Tony Kroos scored and assisted one as Real Madrid got back to winning ways after their 2-1 win over second-bottom Cadiz. The win also helped Carlo Ancelotti’s side to move closer to Barcelona going into the World Cup break. The champions returned to winning ways after losing 3-2 to Rayo Vallecano on Monday, their first … Read more
A week after his transfer from Barcelona, with no restriction on the playing minutes, Antoine Griezmann was back in his elements as he helped Atletico Madrid beat Athletic Bilbao by 1-0 in La Liga. Griezmann played the full 90 minutes for just the third time this season. Griezmann was set up by Alvaro Morata in … Read more
Barcelona keeps on winning — at least in the Spanish league. The Catalan club edged Celta Viga 1-0 on Sunday for its seventh straight victory in the competition, regaining first place and restoring some confidence going into a decisive Champions League game against Inter Milan. Barcelona has not been able to repeat its league success in … Read more
If there were any indicators as to whether or not Napoli are the real deal this season, going away to the Serie A champions and ending their 22-match unbeaten streak to go joint-top of the league will surely do it. Luciano Spalletti, watching from the stands after being sent off against Spezia last week, sent … Read more
Romeo Lavia and Adam Armstrong were both on the scoresheet in the first half as Southampton beat Chelsea 2-1, handing the Thomas Tuchel side their second English Premier League defeat of the season. While it was Raheem Sterling and Chelsea who dealt the first blow 23 minutes into the match, Southampton didn’t take long to … Read more
Romelu Lukaku starred in his first home game for Inter Milan since returning from Chelsea, helping his team beat Spezia 3-0 on Saturday for two wins from two games in Serie A. The Belgium forward was involved in two goals – scored in each half by Lautaro Martínez and Hakan Çalhanoğlu – and home fans … Read more
Tottenham have completed a deal with Udinese to sign their promising young left wing-back Destiny Udogie. Spurs will pay an initial £15m and there are also some performance-related bonuses on top. Udogie will stay on loan at Udinese for the season, with Spurs having Ryan Sessegnon and Ivan Perisic as their left wing-backs for this … Read more
After a long wait, football season is back again with a unique twist this time around. This year, every major league in the world will hit the pause button during November 20-December 18 as the World Cup comes calling. Basically, the season will be divided into 2 halves, before the World Cup and after the … Read more
Juventus are always expected to aim for the Scudetto but will need to be humble and improve on all fronts if Serie A’s most successful side want to return to being title winners, manager Massimiliano Allegri said on Sunday. Allegri took charge of the Turin-based club for the second time last year and is looking … Read more
It took Romelu Lukaku just 82 seconds to mark his return to Inter Milan with a goal. But it was Denzel Dumfries who decided the game with a stoppage-time winner to see Inter snatch a 2-1 victory at newly-promoted Lecce on Saturday, just as the Nerazzurri appeared to be heading for a surprise draw. “It’s … Read more