Berlin (AFP) – Wolfsburg confirmed on Sunday that they had strengthened their squad ahead of their return to the Champions League by signing Germany forward Luca Waldschmidt from Benfica. The 25-year-old has signed a four-year contract with the transfer costing the Bundesliga club around 12 million euros ($14 million). Waldschmidt has returned to Germany after […]

Southampton (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has warned football is in danger of becoming as physical as rugby if the current lenient guidelines are kept in place. Solskjaer was frustrated when referee Craig Pawson's decision not to award a foul on Bruno Fernandes led to Southampton opening the scoring through […]

Milan (AFP) – Cristiano Ronaldo will remain at Juventus this season despite being picked on the bench for their opening fixture of the new Serie A campaign at Udinese, club director Pavel Nedved insisted on Sunday. Juve legend Nedved said that the decision to not start the five-time Ballon d'Or winner, who has been subject […]

Milan (AFP) – Cristiano Ronaldo will start on the bench for Juventus' opening fixture of the new season at Udinese on Sunday amid rumours of a possible exit from the Serie A club. Italian media reported that five-time Ballon d'Or winner Ronaldo is not injured, while Sky Sport Italia claim that Ronaldo asked to not […]

Berlin (AFP) – Former Liverpool striker Taiwo Awoniyi scored his fourth goal in three games to seal a Bundesliga point for Union Berlin in their 2-2 draw at Hoffenheim on Sunday. The 24-year-old, who moved permanently from Merseyside this summer after spending last season on loan in the German capital, equalised with a superb strike early […]

Berlin (AFP) – Borussia Moenchengladbach are counting the cost of their 4-0 Bundesliga defeat at Bayer Leverkusen as defender Stefan Lainer suffered a broken leg to top a lengthy injury list. "There are days when you would rather have stayed at home," moaned Gladbach sports director Max Eberl as French forwards Marcus Thuram and Alassane […]

London (AFP) – Harry Kane made his first appearance for Tottenham this season as Nuno Espirito Santo earned a 1-0 win against his former club Wolves, while Mason Greenwood salvaged a 1-1 draw for Manchester United at Southampton on Sunday. Striker Kane came off the bench in the second half at Molineux after the Manchester […]

Paris (AFP) – Lyon coach Peter Bosz said on Sunday his side made mistakes like an "under-12s" team as they let a two-goal lead slip to draw 3-3 at home to French Ligue 1 new boys Clermont. The visitors' Kosovo winger Elbasan Rashani scored twice in the final 10 minutes after Bosz's outfit had led […]

Milan (AFP) – Zlatan Ibrahimovic will not play for AC Milan until after the international window as he recovers from a knee injury, coach Stefano Pioli said on Sunday. Veteran forward Ibrahimovic, who will turn 40 in October, has been out of action since injuring his left knee during Milan's 3-0 league win over Juventus […]

Wolverhampton (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Harry Kane was named among Tottenham's substitutes for Sunday's Premier League match at Wolves after the Manchester City transfer target missed the first two games of the season. Kane was in the Tottenham squad for the first time this term after his late return to pre-season training. The England captain, […]

Madrid (AFP) – Barcelona were given a torrid time by Athletic Bilbao but escaped from their trip to San Mames with a point as Memphis Depay's superb late strike secured a 1-1 draw for the Catalans on Saturday. Depay found the net with a fine left-foot half-volley 15 minutes from time in the Basque Country […]

Paris (AFP) – Defending champions Lille were left still looking for their first win of the new French season after Saidou Sow's late equaliser secured a 1-1 draw for Saint-Etienne on Saturday. Burak Yilmaz, the veteran Turkish striker who was Lille's top scorer on their remarkable run to the title in May, had earlier given […]

Paris (AFP) – Wrexham will bring a rare sprinkling of stardust to the fifth tier of English football when they belatedly kick off their National League campaign at Solihull Moors on Saturday. The club from the market town and former mining hub in northeast Wales only missed the promotion playoffs for a place in the […]

London (AFP) – Facing up to a first season in 25 years without European football, Arsenal were expected to feel the economic crunch caused by the coronavirus pandemic but have spent more money on new players that any other Premier League club in the transfer window to date. The arrival of Norwegian midfielder Martin Odegaard […]

Paris (AFP) – Kylian Mbappe and Angel di Maria were both among the scorers as a Paris Saint-Germain side missing both Lionel Messi and Neymar won 4-2 away at Brest on Friday to make it three wins out of three this season in Ligue 1. Ander Herrera and Idrissa Gana Gueye also found the net […]