London (AFP) – Wayne Rooney's superb late strike gave Derby a 1-0 win at Norwich as the Rams claimed their first Championship points of the season on Saturday. Beaten in their first three matches, Derby ended that barren run thanks to their former Manchester United star. Derby captain Rooney curled home with a free-kick from […]

London (AFP) – Chelsea's heavy investment in the transfer market began to bear fruit as they thrashed Crystal Palace 4-0, while James Rodriguez guided Everton to the top of the Premier League by scoring twice in a 4-2 win over Brighton on Saturday. Frank Lampard has asked for patience after Chelsea's £220 million splurge in […]

Milan (AFP) – Sassuolo will be top of Serie A overnight after Francesco Caputo struck twice in a confident 4-1 over Crotone that continued their positive start to the new season, as Napoli announced another coronavirus case ahead their match with Juventus. Roberto De Zerbi's exciting team are on seven points after three games and […]

Berlin (AFP) – Erling Braut Haaland again demonstrated his deadly finishing by netting twice on Saturday as Borussia Dortmund climbed to second in the Bundesliga table with a 4-0 demolition of Freiburg. Dortmund bounced back from last weekend's shock defeat at Augsburg as Haaland shone to leave him on 21 goals in 23 games for […]

London (AFP) – Frank Lampard has refused to rule out the possibility of Chelsea winger Callum Hudson-Odoi joining Bayern Munich before Monday's transfer deadline. European champions Bayern have expressed interest in signing Hudson-Odoi after previously trying to buy him last year. The 19-year-old made his first Premier League start since February as Chelsea routed Crystal […]

London (AFP) – Wolves striker Raul Jimenez ended speculation over his future by signing a four-year contract extension on Saturday. Mexico international Jimenez has scored 46 times in 106 appearances for Wolves, including two in three Premier League games this term. That prolific form had seen Jimenez linked with Manchester United and Juventus as the […]

Johannesburg (AFP) – South African coach Pitso Mosimane has been congratulated by President Cyril Ramaphosa after joining African and Egyptian giants Al Ahly from Mamelodi Sundowns. "It is a recognition of the talent and capability within our continent," said the head of state as he reacted to Mosimane becoming the first sub-Saharan African to […]

London (AFP) – Frank Lampard warned Tammy Abraham to respect the "rules" after the Chelsea striker argued with Cesar Azpilicueta over who should take a penalty in Saturday's 4-0 thrashing of Crystal Palace. With Chelsea leading 3-0 in the second half, Abraham wanted to take the Blues' second penalty of the match instead of Jorginho, […]

London (AFP) – Ben Chilwell scored his first Chelsea goal as the defender's dynamic display on his Premier League debut for the Blues inspired a 4-0 thrashing of Crystal Palace on Saturday. Hampered by a heel injury, Chilwell had a delayed start to his first season with Chelsea following his £50 million ($64 million) move […]

Paris (AFP) – Paris Saint-Germain had no difficulties seeing off Angers in the opening game of the Ligue 1 weekend, but remarks by sporting director Leonardo after the 6-1 victory exposed smouldering problems within the club. After the game on Friday night, in which Neymar, who scored twice, and Kylian Mbappe, who struck once, showed […]

Barcelona (AFP) – Spain coach Luis Enrique on Friday called up Jose Campana for the first time and recalled Sergio Canales and Dani Ceballos for three upcoming internationals. Enrique's men face Portugal in a friendly on October 7 and then play two Nations League games against Switzerland on October 10 and Ukraine on October 13. […]

London (AFP) – Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp said on Friday he is concerned about the number of his players travelling across the world to represent their national teams in the coming weeks as coronavirus infections continue to soar. The Reds' Brazilian trio of Alisson Becker, Fabinho and Roberto Firmino have been called up for the […]

Barcelona (AFP) – Barcelona insisted on Friday that French attacker Ousmane Dembele is not heading to Manchester United. "There are no negotiations with Manchester United," said sporting director Ramon Planes. "He is a player we are counting on." The transfer window closes on Monday, October 5. After Barcelona's disastrous finish to last season, Planes, who […]

Montevideo (AFP) – Former Paris Saint-Germain striker Edinson Cavani has been dropped from the Uruguay squad named Friday for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Chile and Ecuador. The 33-year-old, who scored a record 200 goals for PSG, is without a club after his contract with the French champions ended in June. Uruguay's assistant coach […]

London (AFP) – Government funding to cover the loss of matchday revenue will ensure the 2020/21 season in England's fifth-tier National League will start as planned on Saturday. Plans for a supporters' return to stadiums has been put on hold due to a spike in coronavirus infections in the UK. However, there are fears that […]