Leicester's Premier League title defence gets off to an embarrassing start as the champions crash to 2-1 defeat at troubled Hull.

After a four-year gestation period, the Pep Guardiola era at Manchester City begins in earnest on Saturday when his side tackle Sunderland in their opening Premier League fixture.

Jaw-dropping new broadcast deals totalling 8.3 billion pounds ($10.9 billion, 9.8 billion euros) have enabled the English Premier League to assemble a dazzling galaxy of stars for the 2016-17 season.

Liverpool are beaten 2-1 by Roma in their latest pre-season outing.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain scores a second half goal on a brilliant solo effort as English giants Arsenal earn their second win of their US tour by defeating Chivas Guadalajara 3-1.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic makes a dream start to his Manchester United career by scoring acrobatically in just the fourth-minute of his debut as they won 5-2 against Galatasaray in Gothenburg.

Pep Guardiola has banished some of his Manchester City players from training sessions because they are overweight.

Mauricio Pochettino says he is not interested in the vacant coaching post with his native Argentina because he is happy at Premier League side Spurs.

Discussions are ongoing for the introduction of a winter break to English football, says Premier League chairman Richard Scudamore.

Chinese conglomerate Fosun International buys Wolverhampton Wanderers for £45m, with the club expected to confirm the deal on Thursday.

David de Gea and Wayne Rooney will return for Manchester United's tour of China, with a total of seven players being called up by Jose Mourinho after international duty this summer.

Steve Bruce is definitely a runner in the race to be England football manager as several media outlets reported Tuesday the Hull City coach had held talks with the Football Association.

If Premier League defenders are not already quaking in their boots at the prospect of facing Zlatan Ibrahimovic this season, they might be now after he sent them a warning ahead of the new campaign.

Arsenal legend Thierry Henry has admitted that he would want to coach the Premier League heavyweights sometime in the future.

France playmaker Dimitri Payet gives West Ham a huge boost ahead of the new Premier League season by telling the club he is "100 per cent staying" with the Hammers.

Antonio Conte says he hopes Chelsea under his stewardship will light up the Premier League title race this season.

Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri has called on French midfield enforcer N'Golo Kante to decide quickly on his future as the Premier League champions plan the defence of their title.

Thierry Henry will not coach Arsenal's Under-18 side having opted to continue in his role as a television pundit.

New Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has no intention of ditching the methods that brought him success in Spain and Germany and wants to prove it is possible to win in the Premier League by playing attractive football.

Senegal striker Sadio Mane has joined Liverpool from Premier League rivals Southampton on a "long-term contract" for an undisclosed fee.