Shaun Wright-Phillips scored a second-half brace on his Manchester City return as Mark Hughes's side cruised to victory at Sunderland.
Sunday, 31 August 2008
AC Milan 1 - Bologna 2
Francesco Valiani scored a stunning goal as promoted Bologna beat Milan 2-1 at the San Siro to spoil Ronaldinho's Serie A debut.
Roma 1 - Napoli 1
Last year's runners-up Roma drew 1-1 with Napoli, who had defender Fabiano Santacroce sent off for a second yellow card in the 54th minute.
Chelsea 1 - Tottenham 1
A resolute Tottenham earned their first point of the season as they held a frustrated Chelsea to a draw.
Valencia 3 - Mallorca 0
David Villa, who recently signed a long-term deal with the club, set Valencia on course for a 3-0 victory over Real Mallorca.
Bolton 0 - West Bromwich Albion 0
Bolton and West Brom were both humbled by League One sides in the Carling Cup in midweek and neither side showed much form as they drew 0-0 at the Reebok Stadium.
Everton 0 - Portsmouth 3
Portsmouth ended a run of six successive defeats stretching back to last season as they defeated Everton 3-0 at Goodison Park.
West Ham 4 - Blackburn 1
Paul Ince, returning to West Ham for the first time as a manager, tasted defeat for the first time this season as his Blackburn side lost 4-1 at Upton Park.
Hull 0 - Wigan 5
Hull were brought back down to earth after a bright start to the season as Wigan turned in an impressive performance to crush them 5-0 at the KC Stadium
Arsenal 3 - Newcastle 0
Arsenal turned in a disappointing display as they lost to Fulham last week but they bounced back in style with a 3-0 victory over Newcastle, with Robin van Persie scoring two goals.
Tuesday, 19 August 2008
Argentina 3 - Brazil 0 (Video)
Argentina remained on course to retain the Olympic football title with a comprehensive 3-0 semi-final defeat of their great rivals Brazil, who finished with nine men after two sendings-off, having been left in disarray by Lionel Messi and two goals from Sergio Aguero.
Nigeria 4 - Belgium 1(Video)
Chinedu Obasi Ogbuke had two goals to help Nigeria defeat Belgium, 4-1, in the semifinals of men's Olympic soccer.
Monday, 18 August 2008
Aston Villa 4 - Man City 2
Gabriel Agbonlahor hit a stunning seven-minute hat-trick as Aston Villa's late show tore Manchester City apart.
Sunday, 17 August 2008
Man utd 1 - Newcastle 1 (Video)
Manchester United made an unconvincing start to the defence of their Premier League title as they were held at Old Trafford by an impressive Newcastle.
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Obafemi Martins goal
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Chelsea 4 - Portsmouth 0 (Video)
Luiz Felipe Scolari's reign as Chelsea boss started in style with an impressive win against Portsmouth.
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Arsenal 1 - West Brom 0
Samir Nasri's early goal was enough for Arsenal as they held out against West Brom to secure a 1-0 victory at Emirates Stadium.
Sunderland 0 - Liverpool 1
The Reds started their title challenge on a winning note courtesy of Fernando Torres' late winner.
Everton 2 - Blackburn 3
Andre Ooijer's last-gasp strike secured victory for Paul Ince in his first Premier League game in charge of Blackburn at Everton.
Bolton 3 - Stoke 1
Stoke's jubilation at their top-flight return evaporated in the opening 45 minutes as Bolton cruised into a 3-0 half-time lead.
West Ham 2 - Wigan 1 (Video)
West Ham striker Ashton sent a message to watching England coach Capello with two early goals against Wigan.
Middlesbrough 2 - Tottenham 1 (Video)
Middlesbrough enjoyed an impressive opening day victory over big-spending Tottenham.
Sunday, 10 August 2008
USA 2 - Holland 2 (video)
A goal three minutes into stoppage time spared the Netherlands blushes and kept their Olympic men's football hopes alive as they snatched a 2-2 draw with the United States
Man United 0 - Portsmouth 0 (Video)
(Pens. 3-1)
Manchester United needed a penalty shoot-out to capture the Community Shield despite producing a dominant display against Portsmouth at Wembley.
Manchester United needed a penalty shoot-out to capture the Community Shield despite producing a dominant display against Portsmouth at Wembley.
Australia 0 - Argentina 1 (Video)
Argentina maintained their perfect record to guarantee progression from Group A with a 1-0 win over Australia courtesy of a goal 14 minutes from time from Napoli's Ezequiel Lavezzi .
New Zealand 0 - Brazil 5 (Video)
Captain Ronaldinho scored two goals in seven minutes to put Brazil through to the Olympic football quarter-finals during a 5-0 thrashing of New Zealand.
Monday, 4 August 2008
Saturday, 2 August 2008
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