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 […]

Rio de Janeiro (AFP) – Neymar struck the winning penalty as Brazil claimed a first ever Olympic football gold medal with victory over Germany on penalties at Rio's Maracana. The 5-4 shoot-out win exacted revenge for a humiliating 7-1 World Cup semi-final defeat to Germany two years ago. Olympic gold was the only major title […]

Leicester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger hit out at criticism of his club's transfer policy after he once again came under pressure from supporters to spend money on new players. Wenger has made only one major close-season signing, recruiting Swiss midfielder Granit Xhaka from Borussia Moenchengladbach for a reported fee of 35 […]

London (AFP) – Mauricio Pochettino believes Tottenham Hotspur can now start looking forward after a first victory of the campaign helped draw a line under the disappointment of missing out on the Premier League title last season. The north London club's challenge fell away last term with Pochettino's side eventually finishing third after pushing champions […]

Watford (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Chelsea manager Antonio Conte praised the commitment and focus of his players after their 2-1 victory over Watford at Vicarage Road. Late goals by Michy Batshuayi, his first for the club, and Diego Costa gave Chelsea three points that seemed unlikely when Etienne Capoue put Watford ahead early in the […]

Burnley (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Jurgen Klopp admitted he was baffled by Liverpool's surprise defeat at Burnley in which they enjoyed over 80 percent of possession, but still lost 2-0 to the newly-promoted club. Reds boss Klopp confessed he thought his team had actually seen more like 90 per cent of the ball at Turf […]

Stoke-on-Trent (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Pep Guardiola admits he is surprised how well Manchester City have started under his management after a 4-1 victory at Stoke City extended their winning start to the season on Saturday. Guardiola's team have won two Premier League games, either side of a 5-0 victory at Steaua Bucharest in the […]

Rio de Janeiro (AFP) – Brazil's quest for a first ever football Olympic gold medal will be decided on penalties after a 1-1 draw with world champions Germany. Barcelona star Neymar's stunning first-half free-kick had the hosts headed for gold. However, Germany captain Max Meyer equalised on 59 minutes and, despite Brazil's dominance, they couldn't […]

Rome (AFP) – Gonzalo Higuain repaid a first chunk of his 90-million-euro ($102m) transfer fee by firing Juventus to a 2-1 victory over Fiorentina in their Serie A opener on Saturday. It was the perfect start to the champions' bid for a record sixth consecutive Italian title against opponents who finished fifth last season and […]

Rome (AFP) – Gonzalo Higuain needed less than nine minutes to start paying off his 90-million-euro ($102m) transfer fee as Juventus began their Serie A title defence with a 2-1 win over Fiorentina on Saturday. The Argentina striker came off the bench to seal the three points with a typical poacher's strike a quarter of […]