Madrid (AFP) – Yannick Carrasco scored the winning penalty with the last kick of the game as 10-man Atletico Madrid scraped past Espanyol 2-1 on Sunday in what could prove a crucial victory in the race for La Liga's top four. Atletico looked set to drop another two points at the Wanda Metropolitano when Geoffrey […]

Madrid (AFP) – Xavi Hernandez said Barcelona felt like they had been "robbed in their own home" after the Camp Nou was packed with Eintracht Frankfurt supporters in their Europa League defeat by the German side on Thursday. More than 20,000 Frankfurt fans managed to get tickets for the second leg, with a sea of […]

London (AFP) – Burnley began life without Sean Dyche with a 1-1 draw at West Ham on Sunday on a costly day for the Clarets as they lost midfielder Ashley Westwood to a sickening looking injury. Westwood's leg buckled underneath him in a routine challenge with West Ham's Nikola Vlasic in the first-half and was […]

Berlin (AFP) – Bayern Munich can secure a 10th straight Bundesliga title next weekend after they bounced back from their Champions League exit in midweek with a 3-0 win at Arminia Bielefeld on Sunday. An own goal by Bielefeld defender Jacob Laursen and strikes by Serge Gnabry and Jamal Musiala saw Bayern move nine points clear […]

Paris (AFP) – Andy Delort headed in a late winner as Nice beat Lorient 2-1 in Ligue 1 on Sunday to revive their hopes of qualifying for next season's Champions League. Delort had put Nice in front with a penalty early in the second half on the Cote d'Azur after Khephren Thuram was fouled, but […]

Berlin (AFP) – Bayern Munich CEO Oliver Kahn on Sunday slammed the "cowardly" social media attacks on head coach Julian Nagelsmann, who received 450 death threats via Instagram following their Champions League exit. "What is going on with people who send anonymous death threats?" Kahn said on a Sport1 talk show. "There is nothing more […]

Paris (AFP) – Andy Delort headed in a late winner as Nice beat Lorient 2-1 in Ligue 1 on Sunday to revive their hopes of qualifying for next season's Champions League. Delort had put Nice in front with a penalty early in the second half on the Cote d'Azur after Khephren Thuram had been fouled, […]

London (AFP) – Ralf Rangnick says Manchester United will be fortunate to even get a point against in-form Liverpool on Tuesday if they show the same defensive frailties they did in the 3-2 win over struggling Norwich. Interim manager Rangnick's pessimism came despite United's chances of securing Champions League football next season being boosted by […]

Los Angeles (AFP) – Alejandro Pozuelo scored the winning goal in the 51st minute on an impressive individual effort Saturday to give Toronto a 2-1 Major League Soccer victory over previously unbeaten Philadelphia. The Canadian side knocked off the league's last undefeated squad, snapping the Union's five-game win streak in improving to 2-2-2. Visiting Philadelphia fell […]

Milan (AFP) – Dusan Vlahovic saved a point for Juventus with a last-gasp leveller in Saturday's 1-1 draw with Bologna who finished the match with nine men following a hotly-contested decision to not give Juve a late penalty. Serbia forward Vlahovic headed in Alvaro Morata's overhead kick from practically on the goalline to save some […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Interim manager Ralf Rangnick urged Manchester United fans not to pick on individuals after Paul Pogba was targeted for abuse during Saturday's 3-2 win over Norwich. Cristiano Ronaldo's hat-trick rescued Rangnick's men from another embarrassing afternoon against the side rooted to the foot of the Premier League table. Pogba was […]

London (AFP) – Jurgen Klopp hailed one of Liverpool's "best ever" performances as the quadruple chasers reached the FA Cup final with a "special" 3-2 win against Manchester City on Saturday. Klopp's side kept alive their bid to win all four major trophies in a single seasons thanks to Ibrahima Konate's opener and Sadio Mane's […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat-trick as Manchester United claimed a 3-2 win over Norwich on Saturday to take advantage of defeats for Arsenal and Tottenham in the race for a place in next season's Champions League. Spurs' winning run was brought to an abrupt halt by a 1-0 home defeat […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat-trick as Manchester United claimed a 3-2 win over Norwich on Saturday to take advantage of defeats for Arsenal and Tottenham in the race for a place in next season's Champions League. Spurs' winning run was brought to an abrupt halt by a 1-0 home defeat […]

London (AFP) – Liverpool reached the FA Cup final as Sadio Mane's double inspired a 3-2 win over Manchester City that kept alive their quadruple bid and shattered their rivals' treble hopes. Jurgen Klopp's side are chasing an unprecedented clean-sweep of the four major trophies in a single season. They remain on course to achieve […]