Madrid (AFP) – Real Madrid surrendered top spot in La Liga as they failed to win for a fourth consecutive game in a 1-1 draw at home to Basque minnows Eibar on Sunday. Atletico Madrid now lead their city rivals on goal difference at the top of the table despite missing two penalties as Antoine […]

Berlin (AFP) – Mario Gomez's goal-drought continued on Sunday as the Germany striker again failed to hit the net in Wolfsburg's goalless Bundesliga draw with Mainz. The 31-year-old, who has netted 29 goals in 68 internationals for Germany, joined Wolfsburg from Fiorentina in August for seven million euros ($7.8m) to much fanfare, saying he wanted […]

London (AFP) – Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino hailed a "great, great victory" after his side produced a magnificent show of force to beat Manchester City 2-0 on Sunday. An early Aleksandar Kolarov own goal and a 37th-minute Dele Alli effort at White Hart Lane saw Spurs condemn Pep Guardiola to his first defeat as […]

Milan (AFP) – Gonzalo Higuain hit a brace as Juventus capitalised on Napoli's shock defeat at Atalanta to go four points clear in Serie A with a 3-0 win away at Empoli on Sunday. Massimiliano Allegri's men travelled to the Carlo Castellani stadium, where the hosts' best result against the Bianconeri was a scoreless draw […]

Leicester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Leicester's spluttering defence of the Premier League title suffered another blow after they were held to a 0-0 draw by Southampton at the King Power Stadium on Sunday. Retaining the title always looked like a bridge too far for Claudio Ranieri's side, but the autumn leaves have hardly started falling […]

London (AFP) – Tottenham Hotspur advanced their Premier League title credentials with a superb 2-0 victory on Sunday as Pep Guardiola tasted defeat for the first time as Manchester City manager. An Aleksandar Kolarov own goal and a Dele Alli strike gave Spurs a third successive league win over City and manager Mauricio Pochettino could […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho said his side could have scored six goals after their "best performance all season" saw them held to a 1-1 draw by Premier League strugglers Stoke City at Old Trafford on Sunday. It looked as if substitute Anthony Martial's 69th-minute goal would give United all […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – An uncharacteristic error from Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea gifted Stoke City a point in a 1-1 draw at Old Trafford on Sunday that saw the visitors climb off the bottom of the Premier League table. Anthony Martial's first goal of the season appeared to have given United victory. […]

London (AFP) – Former Manchester United and Scotland striker David Herd has died at the age of 82, his old club announced Sunday. Herd played a key role in United's revival following the 1958 Munich air disaster and scored twice in their 3-1 win over Leicester in the 1963 FA Cup final. He also helped […]

Madrid (AFP) – Atletico Madrid moved top of La Liga despite missing two penalties as Antoine Griezmann and Kevin Gameiro handed Diego Simeone's men a 2-0 win at Valencia on Sunday. Valencia goalkeeper Diego Alves extended his exceptional penalty record as he denied Griezmann and Gabi from the spot either side of Griezmann's opener just […]

Swansea (United Kingdom) (AFP) – James Milner ruled out a return to international football with England after scoring the winner that secured Liverpool a 2-1 victory in the Premier League at Swansea City on Saturday. Milner announced his retirement from international football in August after holding talks with then England manager Sam Allardyce and he […]

Madrid (AFP) – Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric is set to be sidelined for a month after undergoing surgery on a left knee cartilage injury on Sunday. "Modric has today undergone successful arthroscopic surgery in his left knee to remove a patellar chondral fragment," Madrid said in a statement. The club refused to state how […]

Los Angeles (AFP) – Walker Zimmerman's first-half header was enough to give FC Dallas a 1-0 victory over the Los Angeles Galaxy, who nevertheless clinched a Major League Soccer playoff berth. Zimmerman on Saturday scored the lone goal in the 39th minute, heading in Mauro Diaz's corner kick. The home win in Frisco, Texas, put […]

Glasgow (AFP) – Rangers midfielder Niko Kranjcar says he still believes his side have a good season ahead of them after they ended a four-match winless run with a 2-0 defeat of Partick Thistle at Ibrox on Saturday. The Croatian midfielder capped his best performance for the Ibrox club with his first league goal to […]

Kingston upon Hull (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Chelsea manager Antonio Conte paid tribute to Diego Costa as the revitalised Spain forward took his season's tally to six goals in seven games in a much-needed 2-0 win at Hull. Costa did not reach the half-dozen goal mark until the first week of January last season, but […]