Granada (Spain) (AFP) – Barcelona midfielder Rafinha looks set to miss his side's Champions League quarter-final clashes with Juventus after suffering a meniscus injury in his right knee against Granada on Sunday. The Brazilian had to be replaced after just 17 minutes at Nuevo Los Carmenes. "Rafinha has an injury to the inner meniscus of […]

Berlin (AFP) – Mario Gomez netted a hat-trick inside seven minutes as Wolfsburg fought back from two goals down to take the lead before Bayer Leverkusen salvaged a point in Sunday's 3-3 draw. Germany striker Gomez has now scored six goals in his last four games in the Bundesliga. The 31-year-old struck his first goal […]

London (AFP) – Arsene Wenger endured more frustration as Arsenal were held to a 2-2 draw by top four rivals Manchester City, while Swansea and Middlesbrough remain in relegation danger after a 0-0 draw on Sunday. With Arsenal fans once again calling for Wenger to resign during a pre-match protest march outside the Emirates Stadium, […]

Madrid (AFP) – Real Madrid moved five points clear of Barcelona at the top of La Liga despite a lacklustre performance as goals from Karim Benzema, Isco and Nacho secured a 3-0 win over Alaves on Sunday. Benzema volleyed home Dani Carvajal's cutback for the opening goal just after the half hour mark. However, the […]

London (AFP) – Arsenal earned beleaguered manager Arsene Wenger a measure of respite by twice hitting back to hold Manchester City to a 2-2 draw at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday. Pep Guardiola twice saw his City side go ahead, through Leroy Sane and then Sergio Aguero, but Arsenal twice responded via goals from Theo […]

Rome (AFP) – AC Milan's hopes of a return to European football next season suffered a setback Sunday when they were held to a 1-1 draw at Serie A's bottom side Pescara. The dropped points left Vincenzo Montella's squad in seventh place in the table, two places and four points adrift of the final Europea […]

Edinburgh (AFP) – Celtic were crowned Scottish Premiership champions for a sixth consecutive season as Scott Sinclair's hat-trick inspired a 5-0 demolition of Hearts on Sunday. Brendan Rodgers' side, now 25 points clear of second-placed Aberdeen, set a new Scottish top-flight record as the earliest ever champions after wrapping up first place with eight games still […]

Paris (AFP) – Firmin Mubele struck a fine late equaliser as Rennes held Lyon to a 1-1 draw in Ligue 1 on Sunday despite playing 85 minutes with 10 men. Ramy Bensebaini was sent off with just five minutes played at Roazhon Park after handling Sergi Darder's goal-bound shot. Rennes goalkeeper Benoit Costil diverted Alexandre […]

Swansea (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Middlesbrough wasted a chance to boost their survival bid as the Premier League strugglers were held to a 0-0 draw by relegation rivals Swansea on Sunday. Steve Agnew's side would have moved within two points of safety with a victory at the Liberty Stadium. But instead second-bottom Middlesbrough remain five […]

Madrid (AFP) – An unsettling week for Sevilla ended with another disappointing result as they were held 0-0 at home by Sporting Gijon, leaving them fourth in La Liga on Sunday. In the wake of Sporting director Monchi's decision to leave the club after 17 years, Sevilla boss Jorge Sampaoli cast doubt on his future […]

London (AFP) – West Ham's owners backed under-fire manager Slaven Bilic on Sunday insisting they have "100 percent faith" in him despite their slide towards the Premier League relegation zone. Bilic's side crashed to a dismal 2-1 defeat at lowly Hull on Saturday that extended their losing run to four matches and ramped up the […]

London (AFP) – Guus Hiddink says he turned down the opportunity to manage champions Leicester City following the dismissal of Claudio Ranieri and instead recommended Craig Shakespeare. The experienced former Chelsea and Netherlands coach was in the frame to replace Ranieri after the Italian was sacked just nine months after leading Leicester to a shock […]

Madrid (AFP) – Goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen cast doubt on his Barcelona future on Sunday, amid reported interest from Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola. Former Barcelona manager Guardiola chased the 24-year-old German international last year and Premier League side City are reportedly primed to go for Ter Stegen again at the end of this season. […]

Napoli supporters would have been waiting what feels like an eternity for this game. But finally, on Sunday at the San Paolo, they will welcome league leaders Juventus. All the ingredients are there for a fascinating occasion in Naples. There’s a needle between the two teams, the return of Juventus man Gonzalo Higuain and, perhaps […]

It's been a long time since both Liverpool and Everton felt as though they were each in the ascendency heading into a Merseyside derby. But that’s the feeling that’s engulfed the region on the brink of Saturday’s clash at Anfield. For the hosts, although dreams of a title challenge during October and November were dashed […]