Milan (AFP) – Sampdoria striker Fabio Quagliarella was close to tears Sunday as he recounted the "nightmare" of a stalker bringing his dream move to Napoli to a premature end as his family feared for their lives. Quagliarella joined hometown club Napoli from Udinese on a five-year deal worth 18 million euros in 2009, scoring […]

Blackburn (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Paul Pogba and Zlatan Ibrahimovic combined to score the winning goal that carried Manchester United through to the FA Cup quarter-finals in a 2-1 win at Blackburn Rovers. United will face Chelsea in a mouthwatering last-eight tie at Stamford Bridge next month as victory maintained Jose Mourinho’s interest in all […]

London (AFP) – Jose Mourinho will have to get past former club Chelsea if FA Cup holders Manchester United are to keep their hopes of retaining the trophy alive following the quarter-final draw on Sunday. Giant-killers Lincoln — the first non-league side into the last-eight in over a century after beating Premier League side Burnley […]

Berlin (AFP) – RB Leipzig cut Bayern Munich's lead at the top of the Bundesliga to five points on Sunday as Emil Forsberg and Timo Werner netted in a 2-1 win at Borussia Moenchengladbach. Leipzig brushed off consecutive defeats with an impressive display at Borussia Park to trim the lead of Bayern, who had needed […]

Paris (AFP) – Alexandre Lacazette scored his 21st league goal of the season as Lyon fought back from behind to win 4-2 at home to Dijon in Ligue 1 on Sunday. Corentin Tolisso poked the ball in following a corner to give Lyon the lead in the 11th minute at the Parc OL, but Julio […]

Glasgow (AFP) – Rangers' hopes of clinching second place in the Scottish Premiership were dealt a major blow as Dundee defeated the troubled Glasgow giants 2-1 at Dens Park on Sunday. Mark O'Hara fired Dundee in front early in the first half before Kevin Holt added a second just before the break. Joe Garner gave […]

Milan (AFP) – Marek Hamsik moved to within three goals of Diego Maradona's Napoli record in a 3-1 win at Chievo as veteran Zdenek Zeman steered Pescara to a first win since August in a 5-0 rout of Genoa on Sunday. Slovakia midfielder Hamsik took his tally to 112 on Sunday with an easy tap-in […]

London (AFP) – Harry Kane's fifth hat-trick for Tottenham and second this year eased the Premier League club past second-tier Championship side Fulham 3-0 and into the FA Cup quarter-finals on Sunday. The 23-year-old England striker, who took his tally to 19 for the season, ended a difficult week for Spurs and manager Mauricio Pochettino […]

Milan (AFP) – Brazilian striker Gabriel 'Gabigol' Barbosa handed Inter Milan all three points and kept his side within reach of the European places with his maiden Serie A strike in a 1-0 win at Bologna on Sunday. The 20-year-old Brazil international joined Inter from Santos in August for just under 30 million euros ($32M) […]

Madrid (AFP) – Villarreal kept their hopes of Champions League football next season alive as Samu Castillejo's 93rd minute winner secured a vital 1-0 win at Real Sociedad on Sunday. Just a second win of 2017 moves sixth-placed Villarreal to within two points of Sociedad and six of Atletico Madrid in fourth. The visitors suffered […]

Berlin (AFP) – Bayern Munich's Carlo Ancelotti could be in hot water with the German FA (DFB) after admitting showing the middle finger towards Hertha Berlin fans who he claims spat at him. "Yes, I made the gesture after being spat at," Bayern's coach told broadcaster ARD. Hertha fans were enraged after Bayern equalised with […]

Madrid (AFP) – Atletico Madrid received a massive boost ahead of their Champions League last 16, first leg at Bayer Leverkusen on Tuesday as goalkeeper Jan Oblak was included in Diego Simeone's squad for the trip to Germany. The Slovenian international, who kept eight clean sheets in 13 Champions League games as Atletico reached the […]

Lille (France) (AFP) – Iconic Argentinian coach Marcelo Bielsa, known as 'el Loco' for his intense 'all in' style, will be back in France as manager of Lille as of July, the newly bought out Ligue 1 club said on Sunday. "Lille and the Argentine coach have signed a two years deal which comes into […]

Burnley (United Kingdom) (AFP) – The manager of non-league Lincoln City said his club had been on a "life-changing" run in the FA Cup after they knocked Premier League Burnley out of the competition in one of the all-time great upsets. Sean Raggett's 89th-minute header secured a famous 1-0 win for Lincoln at Turf Moor […]

Huddersfield (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola insisted Vincent Kompany had not suffered a serious injury setback after the captain missed Saturday’s goalless FA Cup draw at Huddersfield Town. The Belgian centre-back, who has played just six times this season because of a series of injury problems, had been expected to figure […]