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Romelu Lukaku believes Everton made a statement by keeping John Stones at the club over the summer. Stones, 21, was the subject of several summer transfer bids from Chelsea but ultimately stayed at Goodison Park. He has gone on to...

Wayne Rooney was on the scoresheet as Manchester United leapfrogged rivals City to go top of the Premier League after a 3-0 win over Sunderland at Old Trafford. Memphis Depay put Louis van Gaal's men in front on the stroke...

Barcelona star Lionel Messi is facing up to two months on the sidelines after suffering a knee injury during the 2-1 La Liga win over Las Palmas on Saturday. Messi was hurt in the early stages of the game at...

Southampton secured their second win of the season with an impressive 3-1 victory over Swansea at St Mary's Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Goals from Virgil van Dijk, his first for Southampton, a Ki Sung-Yueng own goal and Sadio Mane put...

Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini blamed defensive mistakes and not the officials for his side's 4-1 mauling at Tottenham. The referee and his assistant both missed a clear offside in the build-up to Spurs' equaliser, and Pellegrini claimed Harry Kane...

Harry Kane ended his 13-hour wait for a Tottenham goal as Spurs thrashed Manchester City 4-1 and sealed a third successive Premier League win. The England striker made it 3-1 on 61 minutes after Christian Eriksen's free-kick bounced back off...

Jose Mourinho says only one manager can "not achieve" and still avoid pressure, in a clear dig at Arsene Wenger. Mourinho last week maintained his unbeaten record over Wenger in competitive fixtures as Chelsea beat Arsenal 2-0 in a fiery...

Brendan Rodgers says he is not frightened by the prospect of losing his job as Liverpool manager - adding that the pressure drives him on. Rodgers is under intense scrutiny after four league games without a win. He says he is...

Premier League leaders Manchester City will have captain Vincent Kompany back for Saturday's away match at Tottenham, manager Manuel Pellegrini told a news conference on Friday. City had their lead cut to two points by neighbours Manchester United after suffering...

Robert Lewandowski scored an incredible five goals inside 10 second-half minutes to propel Bayern Munich to a sensational 5-1 victory over Bundesliga title rivals Wolfsburg at the Allianz Arena. Daniel Caligiuri gave the visitors the lead, but that was wiped...