Football

An early goal from John McGinn helped Aston Villa to kick off their Europa League campaign with a gritty 1-0 group-stage win over Bologna on Thursday, while Olivier Giroud came ...

Bayern Munich are hoping Harry Kane’s scoring run of eight goals in their first four Bundesliga games continues against visiting Werder Bremen on Friday amid growing speculation over the ...

Nottingham Forest’s long-awaited return to European competition ended in a 2-2 Europa League draw at Real Betis on Wednesday, with Igor Jesus’s first-half double cancelled out by a ...

Two goals apiece by Joelinton and William Osula helped holders Newcastle United ease to a 4-1 victory over third-tier Bradford City and into the League Cup fourth round on Wednesday. ...

Alexander Isak scored his first goal for Liverpool while Hugo Ekitike was sent off after bagging a late winner as the hosts beat second tier Southampton 2-1 at Anfield to ...

Liverpool manager Arne Slot said the referee was correct to add only three minutes of stoppage time at the end of their 2-1 win over Everton on Saturday and dismissed ...

Ousmane Dembele was named the world’s best player of the season as he claimed the Ballon d’Or on a night of triumph for his Paris St Germain club, ...

Gabriel Martinelli’s last-gasp equaliser gave Arsenal a 1-1 draw at home to Manchester City in the Premier League on Sunday, cancelling out Erling Haaland’s early goal to give ...

anchester United breathed life into their stuttering Premier League season when goals from Bruno Fernandes and Casemiro earned them a 2-1 home victory over Chelsea on Saturday. A frantic first ...

Tottenham Hotspur battled from two goals down to draw 2-2 at Brighton & Hove Albion with Jan Paul van Hecke’s own goal giving the visitors a deserved share of ...

Liverpool held off a spirited Everton fightback to claim a 2-1 Premier League victory in a tense Merseyside derby at Anfield on Saturday, preserving their perfect start to the season ...

Euro 2024 champions Spain have climbed to the top of the FIFA rankings for the first time in 11 years while Germany dropped out of the top 10, world soccer’s governing body ...

Two strikers at very different stages of their careers defined the opening games of this seasons Champions league competition. In Manchester, Erling Haaland broke another record as Pep Guardiola’s ...

Pafos FC’s Brazilian star David Luiz will undergo an MRI examination after suffering an injury during his side’s battling 0-0 draw away at Greek giants Olympiacos on Wednesday ...

Newcastle United are better equipped for the Champions League this season with a stronger squad and are ready for a “magical” night when they host Spanish powerhouse Barcelona in their ...

Ange Postecoglou suffered his second successive defeat since taking over as Nottingham Forest manager as his side conceded twice in stoppage time to lose 3-2 at second-tier Swansea City in ...

Paris St Germain, Liverpool, Inter Milan, and Bayern Munich — all began their campaigns with wins. The results reinforced the gulf between clubs entering as favorites and those still finding their ...

A wasteful Olympiakos could only manage a 0-0 home draw against 10-man Pafos, who emerged as defensive heroes in their Champions League opener on Wednesday. Pafos faced a big challenge ...

Villarreal midfielder Thomas Partey on Wednesday appeared in a London court and pleaded not guilty to charges of rape and sexual assault involving three women. Partey, a Ghana international, is ...

A quarter of a century after waving Jose Mourinho out of the door, Benfica look to have finally coaxed the ‘Special One’ back – gambling that the sorcery which lit up ...

Pafos FC will face Greek side Olympiacos in their historic Champions League debut tonight in Piraeus, with kick-of at 7.45pm. The match will be broadcast by Cytavision. The Cyprus champions ...

Liverpool’s British record signing Alexander Isak will be in the squad when they kick off their Champions League campaign against Atletico Madrid, manager Arne Slot said on Tuesday. While ...

German champions Bayern Munich are not desperate to slap a favourites or underdog tag on their Champions League title chances this season but are going into their league-phase opener against ...

Arsenal began their Champions League campaign with a 2-0 win away to Athletic Bilbao on Tuesday, with Gabriel Martinelli making an immediate impact from the bench to open the scoring ...