The Beautiful Game

Burton upon Trent, 23/08/16 – English striker Daniel Sturridge gets a brace as Liverpool wins 5-0 against Championship side Burton Albion and reaches the EFL Cup third round.

Madrid, 21/08/16 – Atlético Madrid striker Fernando Torres after Deportivo Alavés draws in the final minutes of the game.

San Sebastián, 21/08/16 — Gareth Bale celebrates as Real Madrid open their La Liga campaign with a 3-0 win against Real Sociedad.

Rio de Janeiro, 20/08/16 – Barcelona winger Neymar Jr. in tears after his penalty which gave Brazil's olympic football team its first gold medal.

Roma, 20/08/16 – Edin Džeko and Mohamed Salah celebrate as Roma wins 4-0 against Udinese.

Barcelona, 20/08/16 – Luis Suárez celebrates his hattrick against Real Betis on the first day of La Liga.

Leicester, 20/08/16 – Arsenal midfielder Alexander Oxlade-Chamberlain in action during his team's clash against Leicester City.

Dortmund, 14/08/16 – Spaniard midfielder Xabi Alonso during the DFB-SuperCup which was later won by Bayern Munich against Borussia Dortmund.

London, 14/08/16 – Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson guides his team to a 4-3 win on the first away game of the season.

Hull, 13/08/16 – Algerian winger Riyad Mahrez before the first Premier League clash of the season which saw the Champions of England suffer a 2-1 defeat against Hull City.

Preseason smiles for Dortmund’s wondermen Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Marco Reus.

Lionel Messi with his new hairdo.

Middlesborough new signing Álvaro Negredo celebrates a goal scored in a friendly.

Barcelona forward Neymar Jr. showing off his skills during training with the Brazilian national team.

Los Angeles, 27/07/16 — Scenes from the Liverpool vs Chelsea clash in USA.

Swiss midfielder Granit Xhaka during his first training session with Arsenal.

Players of Tottenham Hotspurs celebrate a goal during a preseason friendly.