Berlin (AFP) – Robert Lewandowski and Arjen Robben combined for all three goals as Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich eased to an impressive 3-1 victory for their second win over Augsburg this week. Having also beaten their Bavarian neighbours by the same margin on Wednesday at home in the German Cup, Bayern completed the double thanks […]

West Bromwich (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Sergio Aguero's brace ended Pep Guardiola's worst run as a manager as Manchester City turned on the style with a 4-0 win at West Bromwich Albion on Saturday. Aguero has been linked with a move away from City after being dropped for a Champions League tie at Barcelona recently, […]

London (AFP) – Sergio Aguero and Ilkay Gundogan each scored twice as Manchester City crushed West Bromwich Albion 4-0 on Saturday to reclaim first place in the Premier League from Arsenal. Arsenal won 4-1 at Sunderland, with substitute Olivier Giroud and Alexis Sanchez both scoring twice, but City's win kept Pep Guardiola's side top on […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Tom Heaton's saves frustrated his former club Manchester United as Burnley drew 0-0 at Old Trafford on Saturday to secure a first Premier League away point of the season. Heaton dived to palm away a Jesse Lingard header and spread himself to block a powerful Zlatan Ibrahimovic volley against a […]

Madrid (AFP) – Cristiano Ronaldo returned to goalscoring form with his first hat-trick of the season despite also missing a penalty as Real Madrid extended their lead at the top of La Liga with a 4-1 win at Alaves on Saturday. Ronaldo's wayward form in recent weeks had come under the spotlight, but he turned […]

London (AFP) – Sergio Aguero and Ilkay Gundogan each scored twice as Manchester City crushed West Bromwich Albion 4-0 on Saturday to reclaim first place in the Premier League from Arsenal. Arsene Wenger's side won 4-1 at Sunderland, with substitute Olivier Giroud and Alexis Sanchez both scoring twice, but City's win kept Pep Guardiola's side […]

London (AFP) – Manchester United's Antonio Valencia will undergo surgery on Saturday after fracturing his arm, the English Premier League giants announced. Ecuador defender Valencia, 31, has made 11 appearances in all competitions for United so far this season. But he was missing from Jose Mourinho's squad for Saturday's league match at home to Burnley, […]

Sunderland (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Olivier Giroud came off the bench to score twice in five second-half minutes as Arsenal maintained their Premier League title challenge with a comfortable 4-1 win at struggling Sunderland. Alexis Sanchez scored the Gunners' other two goals to make it 14 games unbeaten for Arsene Wenger's side, who would have won with […]

Berlin (AFP) – Germany's World Cup-winning coach Joachim Loew is set to extend his reign until 2020 amidst reports his new contract will be confirmed on Monday by the German FA (DFB). German daily Bild reported on Saturday that the 56-year-old, who took charge in 2006, will pen a two-year extension to lead Germany's defence […]

Although Juventus, crowned Italian champions for the last five seasons in succession, being perched atop the Serie A table is no great surprise, there’s a sense early this season that a more fascinating title race could be on the cards. It’s one that Napoli, in fourth place and four points behind the league leaders, will […]

London (AFP) – Jose Mourinho believes Manchester United's derby victory over Manchester City can inject fresh life into his team's spluttering Premier League title challenge. Mourinho's side bounced back from a miserable 4-0 thrashing at Chelsea by defeating arch rivals City in the League Cup on Wednesday and the United boss hopes the momentum carries […]

Southampton (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Antonio Conte has hinted Chelsea captain John Terry could be sent back to the bench for Sunday's Premier League trip to Southampton. Terry's return to action in Chelsea's midweek League Cup defeat at West Ham didn't go according to plan as the centre-back struggled in his first appearance following six […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Wayne Rooney will not be allowed to leave Manchester United in the January transfer window despite his frustrations at losing his starting place at Old Trafford and interest from his former club Everton. Ronald Koeman, in charge at the club Rooney left to join United in the summer of 2004, […]

Glasgow (AFP) – Scottish football giants Rangers continued their financial recovery from the depths of liquidation as their annual figures showed increased turnover and they had halved their losses on Friday. Dave King, who has been Rangers chairman since May 2015, said that the turnover of £22.2million (24.8 million euros) to June this year (an […]

Paris (AFP) – A thunderous second-half strike from Edinson Cavani gave Paris Saint Germain a 1-0 win over Lille on Friday as the French champions were made to fight all night. The result sees Unai Emery's PSG climb to second on 23 points behind Ligue 1 leaders Nice who have 26 ahead of hosting Nantes […]