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Cristiano Ronaldo, the 41-year-old Al Nassr forward and Portugal captain, told the Portuguese Football Summit in Oeiras on Wednesday that his remaining targets in football are to score his 1,000th career goal and to lift the UEFA Nations League.
Sources 7M Sport via goal.com
Football
Barcelona remain six points clear at the top of LaLiga with a perfect 21 points from seven games, scoring 31 and conceding 7. Atlético Madrid and Real Madrid both dropped points last weekend, with Atlético leapfrogging Real into second on 16 points after Sunday's 2-1 derby win and Real falling to third on 15.
Sources FC BarcelonaLaLiga
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Atlético Madrid moved above Real Madrid into second place in LaLiga on Sunday with a 2-1 derby win at the Riyadh Air Metropolitano, where second-half goals from Alejandro Grimaldo and Jonathan David settled a feisty fixture against a Real side reduced to ten men.
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Bayern Munich have placed Jamal Musiala in their matchday squad for the first time since a long-term injury, with the German international expected to feature on Wednesday in the UEFA Champions League league-phase fixture against Atalanta at the Allianz Arena.
Sources Dhaka Tribune
Football
The 2026/27 UEFA Women's Champions League league phase opened on Tuesday with five fixtures, producing one late English winner, one dramatic fightback and three debutant statements.
Sources UEFAAP via Canadian Press
Football
Matchday 1 of the 2026/27 UEFA Women's Champions League league phase continues on Wednesday with four fixtures, headlined by holders Barcelona hosting Paris FC at 20:00 CET and Chelsea welcoming Austria Wien to the Cherry Red Records Stadium at 19:00 BST.
Sources UEFAThe Athletic
Football
Liverpool advanced to the Carabao Cup fourth round with a 3-1 win over Tottenham at Anfield on Tuesday, with Alexis Mac Allister (21'), Cody Gakpo (54') and Dominik Szoboszlai (91') on the scoresheet and Conor Gallagher replying for Spurs in the 69th minute.
Sources Punch Newspapers
Football
Manchester United were booed off at Old Trafford after surrendering a 2-0 lead to lose 3-2 at home to Brighton in the Carabao Cup third round, intensifying pressure on manager Michael Carrick after a turbulent week that already included defeat to rivals Manchester City.
Sources TheJournal.ie
Football
Premier League Matchweek 6 opens on Saturday September 27 with Brentford versus Manchester United and closes on Monday September 29 with Everton hosting West Ham United.
Sources Yahoo SportsPremier League
Football
Three of Europe's biggest title races sharpened on a single weekend. In England, Manchester City's 5-3 win over Sunderland, completed by Erling Haaland's late fifth to silence Brian Brobbey's hat-trick for the promoted visitors, took Pep Guardiola's side five wins from five and three points clear of Arsenal after Brighton's 3-0 win at the Amex. In Spain, Raphinha's hat-trick at Sevilla and Atletico Madrid's 2-1 win over 10-man Real Madrid in the capital derby have left Barcelona six points clear of Madrid and five ahead of Atletico with a game in hand. In Italy, AC Milan's 3-0 win over Lecce.
Sources AFPAP via Etv BharatAFP via Dawn
Football
AC Milan beat Lecce 3-0 at the San Siro and Juventus beat Atalanta 2-0 at the Allianz Stadium on Sunday to bounce back from short Serie A slides. Christian Pulisic marked his first start of the season with Milan's opening goal in the 14th minute, while Francisco Conceicao and Gleison Bremer scored either side of half-time for Juventus.
Sources AFP via Dawn
Football
Atletico Madrid beat 10-man Real Madrid 2-1 in a heated La Liga derby at the Metropolitano on Sunday, with Alejandro Grimaldo converting a penalty and Jonathan David adding a second after defender Dean Huijsen was sent off early in the second half for pulling back Giuliano Simeone in the box.
Football
Manchester City went top of the Premier League on Sunday with a 5-3 win over Sunderland that saw Erling Haaland score City's fifth to complete a perfect five-from-five start to the season and move clear at the summit after Arsenal's Saturday defeat at Brighton.
