London (AFP) – Sadio Mane tormented Chelsea as the Liverpool forward struck twice after sparking Andreas Christensen's dismissal in the champions' 2-0 win, while Son Heung-min scored four as Tottenham crushed Southampton 5-2 on Sunday. Mane was involved in the turning point at Stamford Bridge as the first clash between Premier League title contenders this […]

London (AFP) – Liverpool showed Chelsea still have far to go to challenge the champions for the Premier League title as Sadio Mane took advantage of a first-half red card shown to Andreas Christensen to score both goals in a 2-0 win at Stamford Bridge. Mane provoked the Dane's dismissal and then headed the Reds […]

Berlin (AFP) – Thiago Alcantara was so moved by being allowed to join Liverpool that he sobbed in the arms of Karl-Heinz Rummenigge after the transfer was confirmed, the Bayern Munich CEO revealed on Sunday. Thiago, 29, joined the Premier League champions on Friday after seven years at Bayern, a trophy-laden period which he capped […]

Berlin (AFP) – RB Leipzig showed no signs of missing Timo Werner on Sunday as they strolled to a comfortable 3-1 home win over hapless Mainz in their first Bundesliga game of the season. Third in the table and Champions League semi-finalists last season, pundits in Germany had predicted a tougher ride for Leipzig this year […]

Glasgow (AFP) – Hibernian ruined Rangers' clean-sheet streak as the Scottish Premiership title chasers were held to a 2-2 draw on Sunday. Steven Gerrard's side arrived at Easter Road having gone a British-record seven successive games without conceding a goal since the start of the season. But Drey Wright, starting for Hibernian in place of […]

London (AFP) – Pep Guardiola said Sunday that he needs to show he is worthy of a new contract as Manchester City manager this season despite a trophy-laden first four years in England. Guardiola is entering the final year of his current deal and a fifth season at the same club for the first time […]

Southampton (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Son Heung-min admitted it was "incredible" to score four goals in Tottenham's 5-2 win at Southampton on Sunday, but the modest South Korean gave all the credit for his success to team-mate Harry Kane. Son demolished Southampton with his clinical finishing as Tottenham won for the first time in the […]

Glasgow (AFP) – Hibernian ruined Rangers' clean-sheet streak as the Scottish Premiership title chasers were held to a 2-2 draw on Sunday. Steven Gerrard's side arrived at Easter Road having gone a British-record seven successive games without conceding a goal since the start of the season. But Drey Wright, starting for Hibernian in place of […]

Milan (AFP) – Victor Osimhen proved decisive on his Serie A debut inspiring Napoli to a season-opening 2-0 win at Parma on Sunday, the first game in which fans were allowed to return to an Italian stadium. Italy's government from Sunday allowed up to 1,000 spectators at open-air sports events. And Rino Gattuso's Napoli and […]

Southampton (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Son Heung-min destroyed Southampton with a four-goal blitz as Tottenham earned their first Premier League win of the season with a 5-2 victory at St Mary's on Sunday. Just 24 hours after Tottenham signed Gareth Bale, South Korea forward Son delivered a virtuoso display that showed Jose Mourinho's side already […]

Paris (AFP) – Kylian Mbappe returned to the starting line-up for Paris Saint-German on Sunday and scored the opener in a 3-0 win at Nice which marks another step on the road to recovery for the French champions. The 21-year-old, who tested positive for coronavirus on September 7, was on target from the penalty spot […]

Southampton (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Dele Alli's Tottenham future is in doubt after he was dropped for their Premier League match at Southampton on Sunday as Jose Mourinho claimed he has "too many players". Alli was substituted at half-time of Tottenham's defeat against Everton last weekend and was missing from the squad for their Europa […]

London (AFP) – Donny van de Beek slammed Manchester United for playing too "slowly" in their "really bad" defeat against Crystal Palace. Former Ajax midfielder Van de Beek came off the bench to score on his United debut, but his side were already trailing 2-0 by then and went on to lose 3-1 in a […]

London (AFP) – Leicester signed Turkey winger Cengiz Under on a season-long loan from Roma on Sunday. The move is subject to Premier League and international clearance, with Leicester reported to have an option to buy Under when his loan expires. The 23-year-old is due to join up with his new team-mates and manager Brendan […]

London (AFP) – Tottenham have gambled on the homecoming of Gareth Bale as the shot in the arm they badly need to arrest an alarming slide in the 15 months since reaching their first Champions League final. Bale alone has more experience than Spurs on European football's biggest stage. In his seven years at Real […]