Bournemouth (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Sergio Aguero bagged a brace and David Silva marked his 400th appearance for Manchester City by playing a role in all three goals as the champions won 3-1 at Bournemouth on Sunday. First half efforts from Aguero and Raheem Sterling ensured Pep Guardiola's side led at the interval despite a stunning […]

Berlin (AFP) – Bayern Munich transfer target Timo Werner has signed a four-year contract extension at RB Leipzig, the Bundesliga club confirmed on Sunday. The announcement, which was made just before Leipzig's first home game of the season against Eintracht Frankfurt, ends speculation that Bayern would sign Werner on a free transfer in 2020. "I […]

London (AFP) – Paul Pogba says he is ready to fight against racist abuse after the Manchester United star and his team-mate Marcus Rashford were subjected to social media taunts following their penalty misses. Pogba was the target of racial slurs on Twitter when his penalty was saved by Wolves goalkeeper Rui Patricio in Monday's […]

Paris (AFP) – Neymar was left out of Paris Saint-Germain's third consecutive Ligue 1 match on Sunday as his employers await a resolution to the Brazilian's protracted transfer saga. Neymar was declared fit to play for the first time since injuring his ankle in May by PSG coach Thomas Tuchel on the eve of Toulouse's […]

London (AFP) – Jordan Henderson has warned Liverpool's title rivals that his side still have room for improvement despite their perfect start to the season. Jurgen Klopp's side are the only Premier League team with a 100 percent record after beating Arsenal 3-1 on Saturday to make it three successive wins. The Reds have also […]

London (AFP) – Chelsea striker Tammy Abraham admits he used criticism of his difficult start to the season to fuel his match-winning display at Norwich. Abraham's brace fired Frank Lampard to his first Premier League victory as Chelsea manager and erased some of the doubts about his misfiring strikers. None of Chelsea's forwards had scored […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Pep Guardiola believes Manchester City left-back Benjamin Mendy can still make a strong contribution for the Premier League champions, but only as long as he wins his on-going fitness battles. The 25-year-old French international has had a disappointing time with last season's domestic treble winners, starting just 14 league games […]

Milan (AFP) – Juventus captain Giorgio Chiellini scored the first goal of the Serie A season on Saturday as the champions kicked off their bid for a ninth consecutive title with a pedestrian 1-0 win at Parma. As the champions struggled without coach Maurizio Sarri, absent from the bench as he recovers from pneumonia, Serie […]

Madrid (AFP) – Gareth Bale and James Rodriguez started together for the first time in over two years on Saturday but Real Madrid were denied victory after a late equaliser by Real Valladolid. Bale and James both looked certain to leave Madrid this summer but each were included by Zinedine Zidane in a line-up that […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp lauded his side's desire for more success as they soared clear at the top of the Premier League with a 3-1 win over Arsenal thanks to Mohamed Salah's double on Saturday. Klopp's men lifted the Champions League last season, but narrowly missed out on a first Premier League […]

Madrid (AFP) – Gareth Bale and James Rodriguez started together for the first time in over two years on Saturday but Real Madrid were denied victory after a late equaliser by Real Valladolid grabbed a 1-1 draw. Bale and James both looked certain to leave Madrid this summer but each were included by Zinedine Zidane […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Jurgen Klopp saluted Mohamed Salah's "amazing" solo strike as the Liverpool star killed off Arsenal with his latest masterpiece in Saturday's 3-1 win at Anfield. With Liverpool two goals up after Joel Matip's header and Salah's penalty, the Egypt forward took possession just inside the Arsenal half and weaved his magic. Accelerating […]

Berlin (AFP) – Hat-trick hero Robert Lewandowski hailed the strength of Bayern Munich's squad after securing a 3-0 victory over Schalke on Saturday, as new signing Philippe Coutinho made his Bundesliga debut for the German giants. "Our squad is optimal now. We brought two good players on in the second half today, and we need […]

Milan (AFP) – Juventus captain Giorgio Chiellini scored the first goal of the Serie A season on Saturday as the champions kicked off their bid for a ninth consecutive title with a 1-0 win at Parma. New Juventus coach Maurizio Sarri was missing from the sidelines as he recovers from pneumonia which will also see […]

London (AFP) – Liverpool extended their perfect start to the Premier League season as Mohamed Salah inspired an impressive 3-1 win over Arsenal, while Manchester United suffered fresh penalty woe through Marcus Rashford in their shock home defeat against Crystal Palace on Saturday. Jurgen Klopp's title challengers made it three successive victories thanks to Joel […]