Madrid (AFP) – Barcelona dug deep for a narrow 2-1 win over Getafe in the Spanish top flight on Sunday with Dutch striker Memphis Depay providing the winner. Getting used to life without superstar Lionel Messi, Barcelona have seven points from three games along with Real Madrid, Sevilla, Valencia and Mallorca. Champions Atletico Madrid, however, […]

London (AFP) – Nuno Espirito Santo admits he is concerned about the potential "damage" if Tottenham stars Cristian Romero and Giovani Lo Celso ignore the Premier League's 'red-list' ban to link up with Argentina. Romero and Lo Celso are set to travel to Argentina for World Cup qualifiers against Venezuela, Bolivia and Brazil next week. […]

London (AFP) – Wolves signed South Korea striker Hwang Hee-chan on a season-long loan from Leipzig on Sunday. The Premier League club have an option to complete a permanent deal for a reported fee of £12.8 million ($17.6 million) once Hwang's loan is complete. Hwang, nicknamed 'The Bull', was unveiled to Wolves fans on the […]

Berlin (AFP) – Robert Lewandowski has just turned 33, but Bayern Munich's prolific goal-machine shows no sign of slowing after his latest Bundesliga hat-trick. Lewandowski has now scored three or more goals in 15 German league matches after hitting another hat-trick in Saturday's 5-0 thumping of Hertha Berlin. Last May, the Poland star striker broke […]

London (AFP) – Son Heung-min sent Tottenham to the top of the Premier League as the South Korean's free-kick clinched a 1-0 win against Watford on Sunday. Nuno Espirito Santo's side have made a flawless start to the new domestic season and they sit two points clear of second placed West Ham after a third […]

Paris Saint-Germain are expected to compete for the elusive UEFA Champions League title with their new additions and their already talented roster. Six-time Ballon d’Or winner Lionel Messi, center-back Sergio Ramos, goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma — who won Player of the Tournament at Euro 2020 — and midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum arrived on free transfers. Right-back Achraf […]

Troyes (France) (AFP) – Sofiane Diop scored both goals as Monaco bounced back from Champions League elimination to win 2-1 at Troyes on Sunday for a first Ligue 1 victory of the season. Four days after travelling back from Ukraine after being knocked out by Shakhtar Donetsk in the final round of Champions League qualifying, […]

Glasgow (AFP) – Rangers survived the absence of manager Steven Gerrard and several players due to a coronavirus outbreak to beat Celtic 1-0 at Ibrox in the first Old Firm derby of the season on Sunday. Swedish defender Filip Helander scored the only goal of a tight contest to condemn Celtic boss Ange Postecoglou to […]

Lyon (AFP) – Maxwel Cornet, a versatile Ivory Coast international, is joining Premier League Burnley from Lyon of Ligue 1, the clubs announced on Sunday. The French club said they had accepted a fee of 15 million euros (12.8m pounds), of which 15 per cent would go to Cornet's previous club Metz. "The versatile 24-year-old, […]

Madrid (AFP) – Dani Carvajal's second-half goal gave Real Madrid a 1-0 win at Real Betis on Saturday as Carlo Ancelotti's men moved top of the early La Liga table. Madrid now have seven points from their opening three games after a bright start to the season, while the reported potential signing of Kylian Mbappe […]

Paris (AFP) – Marseille bounced back from the violent mayhem of their last Ligue 1 encounter to defeat Saint-Etienne 3-1 on Saturday as Lionel Messi prepared to make his Paris Saint-Germain debut. On loan from Arsenal, Matteo Guendouzi, in the 23rd minute, and former Flamengo player Gerson, after 51 minutes, scored their first goals for […]

Milan (AFP) – Juventus were stunned by promoted Empoli in their first match of the post-Cristiano Ronaldo era, a 1-0 home defeat in Serie A leaving the 'Old Lady' looking toothless while Ciro Immobile hit a hat-trick for Lazio in a 6-1 thrashing of Spezia. The Turin giants would have been confident of their chances […]

Turin (Italy) (AFP) – Juventus slumped to a shock 1-0 home defeat to promoted Empoli in Serie A on Saturday in their first match of the post-Cristiano Ronaldo era. Leonardo Mancuso's strike midway through the first half at the Allianz Stadium was enough for a surprise win for the Tuscan team which left Juve with […]

Madrid (AFP) – Youssef En-Nesyri's header secured Sevilla a 1-1 draw at Elche on Saturday which kept Julen Lopetegui's men unbeaten after three La Liga games. The Moroccan forward's second goal of the campaign shortly before half-time moved Sevilla level at the top of the early table with Valencia. Defender Enzo Roco had given Elche […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Thomas Tuchel believes Chelsea showed the resilience that can make them Premier League champions in frustrating Liverpool for 45 minutes with a man down in a 1-1 draw at Anfield on Saturday. Kai Havertz's looping header put the visitors in front before Reece James was sent-off in first-half stoppage time for handball […]