Liverpool (AFP) – Jurgen Klopp said Monday that he has been blown away by the standards Liverpool have set at the start of their Premier League title defence after coming from behind to beat Arsenal 3-1 at Anfield. Goals from Sadio Mane, Andy Robertson and Diogo Jota saw off the Gunners, who had won their […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Liverpool came from behind to maintain a perfect start to their Premier League title defence as goals from Sadio Mane, Andy Robertson and Diogo Jota saw off a resilient Arsenal 3-1 at Anfield. The Gunners had also won their opening two league games of the season and hit the champions on the […]

London (AFP) – Ten Premier League players or staff tested positive for coronavirus over the past week, the highest number of infections since the English top-flight returned from a three-month layoff in June. "The Premier League can today confirm that between Monday 21 September and Sunday 27 September, 1,595 players and Club staff were tested […]

London (AFP) – Aston Villa extended their perfect start to the Premier League season as goals from Jack Grealish, Conor Hourihane and Tyrone Mings swept away a sorry Fulham side, struggling to adapt to life back in the top-flight, 3-0 on Monday. Scott Parker's men have now conceded 10 goals in losing their opening three […]

Milan (AFP) – Kevin-Prince Boateng on Monday signed for Italian Serie B side Monza where he rejoins former AC Milan owner Silvio Berlusconi. In a statement, Monza said that 33-year-old former Ghana international arrives from Fiorentina on a deal "until June 30, 2021 with the option of renewal for the second year, subject to certain […]

London (AFP) – Liverpool goalkeeper Loris Karius has joined Bundesliga side Union Berlin on a season-long loan, the Premier League champions announced on Monday. The move means the 27-year-old will now have spent three consecutive seasons away from Anfield after playing on loan at Beskitas for the past two years. Karius has not made a […]

Dubai (AFP) – A club in a Gulf country has for the first time signed an Israeli footballer, Diaa Sabia, less than two weeks after the UAE normalised ties with the Jewish state. Sabia, a 27-year-old Israeli Arab attacking midfielder with China's Guangzhou R&F, signed a two-year contract with Dubai's Al-Nasr, the club said in […]

London (AFP) – Jose Mourinho has blamed football chiefs for effectively preventing Tottenham Hotspur from fighting for League Cup success and fears more injuries as his side face three games in six days. Spurs host Mourinho's former club Chelsea in the League Cup fourth round on Tuesday before a final Europa League qualifying tie at […]

London (AFP) – Frank Lampard says he is struggling to find the time to work with his new-look Chelsea team on the training pitch as the fixtures come thick and fast. Tammy Abraham's last-gasp strike rescued a 3-3 draw against West Bromwich Albion on Saturday after the London side had trailed 3-0. The result means […]

Milan (AFP) – Roma legend Francesco Totti on Monday visited a teenage girl in hospital who emerged from a nine-month coma after hearing a recording of the former Italian football star's voice. Ilenia Matilli, an 19-year-old footballer with Lazio's women's team but a great fan of city rivals Roma, was left in a coma last […]

Johannesburg (AFP) – Triple African champions Raja Casablanca took a two-point lead at the weekend in a thrilling three-club chase for the Moroccan title. Raja have 52 points, Renaissance Berkane 50 and Wydad Casablanca 49 with four rounds to play in the league ranked number one in the continent by the Confederation of African […]

Paris (AFP) – Lionel Messi put his summer transfer dispute behind him, Cristiano Ronaldo defied gravity, and Mauro Icardi got back on track for Paris Saint-Germain, but there was a stunning defeat for Bayern Munich on a big weekend in Germany. AFP Sport rounds up some of the main talking points from the action across […]

Paris (AFP) – Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola hailed Algeria star Riyad Mahrez as he scrambled to find any positives after a stunning 5-2 home loss to Leicester City at the weekend. The 2016 African Footballer of the Year struck a wonder goal to give City an early lead in the Premier League clash […]

London (AFP) – English football is facing the "collapse of the national league structure" unless clubs receive emergency help, ministers were warned on Monday. A letter to culture secretary Oliver Dowden co-signed by a group of prominent figures including two former Football Association chairmen, paints a stark picture of the financial crisis engulfing the game. […]

Lisbon (AFP) – Benfica have agreed a deal to sell defender Ruben Dias to Manchester City for 68 million euros ($79.2m) with Nicolas Otamendi moving in the opposite direction in a separate deal for 15 million euros, the Portuguese giants have announced. In a statement late on Sunday, Benfica said that the deal for Dias […]