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Highlights 17’ GOAL – Manchester City (Erling Haaland) LINEUPS Chelsea: Robert Sanchez, Marc Cucurella, Levo Colwill, Malo Gusto, Wes;ey Fofana, Enzo Fernandez, Christopher Nkunku, Cole Palmer, Moises Caicedo, Romeo Lavia, Nicolas Jackson. Manchester City: Ederson, Ruben Dias, Josko Gvardiol, Manuel Akanji, Mateo Kovacic, Kevin de Bruyne, Bernardo Silva, Rico Lewis, Erling Haaland, Jeremy Doku, Savinho….

Brentford benefited from a fortunate bounce and a disputed refereeing decision to beat Crystal Palace 2-1 in their Premier League opener on Sunday despite striker Ivan Toney being left out of the squad ahead of a possible transfer. Yoane Wissa bundled the winner into the net in the 76th minute after Palace goalkeeper Dean Henderson…

Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone heaped praise on his new signing, Julian Alvarez and expects great things from the 24-year-old Argentine forward. Alvarez only joined Atletico last week after it paid Manchester City a deal reported by British media to be worth around 75 million euros ($82.7 million), Simeone said he could be available for…

Indian football fans’ hopes of watching the first Kolkata derby of the season were dashed when the Durand Cup 2024 match, between East Bengal and Mohun Bagan Super Giant, at the Salt Lake Stadium, was abandoned a day before the game. As a result, both teams are likely to get a point each, leaving Mohun…

Real Madrid is considering allowing players to go on short holidays during the season because of concerns about the congested fixtures schedule, manager Carlo Ancelotti said on Saturday. On the eve of its La Liga season debut at Mallorca, Ancelotti said that the steady increase in regional and international games on the calendar was taking…

Marcus Thuram’s double was not enough to let Inter Milan kick off its title defense with a win as a late penalty helped Genoa draw 2-2 in their Serie A opener on Saturday. Thuram had been a revelation in his first season in Italy with 15 goals and 14 assists across all competitions and he…

Bayer Leverkusen is taking its knack for late goals into the new season. Patrik Schick equalized in the 88th minute to secure a 2-2 draw and Leverkusen went on to defeat Stuttgart 4-3 on penalties in the German Supercup on Saturday. Though it’s considered the least important title of the season, both teams played as…

Cristiano Ronaldo is still waiting for his first domestic trophy in Saudi Arabia after Al-Nassr lost 4-1 to Al-Hilal in the Saudi Super Cup on Saturday. The five-time Ballon d’Or winner scored the opening goal just before halftime in the season’s curtain-raiser between Saudi Pro League champion Al-Hilal and runner-up Al-Nassr. However, the 39 year-old…

Czech Republic striker Adam Hlozek has joined Bundesliga side Hoffenheim from Bayer Leverkusen, the buying club announced on Saturday. Hlozek, 22, signed a deal with Hoffenheim until 2029, with German champion Leverkusen receiving a reported fee of 20 million euros ($22 million). Hoffenheim was on the lookout for a new forward after selling German international…

Riiohlang Dhar became the second Indian woman assistant referee to be selected for the upcoming FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, which will be held in the Dominican Republic. Riiohlang, a 34-year-old from Meghalaya, was included in the list of 38 match officials, who will be on call for the October 10-November 3 event. Uvena Fernandes…