Football

Sevilla Rout Champions Barca in Shock Liga Thrashing

Spanish champions Barcelona collapsed in a shock 4-1 demolition at Sevilla on Sunday in La Liga, with Alexis Sanchez scoring against his former side and Robert Lewandowski missing a penalty for the visitors. The Catalans sit second in the table after their first defeat of the campaign, two points behind bitter rivals Real Madrid after their ...

Vinicius Double Helps Real Beat Villareal

Vinicius Junior fired Real Madrid to the top of La Liga with a brace in a 3-1 win over Villarreal on Saturday, while Kylian Mbappe was also on target. Los Blancos moved two points clear of champions Barcelona, who visit Sevilla on Sunday, as they bounced back from last week's derby drubbing. Having returned from their long midweek trip to ...

Liverpool Suffer Third Consecutive Loss as Estevao Strikes Late for Chelsea

Liverpool crashed to a third successive defeat as Estevao Willian's last-gasp strike condemned the spluttering Premier League champions to a 2-1 defeat against Chelsea on Saturday. Arne Slot's side were rocked by Estevao's close-range finish in the final seconds at Stamford Bridge after Cody Gakpo's second half equaliser had cancelled out Moises ...

Arsenal Go Top of the Premier League as Man Utd Ease Pressure on Amorim

Declan Rice came back to haunt former club West Ham as Arsenal moved top of the Premier League, while Manchester United handed Ruben Amorim some relief with a 2-0 win over Sunderland on Saturday. In Mikel Arteta's 300th match in charge, the Gunners proved far too strong for the struggling Hammers in a 2-0 win at the Emirates Stadium to further ...

Kudus Fires Spurs into Second with Win at Leeds

Mohammed Kudus' first Tottenham goal lifted Spurs up to second in the Premier League by ending Leeds' long unbeaten home run with a 2-1 win on Saturday. Noah Okafor cancelled out Mathys Tel's opener for the visitors in a first half that raged from end to end. Kudus grabbed the winner just before the hour mark and Tottenham had to show their ...

FIFA Unveils Trionda, the Official Ball of the 2026 World Cup

FIFA has unveiled the official match ball for the 2026 World Cup, combining high-tech refinements and design details celebrating the three co-host countries -- the United States, Mexico and Canada. The ball, called Trionda, was again designed by German manufacturer Adidas, provider of the official World Cup balls since the 1970 tournament. "I am ...

Liverpool Lose to Galatasaray in Champions League, Chelsea Beat Mourinho's Benfica

A Victor Osimhen penalty gave Galatasaray victory over Liverpool in the Champions League on Tuesday, while Chelsea edged out Jose Mourinho's Benfica and Kylian Mbappe hit a hat-trick for Real Madrid in Kazakhstan. Elsewhere in the second round of matches in the league phase of Europe's elite club competition, Tottenham battled back to draw with ...

Barca Beat Real Sociedad to Top Liga as Yamal Returns

Lamine Yamal returned from injury to help Barcelona beat Real Sociedad 2-1 on Sunday and move to the top of La Liga by one point. After Real Madrid was thrashed 5-2 by rivals Atletico Madrid in a derby on Saturday, Hansi Flick's side had the chance to claim pole position above Xabi Alonso's side. Alvaro Odriozola gave Real Sociedad the lead ...

Amorim Under Pressure as Brentford Stun Man Utd

Troubled Manchester United crashed to a 3-1 defeat at Brentford on Saturday as Bruno Fernandes's penalty miss piled pressure on beleaguered boss Ruben Amorim. Amorim's side paid the price for another error-strewn display as Igor Thiago netted twice in the opening 20 minutes to punish shambolic defending. Benjamin Sesko reduced the deficit with ...

Kane Scores Twice to Reach 100 Bayern Goals in Record Time

Harry Kane scored twice to reach 100 goals for Bayern Munich on Friday as the German champions continued their perfect start to the Bundesliga season with a 4-0 win over Werder Bremen. Playing his 104th game for Bayern, Kane became the fastest man to 100 goals with a club in Europe's top-five leagues, breaking the record of 105 matches jointly ...

Alonso Warns Against Overconfidence Before Madrid Derby

Real Madrid coach Xabi Alonso warned his side against overconfidence ahead of Saturday's visit to face city rivals Atletico Madrid in La Liga. Los Blancos have won every match they have played this season, leading the top flight by two points ahead of champions Barcelona and nine from Atletico, who are languishing in ninth. However the Spaniard, ...