Rome (AFP) – Colombian striker Carlos Bacca hit a hat-trick as AC Milan began a new era under Chinese ownership with a nervy 3-2 win over Torino on Sunday. It took an injury-time penalty save by 17-year-old goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma to secure the three points for Vincenzo Montella's side after Torino mounted a stoppage-time fightback. […]

Paris (AFP) – Troubled French giants Marseille slumped to a 2-1 loss at Guingamp in Ligue 1 on Sunday, leaving the nine-time champions still searching for their first win of the new season. Meanwhile, Manchester United star Paul Pogba was in the crowd in Saint-Etienne to watch his brother Florentin turn out for Les Verts […]

London (AFP) – Michail Antonio made West Ham United feel at home in the first Premier League match at their new London Stadium as his late header clinched a 1-0 win over 10-man Bournemouth on Sunday. After 112 years playing just down the road at Upton Park, West Ham have entered a new era this […]

Berlin (AFP) – Bundesliga side Werder Bremen kicked off their new season by being dumped out of the German Cup in the first round with a 2-1 defeat at third-tier club Sportfreunde Lotte on Sunday. Viktor Skripnik's Bremen fell behind early on to a goal by defender Matthias Rahn, but Austrian international Zlatko Junuzovic levelled […]

Paris (AFP) – Troubled French giants Marseille slumped to a 2-1 loss at Guingamp in Ligue 1 on Sunday, leaving the nine-time champions still searching for their first win of the new season. Yannis Salibur struck after just 32 seconds in Brittany with Jeremy Sorbon netting Guingamp's second shortly after half-time as the hosts withstood […]

London (AFP) – West Ham United striker Andy Carroll will be sidelined for several weeks after suffering a knee injury, Hammers boss Slaven Bilic revealed on Sunday. Carroll sustained the problem during West Ham's Europa League play-off first leg 1-1 draw against Astra Giurgiu on Thursday. The injury-plagued 27-year-old is expected to be out of […]

Lisbon (AFP) – Costa Rican winger Joel Campbell has joined Sporting Lisbon on a season-long loan from Arsenal, both clubs announced on Sunday. The 24-year-old signed for Arsenal in 2011, but struggled for first-team football and spent spells on loan at Lorient, Real Betis, Olympiakos and Villarreal. Campbell did have a run in Arsene Wenger's […]

Sunderland (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Uruguayan striker Cristhian Stuani's fine brace earned Middlesbrough a 2-1 win at Sunderland on Sunday in the northeast rivals' first Premier League encounter since January 2009. Stuani put Aitor Karanka's Boro ahead with a glorious 25-yard strike in the 13th minute at the Stadium of Light before finishing off a […]

If you're trying to find out how you can watch Milan vs. Torino, you've come to the right place. AC Milan will start their 2016/17 Serie A season today to try to improve upon its 7th place finish, where the team missed out on Europa League qualification. Torino, too, will be looking for improvement after […]

Rio de Janeiro (AFP) – Brazil won the entire Olympics — or so it felt for fans dancing in the streets after Neymar fired the winning penalty for football gold. Drivers of cars and trucks hooted and crowds in countless bars across the city screamed in a Saturday night delight. At one open-air bar along […]

Lisbon (AFP) – Portugal Under-21 striker Andre Silva has penned a five-year contract extension with Porto, the Portuguese giants announced on Sunday. Silva, 20, broke into the Porto first team last season and his new deal, which includes a 60-million-euro ($68 million) release clause, will keep him at the club until 2021. He scored a […]

London (AFP) – Premier League giants Liverpool are the target of an 800 million pounds ($1 billion, 924 million euros) takeover bid backed by the Chinese government, British newspaper the Sunday Times reported. China Everbright, a state-backed financial firm, are leading the bid, backed by the country's main sovereign wealth fund, the China Investment Corporation […]

If you're trying to find out how you can watch Benfica vs. Vitória Setúbal, you've come to the right place. Benfica and the Primeira Liga have a new home on US television and streaming, and its name is fuboTV. Benfica's second game of the season will be shown live and exclusively in the USA on […]

Glasgow (AFP) – Winger James Forrest says confidence among the Celtic players is sky high ahead of their crucial Champions League play-off match against Hapoel Beer-Sheva. The Hoops star grabbed the third goal in a 4-2 win over St Johnstone in the Scottish Premiership on Saturday as the champions warmed up for the return leg […]

Rome (AFP) – Juventus boss Massimiliano Allegri has hailed Gonzalo Higuain's debut goal as testimony to the predatory instincts that prompted the club to splash out 90 million euros ($102m) on him. The Argentina striker came off the bench on Saturday night to fire the Italian champions to a 2-1 win over potential title rivals […]