Madrid (AFP) – Real Madrid got their La Liga campaign off to a winning start with a 2-0 victory at home to Getafe on Sunday in their first league outing since the summer departures of Cristiano Ronaldo and coach Zinedine Zidane. The European champions ensured the three points at the Santiago Bernabeu with a 20th-minute […]

Milan (AFP) – A late Edin Dzeko stunner got AS Roma off the mark in their Serie A campaign at Torino on Sunday but Inter Milan made the worst possible start with a 1-0 loss at Sassuolo. Roma's win meant the top three from last year's campaign all won their opening round of matches. Champions […]

Paris (AFP) – Newly-promoted Nimes humiliated their distinguished southern neighbours Marseille 3-1 on Sunday to maintain their fairytale start to life back in Ligue 1. Goals from Denis Bouanga, Sada Thioub and Renaud Ripart earned last season's Division Two runners-up a famous scalp in their first home game in the French topflight since the 1992/93 […]

Madrid (AFP) – Portuguese striker Andre Silva marked his La Liga debut with a hat-trick as Sevilla romped to a 4-1 win at Rayo Vallecano on Sunday, surpassing his total of goals scored for AC Milan in the whole of last season's Serie A. Silva had managed just two goals for the Serie A giants […]

Madrid (AFP) – Keylor Navas held on to his place as Real Madrid's starting goalkeeper on Sunday despite the arrival of Thibaut Courtois as the European champions kicked off their La Liga campaign at home to Getafe. Costa Rica international Navas has been first choice since 2015 but had been expected to make way for […]

Berlin (AFP) – New signing Alassane Plea, Thorgan Hazard and Raffael all claimed hat-tricks as Borussia Moenchengladbach romped to a 11-1 win at minnows Hastedt in the German Cup on Sunday. Gladbach raced into a 3-0 lead with just 15 minutes gone at fifth-tier Hastedt, in the suburbs of Bremen, and led 6-0 at the […]

Milan (AFP) – A late Edin Dzeko stunner gave AS Roma a winning start to their Serie A season at Torino on Sunday as the top three from last year's campaign all won their opening round of matches. Champions Juventus, with new superstar signing Cristiano Ronaldo making his debut, won 3-2 at Chievo on Saturday […]

London (AFP) – Manchester United became the first of the Premier League's top five last season to falter in the new campaign as shoddy defending saw Jose Mourinho's men defeated 3-2 at Brighton on Sunday. Ominously for United, their cross city rivals and defending champions look in no mood to be caught as Manchester City […]

Paris (AFP) – Bordeaux were beaten 2-1 by Toulouse on Sunday with the loss failing to lift spirits at the club after the suspension of coach Gustavo Poyet. The Uruguayan's future at Bordeaux is in serious doubt after he was served with a one week ban for an angry tirade at club bosses over the […]

Brighton (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester United captain Paul Pogba admitted his side didn't have the right attitude in losing 3-2 to Brighton on Sunday due to a shambolic defensive display. For the first time in nearly two years, Jose Mourinho's men conceded more than twice with all three Brighton goals arriving before half-time through […]

Milan (AFP) – Die-hard ultra fans of Italian top flight side Lazio want women banned from their "sacred place" of the front rows in the stadium, according to reports in Italy on Sunday. A flyer being attributed to Lazio ultras was circulated before the team's opening Serie A game — a 2-1 loss to Napoli […]

Brighton (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Jose Mourinho admitted Manchester United had paid the price for "incredible mistakes" in their dismal 3-2 defeat at Brighton on Sunday. Mourinho's side were blown away on the south-coast as Brighton scored twice in two minutes thanks to goals from Glenn Murray and Shane Duffy midway through the first half. […]

Verona (Italy) (AFP) – Cristiano Ronaldo may not have scored in his Serie A debut for Juventus but he got a "bullseye" joked Chievo goalkeeper Stefano Sorrentino who suffered a broken nose and whiplash after being knocked out in a clash with the Portuguese superstar. Sorrentino, 39, was hospitalised overnight after losing consciousness on the […]

Brighton (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Jose Mourinho's fears over failing to sign a new centre-back were realised as a shambolic defensive display saw his Manchester United side lose 3-2 at Brighton on Sunday. For the first time in nearly two years, Mourinho's men conceded more than twice with all three Brighton goals arriving before half-time […]

Berlin (AFP) – Yussuf Poulsen and Emil Forsberg dug jaded ten-man RB Leipzig out of trouble on Sunday as they came from behind to beat minnows Viktoria Cologne 3-1 away in the German Cup. Bundesliga side Leipzig were 1-0 down at the break at the fourth tier Cologne-based club after winger Timm Golley gave the […]