Here are the ten things we learned from Week 24 of the 2016 MLS season. Seattle’s Charge Continues The Seattle Sounders are back. The Rave Green won their third consecutive game on Sunday night at CenturyLink Field, and in doing so, got the one they really wanted: A 3-1 rout of the Portland Timbers that […]

Paris (AFP) – Victor Wanyama — the only Kenyan playing in a major European football league — scored his first goal for Tottenham Hotspur in a 1-0 weekend victory over Crystal Palace. The former Celtic midfielder struck eight minutes from time to give Spurs their first English Premier League win of the season after an […]

London (AFP) – Georginio Wijnaldum has called on his Liverpool team-mates to put the disappointment of defeat by Burnley behind them in Tuesday's League Cup tie at second-tier Burton Albion. Liverpool started the Premier League season in enterprising fashion with a thrilling 4-3 win at Arsenal, only to lose 2-0 at promoted Burnley on Saturday despite […]

London (AFP) – Slaven Bilic insists West Ham United's move to the London Stadium will be a big success as long as his team keep winning. Bilic's side celebrated the first Premier League fixture in their new home with a 1-0 victory over 10-man Bournemouth on Sunday thanks to Michail Antonio's 85th minute header. Having […]

Rome (AFP) – Frank de Boer admitted he has his work cut out if he is to turn Inter Milan into Italian title contenders after a shock defeat to Chievo on Sunday. Speaking after his first Serie A match in charge of the Chinese-owned club, the former Dutch international said he had not had enough […]

Rome (AFP) – Inter Milan crashed to a shock 2-0 defeat at the hands of Chievo on Sunday in the biggest upset of the opening weekend of the new Serie A campaign. Two second-half strikes by Chievo's Slovenian winger Valter Birsa made it a night to forget for Inter's new boss Frank de Boer, installed […]

Paris (AFP) – Lucas, Layvin Kurzawa and Marco Verratti got the goals as Paris Saint-Germain beat newly promoted Metz 3-0 at the Parc des Princes in coach Unai Emery's first home game in charge on Sunday. The result allowed PSG to continue their perfect start to life under their new Spanish coach but the evening […]

Barcelona (AFP) – A Gareth Bale brace and a Marco Asensio lob helped Real Madrid make light work of Real Sociedad, running out 3-0 winners at Anoeta in their opening game of the season in La Liga. Bale was the only member of the renowned 'BBC' forward line who was fit enough to play in […]

Rome (AFP) – Colombian striker Carlos Bacca hit a hat-trick as AC Milan began a new era under Chinese ownership with a nervy 3-2 win over Torino on Sunday. It took an injury-time penalty save by 17-year-old goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma to secure the three points for Vincenzo Montella's side after Torino mounted a stoppage-time fightback. […]

Paris (AFP) – Troubled French giants Marseille slumped to a 2-1 loss at Guingamp in Ligue 1 on Sunday, leaving the nine-time champions still searching for their first win of the new season. Meanwhile, Manchester United star Paul Pogba was in the crowd in Saint-Etienne to watch his brother Florentin turn out for Les Verts […]

London (AFP) – Michail Antonio made West Ham United feel at home in the first Premier League match at their new London Stadium as his late header clinched a 1-0 win over 10-man Bournemouth on Sunday. After 112 years playing just down the road at Upton Park, West Ham have entered a new era this […]

Berlin (AFP) – Bundesliga side Werder Bremen kicked off their new season by being dumped out of the German Cup in the first round with a 2-1 defeat at third-tier club Sportfreunde Lotte on Sunday. Viktor Skripnik's Bremen fell behind early on to a goal by defender Matthias Rahn, but Austrian international Zlatko Junuzovic levelled […]

Paris (AFP) – Troubled French giants Marseille slumped to a 2-1 loss at Guingamp in Ligue 1 on Sunday, leaving the nine-time champions still searching for their first win of the new season. Yannis Salibur struck after just 32 seconds in Brittany with Jeremy Sorbon netting Guingamp's second shortly after half-time as the hosts withstood […]

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 […]