Chelsea suffered a Club World Cup hangover as they were lucky to escape with a 0-0 draw against Crystal Palace to open their Premier League campaign on Sunday.
Riccardo Calafiori's header saw Arsenal edge to a 1-0 win against Manchester United in their Premier League opener, despite Ruben Amorim's side looking much-improved going forward.
Luis Diaz marked his Bayern Munich debut with a goal and Harry Kane also scored to help the Bundesliga champions beat Stuttgart and win the German Super Cup.
Erling Haaland scored twice and Tijjani Reijnders shone on his Premier League debut as Manchester City began the season by thrashing Wolves at Molineux.
Ghanaian midfielder, Mohammed Kudus, made an immediate impact on his full debut for Tottenham Hotspur, registering two assists in their comfortable 3-0 win over newly-promoted Burnley on Saturday, August 16.
A 47-year-old man from Liverpool has been arrested after Bournemouth forward Antoine Semenyo reported being racially abused during the first game of the Premier League season, Merseyside Police said.
Mohamed Salah and super sub Federico Chiesa struck late as reigning champions Liverpool kicked off their title defence with a rollercoaster 4-2 victory over Bournemouth at an emotional Anfield.
Friday's opening Premier League game between Liverpool and Bournemouth was stopped in the first half after Cherries forward Antoine Semenyo reported being racially abused by someone in the Anfield crowd.
MTN Ghana has sealed a landmark sponsorship agreement with the Ghana Football Association (GFA), becoming the headline sponsor for all four of the country’s national football teams—the Black Stars, Black Queens, Black Satellites, Black Starlets and the Elite Under-19 Championship for the next two years.
The scope of the video assistant referee in the Premier League might be expanded in the future to include decisions on yellow cards and the awarding of corners, says Howard Webb.
European champions Paris Saint-Germain began the new season by lifting more silverware on Wednesday as they beat Tottenham Hotspur 4-3 on penalties in the UEFA Super Cup after producing a late comeback to draw the match 2-2.
Armand Duplantis broke the men's pole vault world record for a 13th time - and third this year - with a clearance of 6.29m at the Hungarian Grand Prix.
Gianluigi Donnarumma has confirmed he is set to leave Paris Saint-Germain after being axed from the squad for Wednesday's UEFA Super Cup with Tottenham Hotspur.
Carlos Alcaraz says for half the matches of the tennis season, players "don't feel that good" as the Spaniard secured a tour-leading 50th victory of 2025 at the Cincinnati Open.
Villarreal's La Liga match against Barcelona in December could become the first European league fixture to be played abroad after the Spanish football federation approved plans to host the game in the United States.
Crystal Palace celebrated another Wembley triumph with a 3-2 penalty shoot-out win over Liverpool in the Community Shield, after drawing 2-2 with the Premier League champions in normal time.
Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has called out UEFA over a tribute to Palestinian footballer Suleiman al-Obeid it posted on social media which failed to refer to the circumstances surrounding his death.