Sources Premier LeagueAFP
Football
Jay Dasilva scored the only goal in the 55th minute, assisted by goalkeeper Carl Rushworth, as Coventry City beat Nottingham Forest 1-0 at the City Ground on Saturday for a first Premier League victory since the 2000-01 season.
Sources Sky Sports
Football
Aston Villa beat Tottenham Hotspur 3-2 at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday to claim a first Premier League win of the season, with Buendia laying on goals for Jackson and an 80th-minute long-range strike before late goals from Conor Gallagher and Jean Paul van Hecke set up a nervy finish.
Sources The Guardian
Football
Brighton ended Arsenal's nine-match Premier League winning run with a 3-0 victory at the Amex Stadium on Saturday, with Pascal Gross curling in the opener on 31 minutes before Charalampos Kostoulas added a long-range second seconds before half-time and Chema Andres headed in a Gross corner nine minutes after the break.
Sources Sky Sports
Football
LaLiga matchday six on Saturday features the Madrid derby between Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid at the Riyadh Air Metropolitano at 10:15 ET as the standout fixture, alongside Getafe vs Malaga, Deportivo vs Real Betis, Villarreal vs Levante, Valencia vs Real Sociedad and Espanyol vs Elche.
Football
Tottenham host Aston Villa at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium at 12:30 BST on Saturday in a Premier League Matchweek 5 fixture between the only two sides still without a league win this season.
Sources Football WhispersPremier League
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Brentford beat Chelsea 3-0 at Gtech Community Stadium on Friday night, with Jaidon Anthony heading in from a Damsgaard corner on 61 minutes, Igor Thiago converting a rebound on 80 minutes and substitute Fabio Carvalho completing the scoring in stoppage time.
Sources Brentford FC
Football
Real Madrid travel across the city to face Atletico Madrid at the Metropolitano on Sunday in a La Liga matchweek-six derbi that pits the second-placed side against their neighbours after Espi's stoppage-time winner at Elche moved Real level on points with Barcelona.
Sources The Guardian
Football
Brentford welcome Chelsea to the Gtech Community Stadium on Friday night at 20:00 local time (19:00 UTC) in the opening fixture of Premier League Matchweek 5, with both sides unbeaten in their last six and last five league meetings respectively against each other.
Sources Brentford FCBBC Sport
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Barcelona extended their perfect La Liga start to six wins from six matches with a 7-2 victory over Racing Santander at the Spotify Camp Nou on Wednesday, opening up a three-point lead over Real Madrid at the top of the table.
Sources Tempo7M Sport (Goal)
Football
Real Madrid moved level on points with Barcelona at the top of La Liga after Tuesday's stoppage-time 3-2 win at Elche through Carlos Espi, leaving both sides on the same tally after six rounds.
Sources LaLiga
Football
AC Milan fell to a shock 2-0 home defeat against Benfica in their Europa League league-phase opener on Wednesday, with Dodi Lukebakio drilling in the 16th-minute opener after Milan's defence failed to handle a slick Portuguese move.
Sources 7M Sport (Goal feed)CBS Sports
Football
Sunderland marked their return to European football with a 1-0 Europa League win over AZ Alkmaar at the Stadium of Light, Enzo Le Fée converting a 66th-minute penalty after Weslley Patati fouled him inside the box.
Sources 7M Sport (Goal feed)CBS Sports
Football
Carlos Espi scored a 91st-minute winner to give Real Madrid a 3-2 victory at Elche on Tuesday and move the reigning La Liga champions level on points with Barcelona at the top of the table.
Sources ESPNHindustan Times
Football
James Rodriguez, the 35-year-old Colombian playmaker and 2014 World Cup Golden Boot winner, announced on Tuesday that he is stepping down from international duty after 131 caps and four World Cups.
Sources Reuters (via The Straits Times)Sportstar (The Hindu)
Football
Liverpool advanced to the Carabao Cup fourth round with a 3-1 win over Tottenham at Anfield on Tuesday, with Alexis Mac Allister and Cody Gakpo putting the hosts in control before Conor Gallagher pulled one back for Spurs.
