London (AFP) – Mikel Arteta has "changed the mood" around Arsenal, according to Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp with the Gunners rejuvenated by winning the FA Cup, Community Shield and their opening two games of the Premier League season. However, the toughest test of what Arsenal can aim for this season comes on Monday with a […]

London (AFP) – Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta says he is keeping his "fingers crossed" that next month's international break will not result in a spike in positive coronavirus tests in the Premier League. So far a strict system of testing has kept the number of cases in the English top-flight low even as Britain faces […]

Milan (AFP) – Danilo D'Ambrosio and Romelu Lukaku scored two late goals as Inter Milan grabbed a thrilling season-opening 4-3 win over a Franck Ribery-inspired Fiorentina on Saturday. Title rivals Atalanta and Lazio also got their campaigns off to winning starts. Antonio Conte's Inter had been trailing Fiorentina with three minutes to go in the San […]

Madrid (AFP) – Sergio Ramos scored a late penalty as Real Madrid came from behind to scrape a 3-2 win against 10-man Real Betis, their first La Liga victory of the season. Betis were ahead at half-time after two goals in two minutes from Aissa Mandi and William Carvalho overturned Fede Valverde's opener for the […]

Doha (AFP) – Al Ahli of Saudi Arabia defeated Shabab Al Ahli Dubai 4-3 on penalties to progress to the quarter-finals of the AFC Champions League on Saturday. They were joined in the last eight by Uzbek giants Pakhtakor, who bounced back from a goal down to edge out Iran’s Esteghlal 2-1 in a late […]

Milan (AFP) – Italian government scientific advisors on Saturday rejected calls to gradually reopen football stadiums in Italy beyond the current level of 1,000 spectators. Italy's regional authorities and football clubs have been pushing for stadiums to be allowed to open up to at least 25 percent of their capacity, abiding by strict guidelines. But […]

Milan (AFP) – Ciro Immobile picked up where he left off as Lazio got their season off the mark with a 2-0 win at Cagliari on Saturday while Atalanta kicked off their campaign with a 4-2 comeback against Torino. Italy forward Immobile — top Serie A scorer last season with 36 goals — grabbed Lazio's […]

London (AFP) – Free-spending Chelsea came from 3-0 down to salvage a 3-3 draw at newly-promoted West Brom, while Manchester United were rescued by Bruno Fernandes's 100th-minute penalty, awarded after the full-time whistle, to beat Brighton 3-2 on Saturday. But it is Everton who are setting the early pace in the Premier League as they […]

West Bromwich (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Chelsea staged a superb second-half fightback from three goals down as Tammy Abraham's last-gasp strike rescued a thrilling 3-3 draw against West Bromwich Albion on Saturday. Frank Lampard's expensively assembled side were torn apart in the first half at the Hawthorns as Callum Robinson's brace and Kyle Bartley's goal […]

Berlin (AFP) – German goalkeeper Loris Karius is poised to return to the Bundesliga with Union Berlin amid reports Saturday that Liverpool have agreed to a one-year loan deal. Broadcaster Sky, magazine Kicker and daily newspaper Bild claim the 27-year-old is set to undergo a medical in Berlin early next week. "He could be a […]

London (AFP) – Crystal Palace manager Roy Hodgson lambasted the interpretation of the handball rule after his side became the latest victim of a soft penalty award in a 2-1 defeat by Everton on Saturday. Carlo Ancelotti's men extended their perfect start to go top of the Premier League as Richarlison's controversial spot-kick split the […]

Doha (AFP) – Al Ahli of Saudi Arabia defeated Shabab Al Ahli Dubai 4-3 on penalties to progress to the quarter-finals of the AFC Champions League on Saturday. After 120 minutes of frenetic action produced a 1-1 draw at the air-conditioned Al Janoub Stadium, it was twice runners-up Al Ahli who proved lucky in the […]

Madrid (AFP) – Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone believes Luis Suarez can lift the club to new heights and said his new signing will be in the squad to face Granada on Sunday. Suarez has joined Atletico after being pushed out by Barcelona, who allowed the 33-year-old to leave for free, with only an extra […]

London (AFP) – Everton extended their perfect start to the Premier League season as Richarlison's controversial penalty sealed a 2-1 win at Crystal Palace on Saturday. Carlo Ancelotti's side took the lead through Dominic Calvert-Lewin's fifth goal of the campaign in the first half at Selhurst Park. Cheikhou Kouyate equalised for Palace before Eagles defender […]

Berlin (AFP) – Borussia Dortmund crashed to a 2-0 defeat at Augsburg on Saturday as Norway striker Erling Braut Haaland failed to rescue the visitors on his return to Bavaria, where he wrote Bundesliga history in January. With defending champions Bayern Munich at Hoffenheim on Sunday, last season's runners-up Dortmund blew the chance to build […]