A packed Old Trafford fell silent in tribute to the Queen before Manchester United kicked off their Europa League campaign with defeat to Real Sociedad.The gates to the ground had just opened when Buckingham Palace announced that the nation’s longest reigning monarch had died at the age of 96.United’s European opener went ahead as planned following direction from the Football Associa...Full Story »

Arsenal’s winning start to their Europa League campaign was overshadowed by the death of the Queen as their players and those of FC Zurich held a minute’s silence before the start of the second half in Switzerland.The announcement came from Buckingham Palace during the interval in St Gallen, where Arsenal secured a 2-1 victory in their opening Group A encounter.Zurich sit ninth in a ...Full Story »

Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski was full of pride after his hat-trick against Viktoria Plzen. Lewandowski was named man of the match for the 5-1 win at the Nou Camp. He said: "I knew from the beginning here it was going to be important to adapt right from the first game. People ask about the goals but it's important to be in the right position, to help my team because my team mates have...Full Story »

Richarlison’s first goals for Tottenham saw them mark their Champions League return with a 2-0 win over 10-man Marseille.The summer signing scored two headers in the space of five second-half minutes to get Spurs out of trouble in their Group D opener.Playing at the elite level for the first time since 2020, Antonio Conte’s men were labouring against the Ligue 1 side, who had Chancel...Full Story »

Liverpool were humiliated on their return to Champions League action as outstanding Napoli ran out comprehensive 4-1 winners against Jurgen Klopp’s sloppy side. Just 102 days on from losing the final to Real Madrid on a chaotic night at the Stade de France, the Reds returned to continental action looking for a club-record seventh consecutive European away win. But Liverpool’s stu...Full Story »

A remarkable statistic, comparing the respective goalscoring records of Manchester City star Erling Haaland, and 5-time Ballon d’Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo, has come to the fore on Tuesday evening. Norwegian sensation Haaland , of course, has positioned himself at the forefront of the media headlines once more tonight. This comes owing to the 22-year-old’s latest haul in front o...Full Story »

Celtic were taught a harsh lesson by a clinical Real Madrid side on their Champions League return as two goals in four second-half minutes sent the holders on their way to a 3-0 victory in Glasgow.Liel Abada, twice, and substitute Daizen Maeda squandered excellent chances and Callum McGregor struck the post before goals from Vinicius Junior and Luka Modric proved pivotal.Ange Postecoglou had vow...Full Story »

Mislav Orsic’s early goal condemned listless Chelsea to a chastening 1-0 Champions League defeat at Dinamo Zagreb.Croatia forward Orsic’s breakaway goal proved enough for Dinamo to topple the 2021 Champions League winners at the Maksimir Stadium.Reece James struck a post at the death but Dinamo were not to be denied a victory as famous and deserved for the hosts as it could prove dam...Full Story »

Erik ten Hag said Manchester United are not ready to challenge the Premier League's top teams despite ending table-topping Arsenal's perfect start to the season. United won 3-1 at Old Trafford to make it four wins in a row -- a run that included a 2-1 victory over Liverpool. Despite opening the new campaign with back-to-back defeats to Brighton & Hove Albion and Brentford, Ten Hag's team a...Full Story »

Dru Yearwood tried to apologise but was turned away by another Red Bulls fan English New York Red Bulls star Dru Yearwood has been criticised for kicking a ball into the crowd and hitting a young fan in the face. It came right at the end of their 2-0 defeat to Philadelphia Union at home at the Red Bull Arena. The Red Bulls were in need of a win to take them the top of the table but suffered de...Full Story »

Dumbarton maintained their perfect start to the cinch League Two campaign with a 1-0 win at East Fife.Declan Byrne struck late in the first half to give the Sons a sixth straight league victory.Newcomers Bonnyrigg Rose remain second, but are now eight points behind after losing 2-0 at Elgin.Bryan Cameron broke the deadlock early on and forward Kane Hester added a late second as City picked up th...Full Story »

Ipswich boss Kieran McKenna celebrated their best start for 34 years after a 2-0 win over Accrington which sent them to the top of the League One table – but he won’t get carried away.Substitute Conor Chaplin scored a 76th minute goal, clipping a Lee Evans corner home, and then Chaplin fired through a sea of bodies on 87 minutes with the deflected effort finding the back of the net.T...Full Story »

Dipo Akinyemi scored for the fifth successive game as unbeaten cinch Championship leaders Ayr won 2-1 at Morton.The summer signing from Welling took his tally to seven goals during that hot streak, firing into the bottom corner from the edge of the box 11 minutes before half-time.Jack Baird went close to an equaliser when his header from a corner was cleared off the line.However, Akinyemi then t...Full Story »

An own goal by Jordan Turnbull and a sublime strike from Paul Smyth gave Leyton Orient a 2-0 home win against Tranmere as the Sky Bet League Two leaders maintained their 100 per cent home record and unbeaten run.With defences on top in the first half, the O’s got the breakthrough in the 36th minute when Smyth drilled a cross into the box from the right and, under pressure from Ruel Sotirio...Full Story »

Innes Cameron scored a first-half winner as Kilmarnock pulled off a spirited 1-0 victory over Hearts at Tynecastle to reach the last eight of the Premier Sports Cup.The hosts had the majority of the chances over the course of the tie but the 22-year-old’s header in the 21st minute ultimately proved decisive for the visitors.Remarkably, it was Kilmarnock’s fifth consecutive victory aw...Full Story »

Arsenal edged to a fifth successive Premier League victory of the season as Gabriel Martinelli hit the winner against Aston Villa on a night of questionable goalkeeping at the Emirates Stadium. A deserved 2-1 win meant the Gunners remained top of the table with a perfect record, with Martinelli settling the game after Douglas Luiz had levelled direct from a corner. Ex-Arsenal goalkeeper Emil...Full Story »

Kevin van Veen helped himself to a hat-trick as Motherwell breezed into the Premier Sports Cup quarter-finals with a comprehensive 4-0 win over Inverness.The Dutch striker scored for the fourth game in a row in the ninth minute with a close-range finish at Fir Park.Caley skipper Danny Devine put through his own goal after 26 minutes before Van Veen scored from the spot in the 38th and 66th minut...Full Story »

Aberdeen boss Jim Goodwin heaped praise on opponents Annan for giving his side an uncomfortable evening before they eventually booked their place in the last eight of the Premier Sports Cup with a 4-1 extra-time win at Galabank.The cinch Premiership side looked to be in bother against their League Two hosts after home captain Steven Swinglehurst cancelled out Vicente Besuijen’s opener to m...Full Story »

Luis Sinisterra struck a second-half equaliser on his full Premier League debut as Leeds and Everton played out a thrilling 1-1 draw at Elland Road.The Colombia winger, who scored in last week’s Carabao Cup win against Barnsley, fired Leeds level in the 55th minute after Anthony Gordon had given Everton a half-time lead.A point apiece kept Leeds in fifth place and was enough to lift Everto...Full Story »

Cinch Championship side Dundee swept aside League One side Falkirk to advance with a 3-0 win in the Premier Sports Cup.It took until the 55th minute for Dundee to break the deadlock, when Zach Robinson played in Lyall Cameron who was able to fire the ball under Nicky Hogarth.It was 2-0 with 10 minutes left when Lee Ashcroft headed in from Paul McMullan’s corner.And the visitors’ mise...Full Story »