Champion Inter Milan was knocked off the Serie A summit on Sunday after it came from behind to play out a surprise 1-1 draw at lowly Monza. Monza took the lead in the 81st minute through substitute forward Dany Mota, who headed the ball into the top corner before Denzel Dumfries levelled for Inter in…
Saudi Arabia football player Fahad Al-Muwallad is in intensive care after falling from a second-floor balcony while vacationing in Dubai. Dubai Police General Command said late Saturday that Al-Muwallad was “involved in an accident while on a short vacation in Dubai, when he fell from the balcony of his second-floor home.” The winger, who just…
Gabriel Magalhaes’ second-half header earned Arsenal a crucial 1-0 win at Tottenham Hotspur in a feisty North London Derby on Sunday to keep pace with early Premier League leader Manchester City. Spurs started sharper and David Raya was forced into early saves, turning Dejan Kulusevski’s first-time effort behind before he clawed away a dangerous cross…
Gianluigi Donnarumma will miss Paris Saint-Germain’s opening Champions League match this season because of a muscular problem in his right thigh, the French league club said on Sunday. Donnarumma picked up the injury during PSG’s 3-1 win against Brest on Saturday that extended the club’s perfect start in the French league to four matches. ALSO…
Former Italy and Juventus defender Giorgio Chiellini has returned to the Italian club in an executive role focusing on relations with national and international football institutions, the Serie A side said on Sunday. “Chiellini never truly left the Bianconeri – his heart, soul and values have always remained connected to the club, both on and…
Newcastle United fought back from a halftime deficit with two long-range strikes in the space of five minutes to beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-1 at Molineux on Sunday and move into third place in the Premier League. Fabian Schar’s speculative effort took a deflection to draw Newcastle level after Wolves captain Mario Lemina’s 36th-minute goal had…
Arsenal’s growing capacity to win without being at its best, as it did in a hard-fought derby at Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday, could prove the difference as it attempts to finally overhaul Premier League champion Manchester City. Manager Mikel Arteta said his side was rewarded for doing “ugly things” to triumph thanks to yet another…
Atalanta manager Gian Piero Gasperini acknowledged that the Champions League match against Arsenal will be a difficult challenge on Thursday, noting that his team had not yet reached peak form. Despite a mediocre start to the season for the Europa League champion, Gasperini’s side secured a 3-2 victory against Fiorentina at home in Serie A…
It was perhaps hardly surprising that a tight North London Derby would be settled by a set piece, even less so that it was Arsenal who profited from what is becoming an Achilles heel for Tottenham Hotspur under Ange Postecoglou. When Bukayo Saka delivered a corner in the 64th minute, Arsenal defender Gabriel was left…
Teenage star Lamine Yamal struck twice as La Liga leader Barcelona thrashed Girona 4-1 on Sunday. Hansi Flick’s side has now won all five of its opening matches and avenged two humiliating Catalan derby defeats by Girona last season with an emphatic victory at Montilivi. Yamal’s first-half double sent Barcelona on its way with Dani…
