Wolverhampton (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Pep Guardiola saw his Manchester City side drop the first points of their Premier League title defence on Saturday but immediately attempted to strike a note of calm. The City manager watched his team rescue a 1-1 draw at Molineux as Aymeric Laporte's first goal for the club cancelled out […]

Berlin (AFP) – Borussia Dortmund have rejected their tag as Bayern Munich's closest challengers, or "Bayern Hunters", ahead of Sunday's game against RB Leipzig on the opening weekend of the Bundesliga season. "We do not use the term 'Bayern hunters'. We want to make the most out of our possibilities," said Dortmund's director of sport […]

Wolverhampton (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola described his side's 1-1 draw at newly-promoted Wolves as a "good point" despite seeing the Premier League champions drop points for the first time this season. Willy Boly controversially put the hosts in front just before the hour mark as the final touch from the […]

Madrid (AFP) – The pressure of filling Cristiano Ronaldo's boots at Real Madrid is too much for a single person, new coach Julen Lopetegui said on Saturday. The club have yet to sign a direct replacement for the Portuguese superstar, who switched to Juventus in July after scoring 450 goals in 438 games over nine […]

Wolverhampton (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Champions Manchester City's scintillating start to the Premier League season came to a halt as newly-promoted Wolves held Pep Guardiola's men 1-1 at Molineaux on Saturday. The hosts were well worth a point having attacked City in a fashion precious few sides did last season, but also had luck in […]

London (AFP) – Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil missed Saturday's Premier League clash against West Ham due to a reported illness. Ozil was believed to be suffering from the flu after missing training on Friday. The 29-year-old German was replaced in the Arsenal starting line-up by Aaron Ramsey. Ozil's absence from the Emirates Stadium came after […]

London (AFP) – Aston Villa strengthened their squad on Saturday in a bid for a Premier League return with the season-long loan signing of Yannick Bolasie from Everton. Bolasie, 29, joined Everton from Crystal Palace for a reported fee of around £25 million ($32 million) just two years ago. But the DR Congo international suffered […]

Berlin (AFP) – The video assistant referee (VAR) has made a controversial start to the new Bundesliga season in Germany which left Hoffenheim coach Julian Nagelsmann fuming. The VAR worked well at the World Cup in Russia, but added to its blighted reputation in Germany during Bayern Munich's 3-1 win over Hoffenheim on Friday. With […]

Turin (Italy) (AFP) – Cristiano Ronaldo plays his first competitive game in Turin on Saturday as it was revealed that his arrival at Juventus has pushed the Serie A champions over the billion-euro mark on the Italian stock exchange. According to Calcio e Finanza, a specialist sport and finance website, at the close of business […]

Berlin (AFP) – France winger Kingsley Coman will be sidelined for several weeks after tearing ligaments in his left ankle for the second time this year during Bayern Munich's win on the opening weekend of the new Bundesliga season. Bayern have confirmed that the 22-year-old will undergo surgery after suffering a fresh injury in a […]

Sao Paulo (AFP) – When the former boss of Brazilian football was arrested in Zurich in a 2015 graft case that would see him sentenced to prison, his successor in the job didn't lose a minute – he got on the first plane to Rio de Janeiro and didn't look back. That was three years […]

Los Angeles (AFP) – Josef Martinez made history Friday by setting the Major League Soccer single season record for goals, netting the game winner as the Atlanta United defeated Orlando City 2-1. Martinez notched his 28th of the season in the 74th minute at Orlando City Stadium. "I'm happy with where we came to play. […]

Berlin (AFP) – New head coach Niko Kovac admitted Bayern Munich should not have been awarded a controversial key penalty which helped seal a 3-1 win over Hoffenheim on Friday. Robert Lewandowski netted the penalty at the second attempt on 82 minutes to make it 2-1 after replays showed the spot-kick should not have been […]

London (AFP) – Maurizio Sarri's fear of a slow start at Chelsea may have been unfounded but the head coach insists his side are still very much a work in progress. Chelsea will travel to Newcastle on Sunday aiming to make it three wins from as many Premier League games this season. Having voiced concerns […]

London (AFP) – Daniel Ayala's stoppage-time goal saw unbeaten Middlesbrough to a 1-0 win at home to West Bromwich Albion on Friday that saw the northeast side go top of English football's second-tier Championship. Boro were on top for most of the match but had to wait until the 91st minute for a goal when […]