Chelsea have sacked manager Frank Lampard after 18 months in charge, after a poor run of results left them languishing in mid-table in the Premier League. In a statement, Chelsea said: “This has been a very difficult decision, and not one that the owner and the board have taken lightly.…
Bruno Fernandes‘ superb 78th-minute free-kick gave Manchester United victory in a thrilling FA Cup tie with old rivals Liverpool at Old Trafford. Liverpool led a fantastic contest through Mohamed Salah, who then equalised after Mason Greenwood and Marcus Rashford had struck for the hosts either side of the break. But…
Tammy Abraham’s hat-trick sealed a 3-1 win against Luton in the FA Cup fourth round on Sunday, easing the pressure on under-fire Frank Lampard. Abraham scored twice in the first half from a Timo Werner cut-back and heading in a second from Reece James‘ chip before Jordan Clark got one…
Paul Pogba scored a superb winner as Manchester United reclaimed top spot in the Premier League by coming from behind for a club-record equalling away win at Fulham. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer‘s in-form team started the match third in the table after 24 hours of chopping and changing at the summit.…
Manchester City claimed a sixth successive Premier League win as they beat Aston Villa 2-0 in a pulsating clash at the Etihad Stadium, moving top of the table for a couple of hours before Manchester United reclaimed the summit later on Wednesday. It was a deserved win for City although…
Cristiano Ronaldo hit the 760th goal of his career – earning a possible world record – as Juventus beat Napoli to win the Italian Super Cup and give Andrea Pirlo his first trophy as manager. The Portugal forward volleyed a close-range opener, and substitute Alvaro Morata sealed victory in injury…
Lionel Messi has been given a two game ban after being sent off for the first time in his Barcelona career during their Spanish Super Cup defeat. Barcelona say they will appeal against the suspension, which was handed out by the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF). The 33-year-old forward, in his…
Leicester moved to the top of the Premier League by inflicting another damaging 2-0 defeat on Chelsea on Tuesday, to leave manager Frank Lampard fighting to remain in charge at Stamford Bridge. The Foxes knew a win would see them overhaul Manchester United and they were on their way after…
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored a brace in Arsenal’s 3-0 win over Newcastle to move into the top 10 of the Premier League. Aubameyang, who had earlier hit the post from a tight angle in the first half, opened the scoring in the 50th minute when he fired past Newcastle goalkeeper Karl…
Lionel Messi was sent off for the first time playing for Barcelona as Athletic Bilbao stunned the Catalans to win the Spanish Super Cup on Sunday, a dramatic final finishing 3-2 after extra-time. Moments before Bilbao’s momentous triumph was confirmed, Messi threw an arm at Asier Villalibre, who had earlier…
