London (AFP) – Dominic Calvert-Lewin hit a hat-trick as Everton crushed 10-man West Bromwich Albion 5-2, while Leeds earned their first Premier League win since 2004 with a 4-3 victory over Fulham on Saturday. On the second weekend of the new campaign, Carlo Ancelotti's side fell behind to Grady Diangana's early goal at Goodison Park. […]

Berlin (AFP) – After holders Bayern Munich kicked-off the new Bundesliga season with a record 8-0 thrashing of Schalke, new-signing Jhon Cordoba scored on his debut in a 4-1 away romp at Werder Bremen on Saturday as the ambitious capital city club threw down an early marker. On Friday, Serge Gnabry netted a hat-trick in […]

Milan (AFP) – Andrea Pirlo said Saturday that Barcelona striker Luis Suarez's move to Juventus was unlikely to go ahead because of delays in the Uruguayan's bid to get an Italian passport. "Suarez? It is difficult given the time factor, it is complicated for him to be the Juve centre forward," Pirlo told a press […]

London (AFP) – Manchester City's record goalscorer Sergio Aguero could be out of action for a further two months, according to manager Pep Guardiola. The striker has not played since undergoing knee surgery in June. There had initially been hope the 32-year-old would be fit for the latter stages of the Champions League in August […]

London (AFP) – Dominic Calvert-Lewin hit a hat-trick and James Rodriguez bagged his first Premier League goal as Everton crushed 10-man West Bromwich Albion 5-2 to extend their perfect start to the season on Saturday. Carlo Ancelotti's side fell behind to Grady Diangana's early goal at Goodison Park. But Calvert-Lewin equalised and James put them […]

Munich (Germany) (AFP) – Bayern Munich board member Oliver Kahn has warned that the European champions will not agree a new contract with David Alaba at any price as the defender is stalling over signing a contract extension having been linked to Manchester City. With a year left on his current deal, the 28-year-old Austrian […]

Madrid (AFP) – Zinedine Zidane confirmed on Saturday that Gareth Bale is in London to secure a return to Tottenham but said the deal is "still not closed". Bale arrived at Spurs' training ground on Friday and is expected to agree a one-year loan with the club he left for a world record 100 million […]

London (AFP) – Aston Villa signed Burkina Faso forward Bertrand Traore from Lyon for a reported £17 million ($21 million) on Saturday. Traore returns to the Premier League after starting his career with Chelsea, where he spent three years with Villa's current assistant manager John Terry. The 25-year-old's signing is another boost to Villa's attacking […]

London (AFP) – Chelsea defender Davide Zappacosta joined Italian side Genoa on a season-long loan on Saturday. Italy international Zappacosta has moved back to Serie A after his loan to Roma last season was interrupted by a knee ligament injury. He recovered from surgery in time to make six appearances in the Italian top-flight before […]

London (AFP) – Jurgen Klopp hailed Thiago Alcantara as one of the few players in the world that can improve Liverpool after the Spaniard joined from Bayern Munich on Friday. Widely regarded as one of the world's best midfielders, Thiago won seven Bundesliga titles in seven years at Bayern and was instrumental as they lifted […]

Munich (Germany) (AFP) – Leroy Sane said all-conquering Bayern Munich crave even more silverware after the Germany winger scored on his debut in Friday's historic 8-0 thrashing of Schalke in the opening game of the new Bundesliga season. "We're still hungry, even though we won the treble last season," said Sane after creating two goals […]

Munich (Germany) (AFP) – Serge Gnabry hit a hat-trick as holders Bayern Munich romped to an historic 8-0 rout of Schalke on Friday in the opening game of the 2020/21 Bundesliga season behind closed doors. The jaw-dropping result is the highest win in an opening game of a new Bundesliga season – five weeks to […]

Rio de Janeiro (AFP) – Brazil coach Tite kept faith with a troubled Neymar on Friday, choosing him to lead the Selecao as they launch their 2022 World Cup qualifying campaign next month. Young Lyon midfielder Bruno Guimaraes comes into the squad and could make his international debut while Real Madrid striker Rodrygo also returns. […]

Berlin (AFP) – Champions Bayern Munich kicked off the new Bundesliga season on Friday at home to Schalke behind closed doors as Germany winger Leroy Sane made his debut for the hosts. The 24-year-old Sane made his first appearance since his July transfer from Manchester City. Austria defender David Alaba, who is stalling over signing […]

Lausanne (AFP) – FIFA president Gianni Infantino on Friday defended his fight "against corruption" in football in spite of being under criminal investigation in Switzerland since the end of July. Infantino said Friday at the opening of the 70th FIFA Congress held by videoconference with delegates from 211 member federations that he believed he had […]