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Frustrated Bayern held at home, lose ground to Dortmund

Berlin (AFP) – Bayern Munich leaked a late equaliser in Saturday's 1-1 home draw with Freiburg to leave them four points adrift of Borussia Dortmund before next weekend's Bundesliga showdown. Having laboured to a 2-1 win at fourth-tier part-timers Roedinghausen in the German Cup on Tuesday, Bayern struggled again at the Allianz Arena – exactly […]

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Lacazette salvages Arsenal's unbeaten run, halts Liverpool's title charge

London (AFP) – Alexandre Lacazette extended Arsenal's unbeaten run to 14 games and dealt a blow to Liverpool's quest to win the Premier League for the first time in nearly three decades by salvaging a 1-1 draw at the Emirates on Saturday. James Milner's opener just after the hour mark looked set to send Jurgen […]

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Gray lifts grief-stricken Leicester, Liverpool top after Arsenal draw

London (AFP) – Leicester paid an emotional tribute to Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha as the grief-stricken club won 1-0 at Cardiff following their owner's tragic death, while Alexandre Lacazette's late equaliser gave Arsenal a 1-1 draw against new Premier League leaders Liverpool on Saturday. Thai billionaire Vichai was among five people killed when his helicopter crashed outside […]

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Trouble and strife: Mueller unimpressed as wife criticises Bayern coach Kovac

Berlin (AFP) – Germany star Thomas Mueller was unimpressed when his wife criticised Bayern Munich coach Niko Kovac on social media for leaving her husband on the bench until late in Saturday's draw. Mueller admitted he "didn't find it great" when his wife Lisa posted on Instagram "more than 70 minutes before he (Kovac) had […]

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/ 2755 days ago

Bayern held at home, lose ground to Dortmund

Berlin (AFP) – Bayern Munich leaked a late equaliser in Saturday's 1-1 home draw to Freiburg to leave them four points adrift of Borussia Dortmund before next weekend's Bundesliga showdown. Having laboured to a 2-1 win at fourth-tier part-timers Roedinghausen in the German Cup on Tuesday, Bayern struggled again at the Allianz Arena – exactly […]

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Teenager Vinicius makes difference as Madrid scrape past Valladolid

Madrid (AFP) – Santiago Solari tasted victory in his first La Liga match in charge of Real Madrid but he had the 18-year-old Vinicius Junior to thank for their 2-0 win over Real Valladolid on Saturday. Solari threw Vinicius on with the score goalless and tension building at the Santiago Bernabeu but the striker delivered, […]

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Leicester beat Cardiff after emotional tributes to late owner Vichai

Cardiff (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Leicester's grief-stricken players beat Cardiff 1-0 on an emotional day as they returned to action for the first time since the death of owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha in a helicopter crash. Thai billionaire Vichai was among five people killed when his helicopter crashed outside Leicester's King Power Stadium following last Saturday's […]

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'We did it for Vichai': Schmeichel proud of Leicester tribute

Cardiff (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Kasper Schmeichel dedicated Leicester's emotional 1-0 win at Cardiff to the club's late owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha and his grieving family. Thai billionaire Vichai was among five people killed when his helicopter crashed outside Leicester's King Power Stadium following last Saturday's match against West Ham. With Vichai's funeral underway on Saturday […]

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Celtic hit Hearts for five, Rangers bounce back

Glasgow (AFP) – Celtic thrashed Scottish Premiership leaders Hearts for the second time in a week as the champions closed to within a point of top spot with a game in hand thanks to a 5-0 win on Saturday. After seeing off the Jambos 3-0 in their League Cup semi-final last weekend, Celtic continued their […]

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/ 2755 days ago

Vinicius makes the difference as Madrid scrape past Valladolid

Madrid (AFP) – Santiago Solari tasted victory in his first La Liga match in charge of Real Madrid but he had the 18-year-old Vinicius Junior to thank for their 2-0 win over Real Valladolid on Saturday. Solari threw Vinicius on with the score goalless and tension building at the Santiago Bernabeu but the teenage striker […]

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/ 2755 days ago

Bayern held at home to lose ground to Dortmund

Berlin (AFP) – Bayern Munich leaked a late equaliser in Saturday's 1-1 home draw to Freiburg to leave them four points adrift of Borussia Dortmund before next weekend's Bundesliga showdown. Having laboured to a 2-1 win at fourth-tier part-timers Roedinghausen in the German Cup on Tuesday, Bayern struggled again at the Allianz Arena – exactly […]

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Inter warm up for Barca with five-goal Genoa rout

Milan (AFP) – Roberto Gagliardini scored a brace as Inter Milan crushed Genoa 5-0 to reclaim second spot in Serie A on Saturday and flex their muscles ahead of next week's Champions League blockbuster against Barcelona in the San Siro. Luciano Spalletti's side notched up their seventh straight Serie A win to move three points […]

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Gray lifts grief-stricken Leicester, United hit back

London (AFP) – Leicester paid an emotional tribute to Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha as the grief-stricken club won 1-0 at Cardiff following their owner's tragic death, while Marcus Rashford fired Manchester United to a dramatic 2-1 victory over Bournemouth on Saturday. Thai billionaire Vichai was among five people killed when his helicopter crashed outside Leicester's King Power […]

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Mourinho baffled by United's slow starts

Bournemouth (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Jose Mourinho is struggling to understand why Manchester United have developed a habit of starting games slowly after they hit back to snatch a dramatic 2-1 win against Bournemouth. Mourinho acknowledged United could have been three or four goals behind by half-time at Dean Court on Saturday. Instead, they went […]

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Bayern consider legal action over European 'Super League' claims

Berlin (AFP) – Bayern Munich chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge is considering legal action over a report the German giants are involved in plans to launch an 18-team European "Super League" in 2021. On Friday, German magazine Der Spiegel ran a report by Football Leaks, which claims Bayern could join Real Madrid, Barcelona, Manchester United, Manchester City, […]