Jamie Leweling netted the winner on his senior international debut as Germany beat the Netherlands 1-0 in Monday s Nations League clash at the Allianz Arena.

The Stuttgart forward, in for the injured Deniz Undav, had a goal within two minutes of his first cap ruled out after a VAR check showed Serge Gnabry was offside in the build-up.

However, there was no denying Leweling in the 64th minute as the 23-year-old thumped a loose ball inside the box into the top corner past Bart Verbruggen to give the hosts a deserved lead in Munich.

Verbruggen had undoubtedly been the busier of the two goalkeepers up until that point, making four saves prior to the breakthrough from Leweling, who also had a goal-bound shot blocked near the line by Stefan de Vrij.

The Netherl…

Barcelona s players have learned from last season s struggles and are extra motivated to succeed in the upcoming campaign, according to defender Sergino Dest.

The Catalan giants registered their lowest points tally (73) last season since 2007-2008 (67), seeing them finish a distant second to fierce rivals Real Madrid.

Barca also failed to reach the knockout stages of the Champions League for the first time since 2003-04, while falling well short in the Copa del Rey and Supercopa de Espana. 

Finishing as runners-up provided some cause for satisfaction, however, given they were ninth in November when Xavi replaced Ronald Koeman.

Xavi s side will now look to challenge Madrid for the LaLiga title this season, having added Franck Kessie, Andreas Christensen a…

Crystal Palace have confirmed the signing of goalkeeper Dean Henderson from Manchester United.

The 26-year-old arrives at Selhurst Park on a five-year contract with the club, with the fee understood to be £15million plus a potential £5m in add-ons.

Henderson joined United as a 14-year-old and impressed on his first loan spell with Sheffield United during the 2018-19 season, winning the Golden Glove in the Championship during their promotion-winning season.

He featured on loan for the Blades the following year in the Premier League and spent last season on loan with Nottingham Forest.

South London = new home

— Crystal Palace F.C. (@CPFC)

The goalkeeper’s time at Old Trafford saw him make 29 appearances for the club in all competitio…

Paris Saint-Germain head coach Luis Enrique is confident his players can adapt in the absence of Goncalo Ramos to continue their impressive start to the season.

PSG have taken to life without Kylian Mbappe with ease, scoring 10 goals in their first two Ligue 1 fixtures, equalling their highest tally after two games played (also in 2022-23).

The Parisiens have welcomed four new faces during the transfer window, signing Joao Neves, Desire Doue, William Pacho and Matvei Safonov.

Luis Enrique was dealt a blow, however, in PSG s opener against Le Harve, with striker Ramos forced off with an injury that will cause him to miss three months.

But in his absence, Bradley Barcola and Ousmane Dembele have starred in front of goal, with Luis Enrique now focused on br…

Carlo Ancelotti feels Italy are not among the favourites to win Euro 2016 but has backed Antonio Conte s team to be competitive, despite the absence of injured midfielders Marco Verratti and Claudio Marchisio.

Italy reached the final of Euro 2012, but were beaten 4-0 as an imperious Spain retained their continental crown.

Conte s team will be hard pressed to get that far again in France, particularly after losing Paris Saint-Germain s Verratti and Marchisio of Juventus to groin and knee injuries respectively.

And while Ancelotti, speaking at the launch of his biography Quiet Leadership: Winning hearts, minds and matches , anointed world champions Germany, holders Spain and hosts France as favourites, the incoming Bayern Munich coach has faith in the Azzurri s …

With both EURO 24 and the Copa America getting their respective knockout stage campaigns underway this weekend, we have a stacked Saturday from across the footballing globe.

Although England might steal most of Saturday’s headlines as the Three Lions look to book a semi-final ticket, a high-flying Colombia will look to extend on their history-making flurry.

So, for those of you looking to stick on a Saturday flutter, we have found a pair of the most intriguing betting markets.

20:00 Netherlands vs Turkey

While the Netherlands might have only scrapped their way to a EURO 24 knockout stage ticket this summer, Holland certainly laid down a real Round of 16 marker earlier in the week. Eventually storming their way to a routine 3-0 romp against record-bre…

Klaus Augenthaler believes it is tough to pick a favourite for Euro 2016 – but admits Germany s adaptability always makes them competitive at a major tournament.

While he never lifted the Henri Delaunay Trophy in his international career, Augenthaler was part of the West Germany squad that triumphed at the 1990 World Cup.

Joachim Low s Germany were also crowned world champions in Brazil two years ago. Just like their counterparts 24 years earlier, they recorded a 1-0 win over Argentina in the final. 

Low s squad are fancied to go far at Euro 2016 too, although Augenthaler acknowledges France should be considered strong contenders on home soil.

It is hard to say which nation is the favourite, the former Bayer Leverkusen and Wolfsburg manager t…

While the likes of defender Matthijs de Ligt might have failed to find his feet since arriving from Bayern Munich last month, a handful of Premier League summer recruits are making an immediate impact.

With England’s elite once again flexing their financial muscle during the summer transfer window as they spent a combined total of over £2billion, there has been some heavyweight new arrivals.

As the now takes another fortnight interval due to October’s international break, we have taken a look at some of the summer recruits who have really hit the ground running.

Amadou Onana Aston Villa

Hit with two separate points deductions last season and dealing with a string of public financial issues behind the scenes at Goodison Park, it was not secret that would…

FIFA are running out of time to change the start date of the 2022 Qatar World Cup, according to tournament organisers.

Hassan Al Thawadi, chief executive of the 2022 Qatar organising committee, has championed the World Cup being held in July the month in which the tournament traditionally takes place.

However, FIFA have already expressed concerns about the soaring temperatures in the Gulf state at that time of year, citing the need to stage games during a cooler period in the year.

Our bid was always based on a summer World Cup, Al Thawadi said.

Our legacy promises in terms of the coolant technology was always based on a summer World Cup, and, accordingly, we are proceeding ahead with a summer World Cup.

Having said that, I know there are pr…

Welcome to the first installment of the Premier League Team of the Week, a segment that will recap the weekend s top performers in the English Premier League.

This week s top performers include Fulham hat-trick hero Pavel Pogrebnyak and Gunners captain fantastic Robin van Persie.

Van Persie s screaming injury-time volley secured three vital points for Arsene Wenger s side, who moved into sole possession of fourth place in the Premier League table, at Anfield on Saturday.

The Gunners triumph also derailed Liverpool s unbeaten home record in the league this season. Two birds, one stone.

Fulham s new signing Pavel Pogrebnyak has scored in each of his first three games with the Cottagers, including a sensational hat-trick versus Wolves on Sunday.<…