Berlin (AFP) – Hertha Berlin on Saturday left Brazil striker Matheus Cunha out of their matchday squad with the Bundesliga club reportedly negotiating the Olympic gold medallist's transfer to Atletico Madrid. Hertha have made it "very clear" they want around 30 million euros ($35 million) for Cunha, 22, said sports director Fredi Bobic, who admitted […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Jurgen Klopp said Liverpool's "dreams were fulfilled" as the Reds celebrated the return of a full house at Anfield by sweeping aside Burnley 2-0 on Saturday. Goals from Diogo Jota and Sadio Mane either side of half-time extended Liverpool's 100 percent start to the season with six points from their opening two […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Liverpool celebrated the return of a full house to Anfield by extending their 100 percent start to the Premier League season as goals from Diogo Jota and Sadio Mane saw off Burnley 2-0 on Saturday. Jota's header opened the scoring against the run of play after a bright Burnley start and Mane […]

Rome (AFP) – Cristiano Ronaldo will remain at Juventus, coach Massimiliano Allegri insisted on Saturday, saying he had received assurances from the Portugal star dispelling rumours of a possible return to Real Madrid. "Let's clarify this issue, Ronaldo told me that he's staying," Allegri said in response to numerous questions on Ronaldo's form and mindset […]

Milan (AFP) – Alessandro Florenzi has completed his move to AC Milan on a season-long loan from Roma, the seven-time European champions announced on Saturday. In a statement, Milan said that the 30-year-old "was joining the rossonero club until June 30, 2022". Italian media put the cost of the loan deal at one million euros, […]

Caracas (AFP) – Venezuela's Portuguese coach Jose Peseiro has resigned less than two weeks ahead of a triple-header of World Cup qualifiers, because he has not been paid for a year, the country's federation said on Friday. "Yesterday (Thursday) we received a letter from the technical director rescinding his contract," said Jorge Gimenez, president of […]

Glasgow (AFP) – Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou is ready to return to Japan following Kyogo Furuhashi's successful start to life with the Scottish giants. The new Hoops boss knows the J-League well, having been the head coach of Yokohama Marinos, and he moved quickly to sign Furuhashi, with the Japan striker now having scored six […]

London (AFP) – Christian Pulisic will miss Chelsea's Premier League trip to Arsenal after testing positive for the coronavirus, Blues manager Thomas Tuchel said Friday. The United States forward missed Chelsea's open training session on Wednesday, and is not available for Sunday's game at the Emirates Stadium as he self-isolates. But Hakim Ziyech and N'Golo […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer warned his side not to get carried away with a 5-1 win over Leeds United to start their Premier League season as he challenged Paul Pogba to perform consistently at his best. The Frenchman provided four assists in the rout of Marcelo Bielsa's men […]

London (AFP) – Tottenham manager Nuno Espirito Santo refused to say whether Harry Kane will play for the first time this season at Wolves on Sunday as the stand-off over the England captain's future continues. Kane is keen to leave his boyhood club for a move to Premier League champions Manchester City before the end […]

London (AFP) – Chelsea's Kai Havertz is to auction off the specially-designed boots he will wear in Sunday's Premier League match against Arsenal in a bid to raise funds for those affected by flooding in his native Germany. Some 189 people lost their lives in severe floods that pummelled western Germany in mid-July, with houses […]

Madrid (AFP) – French striker Karim Benzema has signed a new deal with Real Madrid to keep him at the La Liga club until 2023, the Spanish outfit said on Friday. The versatile 33-year-old forward joined Madrid back in 2009 from Lyon and he has racked up an impressive 560 matches for them since. He […]

London (AFP) – Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said on Friday he was surprised his side were forced to play their Premier League opener at Brentford last week despite a coronavirus outbreak that saw four players test positive. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Alexandre Lacazette, Willian and reserve goalkeeper Alex Runarsson missed the match. An extra round of testing […]

London (AFP) – Arsenal secured the signing of Martin Odegaard from Real Madrid on a permanent deal on Friday after the Norwegian international midfielder impressed during a loan spell at the Emirates last season. The 22-year-old will reportedly cost the Gunners an initial £30 million ($41 million) with Arsenal also expected to splash £30 million […]

Madrid (AFP) – Barcelona face Athletic Bilbao on Saturday in their first away match since the departure of Lionel Messi, hoping to back up a promising La Liga opener last weekend, while Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid also look to notch second straight wins. Ronald Koeman's Barca beat Real Sociedad 4-2 last weekend despite the […]