Berlin (AFP) – Japan midfielder Shinji Kagawa scored twice as Borussia Dortmund eased into the second round of the German Cup with a 3-0 victory away to fourth-division Eintract Trier on Monday. Kagawa struck with just eight minutes gone before adding a second on the half hour, with close-season signing Andre Schuerrle netting his first […]

Madrid (AFP) – Victor Diaz scored the only goal as Leganes defeated Celta Vigo 1-0 on Monday in the club's first ever game in the Spanish top flight. Diaz steered in from a corner on 75 minutes to hand Leganes victory on their La Liga debut, having won promotion to the top tier by finishing […]

Rome (AFP) – Paris Saint-Germain striker Jean-Christophe Bahebeck has joined Pescara on a one-year loan deal, the Serie A club announced on Monday. Pescara achieved promotion to the top flight at the end of last season and the Italians do have an option to buy Bahebeck at the end of the loan. The 23-year-old Frenchman […]

Glasgow (AFP) – Two Palestinian charities have picked up an unexpected financial windfall with £45000 (52000 euros, $59000) raised by supporters of Scottish Champions Celtic it was revealed on Monday. One of the historic club's supporters groups Green Brigade launched the fundraising effort initially to match an anticipated £15000 fine from European governing body UEFA […]

London (AFP) – Dutch international forward Siem de Jong has joined PSV Eindhoven on a season-long loan from Newcastle United, the English second-tier club announced on Monday. De Jong, 27, joined Newcastle from Ajax two years ago, but injuries have prevented him from establishing himself at St James' Park. He has made just seven starts […]

Munich (Germany) (AFP) – Portugal midfielder Renato Sanches returned to training with Bayern Munich on Monday, but is unlikely to be fit to make his debut against Werder Bremen on Friday. The 19-year-old, who joined the Bavarian giants from Benfica for 35 million euros ($39.6m) in the close-season, suffered a thigh injury in training a […]

Burton-on-Trent (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Goalkeeper Joe Hart will retain his place in the England squad despite being dropped by Manchester City, national coach Sam Allardyce said on Monday. Hart, 29, is yet to play for City this season after his new manager Pep Guardiola decided to install Willy Caballero as his first-choice goalkeeper. Hart, […]

Here are the ten things we learned from Week 24 of the 2016 MLS season. Seattle’s Charge Continues The Seattle Sounders are back. The Rave Green won their third consecutive game on Sunday night at CenturyLink Field, and in doing so, got the one they really wanted: A 3-1 rout of the Portland Timbers that […]

Paris (AFP) – Victor Wanyama — the only Kenyan playing in a major European football league — scored his first goal for Tottenham Hotspur in a 1-0 weekend victory over Crystal Palace. The former Celtic midfielder struck eight minutes from time to give Spurs their first English Premier League win of the season after an […]

London (AFP) – Georginio Wijnaldum has called on his Liverpool team-mates to put the disappointment of defeat by Burnley behind them in Tuesday's League Cup tie at second-tier Burton Albion. Liverpool started the Premier League season in enterprising fashion with a thrilling 4-3 win at Arsenal, only to lose 2-0 at promoted Burnley on Saturday despite […]

London (AFP) – Slaven Bilic insists West Ham United's move to the London Stadium will be a big success as long as his team keep winning. Bilic's side celebrated the first Premier League fixture in their new home with a 1-0 victory over 10-man Bournemouth on Sunday thanks to Michail Antonio's 85th minute header. Having […]

Rome (AFP) – Frank de Boer admitted he has his work cut out if he is to turn Inter Milan into Italian title contenders after a shock defeat to Chievo on Sunday. Speaking after his first Serie A match in charge of the Chinese-owned club, the former Dutch international said he had not had enough […]

Rome (AFP) – Inter Milan crashed to a shock 2-0 defeat at the hands of Chievo on Sunday in the biggest upset of the opening weekend of the new Serie A campaign. Two second-half strikes by Chievo's Slovenian winger Valter Birsa made it a night to forget for Inter's new boss Frank de Boer, installed […]

Paris (AFP) – Lucas, Layvin Kurzawa and Marco Verratti got the goals as Paris Saint-Germain beat newly promoted Metz 3-0 at the Parc des Princes in coach Unai Emery's first home game in charge on Sunday. The result allowed PSG to continue their perfect start to life under their new Spanish coach but the evening […]

Barcelona (AFP) – A Gareth Bale brace and a Marco Asensio lob helped Real Madrid make light work of Real Sociedad, running out 3-0 winners at Anoeta in their opening game of the season in La Liga. Bale was the only member of the renowned 'BBC' forward line who was fit enough to play in […]