Early runners
Three weeks into the Premier League season and the action is already coming thick and fast. This weekend four of the five teams with maximum points meet one another in matches that will have an early bearing at the top of this nascent table.
United in decline
For any Manchester United fans it was a bad start to the English Premier League season, the worst in fact for 25 years.
Chelsea hit six
Frank Lampard said Kai Havertz is just getting started after opening his Chelsea account with a hat trick in a 6-0 thrashing of Barnsley, while Arsenal also booked their place in the League Cup fourth round with a 2-0 win at Leicester.
'Warrior' Vidal joins Inter Milan to continue Barcelona exodus
Inter Milan have completed a deal to sign Arturo Vidal from Barcelona for 1 million euros ($1.17 million), the clubs announced on Tuesday.
United into last 16
Manchester United moved into the League Cup fourth round with a 3-0 win at Luton, while West Ham boss David Moyes and two of his players contracted the coronavirus ahead of their 5-1 victory against Hull as the pandemic caused chaos on Tuesday.
Man City make winning start
Pep Guardiola labeled Phil Foden as “incredible” after Manchester City survived a scare to start their Premier League title challenge with a 3-1 win against Wolves on Monday.
Pirlo off to dream start as Juventus open bid for 10th straight title
Andrea Pirlo got his coaching career off to a winning start as Juventus launched their bid for a 10th consecutive league title with a 3-0 win over Sampdoria on Sunday.
Mane sinks Chelsea
Sadio Mane tormented Chelsea as the Liverpool forward struck twice after sparking Andreas Christensen's dismissal in the champions' 2-0 win, while Son Heung-min scored four as Tottenham crushed Southampton 5-2 on Sunday.
Man Utd stunned by Palace
Manchester United suffered a miserable start to their Premier League campaign as Wilfried Zaha fired Crystal Palace to a shock 3-1 win at Old Trafford, while Arsenal struck late through substitute Eddie Nketiah to beat West Ham 2-1.
Neymar banned two matches as French league opens racism probe
Neymar received a two-match ban Wednesday for his red card against Marseille as the French league announced it would open an investigation into accusations of racism by the Brazil forward against Alvaro Gonzalez.
Top-flight casualties
Leeds and Southampton were the Premier League casualties in the second round of the League Cup on Wednesday as League One side Hull City won a Yorkshire derby 9-8 on penalties at Elland Road, while Saints lost 2-0 at home to Brentford.
Flies on the walls
The talk of the football world has been Amazon Prime's documentary on Tottenham Hotspur but it is not the first time that a club has let the cameras in.
All or Nothing?
Much has been made of Amazon Prime Sport's latest fly-on-the-wall documentary - All or Nothing: Spurs.
Chelsea sink Brighton
Frank Lampard believes Chelsea are already showing the benefits of his 200 million pound ($257 million) spending spree as they kicked off their Premier League campaign with a 3-1 win at Brighton on Monday.
PSG lose to Marseille
Neymar insisted he had been the victim of racism as he was one of five players sent off in a mass brawl at the end of Marseille's 1-0 win over Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain on Sunday.
'Proper spectacle'
Jurgen Klopp praised both teams for a “proper spectacle” to launch the new Premier League season after Mohamed Salah's hat trick helped Liverpool outgun Leeds 4-3 at an empty Anfield on Saturday.
Messi plays 45 minutes in Barca friendly triumph as La Liga kicks off
Lionel Messi started and played 45 minutes in Barcelona's first preseason friendly on Saturday as Ronald Koeman showed no hesitation in reintegrating the Argentinian.
Room 101
On Tuesday night in Stockholm, Cristiano Ronaldo did what he has done so many times before. Not just scoring against Sweden for Portugal in a completive game - though he does have a history of that - but making history.