After controversially leaving his position as Italy’s head coach earlier this month, Roberto Mancini was announced as the new head coach of the Saudi Arabian national team on Sunday. Since Herve Renard quit to coach France’s women’s team, the Saudis, who defeated eventual winners Argentina at last year’s World Cup in Qatar, have been without … Read more
Only two weeks after making a high-profile transfer to Bayern Munich, England captain Harry Kane said on Sunday that he is “loving the chemistry” he has with his new teammates. Kane claimed he was already forming an understanding with his teammates on the pitch after scoring twice on his home league debut in a 3-1 … Read more
On Sunday, Barcelona rallied to defeat Villarreal 4-3, with LaLiga’s leading scorer from the previous season, Robert Lewandowski, scoring the game-winning goal late in the second half. With goals from Gavi and Frenkie De Jong two minutes apart, Barca jumped out to an early two-goal lead. However, the hosts rallied with goals from Juan Foyth, … Read more
On Sunday, Liverpool won a thrilling 2-1 Premier League victory against Newcastle United thanks to two goals from substitute Darwin Nunez. The visitors overcame the loss of captain Virgil van Dijk to a straight red card in the first half. The Uruguayan player entered the game in the 77th minute and immediately stole the show … Read more
Paris-Saint-Germain, the Ligue 1 champions, beat Lens, the runners-up from the previous season, 3-1, on Saturday thanks in large part to the dominance of Kylian Mbappe in his first home start of the year. PSG firmly got their season back on track in a matchup between two clubs who had lost their first two league … Read more
In a thrilling Premier League match at Old Trafford on Saturday, Manchester United defeated Nottingham Forest 3-2 thanks in part to a 3-2 comeback triumph from Bruno Fernandes, who converted a penalty after the hosts had given up two goals in the first five minutes. After two minutes, Taiwo Awoniyi sprinted through to give Forest … Read more
In the Premier League on Saturday, Arsenal were held to a 2-2 home draw by 10-man Fulham, depriving Mikel Arteta’s team the provisional top position in the standings. Andreas Pereira scored the game-winning goal for Fulham in only 57 seconds after seizing on an errant back ball from Bukayo Saka. Seeing goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale far … Read more
Borussia Dortmund was kept to a 1-1 draw against neighborhood rivals Bochum on Saturday thanks to a goal from Donyell Malen in the second half. Dortmund got off to a slow start as Bochum’s Kevin Stoeger fired a rocket from the outside of the box, surprising the visitors defense. Early in the second half, Malen … Read more
In his debut goal for Tottenham Hotspur, James Maddison gave his team a 2-0 Premier League win against Bournemouth on Saturday. After 17 minutes, the England midfielder, who was acquired from the recently relegated Leicester City, continued his strong start for his new team. In the second half, Bournemouth had a chance to tie the … Read more
On Saturday, FIFA barred Luis Rubiales from contacting Jenni Hermoso and suspended him from his duties as head of Spain’s football association for kissing the player on the lips at the Women’s World Cup. World football’s governing body issued a statement saying, “(We) decided today to provisionally suspend Mr. Luis Rubiales from all football-related activities … Read more
