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 […]

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 […]