Los Angeles (AFP) – The Seattle Sounders ran roughshod over the depleted Los Angeles Galaxy Saturday, their 5-0 home victory taking their Major League Soccer winning streak to six games. Harry Shipp, Chad Marshall, Cristian Roldan and Raul Ruidiaz also scored for the Sounders and the Galaxy's Servando Carrasco knocked in an own goal as […]

Madrid (AFP) – Two goals from Lionel Messi either side of a Philippe Coutinho strike allowed Barcelona to start their defence of the Spanish title with a 3-0 win over Alaves at the Camp Nou on Saturday night. Wearing the captain's armband following the departure of Andres Iniesta to Japan, Messi stepped up to send […]

Milan (AFP) – Croatian international defender Ivan Strinic has been forced to take a break from football after being diagnosed with a heart condition, his new Serie A club AC Milan revealed on Saturday. The 31-year-old — a key member of the Croatian team that reached the World Cup final this summer — signed a […]

London (AFP) – Jurgen Klopp has warned Liverpool to beware of the threat posed by Christian Benteke when the title challengers face their former striker at Crystal Palace on Monday. Klopp's side underlined their credentials as serious contenders for the Premier League crown with an eye-catching 4-0 demolition of West Ham last weekend. It was […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Pep Guardiola has declared there is space at Manchester City for Benjamin Mendy's sense of humour, as long as he maintains focus on the pitch. Left-back Mendy is aiming to build some momentum at City after missing much of last season with a knee ligament injury sustained against Crystal Palace […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Jose Mourinho accused Manchester City of lacking class in a scathing response to his own appearances in a documentary series about the Premier League champions. The eight-part series, 'All or Nothing' was released by streaming service Amazon last week amid much fanfare. The fly-on-the-wall episodes focus on Pep Guardiola's magnificent […]

Verona (Italy) (AFP) – Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo failed to score but helped get Juventus's title defence off the mark with a 3-2 win against Chievo as Carlo Ancelotti began life as Napoli coach also with a come-from-behind 2-1 victory at Lazio in the opening matches of the 2018-2019 league season on Saturday. The 33-year-old […]

Moscow (AFP) – Cape Verde international Ze Luis came off the bench to score a late winner as Spartak Moscow grabbed a 1-0 win at Krasnodar to move top of the Russian Premier League on Saturday. The 27-year-old was introduced in the 76th minute and nodded in from close range 12 minutes later to snatch […]

Verona (Italy) (AFP) – Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo missed chances to score on his Serie A debut but helped Juventus get their title defence off to a winning start with a late 3-2 victory against Chievo in the opening match of the 2018-2019 league season on Saturday. Ronaldo, 33, who joined from Real Madrid last […]

London (AFP) – Chelsea coach Maurizio Sarri ruled out talk of his side challenging for the Premier League title despite moving top of the table by edging Arsenal 3-2 in a thrilling London derby on Saturday. Sarri's side have maximum points from their opening two games under the Italian, but made life difficult for themselves […]

London (AFP) – Maurizio Sarri praised Chelsea's mental strength as they snatched a 3-2 win over Arsenal on Saturday despite squandering a two-goal lead in a "horrible" period that left the Blues boss squirming on the touchline. Chelsea looked on course for an easy win over their London rivals after Pedro and Alvaro Morata put […]

London (AFP) – Eden Hazard came off the bench to inspire Chelsea's dramatic 3-2 win over Arsenal, then told Blues boss Maurizio Sarri he is desperate to return to the starting line-up. Hazard has started on the bench for Chelsea's opening two games of the Premier League season after the Belgium playmaker only returned to […]

London (AFP) – Chelsea recovered from the shock of blowing a two-goal lead against Arsenal as Marcos Alonso's late strike sealed a 3-2 win, while Harry Kane ended his August hoodoo in Tottenham's 3-1 victory over Fulham on Saturday. Maurizio Sarri's side raced into a 2-0 lead in the London derby before Arsenal drew level […]

London (AFP) – Eden Hazard came off the bench to provide the winner for Marcos Alonso as Chelsea edged a thrilling London derby 3-2 over Arsenal on Saturday to condemn new Arsenal boss Unai Emery to a second consecutive defeat. Contrastingly, Chelsea sit top of the embryonic Premier League table thanks to a perfect start […]

Verona (Italy) (AFP) – Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo missed chances to score on his Serie A debut as defending champions Juventus snatched a late 3-2 win against Chievo in a thrilling opening match of the 2018-2019 league season on Saturday. Ronaldo, 33, joined from Real Madrid last month in a deal worth 100 million euros […]