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August 17, 2016

Costa steers Conte's Chelsea to winning start

Striker Diego Costa struck late as Chelsea won its first competitive match under new manager Antonio Conte, beating West Ham 2-1 Monday night in their English Premier League opener at Stamford Bridge.

August 15, 2016

Liverpool stuns Arsenal, Ibrahimovic stars for Man United

A rampant Liverpool came from behind to beat Arsenal 4-3, while Manchester United began its new era under Jose Mourinho with a 3-1 win at Bournemouth in their opening games of the English Premier League season on Sunday.

August 15, 2016

Former Premier League player dies in police tasering

Former Aston Villa footballer Dalian Atkinson has died after he was shot by a police stun gun in Shropshire early on Monday morning.

August 14, 2016

Ibrahimovic strikes as Man United beats Bournemouth 3-1

A superb goal by Zlatan Ibrahimovic on his Premier League debut helped Manchester United to a 3-1 victory over Bournemouth on Sunday in Jose Mourinho's first league game in charge of his new club.

August 14, 2016

Own-goal helps City beat Sunderland in Guardiola's EPL debut

Manchester City needed a late own-goal to beat Sunderland 2-1 Saturday in an unconvincing start to Pep Guardiola's management career in the Premier League.

August 14, 2016

Sporting KC earns 2-2 draw against FC Dallas

Maximiliano Urruti's goal in the 76th minute capped a flurry of four goals in 10 minutes and allowed FC Dallas to earn a 2-2 draw with Sporting Kansas City on Saturday night that pushed its unbeaten home streak to 18 games.

August 13, 2016

Upset for Leicester, Tottenham draws as EPL season starts

Leicester began the defense of its English Premier League title with a shock 2-1 defeat at Hull, while Tottenham had to come from behind to draw 1-1 at Everton as the new season got underway on Saturday.

August 13, 2016

Newly-promoted Hull stuns EPL champion Leicester 2-1

Leicester opened its title defense with a shock 2-1 loss to newly-promoted Hull on the first day of the Premier League season on Saturday.

August 13, 2016

Messi says he will again play for Argentina's national team

Lionel Messi says he has reconsidered his decision to quit international soccer and will continue playing for Argentina's national team.

August 12, 2016

After loss, US women's soccer goalie Solo calls Sweden 'cowards'

Moments after the U.S. women's soccer team were ousted by Sweden in the Olympic quarterfinals Friday, controversial goalkeeper Hope Solo lashed out at her victorious opponents.