Sources Sky SportsThe Guardian
Football
The AFC Champions League Elite league phase began on Monday with mixed results for the UAE clubs. Shabab Al Ahli took all three points with a 1-0 home win over Iran's Tractor, settled by Yuri Cesar's opportunistic 22nd-minute strike at the Rashid Stadium.
Sources The National (UAE)
Football
Inter Milan staged a remarkable comeback from two goals down to beat Udinese 5-3 at the San Siro on Monday, preserving their perfect start to the Serie A season and moving level with Roma on 12 points after four matches.
Sources News Dive
Football
Leeds United demolished Newcastle 4-1 at Elland Road on Monday night to climb to third in the Premier League, inflicting a punishing first defeat on new Magpies boss Matthias Jaissle.
Football
Three Premier League rounds are in and the early title shape is becoming legible: defending champions Arsenal beat Sunderland 2-0 on Saturday for a ninth straight league win — a streak last matched by the club in March 2004 — and Guimaraes and Saka's stoppage-time penalty put Mikel Arteta's side three points clear. Manchester City kept the chase alive by winning the Manchester derby 1-0 at Old Trafford through Erling Haaland after Phil Foden's red card. Tottenham drew 0-0 at home to Everton to extend a run of more than six hours without a Premier League goal despite a summer rebuild.
Sources The Hindu (Reuters wire)Tribal Football via 7M SportThe GuardianESPN
Football
Stanislav Lobotka scored the only goal as Napoli beat Bologna 1-0 at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on Sunday to end a three-match losing run and hand Massimiliano Allegri his second Serie A win.
Sources Tribal Football via 7M Sport (Napoli)Goal via 7M Sport (Bayern win)Goal via 7M Sport (Juventus loss)
Football
Defending Premier League champions Arsenal beat Sunderland 2-0 at the Stadium of Light on Saturday, with Bruno Guimaraes breaking the resistance in the 58th minute and Bukayo Saka converting a stoppage-time penalty.
Sources The Hindu (Reuters wire)Tribal Football via 7M Sport
Football
Erling Haaland scored on the hour at Old Trafford on Sunday as Manchester City beat Manchester United 1-0 in the Premier League derby, even after Phil Foden was shown a red card.
Sources The GuardianESPNAl Jazeera
Football
Tottenham played out a 0-0 draw with Everton at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday — the first time in the club's history they have failed to score in any of their opening four Premier League matches, leaving them 17th with just two points.
Football
Reigning champions Arsenal extended their perfect start to the 2026-27 Premier League season with a 2-0 win at the Stadium of Light on Saturday, going three points clear at the top.
Sources Sky Sports
Football
AC Milan came from 2-0 down at the Stadio Olimpico to draw 2-2 with Lazio on Serie A Matchday 4, with summer signing Diego Moreira scoring twice in two minutes off the bench after the break (65', 67').
Football
Olympique Lyon's Nicolás Tagliafico saw his deadline-day transfer to Atlético Madrid collapse after the Spanish club failed to clear La Liga salary cap space, with the French window closing four hours earlier than the Spanish one leaving Lyon unable to register his replacement in time.
Sources Time News
Football
Premier League Matchweek 3 opens Saturday with seven fixtures across the 3 p.m. kick-off slot including Chelsea hosting Hull City at Stamford Bridge and Liverpool facing Fulham at Anfield, before Tottenham Hotspur host Everton at 17:30 on Sky Sports and Sunderland face Arsenal at 20:00 on TNT Sports.
Sources Premier League
Football
The new Champions League league phase opened Tuesday with Kylian Mbappé and Federico Valverde steering Real Madrid to a 2-1 home win over Inter, Erling Haaland scoring twice in Manchester City's 2-0 win at Porto and Serhou Guirassy bagging a brace in Borussia Dortmund's 3-2 victory over Villarreal.
Sources UEFA
Football
The Premier League returns on Saturday with Matchweek 3 headlined by Liverpool v Fulham at Anfield and Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest, before Sunday's Manchester derby at Old Trafford and Manchester United v Manchester City at the same ground.
Sources Premier League
Football
Fenerbahce and Roma played out a 1-1 draw at Ulker Stadyumu on Thursday, with Bryan Cristante's first-half strike for Roma cancelled out three minutes into the second half by Archie Brown after a Mason Greenwood through ball.
