Paris (AFP) – Nice's fading Ligue 1 title aspirations suffered a costly setback as they fell five points behind leaders Monaco despite rallying from two goals down in Sunday's 2-2 draw at Rennes. First-half strikes from Morgan Amalfitano and Giovanni Sio left Rennes on course for a first win in nine matches, but Valentin Eysseric […]

Madrid (AFP) – Antoine Griezmann sealed a thrilling Atletico Madrid comeback from 2-1 down with four minutes remaining to beat Celta Vigo 3-2 and move into fourth in La Liga. Sevilla remain four points ahead of Atletico in third as they moved within three points of leaders Real Madrid thanks to substitute Joaquin Correa's winner […]

Madrid (AFP) – Sevilla moved to within three points of La Liga leaders Real Madrid thanks to substitute Joaquin Correa's winner 10 minutes from time in a 1-0 win at Las Palmas. Las Palmas were the better side for the majority of the 90 minutes, but were caught out by a simple route one move […]

Swansea (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Claudio Ranieri acknowledged Leicester City cannot continue haemorrhaging defeats after Sunday's 2-0 loss at Swansea City left the Premier League champions one point above the relegation zone. Swansea defenders Alfie Mawson and Martin Olsson struck in the first half at the Liberty Stadium to condemn Leicester to a fifth successive […]

Swansea (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Defenders Alfie Mawson and Martin Olsson gave Swansea City a 2-0 win over Leicester City on Sunday that nudged the flatlining Premier League champions closer to the relegation zone. Mawson and Olsson netted crisp strikes prior to half-time at the Liberty Stadium to give Swansea manager Paul Clement a fourth […]

Milan (AFP) – Edin Dzeko made amends for a first-half penalty miss to hit Roma's second in a 2-0 win over Crotone that kept the capital side's Serie A title challenge ticking over on Sunday. Roma's 17th win of the campaign moved Luciano Spalletti's men back up to second spot to close the gap to […]

Paris (AFP) – Nice's fading Ligue 1 title aspirations suffered a costly setback as they fell five points behind leaders Monaco despite rallying from two goals down in Sunday's 2-2 draw at Rennes. First-half strikes from Morgan Amalfitano and Giovanni Sio left Rennes on course for a first win in nine matches, but Valentin Eysseric […]

Berlin (AFP) – Hoffenheim stumbled to a 2-1 defeat at Wolfsburg on Sunday as all five clubs chasing Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga lost over the weekend. Daniel Didavi came off the bench after the break to inspire Wolfsburg's second-half fight back as Hoffenheim suffered only their second defeat this season. Carlo Ancelotti's Bayern were […]

Madrid (AFP) – Real Madrid received a boost ahead of the first leg of their Champions League last 16 tie against Napoli on Wednesday as Gareth Bale returned to training on Sunday for the first time in three months. Bale has been sidelined since damaging ankle ligaments in a 2-1 win at Sporting Lisbon on […]

Burnley (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Home debutant Robbie Brady scored a memorable free-kick to earn Burnley a 1-1 draw on Sunday that prevented Chelsea moving 12 points clear at the Premier League summit. Brady cancelled out an early strike from Pedro and while the point stretched Chelsea's lead to 10 points, their advantage will be […]

Milan (AFP) – Radja Nainggolan came to the rescue after another Edin Dzeko penalty miss as Roma kept the pressure on Serie A leaders Juventus with a hard-fought 2-0 win at plucky Crotone on Sunday. Roma's 17th win of the campaign moved Luciano Spalletti's men back up to second spot to close the gap to […]

London (AFP) – West Bromwich Albion manager Tony Pulis has described claims he called Stoke City captain Ryan Shawcross a "loser" in a voice-mail message as "absolutely disgraceful". Stoke manager Mark Hughes said Pulis, his predecessor, had hit out at Shawcross after the centre-back suggested West Brom had leaked a story about new Stoke signing […]

Bournemouth (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester City forward Gabriel Jesus aims to extend his dazzling start to life in the Premier League with another inspired display at Bournemouth on Monday. Pep Guardiola's team dropped out of the Champions League qualification places after losing four of the nine top-flight matches they played during December and January. […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp believes every team in the world would suffer without Sadio Mane after the Senegalese star marked his return with both goals in the 2-0 win over Tottenham. Mane, back from a month on international duty at the Africa Cup of Nations, scored in a devastating first half performance […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho claims his side's attacking efforts would be hailed more if someone else was in charge at Old Trafford. United completely outplayed Watford in Saturday's 2-0 Premier League win as goals from Juan Mata and Anthony Martial took Mourinho's men to within a point of the […]