Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester United assistant manager Rui Faria suggested sarcastically that referee Mark Clattenburg did "fantastic work" by sending off Ander Herrera during their 0-0 draw with Burnley. United midfielder Herrera was dismissed for two bookable offences, the second of which came midway through the second half for a foul on Dean […]

London (AFP) – Jurgen Klopp insisted Liverpool's defensive problems were no cause for alarm after his side maintained their push for the Premier League title with a 4-2 win away to Crystal Palace. Despite an ultimately comfortable scoreline that drew Liverpool level on points with league leaders Manchester City and second-placed Arsenal, the visitors' shaky […]

Sunderland (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says Olivier Giroud will continue to answer his critics after the France forward ended his goal drought in style at Sunderland. Giroud climbed off the bench to score twice — his first Premier League goals since May — as the Gunners won 4-1 away to the bottom-of-the-table […]

Barcelona (AFP) – Barcelona coach Luis Enrique insisted his side will need an improved display when faced with the very different challenge of former Barca boss Pep Guardiola's Manchester City after labouring to a 1-0 win over Granada on Saturday. Barca travel to Manchester on Tuesday having thrashed Guardiola's men 4-0 less than two weeks […]

Milan (AFP) – Gonzalo Higuain hit a fairytale winner as Juventus edged the Argentine's former club Napoli 2-1 in Turin on Saturday to stretch their lead to five points at the top of Italy's Serie A. Higuain, who hit a Serie A record of 36 goals for Napoli last season, has become a hate figure […]

Madrid (AFP) – Cristiano Ronaldo returned to goalscoring form with his first hat-trick of the season and also missed a penalty as Real Madrid extended their lead at the top of La Liga with a 4-1 win at Alaves on Saturday. Barcelona move up to second, just two points adrift, despite a below-par display in […]

Paris (AFP) – Surprise package Nice can stretch their lead at the top of Ligue 1 to six points on Sunday after Monaco could only labour to a 1-1 draw at Saint-Etienne. Unbeaten Nice host struggling Nantes knowing that victory would propel them clear in the French league, with Monaco now second, ahead of Paris […]

London (AFP) – Liverpool kept pace with Premier League top two Manchester City and Arsenal with a dramatic 4-2 success at Crystal Palace on Saturday. A breathless first half saw both sides take advantage of defensive errors, with Palace twice levelling through James McArthur after Liverpool took the lead with goals from Emre Can and […]

London (AFP) – Sergio Aguero and Ilkay Gundogan each scored twice as Manchester City crushed West Bromwich Albion 4-0 on Saturday to keep their noses in front in the Premier League. Arsenal won 4-1 at Sunderland and Liverpool prevailed 4-2 at Crystal Palace, but City's win kept Pep Guardiola's side above them both on goal […]

Barcelona (AFP) – Barcelona members passed a bumper contract extension with American kit manufactures Nike that will see the Catalans make at least 150 million euros a season from 2018. The initial deal, which smashes Manchester United's previous record £750 million (835 million euro) deal 10-year deal with Adidas, will run until 2023 when Barca's […]

Glasgow (AFP) – Rangers manager Mark Warburton hailed his side's 3-0 Scottish Premiership win over Kilmarnock as their best performance of the season. The Glasgow giants moved up to second place in the table thanks to goals from Lee Wallace, Andy Halliday and Joe Garner in Saturday's game. It was the Ibrox club's biggest league […]

Berlin (AFP) – Robert Lewandowski revealed Saturday he is close to signing a new deal with Bayern Munich, which could reportedly make the Poland hot-shot the club's highest earner. Lewandowski netted his seventh goal in nine league games so far this season when he scored twice in their 3-1 win at Augsburg to leave Carlo […]

Paris (AFP) – Ten-man Lyon survived a late onslaught to earn a 2-1 away win at high-flying Toulouse in Ligue 1 on Saturday with Alexandre Lacazette scoring both goals. It was just Lyon's fifth win in 11 league outings this season, after coach Brunio Genesio was handed an ultimatum last week by club owner Jean-Michel […]

London (AFP) – Newcastle chalked up a sixth successive victory as the Championship leaders cemented their position with a 2-1 win at Preston on Saturday. Just days after routing Preston in the League Cup, Rafael Benitez's side were made to work harder at Deepdale but eventually emerged with the points. Aleksandar Mitrovic struck just before […]

London (AFP) – Tottenham Hotspur lost ground in the race for the Premier League title after a 1-1 draw at home to faltering champions Leicester City on Saturday. Vincent Janssen's first Premier League goal, from the penalty spot, gave Spurs the lead at White Hart Lane but this was cancelled out by Ahmed Musa as […]