Milan (AFP) – Inter Milan slumped to their first defeat of the season as Spanish duo Luis Alberto and Pedro Rodriguez struck late to guide Lazio to a 3-1 win on Friday which takes the Roman club to the top of Serie A. It marked another disappointing evening for Inter manager Simone Inzaghi who has […]

Berlin (AFP) – Freiburg continued their impressive start to the Bundesliga season, defeating a dogged Bochum 1-0 at home on Friday. In a game played in wet and wild conditions, Freiburg's Italian midfielder Vincenzo Grifo scored the only goal of the game when he headed in his own saved penalty, which had been saved two […]

London (AFP) – Everton on Friday signed striker Neal Maupay from Premier League rivals Brighton for an undisclosed fee, hoping the Frenchman can supply the goals they are desperately missing. The 26-year-old, who scored 27 times in 110 appearances over three years at Brighton, penned a three-year contract. "Everton is a great club with unbelievable […]

Rome (AFP) – Juventus have signed Poland striker Arkadiusz Milik from Ligue 1 outfit Marseille on loan with an option to buy for 7 million euros ($6.9 million) it was announced on Friday. The Italian club will pay Marseille 900,000 euros for the season which could rise to 1.7 million euros depending on certain goals […]

Well, matchday three certainly provided some early season fireworks in the Premier League. Manchester United picked up a much-needed win, while Liverpool now enters desperate times. Meanwhile, Chelsea dropped the ball at Leeds, who blitzed the Blues, 3-0. Finally, Manchester City dropped points in a thrilling 3-3 draw with Newcastle. So, where does that leave […]

Geneva (AFP) – The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Friday dismissed an appeal by Cardiff against having to pay the first instalment of the transfer fee for Argentine footballer Emiliano Sala, who died in a plane accident en route to his new club. CAS threw out the appeal filed by the former English […]

Berlin (AFP) – Bayern Munich manager Julian Nagelsmann on Friday paid little heed to concerns the Bundesliga season was over before it begun, saying his only focus was on his team’s quest for an 11th consecutive title. Speaking at a press conference ahead of his side’s home clash with Borussia Moenchengladbach on Saturday, Nagelsmann said […]

London (AFP) – Jurgen Klopp said on Friday that Liverpool are "working constantly" on potential new signings as the Reds try to deal with the injury crisis that contributed to their dismal run. Klopp has brought in Darwin Nunez, Fabio Carvalho and Calvin Ramsay since the end of last term. But Liverpool have been rocked […]

London (AFP) – Pep Guardiola insists there is no chance of Portugal midfielder Bernardo Silva leaving Manchester City during the current transfer window. Silva is reported to be interested in quitting the Premier League champions for personal reasons. The 28-year-old was on the bench for City's first two games this term before starting and scoring […]

London (AFP) – Tottenham manager Antonio Conte said on Friday he backs Son Heung-min to end his goal drought after the South Korea forward failed to score in the first three games of the Premier League season. Son drew a blank in Tottenham's matches against Southampton, Chelsea and Wolves in a rare barren spell for […]

Rome (Italy) (AFP) – Injured Netherlands midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum is unlikely to feature at this year's World Cup after Roma general manager Tiago Pinto said on Friday he would only return to the club in January. The 31-year-old broke his leg in training with the Serie A outfit on Sunday and faces a race against […]

London (AFP) – Manchester United's new midfielder Casemiro could make his debut at Southampton on Saturday, but Anthony Martial has been ruled out with an Achilles injury. Casemiro has moved from Real Madrid to Old Trafford in a £60 million ($71 million) deal and was presented to fans prior to Monday's 2-1 win against Liverpool. […]

London (AFP) – Newcastle smashed their transfer record on Friday with a reported £58 million ($68 million) swoop for Real Sociedad's Sweden striker Alexander Isak. Isak, 22, agreed a "long-term" contract with the Premier League club and could make his debut in Sunday's match at Wolves. The towering 6ft 4in targetman scored 44 goals in […]

Istanbul (AFP) – West Ham United were placed in the same group as Anderlecht in the draw for this season's Europa Conference League on Friday, while Hearts can look forward to a glamour tie against Serie A side Fiorentina. West Ham will also face Romanian outfit FCSB — formerly known as Steaua Bucharest — as […]

Istanbul (AFP) – Manchester United were placed in the same section as Real Sociedad in Friday's draw for this season's UEFA Europa League in Istanbul, while Arsenal will come up against PSV Eindhoven. United, who won the Europa League in 2017, will also meet Moldovan champions Sheriff Tiraspol and Omonia Nicosia of Cyprus in Group […]