Sources Reuters
Football
Bayern Munich opened the new Champions League league phase with a 5-0 home win over Bodo/Glimt after the break, while Manchester United marked their return to the competition with a 4-0 victory over Sabah at Old Trafford and Como debuted with a 4-1 home win over RB Leipzig.
Sources UEFA
Football
Manchester United return to Champions League football for the first time since 2023 on Thursday when Azerbaijani champions Sabah FK visit Old Trafford, with manager Michael Carrick looking for a confidence-restoring opener after conceding twice in each of his three Premier League games.
Sources Goal.comThe National
Football
Bayern Munich open their 2026-27 Champions League campaign at home to Norwegian champions Bodø/Glimt on Thursday night, with Vincent Kompany's side targeting a 23rd consecutive opening Champions League win since 2003.
Football
Fenerbahçe end an 18-year Champions League absence on Thursday when Roma visit Ulker Stadyumu in the league-phase opener, with Ismail Kartal's side relying on Vedat Muriqi, Mason Greenwood and an ad-hoc tactical set-up to disrupt Gian Piero Gasperini's pressing system.
Sources Sports MoleAS Roma (official)
Football
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored the winner at the Estadio de la Cerámica after a goal and two assists against Villarreal, taking his Deportivo La Coruña tally to four goals in four La Liga appearances since joining from Olympique Marseille for €1.6 million.
Sources The Guardian
Football
Champions League Matchday 1's second slate on Wednesday September 9 begins with Barcelona hosting Feyenoord and VfB Stuttgart welcoming Viking FK, before the evening session sends Liverpool to Anfield against Atletico Madrid, PSG to the Parc des Princes against Slovan Bratislava, Sporting CP against Galatasaray, and Napoli against Arsenal in a rematch of last season's run to the final.
Sources Premier LeagueESPN
Football
Kylian Mbappé opened his 2026-27 Champions League account in Real Madrid's 2-1 win over Inter Milan at the Bernabéu on Tuesday, scoring in the 14th minute to pull level with Raúl at 71 Champions League goals.
Sources Premier League
Football
France Football unveiled the full 2026 Ballon d'Or shortlists on Tuesday, September 8, with announcements running between 11:00 and 16:00 CET across the official Ballon d'Or platforms.
Football
Defending champions Bayern Munich were held to a 0-0 draw at promoted Schalke on September 6, ending a 67-matchday run atop the Bundesliga table and marking the first time they had failed to score since February 2025.
Sources Newswav
Football
Defending champions Arsenal came from behind at the Emirates to beat Chelsea 2-1 on September 6 and stretch their Premier League start to three wins from three.
Sources Sky Sports
Football
Three weeks into the Premier League season the table has separated into legible bands. Manchester City lead on nine points, with Hull City and Arsenal on six and Chelsea on six after their first loss. Arsenal 2-1 Chelsea on Sunday, decided by Kai Havertz and Martin Odegaard, was the first real stress test of the new-look London rivals and vindicated Mikel Arteta over Chelsea 350 million summer rebuild. Everton drew Manchester United 2-2 with Ainsley Maitland-Niles scoring a 95th-minute equaliser on his debut. Tuesdays Ballon dOr nominee announcement sets up the Champions League run-up.
Sources BBC Sport — Arsenal 2-1 ChelseaSky Sports — Everton 2-2 Man UtdbeIN Sports — Ballon d'Or 2026 nominee announcement date
Football
France Football confirmed that the 30 nominees for the men's and women's Ballon d'Or will be unveiled on Tuesday 8 September, alongside shortlists for the Kopa, Yashin, Müller, coach and club awards.
Sources beIN Sports — Ballon d'Or 2026 nominees announcement dateTribuna — Ballon d'Or 2026 nominees to be announced on September 8
Football
Manchester United twice led at Hill Dickinson Stadium through Bryan Mbeumo and Benjamin Sesko, whose 88th-minute header looked to have won the game, but Everton substitute Ainsley Maitland-Niles curled a 25-yard shot into the top corner in the 95th minute to make it 2-2.
