Glasgow (AFP) – Rangers' hopes of clinching second place in the Scottish Premiership were dealt a major blow as Dundee defeated the troubled Glasgow giants 2-1 at Dens Park on Sunday. Mark O'Hara fired Dundee in front early in the first half before Kevin Holt added a second just before the break. Joe Garner gave […]

Milan (AFP) – Marek Hamsik moved to within three goals of Diego Maradona's Napoli record in a 3-1 win at Chievo as veteran Zdenek Zeman steered Pescara to a first win since August in a 5-0 rout of Genoa on Sunday. Slovakia midfielder Hamsik took his tally to 112 on Sunday with an easy tap-in […]

London (AFP) – Harry Kane's fifth hat-trick for Tottenham and second this year eased the Premier League club past second-tier Championship side Fulham 3-0 and into the FA Cup quarter-finals on Sunday. The 23-year-old England striker, who took his tally to 19 for the season, ended a difficult week for Spurs and manager Mauricio Pochettino […]

Milan (AFP) – Brazilian striker Gabriel 'Gabigol' Barbosa handed Inter Milan all three points and kept his side within reach of the European places with his maiden Serie A strike in a 1-0 win at Bologna on Sunday. The 20-year-old Brazil international joined Inter from Santos in August for just under 30 million euros ($32M) […]

Madrid (AFP) – Villarreal kept their hopes of Champions League football next season alive as Samu Castillejo's 93rd minute winner secured a vital 1-0 win at Real Sociedad on Sunday. Just a second win of 2017 moves sixth-placed Villarreal to within two points of Sociedad and six of Atletico Madrid in fourth. The visitors suffered […]

Berlin (AFP) – Bayern Munich's Carlo Ancelotti could be in hot water with the German FA (DFB) after admitting showing the middle finger towards Hertha Berlin fans who he claims spat at him. "Yes, I made the gesture after being spat at," Bayern's coach told broadcaster ARD. Hertha fans were enraged after Bayern equalised with […]

Madrid (AFP) – Atletico Madrid received a massive boost ahead of their Champions League last 16, first leg at Bayer Leverkusen on Tuesday as goalkeeper Jan Oblak was included in Diego Simeone's squad for the trip to Germany. The Slovenian international, who kept eight clean sheets in 13 Champions League games as Atletico reached the […]

Lille (France) (AFP) – Iconic Argentinian coach Marcelo Bielsa, known as 'el Loco' for his intense 'all in' style, will be back in France as manager of Lille as of July, the newly bought out Ligue 1 club said on Sunday. "Lille and the Argentine coach have signed a two years deal which comes into […]

Burnley (United Kingdom) (AFP) – The manager of non-league Lincoln City said his club had been on a "life-changing" run in the FA Cup after they knocked Premier League Burnley out of the competition in one of the all-time great upsets. Sean Raggett's 89th-minute header secured a famous 1-0 win for Lincoln at Turf Moor […]

Huddersfield (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola insisted Vincent Kompany had not suffered a serious injury setback after the captain missed Saturday’s goalless FA Cup draw at Huddersfield Town. The Belgian centre-back, who has played just six times this season because of a series of injury problems, had been expected to figure […]

Glasgow (AFP) – Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers watched his side beat Motherwell to claim their 20th league victory in a row before slamming the state of the pitch at his club's Parkhead ground. A first-half penalty from in-form French forward Moussa Dembele and a James Forrest goal helped Celtic to a 2-0 win that extends […]

Wolverhampton (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Antonio Conte has warned his players to avoid complacency as they seek to become just the third club in the history of English football to win the Premier League and FA Cup 'Double' on two separate occasions. A 2-0 fifth round win away to Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday took Chelsea […]

London (AFP) – A plastic pitch, a vulnerable heavyweight and minnows with giant-killing pedigree could conspire to produce one of the great FA Cup shocks when Arsenal visit non-league Sutton United on Monday. Arsenal approach the fifth-round tie reeling from Wednesday's 5-1 humiliation by Bayern Munich and with manager Arsene Wenger closer to the exit […]

London (AFP) – Arsene Wenger has revealed he wants to stay in football management long-term and has indicated for the first time he would like to extend his spell as Arsenal's manager. The Frenchman's future is up in the air, with his contract expiring at the end of the season and events on the pitch […]

Milan (AFP) – Senegal striker Keita Balde came off the bench to hit a late winner in a 2-1 defeat of Empoli that boosted Lazio's Europa League hopes on Saturday. Lazio remain in fifth place at 16 points behind Juventus, who saw Paulo Dybala hit a brace in a 4-1 win over former club Palermo […]