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August 17, 2015

Benfica easily defeat Estoril to begin Primeira Liga title defense

Benfica routed Estoril 4-0 with a late flurry of goals to start its defense of the Portuguese league title and give new coach Rui Vitoria a winning home debut on Sunday.

August 17, 2015

Manchester City, Arsenal and PSG all earn league wins

PARIS (AP) Manchester City showed Chelsea just how badly it wants to wrest back the Premier League title by handing the defending champion a resounding loss on Sunday.

August 16, 2015

US women rout Costa Rica 8-0 to begin victory tour

PITTSBURGH (AP) Christen Press scored three goals to power the United States to an 8-0 exhibition romp over Costa Rica on Sunday in its first game since winning the Women's World Cup in Canada last month.

August 16, 2015

Wolfsburg beats Frankfurt 2-1 in Bundesliga

BERLIN (AP) Bundesliga runner-up Wolfsburg kicked off its new league campaign with a hard-fought 2-1 win over visiting Eintracht Frankfurt on Sunday.

August 16, 2015

Marseille's turbulent season continues with loss at Reims

PARIS (AP) Marseille's turbulent season took a turn for the worse with a 1-0 defeat away to Reims Sunday, after conceding an early goal and finishing the match with 10 men.

August 16, 2015

Luis Enrique 'convinced' Barcelona can win Spanish Super Cup

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) Barcelona coach Luis Enrique is ''completely convinced'' that his star-studded squad has enough firepower to overturn its 4-0 loss at Athletic Bilbao and win the Spanish Super Cup in the second leg on Monday night.

August 16, 2015

Enrique 'convinced' Barcelona can still win Super Cup

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) Barcelona coach Luis Enrique is ''completely convinced'' that his star-studded squad has enough firepower to overturn its 4-0 loss at Athletic Bilbao and win the Spanish Super Cup in the second leg on Monday night.

August 16, 2015

Kashima takes J-League lead with 3-2 win over Sendai

KASHIMA, Japan (AP) Kashima Antlers jumped to the top of the J-League second stage table on Sunday evening, after a 3-2 come-from-behind win over Vegalta Sendai.

August 15, 2015

Dortmund, Leicester earn impressive league victories

LONDON (AP) Borussia Dortmund looks to be finding its stride again in the Bundesliga under new coach Thomas Tuchel, while Claudio Ranieri surprisingly has Leicester atop the Premier League standings.

August 15, 2015

Stoke scores 2 late goals, salvages 2-2 draw at Spurs

LONDON (AP) Stoke scored twice in the final 12 minutes to salvage a 2-2 draw at Tottenham in the Premier League on Saturday, keeping both teams without a win after two rounds this season.