Berlin (AFP) – Borussia Dortmund confirmed Sunday that US teenager Giovanni Reyna will miss the rest of the season with injury, while Mats Hummels is also set to be sidelined for the Bundesliga clash at Bayern Munich. Reyna, 19, clutched his hamstring less than a minute into Friday's 2-0 win at Stuttgart, trudging off in […]

London (AFP) – Ralf Rangnick says Manchester United do not deserve to play European football next season if they carry on performing in such a limp fashion as in Saturday's 1-0 defeat to Everton. The German has failed to spark the revival the Manchester United board were hoping for when he stepped in as interim […]

London (AFP) – Cristiano Ronaldo on Saturday apologised for knocking a mobile phone out of the hands of a supporter as he left the pitch following Manchester United's 1-0 defeat to Everton. Footage on social media emerged which appeared to show the Portugal star clashing with an Everton supporter as he headed for the tunnel […]

Madrid (AFP) – Real Madrid kept Chelsea in mind by resting Luka Modric and Toni Kroos but eased past Getafe 2-0 on Saturday to restore their advantage to 12 points at the top of La Liga. Casemiro's header and a smart finish by Lucas Vazquez sealed a comfortable victory for Madrid, who can turn their […]

Paris (AFP) – Kylian Mbappe and Neymar both scored hat-tricks as Paris Saint-Germain romped to a 6-1 thrashing of struggling Clermont on Saturday to move closer to winning Ligue 1. Mbappe, who has still not decided whether he will stay at PSG beyond this season, scored twice and had three assists in last weekend's 5-1 […]

Birmingham (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Son Heung-min smashed a hat-trick as Tottenham Hotspur beat Aston Villa 4-0 on Saturday to take a firm grip on fourth place in the Premier League after defeats for rivals Arsenal and Manchester United. Son opened the scoring in the first half and Dejan Kulusevski doubled the lead early in […]

London (AFP) – Tottenham thumped Aston Villa 4-0 on Saturday to tighten their grip on fourth spot in the Premier League after Manchester United and Arsenal both slipped up. Third-placed Chelsea ended a tough week by hammering Southampton 6-0 while Leeds climbed nine points above the relegation zone with a comfortable 3-0 win at Watford. […]

Berlin (AFP) – Leon Goretzka has vowed Bayern Munich will improve on Saturday's shaky 1-0 home win over Augsburg, three days before their crucial Champions League tie against Villarreal. A late Robert Lewandowski penalty spared hosts Bayern who struggled until a handball by Augsburg defender Reece Oxford resulted in the winning spot kick eight minutes […]

Milan (AFP) – Inter Milan confirmed that their Serie A title defence was a live and well with Saturday's straight-forward 2-0 win over Verona which took them to within a point of leaders AC Milan. First-half goals from Nicolo Barella and Edin Dzeko in front of around 60,000 fans at a sun-dappled San Siro made […]

Birmingham (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Son Heung-min smashed a hat-trick as Tottenham beat Aston Villa 4-0 on Saturday to take a firm grip on fourth place in the Premier League after defeats for rivals Arsenal and Manchester United. Son opened the scoring in the first half and Dejan Kulusevski doubled the lead early in the […]

Milan (AFP) – Inter Milan kept up their Serie A title defence with Saturday's straight-forward 2-0 win over Verona which took them to within a point of leaders AC Milan. First-half goals from Nicolo Barella and Edin Dzeko in front of around 60,000 fans at a sun-dappled San Siro made sure that the champions built […]

London (AFP) – Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel praised his side's determination to "turn things around" after they finished a tough week by hammering Southampton 6-0 on Saturday. Timo Werner hit the woodwork three times but still scored twice as Chelsea returned to winning ways after a 4-1 defeat against Brentford and a 3-1 loss in […]

Paris (AFP) – Rennes moved above Marseille into second place in Ligue 1 on Saturday as a 3-2 victory at Reims boosted their hopes of qualifying for the Champions League. Bruno Genesio's men are in front of Marseille, who host Montpellier on Sunday, on goal difference but sit 12 points behind runaway leaders Paris Saint-Germain. […]

London (AFP) – Arsenal's chances of finishing in the top four of the Premier League suffered another setback with a 2-1 loss at home to Brighton on Saturday. Brighton's Enock Mwepu created a first-half opening goal at the Emirates for Leandro Trossard before doubling the lead in the 66th minute. Martin Odegaard pulled a goal […]

Madrid (AFP) – Atletico Madrid were dragged back into the fight for a La Liga top-four spot on Saturday after a surprise 1-0 defeat by relegation-battling Mallorca. The loss leaves Diego Simeone's side just a point in front of Real Betis in the table after Betis had earlier come from behind to beat Cadiz 2-1 […]