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September 25, 2016

Hamburg sacks coach Bruno Labbadia after poor start

Hamburger SV sacked coach Bruno Labbadia on Sunday after a poor start to the season with only one point from five matches.

September 25, 2016

Real Madrid dealing with poor results and unhappy Ronaldo

Two consecutive draws and a little rant by Cristiano Ronaldo have put Real Madrid on the verge of an early crisis.

September 24, 2016

Rooney-less United wins; Wenger joy as Arsenal beats Chelsea

By reeling off a sixth successive English Premier League victory on Saturday, Manchester City underlined just how formidable ...

September 24, 2016

Lecomte's brilliant saves help Lorient down Lyon 1-0

Lorient president Loic Fery offered a contract extension to Benjamin Lecomte this week. His goalkeeper did not betray his ...

September 24, 2016

Mandzukic again off form as Juve struggles to 1-0 win

It was meant to be the match where Mario Mandzukic showed he could be more than an understudy to Gonzalo Higuain this season.

September 24, 2016

Wenger celebrates 20 years at Arsenal by beating Chelsea 3-0

For once, a landmark game for Arsene Wenger wasn't spoiled by Chelsea, and this time it was Arsenal humiliating its London ...

September 24, 2016

Stoke comes close to 1st EPL win, no longer last

Stoke almost clinched its first English Premier League win of the season on Saturday but the 1-1 draw against West Bromwich ...

September 24, 2016

Free-scoring Liverpool thrashes Hull 5-1 in Premier League

Free-scoring Liverpool won a third straight English Premier League game by thrashing 10-man Hull 5-1 on Saturday, with James ...

September 24, 2016

Aguero scores 2, Man City beats Swansea 3-1 for 6th EPL win

Sergio Aguero scored twice on his return from suspension as Manchester City beat Swansea 3-1 to clinch a sixth straight win ...

September 24, 2016

Barcelona routs Sporting 5-0 in 1st game without Messi

Barcelona didn't show any signs of missing Lionel Messi on Saturday, cruising past Sporting Gijon 5-0 in its first Spanish ...

September 24, 2016

Sunderland drops to last after wasting 2-0 lead vs Palace

Sunderland wasted a 2-0 lead and dropped to the bottom of the English Premier League on Saturday as Crystal Palace won 3-2 ...

September 24, 2016

Son fills Kane void to give Spurs 2-1 win at Middlesbrough

Son Heung-min stepped up in Harry Kane's injury absence with two goals to give Tottenham a 2-1 victory at Middlesbrough in ...

September 24, 2016

Bournemouth end Everton's unbeaten start in EPL

Everton's unbeaten start to the English Premier League ended as Bournemouth scored early and held on for a priceless second ...

September 24, 2016

Bayern leaves it late to beat Hamburg in Bundesliga

With their coach's job on the line, Hamburger SV players responded with a tenacious performance to hold Bundesliga leader ...

September 24, 2016

After dropping Rooney, United beats Leicester 4-1 in EPL

Dropping Wayne Rooney had the desired effect for Manchester United. With its out-of-form captain on the bench, United scored ...

September 24, 2016

Rooney dropped as Mourinho makes statement at Man United

As Manchester United's goals flew in at Old Trafford, Wayne Rooney could only applaud from the substitutes' bench. He might ...

September 24, 2016

Russian minister holds on to football post as coaches revolt

Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko is staying in charge of football in the 2018 World Cup host nation. He faced down a ...

September 23, 2016

Free-scoring Dortmund beats Freiburg 3-1 as newcomers shine

Borussia Dortmund's new signings proved their class in a hard-earned 3-1 Bundesliga win over promoted Freiburg on Friday.

September 23, 2016

Real Betis beats Malaga 1-0 in heated Spanish league match

Midfielder Joaquin Sanchez headed in the only goal to give Real Betis a 1-0 win over Malaga in a heated Spanish league match ...