Paris (AFP) – Alexandre Lacazette made it five goals from two Ligue 1 games this season as his brace of penalties allowed Lyon to beat Caen 2-0 on Friday and continue their perfect start to the French campaign. Lacazette's first penalty came in the 31st minute and he netted again from 12 yards in the […]

For La Liga's opening weekend of the 2016/17 season on beIN SPORTS, several familiar voices return to the airwaves to bring you the best of Spanish soccer to TV sets across the United States. beIN SPORTS' crown jewel of Phil Schoen and Ray Hudson will announce the Barcelona and Real Madrid games this weekend, while […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Paul Pogba was named in Manchester United's starting XI for Friday's Premier League home game with Southampton following his record-breaking return to the club from Juventus. Pogba, who has not played since France's 1-0 loss to Portugal in the Euro 2016 final on July 10, replaced Ander Herrera in the […]

Rio de Janeiro (AFP) – Brazil's female footballers suffered a second heartbreaking defeat in three days on Friday as a 2-1 bronze medal match loss to Canada in Sao Paulo saw the hosts fail to make the podium. Goals either side of half-time from Deanne Rose and veteran captain Christine Sinclair silenced a passionate crowd […]

Paris (AFP) – UEFA have opened disciplinary proceedings against Celtic after a section of their support displayed Palestine flags during Wednesday's Champions League play-off first leg against Hapoel Beer-Sheva of Israel. European football's governing body said Celtic had been charged for displays of an "illicit banner" and added: "This case will be dealt with by […]

London (AFP) – Antonio Conte is adamant none of the fiery exchanges he had with Walter Mazzarri in Italy will spill over into England now they are both managers in the Premier League. Conte clashed with Mazzarri when they were both in Serie A and the pair will be in opposition again when Conte's Chelsea […]

Glasgow (AFP) – Scott Brown chose club over country on Friday, announcing his retirement from international football so he could prolong his career with Scottish champions Celtic. The 31-year-old midfielder — who won his 50th and final cap against Denmark in March — said it had been a tough decision but after much thought he […]

Rio de Janeiro (AFP) – The chance to make history by winning Brazil's long-awaited first football gold medal will override desire for revenge insists Brazil coach Rogerio Micale ahead of Saturday's final against Germany at Rio's Maracana. Germany inflicted the worst defeat in Brazil's history in a 7-1 World Cup semi-final mauling just two years […]

Arsenal midfielder Serge Gnabry is currently tearing up the competition with Germany at the Olympics in Brazil. The 21-year-old winger has netted six goals in just five matches, tying him for most goals scored in the tournament with teammate Nils Peterson (one of Germany’s three over-aged players). While highly-rated players such as Neymar, Lars Bender, […]

London (AFP) – Crystal Palace manager Alan Pardew is confident the proposed arrival of striker Christian Benteke from Premier League rivals Liverpool will help bolster spirits at the south London club. A reported fee of £27 million ($35 million, 31 million euros) plus a further £5 million of add-ons has been agreed between Liverpool and […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola will not stand in Joe Hart's way if the out-of-favour goalkeeper decides to leave the club, he said on Friday. Guardiola has left Hart on the bench for City's first two games of the season, with Willy Caballero starting instead, and is reportedly close to […]

Lisbon (AFP) – Attacking midfielder Rafa Silva, who was crowned champion of Europe with Portugal during the summer, has just signed a five year deal with Portuguese giants Benfica Lisbon. Benfica broke the Portuguese transfer record to table a 15 million euros (£13 million) deal for the Sporting Braga man completing the most expensive transfer […]

Paris (AFP) – After being deprived of a place in Portugal's Euro 2016 squad due to injury, Bernardo Silva is the man of the moment for Monaco at the start of the new season. The principality club travel to face Nantes at the Stade de la Beaujoire on Saturday on the second weekend of the […]

London (AFP) – Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino is planning to further strengthen his squad during the remaining weeks of the transfer window and expects Christian Eriksen to commit his long-term future to the club. Pochettino is attempting to bring together a group of players capable of coping with the demands of playing in the […]

Watford (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Chelsea manager Antonio Conte will pit his wits against a familiar face on Saturday as his side travel to face a Watford side coached by fellow Italian Walter Mazzarri. Conte was recruited by the Stamford Bridge hierarchy partly because of his reputation as a determined and demanding coach, qualities he […]