Watford (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has urged Mesut Ozil to build on his scoring start to the season after admitting the one element the midfielder's game has lacked is goals. Ozil, Santi Cazorla and Alexis Sanchez were on target in the Gunners' 3-1 Premier League win at Watford on Saturday, their […]

London (AFP) – Chelsea's revitalised winger Eden Hazard has been challenged to step up his performances even further after making an impressive start under new Blues boss Antonio Conte. Hazard, England's Footballer of the Year in 2015, endured a difficult campaign last season when Chelsea finished 10th in the table, Jose Mourinho was sacked and […]

Leicester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri played down fears over the fitness of Kasper Schmeichel after the goalkeeper was injured during the Premier League champions' 2-1 win over Swansea City. Ranieri's side secured their first win of the season on Saturday as Jamie Vardy ended his wait for a first goal […]

London (AFP) – Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp expressed optimism about his team's progress despite the frustration of a 1-1 draw against Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane. James Milner put Liverpool ahead with a 43rd-minute penalty in Saturday's game, but the visitors could not make their superiority count and conceded a 72nd-minute equaliser to Danny […]

The United States debut of Goal Rush was a smashing success on the NBC Sports App today. The live look-in program features all of the goals and key moments of Premier League matches between the 10am-Noon ET timeslot. The first US broadcast of the program featured an average of 2.5 goals per game as 15 […]

Madrid (AFP) – Real Madrid shrugged off the absence of the injured Cristiano Ronaldo to extend their perfect start to the season with a 2-1 win over Celta Vigo on Saturday thanks to Toni Kroos's late winner. The European champions now lead their opponents in May's Champions League final by four points after just two […]

Milan (AFP) – A second-half winner from Sami Khedira made it two wins from two for Juventus as Napoli edged nine-man AC Milan in a dramatic 4-2 win on Saturday. Juventus, who started their title defence with a 2-1 win over Fiorentina last week, were kept on a tight rein by Lazio throughout a first […]

Madrid (AFP) – Real Madrid shrugged off the absence of Cristiano Ronaldo to extend their perfect start to the season and a La Liga win streak to 14 games with a 2-1 defeat of Celta Vigo on Saturday. Alvaro Morata looked to have Real on their way to another three points when he eventually broke […]

Glasgow (AFP) – Celtic leapfrogged rivals Rangers to move top of the Scottish Premiership with a comprehensive 4-1 win over 10-man Aberdeen at Parkhead on Saturday. Leigh Griffiths fired Celtic into a 13th-minute lead before Aberdeen equalised against the run of play through Adam Rooney in the 32nd minute. James Forrest restored Celtic's advantage just […]

Kingston upon Hull (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Marcus Rashford extended Manchester United's 100 percent start to the Premier League season with a dramatic strike two minutes into stoppage time to seal a 1-0 win at Hull City on Saturday. Teenage forward Rashford, left out of the starting line-up for each of United's opening three matches, […]

Milan (AFP) – Sami Khedira hit a second-half winner as champions Juventus made it two wins from two at the start of the new Serie A season with a 1-0 victory away to Lazio on Saturday. Juventus, who started their title defence with a 2-1 win over Fiorentina last week, were kept on a tight […]

London (AFP) – Antonio Conte has won his first four games as Chelsea manager after Eden Hazard's sublime strike inspired a comfortable 3-0 victory over Burnley to leave his side top of the Premier League on Saturday. Former Italy coach Conte needed Diego Costa to score in the closing moments of his first two games […]

Beijing (AFP) – Former Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini has been appointed by China's Hebei Fortune, the club announced on social media. "Welcome Pellegrini", the club — which is based in the northeastern port town of Qinhuangdao — posted on China's Twitter-like Sina Weibo, together with a picture of the Chilean. Pellegrini, 62, who has […]

Berlin (AFP) – Dutch striker Bas Dost said Saturday he hopes to transfer from VfL Wolfsburg to Sporting Lisbon imminently, with his Wolves place under threat following the arrival of Germany's Mario Gomez. The transfer window closed at midnight on Wednesday (2200 GMT), but Dost hopes to be plying his trade in the Portuguese league […]

Watford (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Arsene Wenger has confirmed Valencia defender Shkodran Mustafi and Deportivo La Coruna striker Lucas Perez are on the verge of signing for Arsenal. Wenger has lined up deals for the pair as he seeks to bolster his squad after a quiet transfer window and the Gunners boss is confident both […]