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Leverkusen thought they had taken the lead on 69 minutes when Hakan Calhanoglu’s shot was flicked in by Stefan Kiessling, who was ruled offside.

Bayern Munich got their quest for a fourth straight Bundesliga title off to an emphatic start with a 5-0 win over Hamburg on Friday night.

Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal hit out at critics of team captain Wayne Rooney during his press conference ahead of the Red Devils’ Champions League clash with Club Brugge.

Gotze’s future has been uncertain since he hinted at a problem with coach Pep Guardiola during the recent Audi Cup tournament in Munich.

On the evidence of United’s laboured attacking displays so far this campaign, Louis van Gaal’s side may have a less straightforward evening in store when they host Club Brugge on Tuesday in the first leg of a play-off for a place in the group stage.

The season kicks off Friday in Munich, when Bayern hosts Hamburger SV, a team that barely escaped relegation in a playoff and that got eliminated from the German Cup by fourth-tier Jena last weekend.

During those halcyon pre-season days, when everything seemed right with the world, before real life came at Arsenal fast in the form of a vigorous West Ham, Wenger spoke about how he hoped to see more of a goal contribution from his midfielders this season. We are guilty to give...

Chelsea begin their Barclays Premier League title defence on Saturday with Jose Mourinho committed for four more years and aware of the dangers of standing still.

Jose Mourinho said he was satisfied with Chelsea’s quality and effort after going down to 10 men despite settling for a home draw in their Premier League opener against Swansea.

Di Maria set a British soccer record for the most expensive transfer when he left Real Madrid for Manchester United, but his Old Trafford career failed to meet expectations.

Alan Irvine, their previous manager, was shown the door following a series of poor performances on the bounce, but Pulis’ experience led them to safety and the management will be hoping for a better start to the season this time around.

But Wenger, speaking ahead of his side’s opener against West Ham at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday, insists his squad should instead take a collective approach to their goalscoring duties this term. History tells us that Chelsea players who go on loan to Vitesse tend not to...

“In my first period, my personal relationship (with Abramovich) was very good, (but) professionally we had some interferences and a disagreement with some ideas”, Mourinho told Sky Sports News. Loic Remy, starting because Diego Costa was once again feeling his...

“Unfortunately, we didn’t get the rub of the green today”, Norwich coach Alex Neil said.

Gomis had a goal ruled out for offside after his spot-kick, but Swansea had to settle for a point – which was the least they deserved for an impressive display as Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho was unable celebrate signing a new four-year deal with a win.