Liverpool (AFP) – Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger dropped top scorer Alexis Sanchez to the bench for the crucial Premier League clash with Liverpool at Anfield on Saturday. Sanchez, who has scored 20 goals this campaign, will sit alongside the second leading scorer Theo Walcott, who has 15, in a game that could prove decisive ultimately […]

Madrid (AFP) – Karim Benzema scored twice as Real Madrid made light of Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale's absence to move back to the top of La Liga with a 4-1 win at Eibar on Saturday. Benzema proved decisive when he was needed most by the European champions without his usual strike partners as the […]

London (AFP) – Manchester United striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic is likely to face disciplinary action after appearing to elbow Bournemouth's Tyrone Mings during Saturday's fiery 1-1 draw in the Premier League. Mings appeared to stamp on Ibrahimovic's head with his left foot as he jumped over him late in the first half and the Swedish striker […]

Berlin (AFP) – Franck Ribery came off the bench to seal Bayern Munich's 3-0 win at Cologne on Saturday, extending their Bundesliga lead to seven points. Bayern warmed up for Tuesday's Champions League last 16 second leg at Arsenal's Emirates Stadium — holding a 5-1 first-leg lead — with their fourth big win in five […]

Last Sunday's La Liga games between Atletico Madrid-Barcelona and Villarreal-Real Madrid both surpassed 500,000 viewers in the games that were shown across beIN SPORTS and beIN SPORTS en Español in the United States. Out of the two matches, the game that had the most viewers was the pulsating game between Villarreal and Real Madrid with […]

Milan (AFP) – Makeshift Napoli striker Dries Mertens hit a brace in a thrilling 2-1 win away to Roma that has put Juventus firmly on track for a record sixth consecutive Serie A title. Belgium midfielder Mertens was given the nod ahead of striker Arkadiusz Milik despite the Poland star's recent return from a five-month […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester United striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic denied deliberately elbowing Bournemouth's Tyrone Mings during Saturday's stormy 1-1 draw between the teams. "Listen, what happens on the field stays on the field. I'm not someone who attacks someone off the field," Ibrahimovic told the BBC at Old Trafford. "You have the TV, you […]

Berlin (AFP) – Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil has revealed in his autobiography that he prays in Turkish on the pitch during the German national anthem before international matches. "Just before kick-off, I pray. It's become a tradition of mine. It's always the same text. I pray in Turkish," he writes in his autobiography 'Die Magie […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester United striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic escaped a red card despite appearing to intentionally elbow Bournemouth's Tyrone Mings during Saturday's Premier League game between the teams. Ibrahimovic caught Mings with his elbow late in the first half, moments after the Bournemouth defender appeared to stamp on the Swede's head with his […]

If you're trying to find out how you can watch US Women's National Team against England in the SheBelieves Cup, you've come to the right place. After the USA's impressive 1-0 win against Germany on Wednesday night, the USWNT go into this game knowing that a win against England will put them in pole position […]

Los Angeles (AFP) – The Portland Timbers handed Minnesota United FC a rude welcome to Major League Soccer with a 5-1 thrashing of the expansion side as the 2017 season kicked off. Goals from Lawrence Olum, Fanendo Adi (2) and Diego Valeri (2) sealed all three points for the 2015 MLS Cup champions, who are […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Pep Guardiola believes he is getting his message across to Manchester City's players ahead of facing Sunderland, his first Premier League opponents, once again. City scraped past Sunderland with a late winner at the Etihad in August, after Sergio Aguero’s first goal of Guardiola’s reign was cancelled out by Jermain […]

London (AFP) – Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp and Arsenal's long serving boss Arsene Wenger have both seen promising title challenges turn to dust making Saturday's match between their clubs potentially crucial to hopes of securing a Champions League spot. An Arsenal win at Anfield would see them move four points clear of Liverpool, and with […]

London (AFP) – After refusing to rule out a move to Barcelona, Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino has an opportunity to show why he is so highly regarded when his Premier League title chasers face Everton on Sunday. Pochettino, who coached Barca's city rivals Espanyol between 2009 and 2012, has emerged as one of the most […]

Paris (AFP) – Emanuel Mammana headed in a late equaliser as Lyon held Euro rivals Bordeaux 1-1 in Ligue 1 on Friday. Lyon are fourth just ahead of Bordeaux in the race for European football next season. Valentin Vada had put the hosts ahead after 16 minutes under the driving rain before fellow Argentine Mammana's […]