London (AFP) – Eden Hazard scored a sublime solo goal as Premier League leaders Chelsea thrust a dagger into Arsenal's title aspirations with a 3-1 victory at Stamford Bridge on Saturday. The Belgian winger left a trail of defenders in his wake to double Chelsea's lead in the 53rd minute, in between a contentious header […]

London (AFP) – Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said Marcos Alonso's opening goal for Chelsea should have been ruled out after his side crashed to a 3-1 defeat at Stamford Bridge on Saturday. Arsenal right-back Hector Bellerin had to go off after being caught in the face by Alonso's forearm as the wing-back leapt to put […]

The United States ended its January camp on a high note, beating Jamaica 1-0 in Chattanooga, Tennessee for Bruce Arena’s first win of his second spell in charge of the national team. Here are the player ratings. Luis Robles, 6 – Wasn’t called upon often in his 45 minutes, but made a good play on […]

London (AFP) – Eden Hazard scored a sublime solo goal as Premier League leaders Chelsea thrust a dagger into Arsenal's title aspirations with a 3-1 victory at Stamford Bridge on Saturday. The Belgian winger left a trail of defenders in his wake to double Chelsea's lead in the 53rd minute, in between a contentious header […]

London (AFP) – Eden Hazard said Chelsea scored "three beautiful goals" after the leaders shredded Arsenal's Premier League title aspirations with a 3-1 win on Saturday. Hazard doubled Chelsea's lead with a sublime solo goal in the 53rd minute, scything through the Arsenal defence from the centre circle before lifting a shot over his former […]

It’s been a long time since Inter Milan made the trip to the home of rivals Juventus feeling quite so optimistic. Subsequently, a fascinating Derby d’Italia is in store on Sunday in Serie A. After a rotten beginning to the season under Frank de Boer, the Nerazzurri have recovered to sensational effect under the astute […]

London (AFP) – Eden Hazard scored a sublime solo goal as Premier League leaders Chelsea thrust a dagger into Arsenal's title aspirations with a 3-1 victory at Stamford Bridge on Saturday. The Belgian winger left a trail of defenders in his wake to double Chelsea's lead in the 53rd minute, in between a contentious header […]

Los Angeles (AFP) – Jordan Morris struck in the 59th minute to lift the United States to a 1-0 friendly victory over Jamaica, the first victory of Bruce Arena's second spell as coach of the US men's football team. Arena returned to the job after Jurgen Klinsmann was sacked in November in the wake of […]

Libreville (AFP) – When Essam El Hadary, the Egypt goalkeeper who will start in Sunday's Africa Cup of Nations final, made his international debut, his current teammate Ramadan Sobhi had not yet been born. First capped in 1996, El Hadary was the man whose saves in a penalty shoot-out against Burkina Faso on Wednesday took […]

Libreville (AFP) – Cameroon and Egypt are both aiming to cap remarkable revivals by winning the Africa Cup of Nations when they meet in a final that few thought possible in Libreville on Sunday evening. These are two of the most successful nations in the 60-year history of the competition, with Egypt unrivalled on seven […]

Libreville (AFP) – Five facts for the Africa Cup of Nations final between Cameroon and Egypt at Stade de l'Amitie in Libreville Sunday (1900 GMT): — The countries have played each other seven times at the Cup of Nations with Egypt winning three matches and Cameroon two with two drawn. — Two of the previous […]

Milan (AFP) – Serie A striker Mauro Icardi can impress Argentina coach Edgardo Bauza when he watches the Inter Milan striker at leaders Juventus on Sunday, according to coach Stefano Pioli. Inter, in fourth nine points adrift, are targeting their first away league win over the 32-time Italian champions since November 2012. But Pioli's men […]

Leicester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Jose Mourinho wants Manchester United's misfiring stars to put a smile back on his face by blitzing troubled Leicester on Sunday. Mourinho has cut a frustrated figure in recent weeks as his side delivered one punchless display after another. His anger boiled over following Wednesday's goalless draw with lowly Hull […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Pep Guardiola has warned his Manchester City stars Swansea City could provide them with one of their hardest games over the remainder of the Premier League season. The relegation-threatened Welsh club have recorded back-to-back league wins under new manager Paul Clement, including an eye-catching 3-2 victory against City's title rivals […]

Metz (France) (AFP) – Dimitri Payet made his Ligue 1 debut for Marseille on Friday but the star West Ham recruit's appearance failed to pay off as his new employers lost 1-0 at Metz. The 29-year-old midfielder had come on to a standing ovation in Tuesday's Cup tie against Lyon after 94 minutes with the […]