Premier League 2015-16 — the five best games London (AFP) – With another dramatic Premier League season at an end, AFP Sport looks back at the five best matches of the 2015-16 campaign: Manchester City 1 Leicester City 3 Rarely can a goal from Sergio Aguero have been greeted with such apathy, but the sound of the Manchester City star’s irrelevant late strike barely being acknowledged by the … [Read more...]

Premier League 2015-16 — the five best goals London (AFP) – Following the conclusion of the 2015-16 Premier League season, AFP Sport selects the five most memorable goals from the campaign: Christian Benteke (Manchester United 3-1 Liverpool) Belgium striker Benteke endured a dismal debut season at Liverpool following his 32.5 million pounds ($46.9 million, 41.1 million euros) transfer from Aston … [Read more...]

Sporting Gijon win relegates Getafe, Rayo Vallecano Madrid (AFP) – Madrid’s representation in La Liga was reduced from four to two teams for next season as Getafe and Rayo Vallecano were relegated, while Sporting Gijon saved themselves with a 2-0 win over Villarreal on Sunday. Getafe were the only side with matters in their own hands but succumbed to a 2-1 defeat at Real Betis to end their … [Read more...]

Funeral held for tragic Patrick Ekeng Yaoundé (AFP) – The funeral of Cameroon international Patrick Ekeng, who died earlier this month playing for his club Dinamo Bucharest, was held in Yaounde on Sunday. Several hundred people, including Cameroon’s minister for sport and physical education, Pierre Ismael Bidoung Mpatt, attended the service at the player’s family home in Yaounde. “Nobody can … [Read more...]

Celtic celebrate title with 7-0 win against Motherwell Glasgow (AFP) – Champions Celtic capped off their season in style with a 7-0 thrashing of Motherwell at Parkhead before they were presented with the Scottish Premiership trophy. Kieran Tierney grabbed his first goal for Celtic with a superb strike in the 21st minute before Australian international Tom Rogic tapped in a second just five … [Read more...]

Team News: Team News - Week 38 Sunday Midday Kickoffs Arsenal v Aston Villa Arsenal XI: Cech, Bellerin, Gabriel, Koscielny, Monreal, Coquelin, Wilshere, Cazorla, Ozil, Sanchez, Giroud Substitutes: Ospina, Gibbs, Arteta, Ramsey, Elneny, Campbell, Iwobi Changes: Ozil, Coquelin, Wilshere and Cazorla in for Welbeck, Iwobi, Elneny and Ramsey Aston Villa XI: Bunn, Lyden, Lescott, Toner, Cissokho, … [Read more...]

Ibrahimovic breaks PSG record in Nantes romp Paris (AFP) – Zlatan Ibrahimovic headed home a minute from time to break Paris Saint-Germain’s single season Ligue 1 scoring record in a 4-0 rout of Nantes. With the title long wrapped up and a French Cup final against bitter rivals Marseille to come a week later, the night was all about Ibrahimovic and his quest to break the 37-goal single season PSG … [Read more...]

Listen to the World Soccer Talk playlist on Spotify It’s been four years since we last released a Spotify playlist featuring songs that we love that we hope you enjoy. A lot has changed since then, but to celebrate the relaunch of our website, we thought it’d be an apt time to celebrate and rock some tunes. Here’s our curated list of 28 of our favorite songs: Some tracks will be familiar. Some … [Read more...]

Drogba scores fourth goal of MLS season in Montreal draw Montreal (AFP) – Former Chelsea standout Didier Drogba scored on a half-volley in the third minute and Eastern Conference leader Montreal played to a 1-1 Major League Soccer draw with visiting Philadelphia. It was the fourth deadlock in a row for the Impact, with Ivory Coast star Drogba’s fourth goal of the season being matched by the … [Read more...]

What Manchester United’s starting 11 should look like for the 2016/17 season The talk of the town these days in Manchester, at least in one half of the city, is about the next manager at Old Trafford. Will Van Gaal remain in the hot seat, or have Manchester United already agreed a deal with José Mourinho? Or, perhaps less likely, will they move for a third name — a Giggs, Pochettino, or Simeone? … [Read more...]