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/ 1816 days agoChelsea retain Women's Super League title ahead of Champions League final
London (AFP) – Chelsea retained their Women's Super League title with a thumping 5-0 win over Reading on Sunday. They will now look to complete an English and European double when they face Barcelona in the Champions League final in Gothenburg a week on Sunday. The Londoners, who saw off Bayern Munich 5-3 on aggregate […]

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/ 1816 days agoAtalanta flatten Parma to return second in Serie A
Milan (AFP) – Luis Muriel scored twice as Atalanta brushed aside relegated Parma 5-2 to move back second in Serie A on Sunday. Gian Piero Gasperini's side are closing in on a third consecutive season of Champions League football as they sit two points ahead of third-placed Napoli with three games to play. Juventus and […]

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/ 1816 days agoChelsea retain Women's Super Legue title ahead of Champions League final
London (AFP) – Chelsea retained their Women's Super League title with a thumping 5-0 win over Reading on Sunday. They will now look to complete an English and European double when they face Barcelona in the Champions League final in Gothenburg a week on Sunday. The Londoners, who saw off Bayern Munich 5-3 on aggregate […]

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/ 1816 days agoFrankfurt frustrated in top four race despite Hrustic strike
Berlin (AFP) – Australian midfielder Ajdin Hrustic scored a bizarre late equaliser on Sunday to give Eintracht Frankfurt a 1-1 draw with local rivals Mainz and prevent their Champions League suffering a worse blow. Hrustic managed to lob Mainz goalkeeper Robin Zentner while lying on the floor to score his first ever Bundesliga goal. The […]

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/ 1816 days agoMan Utd keep Man City waiting for title with Villa victory
Birmingham (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester United put Manchester City's Premier League title celebrations on hold after coming from behind to win 3-1 away to Aston Villa on Sunday. Defeat for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side would have handed the title to City and their local rivals would have enjoyed seeing Villa's Bertrand Traore opening the […]

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/ 1816 days agoMan City's title party delayed by Man Utd win at Villa
London (AFP) – Manchester City's Premier League title celebrations were put on hold again as Manchester United fought back to win 3-1 at Aston Villa on Sunday. Pep Guardiola's side missed a chance to seal the title when they lost 2-1 to Chelsea on Saturday. City could have started the party if second-placed United lost […]

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/ 1816 days agoSampaoli fumes after Marseille slip up at Saint-Etienne
Paris (AFP) – Marseille manager Jorge Sampaoli was unhappy with his team after they went down to a drab 1-0 Ligue 1 defeat at Saint-Etienne on Sunday to miss a chance to tighten their grip on a European spot. Arnaud Nordin scored the decisive goal at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, latching on to a Wahbi Khazri […]

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/ 1816 days agoMan City eye title glory as Man Utd face Aston Villa
London (AFP) – Manchester City will be crowned Premier League champions if their arch rivals Manchester United lose at Aston Villa on Sunday, while Brighton blew a chance to secure their survival in a dramatic 2-1 defeat at Wolves. Pep Guardiola's side missed a chance to seal the title when they lost 2-1 against Chelsea […]

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/ 1816 days agoLewandowski eyes 49-year-old Mueller record after hat-trick heroics
Berlin (AFP) – Bayern Munich may have wrapped up a record-breaking ninth straight Bundesliga title on Saturday, but sharpshooter Robert Lewandowski still has one more historic target in his sights. The Polish striker scored a hat-trick in Bayern's 6-0 thrashing of Borussia Moenchengladbach this weekend, leaving him just one goal short of Gerd Mueller's 49-year-old […]

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/ 1816 days agoChicharito goal lifts Galaxy over LAFC in 'El Trafico' derby
Los Angeles (AFP) – Javier Hernandez scored one goal and set up another Saturday to lift the Los Angeles Galaxy to a 2-1 victory over Los Angeles FC in the Southern California "El Trafico" derby. The Galaxy seized a 1-0 lead in the 11th minute as former Manchester United striker "Chicharito" curled a right-footed shot […]

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/ 1816 days agoFive-goal Inter celebrate Serie A title with record 14th consecutive home win
Milan (AFP) – With thousands of fans celebrating outside the San Siro stadium and a guard of honour onto the pitch, Inter Milan celebrated their first Serie A title in over a decade with a 5-1 victory over Sampdoria giving Antonio Conte's side a record 14th successive home win. Saturday's match took place behind closed […]

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/ 1816 days agoFive-goal Inter celebrate Serie A title with record 14th home win
Milan (AFP) – With thousands of fans celebrating outside the San Siro stadium and a guard of honour onto the pitch, Inter Milan celebrated their first Serie A title in over a decade with a 5-1 victory over Sampdoria giving Antonio Conte's side a record 14th successive home win. Saturday's match took place behind closed […]

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/ 1816 days agoLiverpool sink Saints to keep top-four hopes alive
Liverpool (AFP) – Liverpool kept alive their hopes of a top-four finish in the Premier League as Sadio Mane and Thiago Alcantara sealed a 2-0 win against Southampton on Saturday. Jurgen Klopp's side moved above Tottenham into sixth place thanks to Mane's first-half header and Thiago's first goal for the club in the final moments […]

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/ 1816 days agoTTM buy top-flight status, lift South African Cup in seven months
Bloemfontein (South Africa) (AFP) – A fortunate goal enabled TTM to edge Chippa United 1-0 in Bloemfontein on Saturday and lift the South African FA Cup just seven months after buying top-flight status. Ndabayithethwa Ndlondlo seemed overly ambitious when he unleashed a shot from well outside the box toward Ugandan goalkeeper Ismail Watenga in the […]

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/ 1816 days agoMueller hails Bayern Munich's 'phenomenal' ninth league title in a row
Munich (Germany) (AFP) – Thomas Mueller hailed Bayern Munich's "phenomenal" achievement after they were confirmed Bundesliga champions for the ninth season in a row on Saturday. Robert Lewandowski grabbed a hat-trick in a 6-0 thrashing of Borussia Moenchengladbach at the Allianz Arena in Munich. Bayern were confirmed champions even before kick-off after Borussia Dortmund's 3-2 […]