of his misfiring Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic on Friday. The 35-year-old Swede has scored just once in 11 games after starting brilliantly for his new club — where he was reunited with Mourinho after they were together at Inter Milan […]

Berlin (AFP) – Ivory Coast striker Salomon Kalou bagged a hat-trick as Hertha Berlin defeated weary Borussia Moenchengladbach 3-0 to move into third spot in the Bundesliga on Friday. The former Chelsea and Lille star allowed Hertha to maintain their 100 percent home record while Gladbach, who were playing just three days after drawing with […]

Paris (AFP) – Algerian playmaker Ryad Boudebouz scored twice as Montpellier beat Marseille 3-1 on Friday to leave new OM coach Rudi Garcia still looking for a first league win in charge. Boudebouz netted both of his goals in the first half and Steve Mounie also struck for the hosts at the Stade de la […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester United's Spanish international midfielder Juan Mata said it is time for his team to play well rather than talk a good game, starting with Swansea on Sunday. The 28-year-old — United's player of the month in a spell of poor results for them and manager Jose Mourinho including a […]

NBC Sports this weekend will be doing a first TV to digital to social line up to provide soccer fans in the United States with plenty of coverage of the Premier League. Due to the clocks already going back one hour in the United Kingdom, Saturday's game between Chelsea and Everton on NBC will kick […]

London (AFP) – Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp stressed he would have the "final say" over which players were bought and sold at Anfield after the Merseysiders announced Friday their newly-created post of sporting director. Michael Edwards, who previously held backroom roles as Liverpool's head of analytics, director of technical performance and technical director has the […]