Real scrape 3-2 win over Levante as Hazard makes debut
Real Madrid produced a rampant first-half display to beat Levante 3-2 in La Liga on Saturday with goals from Karim Benzema and Casemiro but dropped...
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Liverpool recover to beat Newcastle and maintain perfect start
Liverpool came from behind to earn a 3-1 home win over Newcastle United thanks to Sadio Mane’s first-half double and a late goal from Mo...
Bulgarian FA slams Southgate over racism concerns
The president of the Bulgarian Football Union (BFU) Borislav Mihaylov has expressed his indignation and disappointment over comments by England manager Gareth Southgate about the...
Pogba, Martial, Shaw ruled out as injury crisis hits Man United
Manchester United are facing an injury crisis on their return to Premier League action, with Paul Pogba, Anthony Martial and Luke Shaw set to miss...
Cyprus football season begins with exciting volatility
The football championship resumes this weekend following the international break with all but one fixture expected to be closely fought battles. Apoel begin their title...
Arsenal’s Lacazette ruled out until October with injury
Arsenal forward Alexandre Lacazette will be out of action until next month because of an ankle injury, the north London club said on Friday. The...
Neymar back for PSG after Barca transfer saga
Neymar is available to play for Paris St Germain after being left out of their squad as negotiations took place over a potential return to...
James hits ground running, United not yet up to speed
Manchester United’s record in the transfer market in recent seasons has been more miss than hit with the likes of Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Alexis Sanchez, Memphis...
English football clubs were Europe’s biggest summer spenders
English clubs were Europe’s biggest spenders during the summer transfer window, FIFA has revealed. Spending in the Premier League and English Football League came in...
VAR system has made four errors in Premier League – referees’ chief
The introduction of the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) has been unable to prevent four wrong decisions in the Premier League matches this season, referees’ chief...
Messi wanted Neymar to return to Barca
Lionel Messi says he wanted Neymar to return to Barcelona this year as the Brazilian would have helped the club take a leap forward, adding...
Norwich only Premier League team with worse penalty record than Man United
Manchester United’s recent troubles from the penalty spot have left them with a shockingly poor record among Premier League clubs. Both Paul Pogba and Marcus...
Kompany misses testimonial but gets statute as consolation
Former Manchester City skipper Vincent Kompany was ruled out of his own testimonial with a hamstring injury on Wednesday but received some consolation after the...
Deschamps feels France have started to find rhythm
France manager Didier Deschamps feels his side have started to find their rhythm again after the world champions saw off Andorra 3-0 in Saint-Denis to...
Neymar rape accuser charged with extortion
Police in the Brazilian state of Sao Paulo said they had indicted the woman who accused football star Neymar of rape, charging her with fraud,...
England beat Kosovo in eight-goal thriller
England’s march towards the Euro 2020 finals continued but not quite in the manner they might have expected as they beat a brave and enterprising...
Man City assemble football’s first billion-euro squad
Premier League champions Manchester City are the first team to have spent more than 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion) to assemble their squad, a study...
Martinez sings De Bruyne’s praises after Scotland rout
Belgium coach Roberto Martinez has hailed Kevin De Bruyne as “the best playmaker in the world” after he scored one goal and set up three...
Clubs looking at new options for future of European competitions
European clubs are looking at new options for the future of the Champions League after a proposal that would have given captive places to 24...
Kosovo will be toughest test yet, says Southgate
England manager Gareth Southgate expects Kosovo to give his side their toughest test so far in the Euro 2020 qualifying campaign when they meet for...