Berlin (AFP) – Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich have been criticised for last weekend's two-day "team-building" trip to Ibiza immediately after Saturday's shock defeat at Mainz. A week after being crowned Bundesliga champions for the 10th straight season, Bayern crashed to a 3-1 loss at mid-table Mainz, who also hit the woodwork four times in a […]

Paris (AFP) – Naby Keita enjoyed a rare day in the spotlight for second-placed Liverpool by scoring the goal that earned a 1-0 Premier League win at Newcastle United and kept the pressure on leaders Manchester City. Guinea midfielder Keita usually operates in the shadows for the Reds while Senegal talisman Sadio Mane and Egypt […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Liverpool's fast and furious football under Jurgen Klopp had already delivered a Champions League and Premier League title by the time Thiago Alcantara arrived at Anfield to much fanfare two years ago. Few players in the history of the game can match the Spaniard's medal haul that includes 11 league titles and […]

Madrid (AFP) – Barcelona took a big step towards securing a place in next season's Champions League as a 2-1 victory over Real Mallorca on Sunday saw them reclaim second spot in La Liga from Sevilla. Goals in either half from Memphis Depay and Sergio Busquets put Xavi Hernandez's men in control and they took […]

Milan (AFP) – Inter Milan still have a say in this season's Serie A title race after winning 2-1 at Udinese to stay two points behind league leaders AC Milan. Ivan Perisic and Lautaro Martinez made sure that the champions bounced back from Wednesday's traumatic defeat at Bologna and stayed on the heels of their […]

London (AFP) – Everton kept alive their hopes of Premier League survival by shocking Chelsea 1-0 on Sunday, as Arsenal maintained their two-point lead over Tottenham in the battle to qualify for next season's Champions League. Arsenal were 2-1 winners at West Ham to move back above Spurs, who earlier beat Leicester 3-1 thanks to […]

Paris (AFP) – Captain Wissam Ben Yedder continued his impressive scoring form as Monaco beat Angers 2-0 in Ligue 1 on Sunday to boost their chances of reaching the Champions League qualifying rounds next season. Ben Yedder, 31, scored his 21st league goal of the campaign just after the hour mark to reach a career-best […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Frank Lampard said Everton's players need to match the passion of their supporters if they are to avoid relegation from the Premier League after beating Chelsea 1-0 on Sunday to give their survival hopes a huge boost. The Toffees have not fallen out of the top flight since 1954 and could face […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Everton kept Premier League survival in their own hands as Richarlison scored the only goal of a vital 1-0 win over Chelsea. Frank Lampard's men remain in the bottom three, but narrow the gap on both Burnley and Leeds to two points with a game in hand to come. Richarlison pounced on […]

Paris (AFP) – Captain Wissam Ben Yedder continued his impressive scoring form as Monaco beat Angers 2-0 in Ligue 1 on Sunday to maintain their chances of reaching the Champions League qualifying rounds next season. Ben Yedder, 31, claimed his 21st league goal of the campaign in the final half an hour after Abdoul Kader […]

Milan (AFP) – Rafael Leao made sure that AC Milan maintained their advantage in the Serie A title race after netting the only goal in Sunday's 1-0 win over Fiorentina which moved his team five points clear of local rivals Inter Milan. Portugal forward Leao struck with eight minutes remaining of a tense affair to […]

London (AFP) – Everton kept alive their hopes of Premier League survival by beating Chelsea 1-0 on Sunday as Tottenham leapfrogged London rivals Arsenal into the top four with a thumping win against Leicester. The result at a raucous Goodison Park means Frank Lampard's side are just two points from safety with five games to […]

Glasgow (AFP) – Rangers manager Giovanni Van Bronckhorst conceded his side's chance of retaining the Scottish Premiership looks over despite battling back to draw 1-1 at Celtic on Sunday. A share of the points leaves Cetic still six points clear at the top of the table and with a 19-goal advantage on goal difference with […]

Turin (Italy) (AFP) – Leonardo Bonucci celebrated his 35th birthday by putting Juve on the brink of Champions League football with a double in Sunday's 2-1 win over Venezia which also dealt a huge blow to the survival hopes of Serie A's bottom team. Italy defender Bonucci struck in each half at the Allianz Stadium […]

Wolfsburg (Germany) (AFP) – Barcelona returned to the women's Champions League final despite having their 45-match winning run ended by a 2-0 loss at Wolfsburg in Saturday's semi-final second leg. The Spanish giants advanced to the May 21 final with a 5-3 aggregate win despite the shock loss at Wolfsburg after Tabea Wassmuth and Jill Roord scored […]