London (AFP) – Arsene Wenger is sweating on the fitness of Olivier Giroud and Mathieu Debuchy after the France stars suffered injuries in Arsenal's 3-1 Premier League win against Bournemouth on Sunday. Debuchy limped off after just 16 minutes of his first appearance for Arsenal since November 2015 and Giroud sustained a hamstring problem. Gunners […]

London (AFP) – Arsenal closed the gap on Premier League leaders Chelsea as Alexis Sanchez bragged a brace in a 3-1 win over Bournemouth on Sunday. Arsene Wenger's side are within three points of top spot after Chile forward Sanchez struck in each half at the Emirates Stadium to take his goal tally for the […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Bastian Schweinsteiger made a surprise return to the Manchester United bench for Sunday's Premier League home game against West Ham United, having previously been frozen out by manager Jose Mourinho. The 32-year-old former Germany captain has not played a minute since Mourinho was appointed manager in pre-season. The Bayern Munich […]

Madrid (AFP) – Barcelona's Brazilian star Neymar damaged his Ferrari Spider in a road accident but his club said he was ready to play against Real Sociedad on Sunday night. The 24-year-old striker hit trouble driving through the rain to the Barcelona training ground before the team's flight to the northern city of San Sebastian […]

Al-Ain (United Arab Emirates) (AFP) – Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors' coach said they had achieved an "unforgettable dream" after regaining the AFC Champions League title in an incident-packed second leg of the final against Al Ain. The South Korean club held on for a 1-1 draw and a 3-2 aggregate win after the UAE's Al Ain […]

Burnley (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Pep Guardiola had barely savoured Manchester City's 2-1 victory at Burnley before he was considering preparations for a more sumptuous Premier League feast against pacesetters Chelsea. The former Barcelona manager, still adapting to life in the English fast lane, will have a whole week to get ready for the Etihad […]

Al-Ain (United Arab Emirates) (AFP) – Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors' coach said they had achieved an "unforgettable dream" after regaining the AFC Champions League title in an incident-packed second leg of the final against Al Ain. The South Korean club held on for a 1-1 draw and a 3-2 aggregate win after the UAE's Al Ain […]

London (AFP) – Chelsea manager Antonio Conte warned his players to remain grounded after they returned to the Premier League summit courtesy of a gritty 2-1 victory at home to Tottenham Hotspur. Christian Eriksen fired Spurs ahead at Stamford Bridge on Saturday, but Pedro Rodriguez — with a glorious curler — and Victor Moses scored […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Jurgen Klopp saluted the Anfield crowd after they willed Liverpool to a 2-0 victory against Sunderland. Klopp's side were involved in a war of attrition on Saturday as failed to break down Sunderland during the first half. After the re-start, Reds boss Klopp ran down the touchline to implore the Kop to sing louder […]

Milan (AFP) – AC Milan motored into second place in Serie A on Saturday with an emphatic 4-1 win at Empoli — their first win in the fixture in eight seasons. Gianluca Lapadula, taking advantage of the absence through injury of Colombia striker Carlos Bacca, bagged a brace — a goal in either half — […]

Madrid (AFP) – Cristiano Ronaldo struck twice as Real Madrid were thankful to a late missed penalty from Duje Cop to open up a seven-point lead over Barcelona with a 2-1 win over Sporting Gijon on Saturday. Madrid looked set for an easy afternoon as Ronaldo opened the scoring from the penalty spot before he […]

London (AFP) – Chelsea manager Antonio Conte said it was "too early" to talk about the Premier League title after his team recaptured the summit by beating Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 on Saturday. Chelsea fell behind to Christian Eriksen's stunning 11th-minute strike, but equalised through Pedro Rodriguez's exquisite curler and took victory after Victor Moses rammed […]

Berlin (AFP) – Mats Hummels headed in the crucial goal as Bayern Munich beat Bayer Leverkusen 2-1 on Saturday to end a three-game winless streak and close back to within three points of leaders RB Leipzig. Leipzig had gone six points clear on Friday with a 4-1 win at Freiburg, and Bayern were grateful to […]

London (AFP) – Chelsea fought back for a 2-1 win over Tottenham Hotspur that cemented their place on top of the Premier League, while title rivals Manchester City and Liverpool kept pace with the leaders on Saturday. Antonio Conte's Chelsea had been knocked out of pole position by City's 2-1 win at Burnley and Liverpool's […]

London (AFP) – Chelsea stormed back from behind to end Tottenham Hotspurs' unbeaten Premier League record with a 2-1 victory on Saturday that propelled Antonio Conte's soaring side back into top spot. Chelsea had seen Liverpool and Manchester City steal past them earlier in the day and fell behind in the 11th minute when Christian […]