Berlin (AFP) – Julian Schieber's injury-time winner sealed Hertha Berlin's 2-1 victory at home to newly-promoted Freiburg on Sunday for a dramatic start to the hosts' 2016/17 German league season. Hertha were cruising to a 1-0 win at Berlin's Olympic Stadium on the opening weekend of the Bundesliga, thanks to Vladimir Darida's second-half goal before […]

Paris (AFP) – Bordeaux edged a tight encounter with Nantes 1-0 on Sunday at the Stade Matmut-Atlantique to register their second successive home win of the new Ligue 1 season. Uruguayan striker Diego Rolan tapped in the only goal of the game in the 31st minute from close-season signing Jeremy Menez's cross. Jocelyn Gourvennec's hosts […]

West Bromwich (United Kingdom) (AFP) – West Bromwich Albion and Middlesbrough scrapped their way to a goalless draw in a Premier League game of few chances at The Hawthorns on Sunday. The point apiece saw newly-promoted Boro climb into sixth place, with West Brom moving up to tenth in the table. But this was a […]

Geneva (AFP) – FIFA president Gianni Infantino said in an interview published Sunday that he will make less than two million Swiss francs a year, well below the salary of his disgraced predecessor, Sepp Blatter. Infantino has not yet agreed to terms with FIFA but speaking to Switzerland's Blick newspaper, he said his salary "will […]

If you're trying to find out how you can watch Sporting CP vs. Porto, you've come to the right place. Two of the biggest clubs in Portugal clash on Sunday when Sporting Clube de Portugal take on FC Porto with a game scheduled to kick off at 1pm ET. For soccer fans in the United […]

Kingston upon Hull (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho believes that Marcus Rashford is proving his value to the side after the young striker scored the late goal that defeated Hull City on Saturday. Rashford hit eight goals in 18 matches for United last season, having broken into the first team in […]

Madrid (AFP) – Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane closed the exit door on Colombian playmaker James Rodriguez despite leaving the 2014 World Cup's top scorer on the bench once more for Real's 2-1 win over Celta Vigo on Saturday. Rodriguez has fallen down the pecking order at the Bernabeu since Zidane took charge in January […]

Glasgow (AFP) – Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers hailed his players for making what he described as a near perfect start to the season after a 4-1 win over Aberdeen took them top of the Scottish Premiership. It capped off a great week for the Scottish champions who clinched a place in the lucrative group stage […]

Watford (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has urged Mesut Ozil to build on his scoring start to the season after admitting the one element the midfielder's game has lacked is goals. Ozil, Santi Cazorla and Alexis Sanchez were on target in the Gunners' 3-1 Premier League win at Watford on Saturday, their […]

London (AFP) – Chelsea's revitalised winger Eden Hazard has been challenged to step up his performances even further after making an impressive start under new Blues boss Antonio Conte. Hazard, England's Footballer of the Year in 2015, endured a difficult campaign last season when Chelsea finished 10th in the table, Jose Mourinho was sacked and […]

Leicester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri played down fears over the fitness of Kasper Schmeichel after the goalkeeper was injured during the Premier League champions' 2-1 win over Swansea City. Ranieri's side secured their first win of the season on Saturday as Jamie Vardy ended his wait for a first goal […]

London (AFP) – Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp expressed optimism about his team's progress despite the frustration of a 1-1 draw against Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane. James Milner put Liverpool ahead with a 43rd-minute penalty in Saturday's game, but the visitors could not make their superiority count and conceded a 72nd-minute equaliser to Danny […]

The United States debut of Goal Rush was a smashing success on the NBC Sports App today. The live look-in program features all of the goals and key moments of Premier League matches between the 10am-Noon ET timeslot. The first US broadcast of the program featured an average of 2.5 goals per game as 15 […]

Madrid (AFP) – Real Madrid shrugged off the absence of the injured Cristiano Ronaldo to extend their perfect start to the season with a 2-1 win over Celta Vigo on Saturday thanks to Toni Kroos's late winner. The European champions now lead their opponents in May's Champions League final by four points after just two […]

Milan (AFP) – A second-half winner from Sami Khedira made it two wins from two for Juventus as Napoli edged nine-man AC Milan in a dramatic 4-2 win on Saturday. Juventus, who started their title defence with a 2-1 win over Fiorentina last week, were kept on a tight rein by Lazio throughout a first […]