Sources Sky Sports — Everton 2-2 Man UtdAP News — Man United stunned at Everton
Football
Kai Havertz and Martin Odegaard scored as Arsenal came from behind to beat Chelsea 2-1 at the Emirates on Sunday, ending their rivals' 100% start to the Premier League season.
Sources BBC Sport — Arsenal 2-1 ChelseaSky Sports — PL 2026 coverage
Football
Premier League matchweek three closes on Sunday with two London and Merseyside fixtures: Everton host Manchester United at the Hill Dickinson Stadium at 14:00 BST and Arsenal face Chelsea at the Emirates at 16:30 BST, the Premier League confirmed in its full 2026/27 fixture list.
Sources Goal.com — Everton vs Manchester United previewBBC Sport — Everton vs Manchester United preview
Football
Juventus welcome AC Milan to the Allianz Stadium on Sunday at 21:15 CET in the 183rd Serie A meeting between the two clubs, the Juventus official preview confirmed.
Sources Juventus.com — match preview
Football
La Liga matchday four closes on Sunday with leaders Barcelona travelling to the Mestalla to face a Valencia side that has collected only one point from its opening three matches, the league schedule confirms.
Football
Saturday 5 September's football slate spans La Liga, MLS, Serie A and Ligue 1, with Inter Miami CF hosting Atlanta United at Nu Stadium in the late MLS window and Athletic Club hosting Atletico Madrid at San Mames at 19:45 local as the La Liga headliner.
Sources Inter Miami CF — match centreFIFA World Cup News — Saturday fixturesLaLiga — match centre
Football
The Bundesliga's second matchday of the 2026-27 season features six Saturday 5 September fixtures, closing with FC Schalke 04 hosting Bayern Munich at the Veltins-Arena in Gelsenkirchen at 18:30 local time.
Sources Kickoff Report — Bundesliga 2026 scheduleTransfermarkt — Borussia Dortmund fixtures
Football
The Premier League returns on Saturday 5 September with seven fixtures across matchweek 3, opening at 12:30 BST with Newcastle United hosting AFC Bournemouth at St James' Park before Brentford-Sunderland, Brighton-Leeds, Fulham-Crystal Palace, Manchester City-Coventry and Nottingham Forest-Tottenham kick off at 15:00 BST.
Sources Football Web Pages — Premier League fixturesPremier League (official)
Football
The Premier League's summer window closed on 1 September with Manchester City signing Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernández for a British-record £125 million on deadline day, per Sky Sports and BBC Sport deal trackers, after a window in which Chelsea bought Morgan Rogers from Aston Villa for £117 million and Liverpool paid £123 million for Bradley Barcola from Paris Saint-Germain.
Sources Sky SportsBBC SportESPN
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Serie A's third matchday runs 4-7 September with a headline Saturday meeting of Inter and Napoli at San Siro, both teams on maximum points after two rounds, and a Juventus-Milan clash at the Allianz Stadium on Sunday.
Football
Leagues Cup officials confirmed that Toluca and Monterrey will meet in the 2026 final at Shell Energy Stadium in Houston on Sunday, 6 September, the first all-Liga MX final in the tournament's history, after Toluca beat ten-man León 2-0 in one semifinal and Monterrey eliminated América in the other.
Sources Leagues CupMARCA
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Toluca advanced to its first Leagues Cup final on 2 September 2026 with a 2-0 win over 10-man León at Shell Energy Stadium in Houston, with Federico Pereira opening the scoring before the break and a second-half goal sealing the result after Jhohan Romaña was sent off for a second yellow card.
Football
Harry Kane scored twice as holders Bayern Munich came from a goal down to beat second-division VfL Osnabrück 4-1 in the first round of the DFB-Pokal on 2 September 2026, with Tom Bischof, Michael Olise and Kane from the penalty spot completing the scoring after Robin Meibner had given the hosts an early lead.
Sources Associated PressbeIN Sports
Football
France Football and UEFA confirmed that the 30-man Ballon d'Or 2026 shortlist will be unveiled on 8 September 2026, with parallel shortlists for the women's awards, the Kopa Trophy, goalkeeper of the year, striker of the year, coach of the year and club of the year categories.
