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Tenth straight league title fails to mask Bayern's discontent

Berlin (AFP) – Even as their players doused each other with beer to celebrate winning a 10th straight Bundesliga title on Saturday, Bayern Munich were still suffering from the hangover of their shock Champions League defeat by Villarreal. Bayern's 3-1 victory over second-placed Borussia Dortmund at the Allianz Arena gave them an unassailable 12-point lead […]

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Spurs stalemate at Brentford dents top-four bid

London (AFP) – Tottenham lost ground in the race to secure a top-four finish in the Premier League as they were held to a damaging 0-0 draw at Brentford on Saturday. Antonio Conte's side dropped down to fifth place after failing to muster a single shot on target for a second successive game. Arsenal's 3-1 […]

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Bayern down Dortmund to win 10th straight Bundesliga title

Berlin (AFP) – Bayern Munich were crowned Bundesliga champions for the 10th consecutive season on Saturday after a 3-1 home win over second-placed Borussia Dortmund. First-half goals by Serge Gnabry and Robert Lewandowski put Bayern in control at a sold-out Allianz Arena before Emre Can converted a penalty after the break for Dortmund. But teenager […]

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Inter outclass Roma to return top of Serie A

Milan (AFP) – Reigning Serie A champions Inter Milan reclaimed top spot on Saturday after beating Roma 3-1 at home to move one point clear of AC Milan. Denzel Dumfries and Marcelo Brozovic scored first-half goals at San Siro before Lautaro Martinez headed in a third shortly after the break to earn Inter a fourth […]

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10-man Rangers keep title pressure on Celtic

Glasgow (AFP) – Rangers shrugged off the loss of Leon Balogun to a first-half red card to close the gap on Celtic at the top of the Scottish Premiership with a 3-1 win at Motherwell. Liam Kelly's own goal put the visitors in front at Fir Park before Balogun lunged into a challenge on Dean […]

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Late Union comeback at Leipzig blows top-four race wide open

Berlin (AFP) – RB Leipzig conceded late two goals on Saturday to crash to a 2-1 home defeat by Union Berlin, who kept their Champions League qualification hopes alive in the Bundesliga. Bayer Leverkusen thumped bottom club Greuther Fuerth 4-1 to take third place from Leipzig and move three points clear of fifth-placed Freiburg in […]

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Jesus scores four as leaders Man City crush Watford

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Gabriel Jesus scored four times as Manchester City crushed Watford 5-1 to move four points clear at the top of the Premier League on Saturday. Jesus stole the show at the Etihad Stadium with the first Premier League haul of three or more goals in his career. The Brazilian forward […]

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Top four 'gone' for Man Utd as Arsenal take control

London (AFP) – Ralf Rangnick admitted Manchester United's hopes of Champions League football next season are over after Arsenal took control of the battle for a top-four finish in the Premier League with a 3-1 win at the Emirates. Nuno Tavares, Bukayo Saka and Granit Xhaka struck for Mikel Arteta's men to move them three […]

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Arsenal see off sorry Man Utd to take control of top-four battle

London (AFP) – Arsenal took control of the battle to finish in the Premier League top four with a 3-1 win over Manchester United to all but end the Red Devils' hopes of Champions League football next season. Nuno Tavares, Bukayo Saka and Granit Xhaka struck for Mikel Arteta's men to move them three points […]

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Man United will need 'open-heart surgery' under Ten Hag, says Rangnick

London (AFP) – Manchester United interim manager Ralf Rangnick said Friday that his successor Erik ten Hag will need to perform "open-heart surgery" on the English giants if they are to return to their glory days. United were thrashed 4-0 by Liverpool in midweek, a defeat which left them in sixth place in the table, […]

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Barcelona crush Wolfsburg in Champions League before women's record crowd

Barcelona (AFP) – Holders Barcelona continued their torrid scoring form as they tore Wolfsburg apart in the first half of their women's Champions League semi-final on the way to a 5-1 first leg win at the Camp Nou on Friday. Before a women's world record crowd of 91,648 at the Camp Nou, Aitana Bonmati set […]

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Halilhodzic rules out Morocco World Cup recall for Ziyech and Mazraoui

Zagreb (AFP) – Coach Vahid Halilhodzic, who led Morocco to the 2022 World Cup, said his decision not to pick Chelsea attacker Hakim Ziyech and Ajax full-back Noussair Mazraoui is a "finished story". "The player who refuses to train, who refuses to play, who fakes injuries, for me it's a finished story," Halilhodzic told Croatia's […]

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Lampard would take draw at Liverpool as Everton battle to survive

London (AFP) – Everton manager Frank Lampard said Friday he would happily take a draw against "incredible" Liverpool even though his side desperately need points to survive. The Toffees, who have registered just six points on the road all season, could be in the bottom three by the time Sunday's game kicks off at Anfield. […]

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Mohamed Salah undecided over Liverpool future

London (AFP) – Mohamed Salah admits he has not decided if he wants to stay at Liverpool beyond his current contract as the Egypt star sparked fresh speculation about a possible Anfield exit. Salah will be out of contract at the end of next season and has yet to sign a new deal despite months […]

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Guardiola 'loves' title tension as Man City bid to hold off Liverpool

London (AFP) – Pep Guardiola is relishing the tension as Manchester City seek to hold off Liverpool in a gripping Premier League title race. City are one point clear of their rivals ahead of their home game against struggling Watford on Saturday. Victory would take them a step closer to retaining the title, with five […]