London (AFP) – Manchester City staged a thrilling fightback as the Premier League champions rescued a 3-3 draw against Newcastle, while Edouard Mendy's embarrassing blunder condemned Chelsea to a 3-0 defeat at Leeds on Sunday. Pep Guardiola's side were in danger of a first league defeat since February after falling 3-1 behind in the second […]

Berlin (AFP) – Sadio Mane scored two goals, including one from the penalty spot, as Bayern Munich routed hapless Bochum 7-0 to extend their perfect start to the Bundesliga season on Sunday. Despite never scoring a penalty during his time in the Premier League, Mane converted from the spot in the 60th minute and looks […]

Paris (AFP) – Struggling Nice lost 1-0 at Clermont on Sunday, finishing with nine men on an afternoon when seven players saw red in Ligue 1. Brest won 3-1 at Angers, who ended with 10 men, and Auxerre won 2-1 at Montpellier as both teams had two men sent off. Elsewhere, Toulouse and Lorient drew […]

Glasgow (AFP) – Celtic stretched their perfect start to the Scottish Premiership season to four games with a hard-fought 2-0 win over Hearts on Sunday to move two points above Rangers at the top of the table. Kyogo Furuhashi and Giorgos Giakoumakis got the goals for the Hoops as the visitors ended with nine men […]

Berlin (AFP) – Eintracht Frankfurt's winless start to the season continued as the Europa League holders drew 1-1 at home to Cologne on Sunday. Frankfurt, who will play in the Champions League this season for the first time since losing the 1960 European Cup final to Real Madrid, now have two points from their opening […]

London (AFP) – Chelsea suffered their first Premier League defeat this season as Edouard Mendy's embarrassing blunder put Leeds on course for a 3-0 win, while Brighton condemned West Ham to a third successive loss on Sunday. Mendy's costly mistake was the catalyst for Chelsea's shocking implosion at Elland Road as Brenden Aaronson netted after […]

London (AFP) – Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag can boost his hopes of securing his first Premier League point against Liverpool on Monday if he dropped Cristiano Ronaldo and Marcus Rashford Red Devils legend Wayne Rooney writes in the Sunday Times. United have opened their campaign with embarrassing defeats, Brighton recording their first ever […]

Madrid (AFP) – A stunning strike by Luka Modric helped Real Madrid on their way to a 4-1 victory away to Celta Vigo on Saturday as the reigning Spanish champions made it two wins from two in La Liga this season. Modric curled home from outside the box just before half-time to put Carlo Ancelotti's […]

Paris (AFP) – Marseille continued their unbeaten start to the Ligue 1 season after a late Nicolas Pallois own goal gave them a 2-1 win over Nantes at the Velodrome on Saturday. Alexis Sanchez made his home debut following his recent arrival in Marseille but the Chilean had been substituted by the time the game […]

Milan (AFP) – Inter Milan made it two from two in Serie A with Saturday's comfortable 3-0 win over Spezia on Romelu Lukaku's return to the San Siro, while Domenico Berardi fired Sassuolo to a 1-0 win over Lecce. Lautaro Martinez, Hakan Calhanoglu and Joaquin Correa struck to ensure a perfect six points for Simone […]

London (AFP) – Arsenal swept to the top of the Premier League with a 3-0 win at Bournemouth that extended their perfect start to the season, while Harry Kane made history in Tottenham's 1-0 victory over Wolves on Saturday. Just 12 months ago, Arsenal lost their first three league games in the club's worst start […]

Bournemouth (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Arsenal stormed to the top of the Premier League as newly-appointed captain Martin Odegaard struck twice inside 11 minutes in a comprehensive 3-0 win at Bournemouth on Saturday. William Saliba's sweet strike in the second half gave the scoreline a fair reflection of the Gunners' dominance as Mikel Arteta's men continued […]

Paris (AFP) – Monaco endured more misery at the hands of bogey team Lens on Saturday as the visitors won 4-1 against their 10-man opponents in the principality in Ligue 1. Lens denied Monaco second place in the table and automatic qualification for the Champions League group stage when they scored an injury-time equaliser to […]

Berlin (AFP) – Werder Bremen fought back from two goals down in the 89th minute to claim a remarkable 3-2 victory at Borussia Dortmund on Saturday, with Scottish forward Oliver Burke scoring the winner. Dortmund coach Edin Terzic said his side did not deserve to win but should have held on to their late lead. […]

London (AFP) – Harry Kane's 250th Tottenham goal took Spurs to the top of the Premier League with a 1-0 win over Wolves on Saturday as a 2-1 defeat to Southampton compounded Leicester's miserable start to the season. If anyone is to rival Manchester City and Liverpool in the title race, Tottenham look well set […]