Sources Ballon d'Or (official)
Football
Premier League clubs shattered the £3.1 billion record set in a single transfer window as the 11pm BST deadline passed on 1 September 2026, with total summer spending reaching £3.46 billion.
Sources The SunAl JazeeraPremier League
Football
UEFA confirmed on 2 September 2026 that the 2026/27 Champions League league phase begins with matchday 1 on 8-10 September, running through matchday 8 on 27 January 2027 under the 36-team league format introduced two seasons ago.
Football
Italy's Serie A completed matchday 2 by 31 August 2026, with AC Milan beating Venezia 2-0, Juventus downing Parma 2-0, Inter winning 1-0 away at Cagliari, Roma thrashing Lecce 4-0, Atalanta edging Bologna 1-0 and Napoli surprisingly losing 1-2 at home to Como.
Sources Lega Serie ABBC Sport
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English clubs had until 23:00 BST on Tuesday, September 1 to complete their summer 2026 business, with the Premier League's most expensive signing so far being France winger Bradley Barcola from Paris Saint-Germain to Liverpool in a package worth about $162 million, followed by Chelsea's British-record $158 million move for Morgan Rogers from Aston Villa.
Sources Al JazeeraBBC Sport
Football
Newcastle United turned down a bid from Tottenham Hotspur worth about £80 million for Italy midfielder Sandro Tonali earlier in the week, with the Magpies believed to be holding out for a fee closer to £100m as Manchester City and Arsenal also monitor the 26-year-old.
Sources BBC Sport
Football
UEFA held the 2026-27 Champions League league phase draw in Monaco on Thursday, August 27, setting the fixtures for the 36-team format that begins with matchday 1 on September 8-10, 2026.
Sources Wikipedia
Football
Premier League clubs have 48 hours to complete signings before Tuesday's 11 p.m. BST deadline, with two-hour deal-sheet grace periods for paperwork filed in time. Aston Villa are in transition after confirming Ollie Watkins's £51 million move to Al-Hilal and signing Nicolas Jackson plus Taylor Harwood-Bellis. Tottenham have been among the busiest, completing a Sandro Tonali deal worth £100 million and adding Mateus Fernandes and Savio, while Manchester City rebuilt midfield with Elliot Anderson and Ayyoub Bouaddi.
Sources ESPNPremier League
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Chelsea beat Brighton 4-3 at Stamford Bridge in a frenetic seven-goal game that included a Cole Palmer strike and a stoppage-time Pascal Gross header. The result is Alonso's second consecutive Premier League win since taking charge, but a third straight game conceding three leaves defensive questions lingering ahead of the trip to Arsenal.
Sources Al JazeeraESPN
Football
England striker Ollie Watkins completed a £51 million transfer from Aston Villa to Saudi Pro League side Al-Hilal on a three-year contract, ending a six-year spell at Villa Park where he became the club's all-time Premier League top scorer with 91 goals.
Sources BBC SportSky Sports
Football
Serie A's second matchday closes with Atalanta v Bologna at 19:45 local time and Lecce v Roma at 17:30, both teams coming off opening-weekend victories. Roma arrived in Lecce on a six-match league winning streak after a 4-0 start under Gian Piero Gasperini, while Atalanta opened with a 2-1 win to set up an early-season test against Bologna.
Sources Sports MoleFootball Web Pages
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Tottenham are pointless from their opening two Premier League games after a 0-2 home loss to Newcastle United on Friday, with Anthony Elanga finishing off debutant Gonzalez's knockdown in the second half and Yoane Wissa adding an improvised second to leave Spurs bottom of the table on goal difference.
Sources ESPN
Football
Bayern Munich began their pursuit of a third straight Bundesliga title under Vincent Kompany with a 5-1 home win over VfB Stuttgart on Friday, capping a domestic double after last term's DFB-Pokal final victory over the same opponent.
Sources ESPN Singapore
Football
Juventus made it two straight Serie A wins to open the season with a 2-0 home victory over Parma at the Allianz Stadium on Sunday, breaking through a goalless first half with a 62nd-minute rebound strike from substitute Nicolas Gonzalez and Teun Koopmeiners' first appearance off the bench to curl in a late second.
