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The Saudi Super Cup took an unprecedented turn this week, with the 2025 edition staged not in Riyadh or Jeddah, but in the heart of East Asia. Hong Kong’s 40,000-seater stadium played host to the competition from August 19 to 23, marking a…

Ten-man Al-Nassr advanced to the Saudi Super Cup final after a dramatic 2-1 victory over rivals Al-Ittihad on Tuesday, with new signing João Félix scoring the winning goal after Sadio Mané was sent off in the first half. Mané went from…

A second-half penalty from Kylian Mbappé gave Real Madrid a winning start to their La Liga campaign, securing a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Osasuna at the Santiago Bernabéu on Tuesday. The French striker, who was the league's top scorer…

Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has been named the Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) Men's Player of the Year for a record third time, while Aston Villa's Morgan Rogers collected the Young Player of the Year award at a ceremony in…

A first-half brace from Chris Wood helped Nottingham Forest to a commanding 3-1 victory over Brentford at the City Ground on Sunday, condemning new Bees manager Keith Andrews to defeat in his first Premier League match in charge. Forest…

Arsenal began their Premier League campaign with a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Manchester United at Old Trafford, thanks to a decisive first-half goal from summer signing Riccardo Calafiori. The Italian defender struck in the 13th minute,…

Chelsea were held to a frustrating 0-0 draw by Crystal Palace in their Premier League opener at Stamford Bridge on Sunday, after the visitors had a stunning Eberechi Eze free-kick controversially disallowed by VAR. The midfielder, who has…

Goals from Harry Kane and debutant Luis Diaz fired Bayern Munich to a 2-1 victory over VfB Stuttgart on Saturday, securing the German Supercup in the traditional curtain-raiser to the new season. Kane, last season's Bundesliga top scorer,…

Barcelona began their La Liga title defence with a contentious 3-0 victory over a nine-man RCD Mallorca on Saturday, in a match that also saw England international Marcus Rashford make his competitive debut for the club. Goals from…

Erling Haaland scored a brace and debutant Tijjani Reijnders delivered a masterful performance as Manchester City opened their Premier League campaign with a dominant 4-0 victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux on Saturday. After…