London (AFP) – Juan Mata has warned Manchester United not to underestimate Hull ahead of their trip to the surprise high-flyers, while Claudio Bravo's footwork will be in the spotlight if Manchester City's new goalkeeper makes his debut against West Ham. Going into the third round of Premier League fixtures, there is nothing unexpected about […]

Glasgow (AFP) – Brendan Rodgers may have guided Celtic into the Champions League group stages for the first time in three years but his side are still very much a work in progress. Glamour ties against five-time European champions Barcelona, English Premier League giants Manchester City and German side Borussia Monchengladbach await them in Group […]

London (AFP) – Jurgen Klopp returns to the scene of his first game as Liverpool manager at Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League on Saturday, still searching for an effective winning formula. Liverpool won 4-3 at Arsenal in their opening league game, but lost 2-0 at promoted Burnley last weekend before bouncing back to beat […]

Watford (United Kingdom) (AFP) – With Arsene Wenger once again under fire for a lack of success in the transfer market, the Arsenal manager will be relieved to welcome back Olivier Giroud and Mesut Ozil for their first starts of the season at Watford on Saturday. Giroud and Ozil made brief substitute appearances in last […]

Kingston upon Hull (United Kingdom) (AFP) – That a Manchester United side boasting world-record signing Paul Pogba have won their opening two games of the Premier League season is no surprise — but that newly-promoted Hull City have done so certainly is. United, managed by Jose Mourinho, who guided Chelsea to several English titles, splashed […]

Leicester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Leicester City have yet to hit the heights that defy odds of 5,000/1 to win the Premier League last season. But manager Claudio Ranieri is confident it won't be long before new signings bed in alongside his established stars at the Midlands club. Leicester began the defence of their title […]

London (AFP) – Antonio Conte appears destined for a busy end to the transfer window despite Chelsea's impressive start to the Premier League campaign. Conte's side face Burnley at Stamford Bridge on Saturday aiming to record a third successive league win following 2-1 victories over Watford and West Ham. Those performances have provided grounds for […]

Bayern Munich are the massive favorites to clinch what’d be a fifth successive Bundesliga title in 2016-17, as new boss Carlo Ancelotti seeks to build on the sterling work done by his predecessor Pep Guardiola. Indeed, the new Manchester City manager steered the side to three divisional wins in succession and did so playing a […]

Lausanne (AFP) – Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter fought to overturn his ban from football in a marathon, 14-hour appeal hearing on Thursday, in a long-shot bid at redemption after his career ended in disgrace. Blatter mounted his defence against the six-year FIFA suspension imposed over ethics violations at the Court of Arbitration for Sport […]

Paris (AFP) – English Premier League club West Ham suffered a shock defeat by Romanian side Astra Giurgiu on Thursday that saw them knocked out of the Europa League in a mirror image of last season's campaign. Slaven Bilic's side had left the tie in the balance after a disappointing 1-1 away draw a week […]

Newcastle (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Dutch international goalkeeper Tim Krul joined Dutch giants Ajax on loan until the end of the season on Thursday from Newcastle, after signing a one-year contract extension with the Championship side. The 28-year-old — who became the first goalkeeper to be sent on for a World Cup finals penalty shootout […]

Paris (AFP) – Lorient striker Benjamin Jeannot has been suspended pending a disciplinary hearing after pushing a referee during his team's 3-0 home loss to Bastia last weekend, the French football league (LFP) announced on Thursday. The LFP announced they were taking the decision based on the "brutality of the act". The 24-year-old will be suspended […]

London (AFP) – West Ham announced Thursday that Swiss midfielder Edimilson Fernandes had joined the Premier League club from FC Sion for an undisclosed fee. The 20-year-old was introduced on the pitch of the Hammers' London Stadium ground before kick-off in Thursday's Europa League qualifier against Romanian side Astra Giurgiu. Fernandes, the cousin of former […]

Monaco (AFP) – Pep Guardiola will return to former club Barcelona with Manchester City in the Champions League after the two sides were drawn together in Thursday's group stage draw in Monaco. Guardiola, a European Cup winner with Barca as a player in 1992 before twice guiding the Catalan giants to the Champions League title […]

beIN SPORTS has revealed their commentator assignments for this weekend's featured matches. Fan favorites Phil Schoen and Ray Hudson return to commentate the Real Madrid and Barcelona matches. Meanwhile, the duo of Andres Cordero and Matteo Bonetti will be announcing Lazio vs. Juventus as well as recently promoted Leganes versus Atletico Madrid. Here are the […]