A hat-trick by Croatia striker Nikola Kalinic set up Fiorentina for a stunning 4-1 win at the San Siro that ended Inter Milan's 100% start to the campaign and sent La Viola top of Serie A on Sunday. Inter, who have not won the scudetto since their treble-winning feat of 2010, had boosted their early-season […]

Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi's car came under fire from a barrage of stones as he left Nantes' Stade de la Beaujoire on Saturday, according to reports on Sunday. Champions PSG had extended their lead at the top of Ligue 1 following a 4-1 victory but "around 20 fans from the Brigade Loire group" pelted […]

Borussia Dortmund lost more ground in the Bundesliga title race on Sunday after being held to a 2-2 draw at home to Darmstadt which left Bayern Munich four points clear. Having also drawn 1-1 at Hoffenheim on Wednesday, Dortmund fell further behind champions Bayern ahead of next Sunday's top-of-the-table clash against the Bavarians at Munich's […]

Juventus should shelve all talk of a fifth consecutive scudetto, said goalkeeper and captain Gianluigi Buffon after a latest Serie A reverse left them at risk of slipping 13 points behind leaders Inter Milan. From the highs of reaching the Champions League final last season, when the Turin giants sealed a first league and Cup […]

Barcelona fans around the world were left stunned following the news of Lionel Messi's injury during the early stages of yesterday's 2-1 win over Las Palmas. The four-time Ballon d'Or winner will be sidelined for 7-8 weeks after tearing a ligament in his left knee. The diminutive forward may miss Barcelona's next eight fixtures – with many hoping […]

The future of embattled FIFA president Sepp Blatter and his heir-apparent Michel Platini was in play Sunday, as they faced scrutiny by the soccer world body's ethics committee that could end with suspension. Committee spokesman Andreas Bantel told AFP he could not comment on individual cases, and refused to confirm reports that the committee had opened […]

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers claimed there are external forces at work with an agenda against him but he refused to say who he thought was behind it or why. Two goals from Daniel Sturridge and one from James Milner eased the pressure on Rodgers in a 3-2 win over Aston Villa, for whom Rudy Gestede […]

Jose Mourinho branded Chelsea's first-half performance at Newcastle as the worst of his reign after seeing them fight back to snatch a 2-2 Barclays Premier League draw. The Portuguese gave his team a "minus one out of 10" rating for their first 45 minutes at St James' Park and blamed individual errors for gifting the […]

Timing is everything and Daniel Sturridge's first goals for six months did his manager Brendan Rodgers a huge favour in the 3-2 win over Aston Villa. With the Reds boss under increasing pressure he needed a performance from his senior players and he got that from England internationals Sturridge and James Milner. Stand-in captain Milner […]

Alexis Sanchez's hat-trick saw Arsenal close the gap at the top of the Barclays Premier League after they came from behind at Leicester. The deadly Chilean struck a classy treble as the Gunners moved to within three points of leaders Manchester United thanks to their 5-2 victory. They also ended the Foxes' unbeaten start to […]

Wayne Rooney ended his 11-match goal drought as Manchester United climbed to the top of the Barclays Premier League for the first time in over two years with victory over Sunderland. Manchester City's defeat at Tottenham at lunchtime opened the door for United to move to the summit and they grasped the opportunity, winning 3-0 […]

Harry Kane and Tottenham enjoyed an afternoon to remember against Manchester City, bringing a comprehensive end to their recent nightmarish run against the stuttering table toppers. Manuel Pellegrini's side arrived in north London looking for a club-record sixth successive away league win and the continuance of their exceptional recent run against Spurs. City have won […]

Embattled Sepp Blatter was urged to stand down as FIFA president on Saturday after he was placed under a criminal investigation as his heir-apparent Michel Platini also came under scrutiny over a murky multi-million-dollar payment. In a dramatic escalation of the corruption scandal engulfing world soccer, Swiss investigators accompanied by Swiss police swept into FIFA's […]

Lionel Messi will be out for up to eight weeks after suffering left knee ligament damage in Barcelona's 2-1 win over Las Palmas on Saturday, dealing a blow also to Argentina's World Cup plans. "Tests have confirmed that Leo Messi suffered a torn internal collateral knee ligament. The estimated time out will be seven to […]

Jaume Roures, a founding partner at MediaPro, announced on 'Catalunya Radio' the date and time of the first Real Madrid vs. Barcelona clash of the 2015-16 campaign. MediaPro was named the agent for international broadcast rights for Spain's first and second divisions in July. That meant the company would determine the date and kick-off time […]