Liverpool (AFP) – Chelsea held out with 10 men for the entire second-half to frustrate Liverpool as the first heavyweight clash of the Premier League season between two title contenders ended 1-1 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 […]

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 […]

Berlin (AFP) – Robert Lewandowski scored a hat-trick as Bayern Munich thumped Hertha Berlin 5-0 on Saturday, with the Poland striker passing the milestone of 300 goals for the defending Bundesliga champions. Bayern took an early lead through Thomas Mueller before Lewandowski struck either side of a Jamal Musiala goal. Having scored a record 41 […]

Paris (AFP) – Justin Kluivert scored his first Nice goal and set up another in a 4-0 thrashing of Bordeaux in Ligue 1 on Saturday, while Mauricio Pochettino said Lionel Messi would likely make his Paris Saint-Germain debut later this weekend. Kluivert, son of former Netherlands forward Patrick Kluivert, made his contributions before going off […]

Paris (AFP) – Justin Kluivert scored his first Nice goal and set up another in Saturday's 4-0 home win over Bordeaux ahead of Lionel Messi's expected Paris Saint-Germain debut later in Ligue 1 third round. Kluivert, son of former Netherlands forward Patrick Kluivert, made his contributions before going off injured after 35 minutes The match […]

Berlin (AFP) – RB Leipzig captain Marcel Sabitzer looks set to sign for defending Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich, who admitted Saturday his potential transfer "could be a topic for us". The 27-year-old has been left out of the Leipzig squad for Sunday's Bundesliga match at fellow Champions League side Wolfsburg. Bayern are expected to pay […]

London (AFP) – Mikel Arteta urged his Arsenal flops to "look in the mirror" after a dismal 5-0 thrashing at Manchester City, while Everton extended their strong start with a 2-0 win at Brighton on Saturday. Arteta's side have lost their first three league games and are yet to even score a goal this term. […]

Berlin (AFP) – Bayer Leverkusen moved top of the fledgling Bundesliga table after sweeping Augsburg aside 4-1 on Saturday thanks to two early own goals. Uncapped 18-year-old midfielder Florian Wirtz celebrated his Germany call-up on Friday by scoring the visitors' fourth as the Werkself took top spot on goal difference. Augsburg made a disastrous start […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester City rubbed salt into Arsenal wounds with a 5-0 thrashing on Saturday to inflict the Gunners' worst start to a league season since 1954. Mikel Arteta's men have lost their first three league games and are yet to even score a goal with the pressure rising on the former […]

Paris (AFP) – Kylian Mbappe, coveted by Real Madrid, should be in the Paris Saint-Germain squad at Reims, along with Lionel Messi, who could make his debut, and Neymar, coach Mauricio Pochettino said on Saturday. "We have not yet announced the squad," the coach told his press conference ahead of Sunday evening's Ligue 1 match, […]

Berlin (AFP) – Erling Braut Haaland scored the winning goal in added time as Borussia Dortmund snatched a dramatic 3-2 win at home to Hoffenheim on Friday in the Bundesliga. Hoffenheim equalised twice as goals by Dortmund teenagers Giovanni Reyna and Jude Bellingham were cancelled out by Christoph Baumgartner, then Munas Dabbur who levelled in […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Cristiano Ronaldo's sensational return to Manchester United on Friday capped a transfer window that has made fans quickly forget the disappointment on the field, and uprising off it, that ended last season. Just four months ago supporters stormed the Old Trafford pitch in protest at the club's owners for their […]

London (AFP) – Cristiano Ronaldo on Friday sensationally returned to Manchester United, the club where he established his reputation. AFP Sport picks out the best of social media reaction to the Portuguese superstar's switch from Juventus to Old Trafford. "@Cristiano is going back to @ManUtd . Wow! Just Wow. What a signing. What a transfer […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Cristiano Ronaldo completed an emotional return to Manchester United on Friday, 12 years after leaving as the world's most expensive player, tasked with firing the Red Devils back to the top of the English and European game. The 36-year-old has forced a return to the Premier League from Juventus as […]

Milan (AFP) – Cristiano Ronaldo's departure to Manchester United undoubtedly leaves Juventus a weaker proposition on the field but his departure is unlikely to cause too many tears in Turin as an expensive experiment comes to an early end. Coach Massimiliano Allegri almost shrugged his shoulders on Friday when he told the world the five-time […]