SINGAPORE (18 July 2015) – FA Cup holders Arsenal claimed more silverware and sent out a message of intent for the new Premier League season as they overpowered Everton 3-1 to win the Barclays Asia Trophy on Saturday. Theo Walcott opened the scoring for the Gunners midway through the first half and Santi Cazorla and…
BRISBANE (18 July 2015) – Samir Nasri scored a late winner as English giants Manchester City beat their Australian sister club Melbourne City 1-0 in a football friendly on the Gold Coast on Saturday. The Frenchman struck with a superb late volley in the 86th minute to break the deadlock in the first meeting between…
BRISBANE (17 July 2015) – New recruit James Milner scored the winner as Liverpool recovered from an early goal down to beat Australia’s Brisbane Roar 2-1 in a pre-season game in Brisbane on Friday. England midfielder Milner, who joined Liverpool from Premier League rivals Manchester City on a free transfer last month, finished well surrounded…
HANOI (16 July 2015) – Debutants Sanna Khanh Hoa gave defending champions Becamex Binh Duong plenty to think about this week when they beat the latter 2-1 to allow Thanh Hoa to take over the top spot in the V.League 1. With Thanh Hoa having beaten Can Tho 2-0, the loss for Binh Duong which…
SINGAPORE (16 July 2015) – Teenager Chuba Akpom netted a hat-trick as Arsenal reached the final of the invitational Asia Trophy against Everton with a 4-0 win over a Singapore Select XI at the National Stadium on Wednesday. The England under-20 international fired home a close range effort on the half-hour, converted a 76th minute…
BANGKOK (15 July 2015) – A host of new Liverpool signings got their first chance to play in team colours under torrential Bangkok skies Tuesday as the Reds comfortably defeated the Thai All Stars 4-0 in a friendly. The English Premier League side were visiting the Thai capital for the first stop on an end-of-season…