Milan (AFP) – Atalanta coach Gianpiero Gasperini said he fell victim to a "planned" expulsion in a fiery 2-1 defeat at Lazio that saw the hosts' coach, Simone Inzaghi, also given his marching orders on Sunday. Gasperini could be in hot water with Serie A bosses after a foul-mouthed tirade was caught by television pictures […]

London (AFP) – Pep Guardiola suffered the largest league defeat of his managerial career as Manchester City were thrashed 4-0 by Everton, while Zlatan Ibrahimovic's late equaliser gave Manchester United a 1-1 draw with Liverpool on Sunday. Goals from Romelu Lukaku and Kevin Mirallas put Everton in control at Goodison Park. Teenager Tom Davies scored […]

Madrid (AFP) – Italian international Simone Zaza has bolstered La Liga strugglers Valencia's attacking options as the Spanish club confirmed he had joined on loan from Juventus until the end of the season on Sunday. "Valencia have completed the signing of Simone Zaza on loan from Juventus until the end of the season," Valencia said in […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored an 84th-minute header as Manchester United prevented Liverpool from recapturing second place in the Premier League table in a 1-1 draw on Sunday. Paul Pogba stood to be United's fall guy at Old Trafford after conceding a soft first-half penalty for handball, which James Milner converted, only […]

Franceville (Gabon) (AFP) – Riyad Mahrez scored twice but Algeria had to settle for a 2-2 draw with rank outsiders Zimbabwe as their Africa Cup of Nations campaign got off to a slow start in Franceville on Sunday. Newly-crowed African player of the year Mahrez gave Algeria an early lead in the Group B match […]

Milan (AFP) – Radja Nainggolan hit a first-half winner as Roma won 1-0 at Udinese to close the gap on leaders Juventus to a single point in Serie A on Sunday. Juventus, bidding for a record sixth straight league title can restore their four-point lead if they beat Fiorentina away in Sunday's late game. But […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Pep Guardiola refused to blame his humiliated Manchester City stars after they crashed to a dismal 4-0 defeat against Everton on Sunday. City's wretched effort at Goodison Park condemned Guardiola to the heaviest league defeat of his glittering managerial career. But, publicly at least, the former Barcelona and Bayern Munich boss wasn't […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Pep Guardiola suffered the biggest league defeat of his managerial career as Manchester City slumped to a 4-0 loss against Everton on Sunday. Romelu Lukaku and Kevin Mirallas put Everton in control at Goodison Park before teenager Tom Davies scored his first goal for the club and debutant Ademola Lookman completed the […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Joel Matip missed Liverpool's Premier League game at Manchester United on Sunday because his club are still awaiting clearance from FIFA following his retirement from international football with Cameroon. Matip, 25, announced he no longer wished to be considered for selection by Cameroon last year and was not named in […]

London (AFP) – New dad Harry Kane admitted his hat-trick in Tottenham's win against West Bromwich Albion completed one of the best weeks of his life. Kane's wife Kate gave birth to the couple's first child, daughter Ivy, last weekend and the England striker celebrated the new addition to the family in memorable fashion. After […]

Oyem (Gabon) (AFP) – The only certainty in hard-to-predict Group C of the Africa Cup of Nations before the opening fixtures Monday is that Morocco coach Herve Renard will wear the same white shirt on matchdays. He wore one in every match when outsiders Zambia shredded the form book in 2012 to win the premier […]

Swansea (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Arsene Wenger lavished praise on Alexis Sanchez after Arsenal brushed aside Swansea 4-0 at the Liberty Stadium, despite the Chilean star's anger at being substituted. Sanchez scored the last of Arsenal's four goals on a day when new manager Paul Clement saw precisely how big the job of keeping Swansea […]

Leicester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Antonio Conte insisted he will keep any problems in the Chelsea camp ‘in-house’ after dismissing claims of a row with star striker Diego Costa. Conte saw his Premier League leaders triumph 3-0 at Leicester City without Costa, who was omitted amid reports of an argument with fitness coach Julio Tous […]

London (AFP) – Mauricio Pochettino believes his Tottenham Hotspur side have demonstrated they are now capable of sustaining a Premier League title challenge after falling just short last season. Spurs faded in the final weeks last season, finishing third on the final day of the campaign after pushing eventual champions Leicester close for much of […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Jose Mourinho's resurgent Manchester United will attempt to reel in arch rivals Liverpool when Jurgen Klopp's faltering side visit Old Trafford in Sunday's Premier League headline clash. United have won their last nine games in all competitions — their best run since an 11-match winning streak in early 2009 — […]