- Top Countries
- Around the web
Chelsea shows more direct play, unfortunate role for Van den Berg at Brentford
Chelsea dropped points right away in the opening round of the new Premier League season. The Club World Cup champions were held to a draw against FA Cup winners Crystal Palace. Nottingham Forest, meanwhile, cruised to an easy win over Brentford.
Great anger in Mallorca: Barcelona wins effortlessly against nine men
Barcelona has started the new La Liga season with an easy victory over Real Mallorca. After moments of short-circuit from the home team, there was no more tension. Barça were still merciful towards the nine men.
Double-happy Reijnders enjoys and talks about assisting Haaland
Tijjani Reijnders enjoyed his first match in the Premier League. The Dutch international immediately grew into one of the standout performers for Manchester City in his debut in the English competition. He was involved in three of the four goals scored against Wolverhampton Wanderers.
André Silva close to a return to Spanish football
Portuguese striker André Silva is close to joining newly promoted Elche in LaLiga. The 29-year-old, previously of Sevilla and Real Sociedad, looks set for another chance to shine in Spain after stints in Milan, Frankfurt, Leipzig, and Bremen.
Hancko opens up about unprecedented saga: ‘I already had my doubts’
Dávid Hancko has, for the first time, given a detailed account of his transfer to Al Nassr, which collapsed in bizarre fashion. During the week of the transfer saga, the defender lost three kilos as he barely slept.
Slot thinks above all of Jota and Chiesa after Liverpool’s late winning goal
Arne Slot is a happy man after Liverpool’s late victory over Bournemouth in the Premier League’s opening round. The Dutch manager reflected on the impressive minute of silence for Diogo Jota and André Silva and also highlighted matchwinner Federico Chiesa.
The Atlético, with its seven signings for Espanyol
Atlético Madrid travel to Barcelona to face Espanyol in their La Liga opener, with seven new signings included in Simeone’s squad, Giménez out injured, and a strong roster of 21 players ready to begin the season with ambition.
Villarreal honors Cazorla with a beautiful shirt on his La Liga return
A special moment for Santi Cazorla last Friday. The 40-year-old midfielder kicked off the La Liga season with Oviedo against his former club Villarreal, who made sure it did not go unnoticed.
Lyon terminates Nemanja Matic’s contract shortly after controversy over covering rainbow flag
Olympique Lyonnais on Thursday terminated the contract of Nemanja Matic with immediate effect. The Serbian midfielder came under fire three months ago for covering a rainbow flag on his shirt.
'He gets the trust': Kovac backs youngster Mane
On Monday evening Dortmund face a tough first cup round away to third-division side Rot-Weiss Essen. The main issues are in defence, but coach Niko Kovac has already identified a solution.