London (AFP) – Wolves signed South Korea striker Hwang Hee-chan on a season-long loan from Leipzig on Sunday. The Premier League club have an option to complete a permanent deal for a reported fee of £12.8 million ($17.6 million) once Hwang's loan is complete. Hwang, nicknamed 'The Bull', was unveiled to Wolves fans on the […]

Berlin (AFP) – Robert Lewandowski has just turned 33, but Bayern Munich's prolific goal-machine shows no sign of slowing after his latest Bundesliga hat-trick. Lewandowski has now scored three or more goals in 15 German league matches after hitting another hat-trick in Saturday's 5-0 thumping of Hertha Berlin. Last May, the Poland star striker broke […]

London (AFP) – Son Heung-min sent Tottenham to the top of the Premier League as the South Korean's free-kick clinched a 1-0 win against Watford on Sunday. Nuno Espirito Santo's side have made a flawless start to the new domestic season and they sit two points clear of second placed West Ham after a third […]

Paris Saint-Germain are expected to compete for the elusive UEFA Champions League title with their new additions and their already talented roster. Six-time Ballon d’Or winner Lionel Messi, center-back Sergio Ramos, goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma — who won Player of the Tournament at Euro 2020 — and midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum arrived on free transfers. Right-back Achraf […]

Troyes (France) (AFP) – Sofiane Diop scored both goals as Monaco bounced back from Champions League elimination to win 2-1 at Troyes on Sunday for a first Ligue 1 victory of the season. Four days after travelling back from Ukraine after being knocked out by Shakhtar Donetsk in the final round of Champions League qualifying, […]

Glasgow (AFP) – Rangers survived the absence of manager Steven Gerrard and several players due to a coronavirus outbreak to beat Celtic 1-0 at Ibrox in the first Old Firm derby of the season on Sunday. Swedish defender Filip Helander scored the only goal of a tight contest to condemn Celtic boss Ange Postecoglou to […]

Lyon (AFP) – Maxwel Cornet, a versatile Ivory Coast international, is joining Premier League Burnley from Lyon of Ligue 1, the clubs announced on Sunday. The French club said they had accepted a fee of 15 million euros (12.8m pounds), of which 15 per cent would go to Cornet's previous club Metz. "The versatile 24-year-old, […]

Madrid (AFP) – Dani Carvajal's second-half goal gave Real Madrid a 1-0 win at Real Betis on Saturday as Carlo Ancelotti's men moved top of the early La Liga table. Madrid now have seven points from their opening three games after a bright start to the season, while the reported potential signing of Kylian Mbappe […]

Paris (AFP) – Marseille bounced back from the violent mayhem of their last Ligue 1 encounter to defeat Saint-Etienne 3-1 on Saturday as Lionel Messi prepared to make his Paris Saint-Germain debut. On loan from Arsenal, Matteo Guendouzi, in the 23rd minute, and former Flamengo player Gerson, after 51 minutes, scored their first goals for […]

Milan (AFP) – Juventus were stunned by promoted Empoli in their first match of the post-Cristiano Ronaldo era, a 1-0 home defeat in Serie A leaving the 'Old Lady' looking toothless while Ciro Immobile hit a hat-trick for Lazio in a 6-1 thrashing of Spezia. The Turin giants would have been confident of their chances […]

Turin (Italy) (AFP) – Juventus slumped to a shock 1-0 home defeat to promoted Empoli in Serie A on Saturday in their first match of the post-Cristiano Ronaldo era. Leonardo Mancuso's strike midway through the first half at the Allianz Stadium was enough for a surprise win for the Tuscan team which left Juve with […]

Madrid (AFP) – Youssef En-Nesyri's header secured Sevilla a 1-1 draw at Elche on Saturday which kept Julen Lopetegui's men unbeaten after three La Liga games. The Moroccan forward's second goal of the campaign shortly before half-time moved Sevilla level at the top of the early table with Valencia. Defender Enzo Roco had given Elche […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Thomas Tuchel believes Chelsea showed the resilience that can make them Premier League champions in frustrating Liverpool for 45 minutes with a man down in a 1-1 draw at Anfield on Saturday. Kai Havertz's looping header put the visitors in front before Reece James was sent-off in first-half stoppage time for handball […]

Milan (AFP) – Ciro Immobile fired Lazio to two wins from two in Serie A with a hat-trick in a 6-1 hammering of Spezia on Saturday, while Atalanta laboured to a goalless draw with Bologna. Immobile struck his first just seconds after Daniele Verde had given Spezia a shock fourth-minute lead in Rome, levelling the scores […]

London (AFP) – Ten-man Chelsea held on for a 1-1 draw at Liverpool after Reece James' controversial dismissal, while Mikel Arteta urged his Arsenal flops to "look in the mirror" after a dismal 5-0 thrashing at Manchester City on Saturday. European champions Chelsea took the lead through Kai Havertz's looping header from James's corner in […]