Leicester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Claudio Ranieri has promised to rethink the way he juggles the demands of competing in the Premier League and Champions League after Leicester were held to a lethargic 0-0 draw by Southampton. Ranieri's side have been unable to reproduce the relentless work-rate that carried them to their fairytale title triumph […]

Milan (AFP) – Serie A strugglers Udinese announced the sacking of coach Giuseppe Iachini following a 3-0 home defeat to Lazio on Sunday. "Udinese Calcio announces that Giuseppe Iachini has been relieved of his duties as first-team coach," said a brief statement by the club on its official Twitter account. Jeers and whistles rained down […]

Miami (AFP) – Dominic Oduro scored early in the second half to lift Montreal to a 1-0 victory at Orlando that boosted the Impact's Major League Soccer playoff hopes while extinguishing Orlando City's. Despite out-shooting the Impact 24-4, Orlando City saw their winless streak extended to five games and were eliminated from MLS Cup playoff […]

Milan (AFP) – A brace from Gonzalo Higuain helped send Juventus four points clear of title rivals Napoli on a day of contrasting fortunes for Inter and city rivals AC Milan on Sunday. Juventus travelled to Empoli, where the hosts' best result against the Bianconeri was a scoreless draw in 2008, confident of ensuring that […]

Milan (AFP) – Greek defender Kostas Manolas relaunched Roma's Serie A title hopes with a superb late header to hand the Giallorossi a precious 2-1 win over inconsistent Inter Milan on Sunday. Frank De Boer's Inter travelled to the Stadio Olimpico looking to bounce back from a second successive defeat in the Europa League and […]

Madrid (AFP) – Atletico Madrid moved top of La Liga on Sunday as Celta Vigo edged Barcelona in a 4-3 thriller, whilst Real Madrid's run of draws stretched to four against Eibar on Sunday. Three goals in 11 first-half minutes sentenced a Barca side once again without the injured Lionel Messi as Pione Sisto, Iago […]

London (AFP) – England interim manager Gareth Southgate recalled Manchester United duo Marcus Rashford and Jesse Lingard when he named his first squad in charge of the senior national side on Sunday. The Old Trafford pair were both included for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Malta and Slovenia. This was the first England squad […]

Milan (AFP) – AC Milan coach Vincenzo Montella paid tribute to Silvio Berlusconi by dedicating victory over Sassuolo in a seven-goal thriller to the club owner as he prepares to sell the Serie A giants. Milan, who have not won the Italian league since 2011, looked to be on their way to a third defeat […]

Paris (AFP) – A superb Mario Balotelli strike four minutes from time gave Nice a 2-1 win over Lorient on Sunday that left them top of Ligue 1 going into the international break. Ricardo Pereira put Nice in front on the Cote d'Azur but Benjamin Moukandjo equalised in the second half and it looked as […]

Chaska (United States) (AFP) – The United States will take on Cuba in a friendly on Friday in just the third ever meeting between the two nations on Cuban soil. Three untested goalkeepers were among the 23 players announced by US coach Jurgen Klinsmann on Sunday ahead of the Havana friendly. The teams have played […]

Berlin (AFP) – Decked in traditional Bavarian dress, Carlo Ancelotti and his Bayern Munich squad were all smiles as they sipped mugs of beer at Oktoberfest on Sunday — despite their week to forget. Having started the season with seven straight wins under Ancelotti, their new head coach who replaced Pep Guardiola, Bayern's dream start […]

Madrid (AFP) – Zinedine Zidane slammed Real Madrid's poor starts and lack of intensity as the European champions slumped to a 1-1 draw against Eibar on Sunday to drop points for a fourth consecutive game. Zidane was a player the last time Madrid drew four straight games 10 years ago, but Los Blancos were punished […]

Milan (AFP) – A second-half penalty from Carlos Bacca sparked a stunning fightback as AC Milan dominated a seven-goal thriller 4-3 at home to Sassuolo on Sunday. Vincenzo Montella's hosts looked to be on their way to a resounding home defeat after a goal apiece from Francesco Acerbi and Lorenzo Pellegrini immediately after the restart […]

Berlin (AFP) – Schalke 04 ended a run of five consecutive defeats to move off the bottom of the Bundesliga on Sunday with a 4-0 thrashing of Champions League side Borussia Moenchengladbach as new-signing Breel Embolo scored twice. The 19-year-old Embolo, who cost 22 million euros ($24.5m) from Basel in June, scored his first goals […]

Burnley (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Laurent Koscielny's controversial goal in the third minute of stoppage time enabled Arsene Wenger to celebrate his 20th anniversary as Arsenal manager with a 1-0 win away to Burnley in the Premier League on Sunday. Burnley looked to have deservedly earned a point until, at a short-corner routine, substitute Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain sent Theo Walcott's […]