Paris (AFP) – Liverpool star Mohamed Salah equalled the Premier League goals record for an African when he scored in a 5-0 rout of Watford at the weekend. The Egypt forward has netted 104 times in the world's most watched domestic league, matching the total of former Ivory Coast attacker Didier Drogba during two spells […]

Kiev (AFP) – Up until last month, Yuriy Vernydub had never stepped onto the biggest stage of European football, let alone succeeded on it. That all changed when his Sheriff Tiraspol side shocked the world in his and the Moldovan club's first appearance in the Champions League group stage. First, the club based in the […]

Tiraspol (Moldova) (AFP) – European giants Inter Milan on Tuesday will welcome Champions League surprise package Sheriff Tiraspol, who have already shocked Shaktar Donetsk and Real Madrid to top Group D, to the San Siro. Here are five things to know about the minnows based in a pro-Russian breakaway region of Europe's poorest country, Moldova: Separatist […]

Madrid (AFP) – Luis Suarez reunites with Liverpool in the Champions League on Tuesday and for another 90 minutes, a fans' favourite and cherished former club will have to be enemies again. The last time Suarez met Liverpool in Spain was also the first time since he left the club five years earlier in 2014 […]

London (AFP) – Sadio Mane fired an ominous warning to Liverpool's rivals as he insisted the Reds can still improve after warming up for Tuesday's Champions League clash with Atletico Madrid by thrashing Watford. Jurgen Klopp's side powered to a 5-0 victory at Vicarage Road on Saturday to keep their Premier League title challenge on […]

Rome (AFP) – Napoli returned to the top of Serie A on Sunday after Nigerian international Victor Osimhen scored the only goal in a hard-fought 1-0 win against Torino. AC Milan had moved to the top of the table after battling back from two goals down to beat Hellas Verona 3-2 at the San Siro […]

Rome (AFP) – Napoli returned to the top of Serie A on Sunday after Nigerian international Victor Osimhen scored the only goal in a hard-fought 1-0 win against Torino. AC Milan had moved to the top of the table after battling back from two goals down to beat Hellas Verona 3-2 at the San Siro […]

Madrid (AFP) – Ansu Fati came to the rescue again on Sunday by scoring a sensational goal and earning a penalty in a 3-1 victory over Valencia as Barcelona got a big week off to a winning start. Memphis Depay slammed in the spot-kick and Philippe Coutinho, who came on for Fati on the hour, […]

Paris (AFP) – Matteo Guendouzi scored once and created two more goals as Marseille came from behind to defeat Lorient 4-1 on Sunday and earn their first Ligue 1 victory in four matches. Marseille supporters paid a series of tributes to controversial former president Bernard Tapie in the first game at the Velodrome since his […]

Rome (AFP) – Napoli returned to the top of Serie A on Sunday after Nigerian international Victor Osimhen scored the only goal in a hard-fought 1-0 win against Torino. AC Milan had moved to the top of the table after battling back from two goals down to beat Hellas Verona 3-2 at the San Siro […]

Newcastle (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Newcastle's new dawn under the ownership of the Saudi sovereign wealth fund got off to a disappointing start as Tottenham silenced St James' Park with a 3-2 win on Sunday. The defeat leaves Newcastle still in the relegation zone without a Premier League win this season. Expectations on Tyneside are […]

Madrid (AFP) – Sevilla edged up to third in La Liga on Sunday after a second-half goal from Rafa Mir was enough to give them a battling 1-0 win away at struggling Celta Vigo. After being beaten by Granada before the international break, Sevilla got back to winning ways with the kind of resilient, determined […]

Newcastle (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Jubilant Newcastle fans descended on St James' Park on Sunday to celebrate a new era for the club under the ownership of the Saudi sovereign wealth fund with few showing concern for the issues raised by human rights groups over the takeover. Hundreds of supporters sported traditional Saudi headdress and […]

Berlin (AFP) – Robert Lewandowski and Serge Gnabry both scored twice as Bayern Munich rampaged to a thumping 5-1 win at Bayer Leverkusen to return to the top of the Bundesliga on Sunday. Level on points in first and second before the weekend, the gulf in class between the two teams became apparent as Bayern […]

Liverpool (AFP) – West Ham manager David Moyes enjoyed a winning return to Everton as Angelo Ogbonna's header sealed a 1-0 victory at Goodison Park on Sunday. Moyes spent 11 years in charge of the Merseyside club from 2002 to 2013 and is still regarded fondly by Everton fans. But his relationship with Everton's current […]