New Liverpool manager Arne Slot said his side still have plenty of room for improvement despite wrapping up their pre-season tour of the United States with a 3-0 win over Manchester United in South Carolina on Saturday.
Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca said he does not doubt his side is making progress but was frustrated after they conceded two early goals in their 4-2 loss to Manchester City on Saturday.
Cup winners Feyenoord edged league champions PSV Eindhoven on penalties at the end of an eight-goal stalemate in the Johan Cruyff Shield, as the new Dutch season got off to a rollicking start on Sunday.
Brazil beat hosts France 1-0 in Nantes to reach the women's Olympic soccer semifinals and extend the top-level international career of legendary forward Marta.
Germany ended Canada's controversial Olympic run in a penalty shootout in Marseille on Friday to set up a soccer semifinal against the U.S. women's national team.
Barcelona beat Real Madrid 2-1 in Saturday's U.S. preseason installment of El Clasico at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, thanks to two goals from Pau Victor.
Manchester United continue to insist on trying to get Manuel Ugarte of Paris Saint-Germain in the summer transfer window. Transfer Talk is with the latest.
Argentina captain Nicolas Otamendi has been left fuming after an all-in brawl following their Olympic quarterfinal defeat to France in Bordeaux on Friday.
After a strong finish to the group stage raised dreams of a surprising run for the United States' Olympic men's soccer team, the Americans saw their hopes erased on Friday.
Barcelona forward Robert Lewandowski has expressed concerns over the amount of football being played, adding that he thinks it is contributing to a decline in the quality of games.