City title hopes in tatters as United take derby spoils
Manchester City’s Premier League title hopes were in tatters after suffering a 2-1 derby defeat at home to Manchester United on Saturday, leaving Pep Guardiola’s...
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Liverpool ease to Bournemouth win, Son stars for Spurs
Liverpool chalked up another routine win, 3-0 at Bournemouth, to open a daunting 11-point lead in the Premier League on a day when Everton finally...
Gladbach stun Bayern with last-gasp penalty
Borussia Monchengladbach’s Ramy Bensebaini scored twice, including a stoppage-time penalty, for a 2-1 comeback win over champions Bayern Munich on Saturday which kept his team...
Real Madrid ease past Espanyol to move top of La Liga
Real Madrid’s Raphael Varane and Karim Benzema scored in each half to earn a comfortable 2-0 home win over Espanyol that sent their team provisionally...
Caretaker Ferguson has instant impact as Everton beat Chelsea 3-1
Everton caretaker manager Duncan Ferguson inspired a performance straight from the traditional Goodison Park playbook as his side bristled with intent to beat Chelsea 3-1...
Anorthosis hope to extend winning streak against AEL
Anorthosis head into the first game of the regular season’s second round with a two-point lead over second-placed Omonia, who have payed one game more...
City and United head into derby with renewed confidence
A week ago there was little about Saturday’s Manchester derby to whet the appetite but after statement performances from both teams it suddenly has the feel of...
Mourinho unconcerned by Chelsea’s transfer ban being lifted
Jose Mourinho is unconcerned by Chelsea’s transfer ban being lifted and believes his former club may struggle to strengthen their team even with a “multi-million...
Bale not ecstatic at Real Madrid, says manager
Gareth Bale’s agent insists the Wales winger’s departure from Real Madrid is not guaranteed despite admitting his client is “not ecstatic” at the club. Bale,...
Bellerin lost for words after latest Arsenal defeat
Hector Bellerin struggled to sum up Arsenal’s latest setback, a 2-1 Premier League defeat by Brighton & Hove Albion on Thursday, but the defender is...
Brighton stun Arsenal to hand Ljungberg first home loss
Brighton & Hove Albion won at Arsenal for the first time ever as goals by Adam Webster and Neal Maupay sunk caretaker Gunners manager Freddie...
Everton sack manager Silva after derby humbling
Everton have sacked manager Marco Silva, the Premier League club said on Thursday, the day after the team slipped into the relegation zone following a...
Real’s Hazard out of Clasico with fractured ankle
Real Madrid’s 100-million-euro forward Eden Hazard is set to miss his side’s crunch match with La Liga leaders Barcelona later this month after being diagnosed...
Italian sports paper accused of fuelling racism with ‘Black Friday’ headline
Italian daily Corriere dello Sport has been accused of fuelling racism with its front page headline in Thursday’s edition of the newspaper. The paper ran...
United were better than us, says defeated Mourinho
Jose Mourinho conceded his former club Manchester United had deserved their 2-1 Premier League victory over his new team Tottenham Hotspur on Wednesday and hailed...
Ljungberg planning Wenger chat as he seeks Arsenal revival
Arsenal caretaker boss Freddie Ljungberg said he would seek advice from former manager Arsene Wenger as he prepares for his first home game in charge...
Liverpool thump Everton 5-2 in demolition derby
Liverpool delivered a first-half masterclass to humiliate Everton at Anfield on Wednesday, surging into a 4-2 halftime lead and adding a late fifth to maintain...
Rashford at the double as United sink Spurs, wins for Leicester and Chelsea
Jose Mourinho’s return to Old Trafford ended in defeat with Marcus Rashford scoring twice for Manchester United in a 2-1 victory over Tottenham Hotspur. Mourinho...
Klopp praises Van Dijk ahead of Merseyside derby
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp believes Virgil Van Dijk should have won the Ballon d’Or but understands why Lionel Messi lifted it for a sixth time....
Mourinho aims to keep 100% start going on Old Trafford return
Jose Mourinho aims to continue his 100% start as Tottenham Hotspur manager when he returns to Old Trafford for the first time as a coach...
