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Borussia Dortmund's Marco Reus slotted in a second half winner to give his team a 1-0 victory over in-form VfL Wolfsburg on Saturday after a largely toothless game. Dortmund had more than 60 per cent possession in the first half but…

Bayern Munich forward Harry Kane scored a hat-trick in their 7-0 demolition of VfL Bochum on Saturday to take his league goal tally to seven and set a club record for most goals by a player in his first five Bundesliga matches. Kane's…

Bottom side Luton Town claimed their first Premier League point on Saturday when they held 10-man Wolverhampton Wanderers to a nervy 1-1 draw at a rocking Kenilworth Road. Luton started the game on the front foot while Wolves struggled…

Manchester City moved five points clear at the top of the Premier League despite having Rodri sent-off in a fiery 2-0 win over Nottingham Forest on Saturday. Phil Foden and Erling Haaland struck inside the first 15 minutes as City…

Liverpool will continue trying to prove they are the challenger most likely to wrest the league title from the defending Premier League champions when they host West Ham United on Sunday. After finishing fifth last season -- their worst…

The optimism growing around manager Ange Postecoglou's Tottenham Hotspur squad will be put to its stiffest test yet when they visit Arsenal for Sunday's North London Derby. Despite the summer departure of Tottenham's all-time leading…

Sarina Wiegman admitted her players “struggled with decision-making” at key moments during the Lionesses’ 2-1 victory over Scotland at Sunderland’s Stadium of Light. Headed goals from Lucy Bronze and Lauren Hemp gave England an…

Mauricio Pochettino said his struggling Chelsea side must be more clinical in front of goal after a wretched start to the season. The Blues, who are 14th in the Premier League, have scored just five goals in their five league matches…

Taiwo Awoniyi has revealed that his move to Liverpool would have worked out if he had gotten a work permit like Kelechi Iheanacho who got the same under the special talent scheme after he joined Manchester City. Awoniyi joined Liverpool…

Inter Miami head into Sunday’s Florida derby against Orlando City with their Major League Soccer playoff destiny in their own hands but without star performer Lionel Messi. Messi and his former Barcelona teammate Jordi Alba both…

Folarin Balogun missed two penalties on his first Monaco start before local rivals Nice grabbed a stoppage time winner to go top of Ligue 1 on Friday. One week after stunning champions PSG at the Parc des Princes 3-2, Nice claimed the…

Erik ten Hag admits he does not know why Manchester United have defended so poorly throughout their dismal start to the season. Ten Hag's side have conceded 14 goals in their last five games in all competitions after slipping to a 4-3…

Jeremie Boga's last-gasp goal salvaged a 1-0 win for Nice at AS Monaco on Friday, moving them to the top of the Ligue 1 standings. Nice moved up to 12 points, one ahead of Monaco. Stade Brestois, on 10 points, could top the standings on…

Mauricio Pochettino says Chelsea’s co-owner Todd Boehly and co-sporting directors Paul Winstanley and Laurence Stewart have offered him and the team their full support despite a torrid start to the season. Chelsea, who finished 12th…

John Ruddy and Asmir Begovic produced a series of superb saves as Birmingham and QPR shared a goalless draw in the Championship on Friday. QPR keeper Begovic and Birmingham stopper Ruddy are both in the twilight of their careers at age…

Crystal Palace are locked in talks with Eberechi Eze over a new contract. Eze, whose current deal expires in 2025, was the subject of interest from Manchester City over the summer. Palace’s £70million valuation deterred City, who…

Serhou Guirassy scored twice to tie a Bundesliga record and propel Stuttgart to the top of the table with a 3-1 home victory over struggling Darmstadt on Friday. Stuttgart fell behind after 18 minutes when defender Dan-Axel Zagadou…

Lucy Bronze and Lauren Hemp scored in the first half as England edged to a 2-1 win against an impressive Scotland in their inaugural Nations League tie. Thirty-three days on from their heartbreak in the World Cup final, the Lionesses…

Megan Rapinoe, who championed social justice and fought for women’s equal pay in a 17-year international career, will play her final match for the United States on Sunday against South Africa. The 38-year-old striker has scored 63 goals…

Spain’s world champions and their Swedish opponents on Friday held up a banner with the slogan “It’s over” in protest over the sexism scandal which has engulfed the Spanish football federation. Spain won the Nations League clash in…