Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Marcus Rashford scored twice as Manchester United made the perfect start to their Premier League season by inflicting a 4-0 defeat on Frank Lampard in his first match in charge of Chelsea on Sunday. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's men were in need of a fast start to the campaign to erase […]

Leicester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Wolves captain Conor Coady hit out at VAR after Wolves were denied a goal in their 0-0 draw at Leicester on Sunday. Wolves midfielder Leander Dendoncker saw his second half effort ruled out after his initial header struck team-mate Willy Boly on the arm. Dendoncker's header accidentally hit Boly before […]

Newcastle (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Unai Emery saluted Arsenal's gritty 1-0 win at Newcastle on Sunday as the Gunners erased the painful memories of last season's away-day woes. Emery's side did not record their first Premier League clean sheet on their travels until April last term and managed only one in the top flight all […]

Berlin (AFP) – Julian Nagelsmann praised his side's attitude after getting his RB Leipzig reign off to a winning start on Sunday with a 3-2 win over second-tier VfL Osnabrueck in the first round of the German Cup. "After a tough pre-season we were lacking a bit of freshness, but we showed a good attitude […]

Paris (AFP) – New signing Victor Osimhen marked his Ligue 1 debut with two goals as last year's runners-up Lille kicked off their new campaign with a 2-1 victory over Nantes on Sunday. Christophe Galtier's hosts, who finished 16 points behind champions Paris Saint-Germain last term, were indebted to Osimhen at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy. "When […]

Berlin (AFP) – Julian Nagelsmann got his RB Leipzig reign off to a winning start on Sunday as the rising star of German coaching's side edged a 3-2 win over second-tier VfL Osnabrueck in the first round of the German Cup. Osnabrueck's Etienne Amenyido briefly cancelled out Marcel Sabitzer's early opener, before further goals from […]

Leicester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Leicester City and Wolves offered little to show they can break into the Premier League top six this season after opening the campaign with an uninspiring goalless draw on Sunday. Wolves did put the ball in the net early in the second-half through Leander Dendoncker, but were denied by VAR […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Harry Maguire will make his first appearance as the world's most expensive defender as Manchester United host Chelsea on Sunday hoping the England international will be the key figure to shore up a leaky defence. Maguire joined United for £80 million ($96 million) from Leicester and makes his debut alongside […]

London (AFP) – Two men will appear in court next month charged with a public order offence, police confirmed Sunday, in connection with two Arsenal footballers previously targeted in an attack. Arsenal said Mesut Ozil and Sead Kolasinac would not play in Sunday's opening English Premier League fixture at Newcastle due to "further security incidents". […]

Washington (AFP) – Luis Suarez scored twice, Antoine Griezmann netted his first goal for Barcelona and the Lionel Messi-less Spanish side ripped Napoli 4-0 Saturday in its final La Liga season tuneup. Six days before Barcelona's opener against Atletico Bilbao, and with new talk swirling about a possible Neymar return to Camp Nou, the Spanish […]

Paris (AFP) – High winds caused part of Dutch club AZ Alkmaar's stadium to collapse on Saturday with officials relieved that the ground was empty at the time. Dramatic pictures emerged of the damage to the 17,000-capacity AFAS stadium in the northern Dutch city which was built 13 years ago. "This surprised us all. We […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said Saturday that he is banking on Harry Maguire having a transformative effect at Manchester United after making the England international the world's most expensive defender. The £80 million ($97 million) United splashed out to take Maguire from Leicester was £5 million more than Liverpool spent in […]

London (AFP) – Harry Kane highlighted the impact of Christian Eriksen as Tottenham came from behind to beat Aston Villa 3-1 to open their Premier League campaign on Saturday. Eriksen started on the bench with his future at last season's Champions League finalists still uncertain. The Dane has just one year left on his contract […]

Paris (AFP) – Andre Villas-Boas said losing his first game in charge of Marseille on Saturday was "difficult to accept" as he made his return to football. Villas-Boas' side slumped to a 2-0 home defeat by Reims in their Ligue 1 opener. The former Porto, Chelsea and Tottenham manager is back coaching for the first […]

London (AFP) – Harry Kane scored his first goals at Tottenham's new stadium as Spurs came from behind to beat newly-promoted Aston Villa 3-1 on Saturday. However, the England captain paid tribute to Christian Eriksen's impact as a second-half substitute to prevent last season's Champions League finalists suffering an opening day shock. Tottenham trailed to […]