Sources 7msport (via Goal)
Football
Erling Haaland and Rayan Cherki each scored twice as Manchester City beat Crystal Palace 4-1 at Selhurst Park on Friday night, maintaining their winning start to the Premier League season with a second consecutive victory.
Football
Bayern Munich opened the 2026/27 Bundesliga with a 5-1 win over VfB Stuttgart at the Allianz Arena on Friday, with Michael Olise among the scorers and Aleksandar Pavlovic adding a late goal as Vincent Kompany's side signalled their intent to reclaim the title.
Sources ESPNFC Bayern Munich
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AC Milan began their Serie A campaign with a 2-0 home victory over promoted Venezia at San Siro on Friday, building on last weekend's 2-1 win at Torino with a controlled performance that featured expected-goals dominance of 2.13 to 0.82.
Sources ESPNThe Athletic
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The 64th Bundesliga season opens on Friday at 18:30 UTC when defending champions Bayern Munich welcome VfB Stuttgart to the Allianz Arena in a repeat of the 2025/26 DFB-Pokal final, which Bayern won 3-0.
Sources WikipediaBundesliga.com
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The 36-team league phase draw for the 2026/27 UEFA Champions League took place in Monaco on Thursday, setting Manchester City against holders Paris Saint-Germain and Barcelona, Arsenal against Real Madrid and Bayern Munich, and returning Manchester United with home ties against Bayern, Roma, RB Leipzig and Sabah.
Sources The GuardianBBC Sport
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Crystal Palace welcome Manchester City to Selhurst Park on Friday at 19:00 UTC in a Premier League matchweek 2 fixture, with the Athletic's preview tabbing City eighth in the table after one match and Palace sixteenth.
Sources ESPN
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Kylian Mbappé scored three times and Jude Bellingham provided two assists as Real Madrid beat Real Sociedad 4-1 at the Santiago Bernabéu, picking up a first home La Liga win of the season under coach José Mourinho.
Football
UEFA holds the league phase draw for the 2026-27 Champions League in Monaco from 18:00 CET on Thursday Aug. 27, allocating 36 clubs into eight matchdays across the new single-league format.
Sources UEFA
Football
Premier League clubs continued to finalise squad moves through Aug. 26, with Aston Villa announcing Ezri Konsa's move to Arsenal and Aaron Wan-Bissaka's loan to West Ham, alongside Coventry City's additions of Taiwo Awoniyi from Nottingham Forest and Gustavo Hamer from Sheffield United.
Sources Premier League
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Celtic went out of Champions League qualifying after LASK reversed a four-goal aggregate deficit. The Austrian side’s 5-1 second-leg win turned a seemingly secure tie into one of the round’s most striking reversals.
Sources AP NewsThe Athletic
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Bruno Fernandes and Khadija Shaw won the PFA Player of the Year awards, with Nico O’Reilly and Olivia Smith also recognized. The player-voted honors placed Manchester’s leading performers at the center of the season’s awards night.
Sources The Guardian
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Leeds beat Nottingham Forest for the second time in three days to move on in the Carabao Cup, while Brentford defeated Birmingham 6-1. The round paired a quick rematch with the night’s clearest attacking statement.
Sources The Guardian
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Chelsea beat Fulham 3-2 at Craven Cottage in a match that swung through five goals. Club reports confirm the visitors secured the points after Fulham twice found the net, giving Chelsea their first league win of the new campaign.
Sources Fulham FCChelsea FC
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Donyell Malen scored three times as Roma opened their Serie A campaign with a 4-0 win over Fiorentina. Paulo Dybala supplied all three assists for Malen before Niccolo Pisilli added the fourth in a dominant home performance.
Football
Hull City beat Manchester United 2-0 in their first Premier League match for nine years. The promoted side secured the result despite holding 28% of possession, giving Sergej Jakirovic's team a winning start against last season's third-place finishers.
Football
Liverpool opened their Premier League season with a 2-2 draw at Newcastle after Dominik Szoboszlai converted a stoppage-time penalty. Cody Gakpo had cancelled out Harvey Barnes's opener before substitute Joe Willock restored Newcastle's lead.
Sources Newcastle UnitedBBC Sport