Chelsea capped a perfect week which included the club-record capture of Romelu Lukaku by beginning the new Premier League season with a thumping 3-0 win over Patrick Vieira’s Crystal Palace.Three days after lifting the European Super Cup and less than 48 hours since announcing the £97.5million return of striker Lukaku, the dominant hosts cruised to victory courtesy of goals from Marc...Full Story »

Brentford announced their arrival in the Premier League in style as goals from Sergi Canos and Christian Norgaard secured a memorable 2-0 win over Arsenal.A below-par Gunners side missing captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and fellow striker Alexandre Lacazette were deservedly beaten in the season’s opener.The Bees, promoted via the play-offs last season, have finally come full circle as th...Full Story »

James Rodriguez is among five Everton players who are unavailable for Saturday’s Premier League opener against Southampton as they are isolating. While Rafael Benitez, for whom the Goodison Park clash will be his first competitive match as Toffees boss, has not named all the players in the quintet, he did confirm Rodriguez was one of them. Benitez will be able to call upon Dominic Calv...Full Story »

There have been a few constants in the football world over the last decade; the endless influx of cash into the sport, Arsenal leaving its fans bewildered at every turn, and Borussia Dortmund losing its best players to bigger fish. In this instance, Erling Haaland is set to be the latest in an impressive line of players that have left Signal Iduna Park for greener pastures. That is hardly a s...Full Story »

Brentford expect to have striker Ivan Toney fit for the Premier League opener against Arsenal on Friday night.Toney, who was the top scorer in the Sky Bet Championship last season with 31 goals, missed the final pre-season friendly against Valencia as a precaution over a neck problem.DR Congo forward Yoane Wissa could be involved after completing his recent move from French side Lorient, but Den...Full Story »

The Reds defender will miss the opening weeks of the campaign after suffering a knock in a pre-season friendly Liverpool defender Andy Robertson is expected to miss weeks rather than months as the full-back says he'll work hard to come back from his recent injury. Robertson has been diagnosed with some ligament damage that will take time to heal, keeping him out of the first few games of Liv...Full Story »

Hearts moved to the top of the cinch Premiership with a hard-fought 2-1 win away at St Mirren.Goals in either half from Andy Halliday and Liam Boyce saw Robbie Neilson’s men extend their perfect start to the season.Jim Goodwin’s side got a goal back late on through Joe Shaughnessy then finished the game with 10 men when Kristian Dennis was shown a straight red card moments later.Good...Full Story »

St Mirren boss Jim Goodwin has a full squad to choose from for the cinch Premiership game against Hearts on Saturday.The Buddies came through their opening game draw at Dundee last week unscathed.St Mirren started their league season with a 2-2 draw at Dens Park but will be looking to go one better in their first home fixture.Jamie Walker could miss out for Hearts again.The winger sat out the op...Full Story »

Trent Alexander-Arnold has signed a new four-year contract at Anfield. Liverpool star Trent Alexander-Arnold has signed a bumper new contract with the club, which will keep him at Anfield until 2025. The deal outlines the player and the club's commitment to each other, after the flying Liverpool-born right-back spent well over a decade working through the youth ranks. The 22-year-old has been...Full Story »

Justin Amaluzor scored on his first Motherwell start as Graham Alexander’s side beat Annan 2-0 to move into the second round of the Premier Sports Cup.Raith Rovers, Dundee and Kilmarnock also sealed their places in the knockout stages as group winners ahead of the final two group-stage fixtures on Sunday.Livingston and Arbroath secured two of the three best runner-up spots available while ...Full Story »

Hearts and Livingston both recorded comfortable away wins in the Covid-hit opening weekend of the Premier Sports Cup.Gary Mackay-Steven and Liam Boyce were on target as Hearts won 2-0 at Peterhead, while Livingston triumphed 3-0 at Brechin.Morton earlier became the third team to forfeit their opening group game after “multiple” players tested positive for Covid.Stranraer were awarded...Full Story »

Manchester United and Chelsea were each dealt a cruel transfer reminder during Italy's Euro 2020 Round of 16 win over Austria. Premier League sides were queuing up once they discovered David Alaba was available to sign for free this summer. The Austrian centre-back announced his lengthy stay at Bayern Munich would be coming to an end, placing Europe’s top clubs on red alert. Alaba claime...Full Story »

Laporta: Messi wants Barcelona stayBarcelona president Joan Laporta says Lionel Messi wants to stay at the club, and it is only financial regulations that are preventing them announcing a new contract. Laporta says the 33-year-old has been convined to remain at Barca and they want to get a deal wrapped up "as soon as possible". Huntelaar in talks to join NECKlaas-Jan Huntelaar could return t...Full Story »

Pep Guardiola's title winners have six representatives in the cream of the 2020-21 crop, with the Red Devils boasting two Manchester City boast six representatives in the PFA Premier League Team of the Year, including Ruben Dias and Kevin De Bruyne, while two Manchester United stars are joined by Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah and Tottenham pair Harry Kane and Son Heung-min. The 2020-21 cam...Full Story »

Jubilant Thomas Frank toasted an emotional promotion after Brentford reached the Premier League for the first time with a 2-0 play-off final win over 10-man Swansea.The Bees gained redemption for last season’s final defeat by Fulham and ended a play-off hoodoo which had seen them fail in a record nine previous attempts thanks to goals from Ivan Toney and Emiliano Marcondes.Frank, the first...Full Story »

Brentford made it 10th time lucky as they beat 10-man Swansea 2-0 in the Championship play-off final to reach the Premier League for the first time.Goals from Ivan Toney and Emiliano Marcondes saw the Bees finally break their play-off hoodoo after all nine of their previous attempts had ended in failure.It was swift redemption for Thomas Frank’s side, back at Wembley Stadium just nine mont...Full Story »

Lee Ashcroft returned to Rugby Park to haunt Kilmarnock as his crucial strike sank their 28-year top-flight run and restored Dundee to the Scottish Premiership.The former Killie defender found himself cut loose by ex-boss Lee Clark despite helping the Ayrshire side beat the drop back in 2016.But it was his goal which sealed the fate of Tommy Wright’s team as the Ayrshiremen found themselve...Full Story »

Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo finished the 2020-21 campaign as Serie A's top scorer to become the only player to achieve the feat in the Premier League, La Liga and Italy's top flight. The 36-year-old scored 29 goals as the Bianconeri finished the season in fourth place. Inter Milan won the Serie A title, ending Juve's nine-year dominance. In Ronaldo's third season in Italy, he has won ...Full Story »

The Portuguese coach has spent the last four years at Molineux, but will depart the Wolverhampton club following Sunday's finale to 2020-21 campaign Wolves have revealed that head coach Nuno Espirito Santo will be leaving the club this summer, with his final match in charge the home game with Manchester United on Sunday. After four years at Molineux, in which promotion was secured and a plac...Full Story »

IT'S one small step for a Manchester United team leaking goals - and one giant leap for a manager hoping to win his first trophy in charge. Skipper Harry Maguire ditched his protective boot as he stood with boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer on the red carpet for the world premiere of a movie documentary about legendary United chief Sir Alex Ferguson. Harry Maguire hopes to be fit to face Villarreal in...Full Story »