Paris (AFP) – Zlatan Ibrahimovic ended his goal drought as Paris Saint-Germain extended their unbeaten start to the Ligue 1 season on Tuesday with a 3-0 victory at home to Guingamp. Javier Pastore gave PSG a first-half lead at the Parc des Princes before Angel Di Maria netted his first goal in domestic French soccer […]

Kevin de Bruyne and Raheem Sterling were in top-form as Manchester City cruised to a 4-1 Capital One Cup victory at Sunderland to end a two-game losing run. The B£100million duo tore the Black Cats apart on a night when the Barclays Premier League leaders demonstrated a brutal efficiency in front of a largely horrified […]

Madrid (AFP) – Real Madrid will have to do without four first-team regulars for their challenging trip to Athletic Bilbao on Wednesday after coach Rafael Benitez confirmed Sergio Ramos won't be fit to travel. Ramos hasn't featured since dislocating his shoulder in last week's 4-0 win over Shakhtar and joins Gareth Bale, James Rodriguez and […]

Berlin (AFP) – Robert Lewandowski wrote Bundesliga history on Tuesday and sent records tumbling by scoring five goals in just nine minutes in Bayern Munich's 5-1 romp at home to Wolfsburg. Bayern were 1-0 down at the break thanks to a goal by Wolfsburg winger Daniel Caligiuri when coach Pep Guardiola opted to swap midfielder […]

Madrid (AFP) – Atletico Madrid moved to the top of La Liga as Antoine Griezmann's double handed them a 2-0 win over Getafe on Tuesday. Griezmann got the hosts off to the perfect start after five minutes and then sealed the three points from what was an otherwise unconvincing Atletico display from Jackson Martinez's stoppage […]

Pep Guardiola thought he could get by without his best forward, starting Robert Lewandowski on the bench as a quick turnaround from weekend action saw Wolfsburg, last season's Bundesliga runner ups, visit Bayern Munich in the league's sixth round. However, fortunate to go into halftime trailing only 1-0, the Bayern boss didn't hesitate to bring the […]

Ankle ligaments. The most buzz-worthy storyline for Mexico and U.S. fans ahead of October’s playoff between the two nations for CONCACAF’s 2017 Confederations Cup berth has revolved all around ankle ligaments; specifically, left ankle ligaments. And more specifically, the left ankle ligaments of Andres Guardado. Ever since the reigning Gold Cup Most Valuable Player, clearly […]

Chelsea striker Diego Costa has been banned for three matches after a charge of violent conduct during Saturday's 2-0 win over Arsenal at Stamford Bridge was upheld. Costa had denied a Football Association charge over the incident, not seen by referee Mike Dean, in which he appeared to raise his hands to Gunners defender Laurent […]

English Football Association board member Heather Rabbatts has expressed her "sadness and anger" at news of Chelsea team doctor Eva Carneiro's departure from the club. Carneiro is understood to have parted company with Chelsea following the incident on the opening day of the season when she was criticized by manager Jose Mourinho. It is understood […]

Madrid (AFP) – Barcelona coach Luis Enrique has said the European champions will do everything in their power to try and register one of Arda Turan or Aleix Vidal before January. Both players were signed by the Catalan giants in the summer, but at the moment can't feature until the new year. Barca were handed […]

London (AFP) – Arsenal have won an appeal against Brazilian defender Gabriel's sending-off in Saturday's Premier League defeat to Chelsea, the Football Association confirmed on Tuesday. Gabriel was dismissed following an off-the-ball clash with Chelsea striker Diego Costa late in the first half of the Gunners' 2-0 defeat at Stamford Bridge and was facing a […]

Madrid (AFP) – Bayern Munich midfielder Xabi Alonso has categorically denied any wrongdoing after a report from Spanish daily El Mundo claimed he is being investigated for defrauding the Spanish tax authorities. Alonso is alleged to have failed to declare revenue from his image rights by ceding those rights to companies outside of Spain in […]

Cristiano Ronaldo has another chance to move ahead of Raul as Real Madrid's top goalscorer of all time on enemy territory as Los Blancos make the daunting trip to take on Athletic Bilbao on Wednesday (live at 3pm ET on beIN SPORTS Connect for soccer fans in the US). Ronaldo is just two goals off […]

US international DeAndre Yedlin is set to make his Sunderland debut this evening when the Black Cats play Manchester City in the Third Round of the Capital One Cup. Yedlin, who joined Sunderland on a season-long loan from Tottenham, has been training with the Wearside club since moving to the Northeast of England in early […]

Chelsea must decide quickly whether to appeal against Diego Costa's violent conduct charge after the Football Association began disciplinary proceedings following an ill-tempered clash with Arsenal. Costa has been cited for an incident involving Gunners defender Laurent Koscielny in his side's 2-0 win at Stamford Bridge, with the Blues given until 6pm on Tuesday to […]