Liverpool (AFP) – Liverpool's Premier League title hopes suffered a huge blow even though they went top of the table as Tottenham clung on for a 1-1 draw at Anfield on Saturday. The Reds edged ahead of Manchester City on goal difference, but the English champions can now afford to draw one of their remaining […]

Lisbon (AFP) – Zaidu Sanusi scored in added time on Saturday as Porto clinched their 30th Portuguese league title with a 1-0 victory away to Benfica. The result also guarantees that last year's champions Sporting will finish second, and qualify for the Champions League group stage, with Benfica third. Nigerian left-back Zaidu struck on a […]

When thinking about the World Cup upsets ranked, there are certain runs that spring into mind. Cameroon became the darlings of Italia 90 by reaching the quarterfinals. Twelve years later, fellow African side Senegal finished second in a group featuring two prior World-Cup-winning nations. In a Final, Uruguay defeated Brazil in front of over 170,000 […]

Brighton (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Ralf Rangnick apologised after Manchester United's dismal season hit a new low with a "humiliating" 4-0 defeat against Brighton on Saturday. United have endured a host of loss in one of their most embarrassing seasons for decades and this lacklustre loss was among the very worst. Rangnick's side were routed […]

London (AFP) – Manchester United crashed to a dismal 4-0 defeat at Brighton that ended their hopes of finishing in the Premier League's top four, while Chelsea blew a two-goal lead in a 2-2 draw with Wolves in front of prospective owner Todd Boehly on Saturday. At the other end of the table, Watford were […]

Brighton (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester United's dismal season hit a new low as Brighton condemned them to a 4-0 defeat that ended their hopes of finishing in the Premier League's top four on Saturday. United have endured a host of humiliations in one of their most embarrassing seasons for decades and this lacklustre loss […]

London (AFP) – Watford were relegated from the Premier League after just one season back in the top-flight as Wilfried Zaha's penalty earned Crystal Palace a 1-0 win on Saturday. A sixth consecutive defeat left the Hornets still 12 points adrift of safety with just three matches to play. Roy Hodgson was welcomed back to […]

London (AFP) – Chelsea blew a two-goal lead in front of prospective owner Todd Boehly as Wolves snatched a dramatic 2-2 draw, while Watford were relegated from the Premier League after defeat at Crystal Palace on Saturday. The consortium led by Los Angeles Dodgers co-owner Boehly has won the battle to buy Chelsea in a […]

Turin (Italy) (AFP) – Napoli strengthened their hold on third place in Serie A on Saturday, beating Torino 1-0 to keep Juventus at bay. Luciano Spalletti's side took advantage of fourth-placed Juve's shock 2-1 loss at Genoa on Friday to move four points ahead with two matches left to play. Fabian Ruiz's strike in the […]

Algiers (AFP) – FIFA has rejected Algeria's desperate bid to have their World Cup play-off with Cameroon replayed, saying on Saturday "they consider the dossier closed". Algeria won the first leg of the play-off 1-0 in March but lost the return leg 2-1 at home after extra time to miss out on one of the […]

Berlin (AFP) – Dutch winger Sheraldo Becker grabbed a goal and an assist as Union Berlin stunned top-four hopefuls Freiburg with a 4-1 win in a dramatic afternoon in the Bundesliga race for Europe on Saturday. Union smashed in three goals in the first half to put themselves on course for the Europa League in […]

London (AFP) – Luton and Sheffield United clinched the final two places in the Championship play-offs on the last day of the regular season. Needing a draw to ensure their place in the top six, Luton beat Reading 1-0 at Kenilworth Road, while United powered to a 4-0 home win against promoted champions Fulham on […]

English heavyweights Chelsea and Arsenal are heading to Florida this July for a derby in the 2022 FC Series. In fact, Chelsea vs. Arsenal tickets are now available in a game that is expected to sell out. Scheduled for Saturday, July 23, Orlando's Camping World Stadium will host the game between Chelsea and Arsenal. Located […]

Glasgow (AFP) – Celtic virtually guaranteed a 52nd Scottish league title by coming from behind to beat Hearts 4-1 on Saturday. Ange Postecoglou's men move nine points clear of Europa League finalists Rangers, who have three games left to play. But Celtic's 22-goal superior goal difference means they realistically do not even need another point […]

London (AFP) – Chelsea confirmed on Saturday that a consortium led by LA Dodgers co-owner Todd Boehly has won the battle to buy the Premier League club in a £4.25 billion ($5.2 billion) deal. Owner Roman Abramovich put Chelsea on the market in early March, just days before he was sanctioned by the British government […]