London (AFP) – Draw for English League Cup quarter-finals made on Thursday: Aston Villa v Liverpool Everton v Leicester City Manchester United v Colchester United Oxford v Manchester City Ties to be played save Aston Villa v Liverpool — who are at the FIFA Club World Cup — week beginning December 16.

Liverpool (AFP) – Jurgen Klopp has warned Liverpool could pull out of the League Cup if the English Football League do not help with their hectic fixture schedule. Klopp's side moved into the quarter-finals after an incredible 5-5 draw against Arsenal and 5-4 penalty shoot-out victory at Anfield on Wednesday. Liverpool trailed 3-1, 4-2 and […]

Milan (AFP) – Cristiano Ronaldo converted a 96th-minute penalty as Juventus defeated Thiago Motta's Genoa 2-1 to reclaim top spot in Serie A on Wednesday, while Napoli were left seething after conceding a disputed late equaliser against Atalanta. Ronaldo sat out the 1-1 draw at Lecce over the weekend but Juve looked set to drop […]

Monaco (AFP) – Marseille's season suffered another setback Wednesday when they were knocked out of the French League Cup 2-1 at the hands of Monaco, just days after they endured a 4-0 defeat by PSG in Ligue 1. With just one win in their last seven matches, the pressure is on coach Andre Villas-Boas with […]

London (AFP) – The Premier League has written to its clubs to tell them they are considering whether to ban some academy players from heading a football amid dementia fears. According to British media reports on Wednesday, Premier League chiefs have emailed all 20 top-flight teams in the wake of a recent study into the […]

Milan (AFP) – Cristiano Ronaldo converted a 96th-minute penalty as Juventus defeated Thiago Motta's Genoa 2-1 to reclaim top spot in Serie A on Wednesday, while Napoli were left seething after conceding a disputed late equaliser against Atalanta. Ronaldo sat out the 1-1 draw at Lecce over the weekend but Juve looked set to drop […]

Madrid (AFP) – Real Madrid registered their biggest win since Zinedine Zidane's return as coach on Wednesday as they demolished struggling Leganes 5-0 to move up to second in La Liga. Karim Benzema was the star of the show, the Frenchman rounding off a superb attacking display with a goal from the penalty spot after […]

Monaco (AFP) – Marseille's season suffered another setback Wednesday when they were knocked out of the French League Cup 2-1 at the hands of Monaco, just days after they endured a 4-0 defeat by PSG in Ligue 1. With just one win in their last seven matches, the pressure is on coach Andre Villas-Boas with […]

Berlin (AFP) – Julian Brandt scored two goals in three minutes to propel Borussia Dortmund into the German Cup last 16 with a 2-1 comeback victory over Borussia Moenchengladbach on Wednesday. After a dour opening, the game came to life in the 71st minute when Gladbach's Marcus Thuram headed home from close range to put […]

London (AFP) – Liverpool reached the League Cup quarter-finals in thrilling style as their incredible 5-5 draw against Arsenal was followed by a 5-4 penalty shoot-out triumph on Wednesday. Both Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp and Arsenal boss Unai Emery made 11 changes for the fourth round tie, but the understudies served up one of the […]

Santiago (AFP) – The final of South America's club football showpiece will go ahead in Santiago next month despite violent protests that have rocked Chile for more than 10 days, leaving 20 people dead. Argentine holders River Plate face Brazilian giants Flamengo in the November 23 Copa Libertadores final at the 49,000-capacity national stadium in […]

Milan (AFP) – Napoli coach Carlo Ancelotti and his assistant were sent off in a fiery end to an entertaining 2-2 draw against Atalanta in Serie A on Wednesday. Josip Ilicic struck a disputed 86th-minute equaliser that was upheld following a lengthy VAR review, as Napoli appealed for a penalty. Napoli forward Fernando Llorente tumbled […]

Johannesburg (AFP) – Bloemfontein Celtic equalised with a goal that should have been ruled offside in a 1-1 South African Premiership draw against SuperSport United Wednesday. It was the second successive night in which an offside goal was allowed with Orlando Pirates benefitting Tuesday as they won 1-0 at Highlands Park. There have been calls […]

London (AFP) – Derby captain Richard Keogh has been sacked by the Championship club "for gross misconduct" following an internal disciplinary hearing. Keogh suffered a serious knee injury after the Republic of Ireland defender was involved in a car accident with Derby team-mates Tom Lawrence and Mason Bennett on September 24. The 33-year-old, who was in […]

Berlin (AFP) – RB Leipzig demolished Wolfsburg 6-1 in the German Cup on Wednesday after a second-half exhibition featuring four goals in 13 minutes from the visiting side. Leipzig trail Wolfsburg by two points in the Bundesliga but grabbed the lead on 13 minutes in their last-32 tie courtesy of an own goal by Dutch […]