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Rot-Weiss Essen sent St. Pauli home from the German Cup with a 2-0 win at the Hafenstrasse. Martijn Kaars missed three clear chances before the break.

A fourth-division club just knocked a former Bundesliga side out of the German Cup, and it was not close. Jeddeloh beat Heidenheim 5-2 in Oldenburg.

Nine opening weekends, ten goals, one blank Nobody has done this since 1992. Mohamed Salah scored 10 goals on Premier League opening weekends across nine appearances, the most recent at home to Bournemouth to start 2025-26. He drew a blank exactly once. Stamford Bridge, 13 August 2023, a 1-1 draw. He still set up Liverpool’s…

Five minutes was all it took Newcastle barely let the game settle. William Osula threaded it through inside five minutes and Anthony Elanga beat Alisson Becker. St James’ Park went up on the first weekend of the season. Liverpool had the ball after that. Sixty-one per cent of it. Control without teeth. The Magpies sat…

Eight million pounds, and a medical booked Sunderland are not hanging about. The Wearside club has reached an agreement with Royal Antwerp for Jules Ahoka, with Sky Sports putting the fee at around 8 million pounds, a shade over 9 million euros. Ahoka is on board. Personal terms are settled and he has clearance to…

Five new starters, three goals conceded, zero excuses Tottenham’s season began with a beating at Brentford. Three in, none out, and five of the six summer arrivals in the starting XI. Roberto De Zerbi reached for nothing at full time. “I think we are not a team yet, for many reasons. We can set a…

Four seasons, and a fee north of 15 million euros Atlanta United confirmed it on Sunday. Breel Embolo is theirs, on a contract that runs through 2030, for a fee reported to be above 15 million euros. The 29-year-old Switzerland international lands in Georgia as a Designated Player, the mechanism that lets MLS clubs park…

The Metropolitano turns on one of its own The crowd had decided before a ball was kicked. Julian Alvarez was booed when the line-ups were read out. The Argentine has been angling for a move since the window opened, and the stands were not letting it go. Sour mood, goalless half. Chances came at both…

A Bible verse and a promise, hours after signing Benoit Badiashile had not yet walked onto the Diego Armando Maradona turf when he addressed his new supporters. The message went up on Instagram a few hours after Chelsea confirmed the loan. “It is a huge honour for me to join such a prestigious club with…