Kingston upon Hull (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Willian and Diego Costa scored twice in six second-half minutes as Chelsea won 2-0 at Hull City on Saturday to claim a first win in four Premier League games. Willian struck in the 61st minute after Chelsea launched one of a series of increasingly dangerous counter-attacks. Costa's pass […]

London (AFP) – James Milner's 84th-minute penalty earned Liverpool a gritty 2-1 victory at Swansea City on Saturday that saw Jurgen Klopp's side climb to second place in the Premier League table. Leroy Fer gave struggling Swansea an eighth-minute lead, but Roberto Firmino equalised early in the second half before Milner claimed the winner following […]

London (AFP) – Dimitri Payet produced an early contender for goal of the season as the West Ham star's sublime strike salvaged a 1-1 draw against Middlesbrough on Saturday. Slaven Bilic's struggling side were in danger of a fifth successive Premier League defeat after Cristhian Stuani put Middlesbrough ahead early in the second half at […]

Berlin (AFP) – Leaders Bayern Munich dropped their first Bundesliga points of the season on Saturday as their 1-1 draw at home to Cologne denied Carlo Ancelotti a record-equalling sixth straight win. Joshua Kimmich's first-half header at Munich's Allianz Arena was cancelled out by Anthony Modeste's volley to break the Bavarian giants' 100 percent record […]

Barcelona (AFP) – Barcelona boss Luis Enrique lauded Andres Iniesta's behaviour as well as his ball skills ahead of the midfield maestro's 600th Barca game at Celta Vigo on Sunday. Along with Lionel Messi, Iniesta is Barcelona's most decorated player ever with 29 trophies, but is even more loved across Spain for his winning goal […]

Madrid (AFP) – Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane insists he isn't shocked by criticism following three consecutive draws due to his experience of the unique demands at the Spanish giants. Zidane has masterminded a huge turnaround in Real's fortunes since taking charge in January, winning the Champions League in May and leading Madrid on a […]

Swansea (United Kingdom) (AFP) – James Milner propelled Liverpool to second place in the Premier League as his late penalty secured a 2-1 win against Swansea on Saturday. Milner's spot-kick sealed an impressive comeback for Jurgen Klopp's team and enabled the Reds to move within two points of Premier League leaders Manchester City, who face […]

Los Angeles (AFP) – David Villa scored twice to lift New York City FC to a 2-0 victory over the Dynamo in Houston on Friday and into first place in the Major League Soccer Eastern Conference. City are now two points ahead of the Toronto FC, with the top two clubs in each conference to […]

Burnley (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Arsene Wenger's 20th anniversary celebrations climax with a trip to Burnley on Sunday, but there are still questions over his future with Arsenal beyond the current campaign. Wenger is out of contract at the end of the season and the Gunners boss has refused to rule out the possibility of […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester United appear to averted the crisis that was developing in the wake of a recent run of three successive defeats, but there is still plenty of room for improvement at Old Trafford. Jose Mourinho questioned the personality of his players after they lost 3-1 at Watford two weekends ago […]

London (AFP) – After a ding-dong 3-3 draw with Celtic in the Champions League, Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola anticipates another breathless encounter in this weekend's Premier League showdown with Tottenham Hotspur. With six wins from six matches, City are the league leaders and early title favourites, but Tottenham, four points back in second place, […]

Leicester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri has challenged Jamie Vardy to prove his curious pre-match drinking ritual still works by ending his goal drought against Southampton on Sunday. Vardy revealed in his new autobiography that he superstitiously drank a glass of port out of a Lucozade bottle the night before every […]

London (AFP) – Former England manager Sam Allardyce, whose one-match reign ended after being caught up in a newspaper sting, could face suspension, Football Association (FA) chief executive Martin Glenn said Friday. Glenn, who could not say whether 61-year-old Allardyce had received a pay-off when he resigned on Tuesday after just 67 days in […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Goals by Belgian international strikers Romelu Lukaku and Christian Benteke saw Everton and Crystal Palace draw 1-1 in their Premier League clash on Friday. Lukaku struck with his fifth of the season in the first-half before Benteke, who endured a disappointing spell at Liverpool before moving to Palace in the summer, levelled […]

London (AFP) – Antonio Conte admits he doesn't have an instant answer for the problems that have plagued his spluttering Chelsea team in recent weeks. Conte's side slumped to lacklustre defeats against Liverpool and Arsenal in their last two Premier League matches. Chelsea have only one clean sheet in 15 matches in all competitions ahead […]