London (AFP) – Pep Guardiola faces a stern test of his managerial philosophy as the Manchester City boss aims to overhaul Premier League champions Liverpool this season. After an extra week of rest due to their involvement in the latter stages of last season's Champions League, Guardiola's side start their Premier League campaign with a […]

Milan (AFP) – Roma settled for a goalless draw in their Serie A opener at Hellas Verona on Saturday with Gaetano Castrovilli scoring in a 1-0 win for Fiorentina against Torino behind closed doors before the return of a limited number of fans to stadiums 24 hours later. Sports Minister Vincenzo Spadafora has agreed that […]

Rennes (France) (AFP) – Debutant Adrien Truffert came off the bench to score an injury time winner to send Rennes top of Ligue 1 with Saturday's 2-1 win over Monaco. Truffert, 18, claimed the winner after assisting Steven Nzonzi's equaliser as Wissam Ben Yedder broke the deadlock in the first half. Monaco coach Niko Kovac […]

London (AFP) – Eddie Nketiah came off the bench to score the winner as Arsenal overcame an underwhelming performance to beat West Ham 2-1. The Gunners move level with Everton and Crystal Palace on maximum points at the top of the table after two games, but were far from the standards they have set under […]

London (AFP) – Manchester United suffered a miserable start to their Premier League campaign as Wilfried Zaha fired Crystal Palace to a shock 3-1 win at Old Trafford, while Arsenal struck late through substitute Eddie Nketiah to beat West Ham 2-1. On a day of high drama Leeds edged Fulham 4-3 to earn their first […]

Milan (AFP) – Gaetano Castrovilli scored the first goal of the Serie A season as Fiorentina beat Torino 1-0 on Saturday behind closed doors before the return of a limited number of fans to stadiums 24 hours later. Sports Minister Vincenzo Spadafora has agreed that up to 1,000 spectators will be allowed at open-air sports […]

London (AFP) – Gareth Bale believes his trophy-winning experience at Real Madrid can help Tottenham end a 12-year wait for silverware after completing his return to Spurs on a season-long loan deal on Saturday. Bale will not be fit to make his second debut for the club until late October due to an injury. But […]

Berlin (AFP) – Erling Braut Haaland scored twice and 17-year-old Giovanni Reyna shone as youthful Borussia Dortmund swept aside fellow Champions League side Borussia Moenchengladbach 3-0 on Saturday on the opening weekend of the Bundesliga season. After holders Bayern Munich had kicked-off the 2020/21 campaign on Friday with a record 8-0 thrashing of Schalke, Dortmund's […]

London (AFP) – Manchester United's Premier League season got off to a dreadful start as Wilfried Zaha scored twice against his former club to hand Crystal Palace a 3-1 win at Old Trafford. The Eagles have now won their first two games of a Premier League season for the first time and on their last […]

Madrid (AFP) – Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu has said he does not want to argue with Lionel Messi and believes the Argentinian is excited to play under new coach Ronald Koeman. Bartomeu also said he has no intention of resigning, despite a petition to oust him as president gathering more than 20,000 signatures last […]

London (AFP) – Marcus Browne gave his absent manager Neil Warnock and 1,000 returning supporters something to cheer as Middlesbrough hit back to claim a 1-1 draw with Bournemouth at the Riverside Stadium. Watching from home due to a positive coronavirus test, Warnock saw Dominic Solanke fire the visitors into a 38th-minute lead with a […]

London (AFP) – Gareth Bale completed his return to Tottenham Hotspur on a season-long loan deal from Real Madrid, Spurs announced on Saturday. However, the Wales attacker will not be fit to make his second debut for the club until late October due to an injury. "We are delighted to announce the return of Gareth […]

London (AFP) – Tottenham announced the signing of left-back Sergio Reguilon from Real Madrid on Thursday as talks continued between the two clubs over Gareth Bale's return to the Premier League. Reguilon heads to London for a reported fee of 30 million euros ($35 million, £27 million) plus five million more in add-ons after starring while […]

London (AFP) – Liverpool sealed the signing of Portugal forward Diogo Jota from Wolves for a reported £41 million ($54 million) on Saturday. Jota has signed a "long-term" contract with the Premier League champions, which is believed to be a five-year agreement. The 23-year-old joins Liverpool just 24 hours after they signed Bayern Munich midfielder […]

Glasgow (AFP) – Celtic moved to the top of the Scottish Premiership for the first time since the opening weekend of the season after coming from behind to beat bottom-of-the-table Livingston 3-2 on Saturday. Neil Lennon's men have made a habit of slow starts this season and were given a wake up call on 16 […]