Liverpool (AFP) – Manchester City twice came from behind to prevent Liverpool moving back to the top of the Premier League in a pulsating 2-2 draw at Anfield on Sunday. Liverpool weathered a City storm in the first-half and hit the English champions with a sucker punch when Sadio Mane opened the scoring just before […]

London (AFP) – Tottenham beat Aston Villa on Sunday to ease the pressure on manager Nuno Espirito Santo as Liverpool and Manchester City prepared to lock horns at the top of the Premier League. Elsewhere, Leicester City let a 2-0 lead slip at Crystal Palace to draw 2-2 while new boys Brentford scored deep into […]

London (AFP) – Thomas Tuchel warned Timo Werner he must keep improving after the Chelsea striker's first Premier League goal since April helped seal a 3-1 win against 10-man Southampton on Saturday. Werner saved Chelsea from a frustrating end to a difficult week when he netted six minutes from full-time at Stamford Bridge. Tuchel's side […]

London (AFP) – Manchester United were held at home by Everton on Saturday after Cristiano Ronaldo was dropped to the subs bench as Chelsea scored two late goals against Southampton to top the Premier League table. Elsewhere, Leeds beat Watford for their first league win of the season while Norwich avoided defeat for the first […]

London (AFP) – Timo Werner fired Chelsea to the top of the Premier League as the German's late goal inspired a controversy-filled 3-1 win against 10-man Southampton on Saturday. Thomas Tuchel's side ended a frustrating week on a high note thanks to Werner's contribution to a dramatic finale at Stamford Bridge. After successive 1-0 defeats […]

Milan (AFP) – Juventus head into Saturday's Turin derby in the unusual position of being behind city rivals Torino in the Serie A table, but have started to find some momentum in recent weeks. Massimiliano Allegri's side made a nightmare start to the season as they looked to regain the title which was lost to […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Liverpool and Manchester City resume their rivalry for top spot when they go head to head in the Premier League this weekend, while Chelsea and Manchester United aim to get their title challenges back on track. Under Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp, City and Liverpool have become the dominant forces […]

Los Angeles (AFP) – The North Carolina Courage fired head coach Paul Riley on Thursday as fresh allegations of sexual misconduct swept across the top professional women's soccer league in the United States. North Carolina, part of the National Women's Soccer League, said in a statement Riley had been dismissed with immediate effect following "very […]

Paris (AFP) – Barcelona plunged even further into crisis on Wednesday with a thumping Champions League defeat at Benfica while holders Chelsea were beaten by Juventus but Cristiano Ronaldo grabbed a precious last-gasp winner for Manchester United. Ronald Koeman's Barcelona side already look at real risk of an early exit from this season's Champions League […]

Turin (Italy) (AFP) – Federico Chiesa proved to be a big game player once again with the only goal in Juventus' 1-0 Champions League win over holders Chelsea which could kick-start their faltering season. Sat 10th in Serie A after a succession of unconvincing performances domestically, Juve top Group H with a perfect six points […]

Turin (Italy) (AFP) – Federico Chiesa proved to be a big game player once again with the only goal in Juventus' 1-0 Champions League win over Chelsea which could kick-start their faltering season. Sat 10th in Serie A after a succession of unconvincing performances domestically, Juve top Group H with a perfect six points thanks […]

Porto (Portugal) (AFP) – Liverpool paid a fitting tribute to Roger Hunt as Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino scored twice in a 5-1 demolition of Porto in the Champions League on Tuesday. Jurgen Klopp's side wore black armbands after former Liverpool striker Hunt died earlier in the day aged 83. Hunt was part of England's […]

Turin (Italy) (AFP) – Giorgio Chiellini said Tuesday that facing Chelsea will be the simplest match faltering Juventus will play in the coming weeks as they face the European champions to Turin. Juve host the Blues in the Group H clash at the Allianz Stadium on Wednesday after a difficult start to the Serie A season […]

London (AFP) – N'Golo Kante is out of Chelsea's Champions League match against Juventus on Wednesday after testing positive for coronavirus, manager Thomas Tuchel has confirmed. Tuchel said the France World Cup-winner, 30, did not train Tuesday ahead of the Group H match in Italy. Christian Pulisic and Mason Mount are injured as is Reece […]

London (AFP) – N'Golo Kante is out of Chelsea's Champions League match against Juventus on Wednesday after testing positive for coronavirus, manager Thomas Tuchel has confirmed. Tuchel said the French World Cup winner, 30, was not in training on Tuesday ahead of the Group H match in Italy. He said Christian Pulisic and Mason Mount […]