London (AFP) – Antonio Conte hopes his first taste of the Premier League doesn't end in another sleepless night as Chelsea's new manager starts a new era at Stamford Bridge on Monday. Conte is eagerly awaiting his introduction to the English game after spells as Juventus and Italy coach, but the renowned perfectionist knows he […]

Southampton (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Southampton's French manager Claude Puel made a valiant attempt to communicate with the media in English after his first Premier League match ended in a 1-1 draw with Watford. But Puel would have got his message across more quickly if he had known the good old-fashioned English footballing expression 'a […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Tottenham Hotspur boss Mauricio Pochettino believes his players might take a little longer to completely recover from their international exertions after they salvaged a 1-1 draw at Everton on Saturday. Pochettino was happy with the second-half comeback that earned his side a point in their opening match of the Premier League season, […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said the door was not closed for club stalwarts like Joe Hart and Yaya Toure despite dropping them for his first Premier League game. Guardiola picked Willy Caballero in goal for Saturday's narrow 2-1 win over Sunderland instead of Hart, whose future at the club […]

Rio de Janeiro (AFP) – Nigeria's Olympic football coach Samson Siasia believes an African country could win the World Cup if it weren't for the pitiful state of sports administration blighting their chances. Siasia led Nigeria to the semi-finals of the Olympics on Saturday with a 2-0 win over Denmark despite a chaotic build-up to […]

Kingston upon Hull (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Claudio Ranieri admitted his Leicester City side were suffering from nerves after they began their Premier League title defence with a surprise 2-1 defeat at managerless Hull City. Ranieri's team suffered only three league defeats all season on the way to winning the title for the first time […]

The Premier League has announced the TV fixtures for the UK for October and November, which means we can extrapolate which games will be featured on NBCSN in the United States. Out of the games that have been moved, they include big clashes between Liverpool-Manchester United, Chelsea-Manchester United, Arsenal-Spurs, Manchester United-Arsenal and Chelsea-Spurs. Schedules and […]

Rio de Janeiro (AFP) – Defeating the dominant world champion and three-time reigning Olympic gold medallist USA women's team is tough enough, but Sweden's Hedvig Lindahl also had another "enemy" in their shock quarter-final win – the beating Brasilia sun. Goalkeeper Lindahl suffers from vitiligo, a condition that causes patches of skin to lose their […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Pep Guardiola conceded that fortune had favoured Manchester City after beginning his tenure as manager with a laboured 2-1 win over Sunderland on Saturday's Premier League opening day. City needed an 87th-minute own goal from Sunderland debutant Paddy McNair to secure victory at the Etihad Stadium after Sergio Aguero's fourth-minute […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Sunderland debutant Paddy McNair scored an 87th-minute own goal to earn Pep Guardiola a 2-1 victory in his first Premier League game as Manchester City manager on Saturday. City took an early lead courtesy of Sergio Aguero's penalty, but they failed to make their territorial dominance count and Jermain Defoe […]

London (AFP) – Leicester City's Premier League title defence got off to a dismal start as crisis-club Hull clinched a 2-1 win over the champions, while the Pep Guardiola era at Manchester City started with a dramatic 2-1 victory against Sunderland on Saturday's opening day. Three months on from their 5,000-1 fairytale title triumph, Leicester […]

Rio de Janeiro (AFP) – Arsenal's Serge Gnabry became the Olympics' top scorer as Germany ended Portugal's hopes of adding gold to a glorious 2016 with a 4-0 thrashing to reach the Rio 2016 semi-finals on Saturday. Victory takes Germany one step closer to a mouthwatering rematch with hosts Brazil in next Saturday's final two […]

London (AFP) – Crystal Palace manager Alan Pardew expects unsettled Democratic Republic of Congo winger Yannick Bolasie to complete his proposed move to Everton in the next few days. Bolasie is keen to quit Palace after Everton made their interest known and the two Premier League clubs have been haggling over the fee. Palace are […]

Paris (AFP) – New Bordeaux coach Jocelyn Gourvennec saw his side hold off a late Saint-Etienne fightback to win a thrilling encounter 3-2 on the opening weekend of the French Ligue 1 season. Gaetan Laborde, Uruguayan international Diego Rolan and Brazilian youngster Malcom all netted for the hosts at the Matmut Atlantique but they were […]

London (AFP) – Newcastle United's troubled start to life in the Championship took a turn for the worse as they were beaten 2-1 by Huddersfield Town at St James' Park on Saturday. Rafael Benitez's side were installed as pre-season favourites for promotion after finishing last term strongly despite their relegation. But the Magpies slumped to […]