Villarreal confirmed the signing of the Canadian midfielder Nathan Saliba from Anderlecht. The Yellow Submarine will officially unveil the Longueuil, Que. native on Wednesday. TSN Soccer analyst Kevin Kilbane has more on the significance of the move, and how it can improve Saliba's game.
Canadian midfielder Nathan Saliba will be joining fellow countrymen Tajon Buchanan and Tani Oluwaseyi at Villarreal after the LaLiga team added the 22-year-old.
Villarreal’s Canadian contingent is adding another player as the LaLiga club is reportedly signing midfielder Nathan Saliba, according to soccer reporter Fabrizio Romano. The 22-year-old joins Tajon Buchanan and Tani Oluwaseyi on Villarreal after all three represented Canada at the FIFA World Cup earlier this summer.
Joao Pedro scored inside the first minute of the match and Cole Palmer put the eventual winner away shortly after the restart as Chelsea kicked off their Premier League campaign with a victory over Fulham.
Manchester City produced a dramatic late fightback to snatch a victory over Bournemouth in Enzo Maresca's first Premier League match as their manager. Josko Gvardiol grabbed a stoppage-time winner at the Etihad Stadium after Marc Guéhi had cancelled out Marcus Tavernier's first-half strike with an 84th-minute header.
Marie-Yasmine Alidou answered Taegan Stewart's opener before the break, and Elyse Bennett's go-ahead goal was wiped out by Jorian Baucom in the second half as the Montreal Roses and Calgary Wild battled to a draw on Sunday.
Nikayla Small and Kaylee Hunter scored first-half goals 12 minutes apart to lift AFC Toronto to an away victory over the Halifax Tides on Sunday.
Emmanuel Sabbi opened the scoring in the 11th minute for the Whitecaps in this one and they just didn't stop. Brian White netted a brace, Edier Ocampo and Brunco Caicedo each had one of their own and Vancouver dominated Dallas.
Daniel Rios opened the scoring in the 16th minute for CF Montreal, and Prince Owusu scored a career-high tying 13th of the season to tie it late in a 2-2 tie with the LA Galaxy on Saturday night.
Josh Sargent and Derrick Etienne Jr. scored second-half goals three minutes apart and Toronto FC held on for a 2-1 victory over Inter Miami on Saturday night.
Manchester United made a nightmare start to the new season as promoted Hull confounded their many doubters by securing a shock 2-0 victory on their Premier League return. Semi Ajayi opened the scoring after United failed to deal with a corner and Michael Carrick's men were again found wanting when Regan Slater sent in a free-kick for debutant Nobel Mendy to nod home.
Bayern Munich laid down a marker for the new season as they beat Klassiker rivals Borussia Dortmund 2-1 to win the German Supercup at Signal Iduna Park.
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