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No room for niceties as Suarez and Liverpool reunite again

Madrid (AFP) – Luis Suarez reunites with Liverpool in the Champions League on Tuesday and for another 90 minutes, a fans' favourite and cherished former club will have to be enemies again. The last time Suarez met Liverpool in Spain was also the first time since he left the club five years earlier in 2014 […]

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More to come from 'incredible' Liverpool: Mane

London (AFP) – Sadio Mane fired an ominous warning to Liverpool's rivals as he insisted the Reds can still improve after warming up for Tuesday's Champions League clash with Atletico Madrid by thrashing Watford. Jurgen Klopp's side powered to a 5-0 victory at Vicarage Road on Saturday to keep their Premier League title challenge on […]

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Napoli reclaim top spot

Rome (AFP) – Napoli returned to the top of Serie A on Sunday after Nigerian international Victor Osimhen scored the only goal in a hard-fought 1-0 win against Torino. AC Milan had moved to the top of the table after battling back from two goals down to beat Hellas Verona 3-2 at the San Siro […]

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Perfect Napoli re-take top spot in Italy

Rome (AFP) – Napoli returned to the top of Serie A on Sunday after Nigerian international Victor Osimhen scored the only goal in a hard-fought 1-0 win against Torino. AC Milan had moved to the top of the table after battling back from two goals down to beat Hellas Verona 3-2 at the San Siro […]

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Ansu inspires Barca to victory over Valencia

Madrid (AFP) – Ansu Fati came to the rescue again on Sunday by scoring a sensational goal and earning a penalty in a 3-1 victory over Valencia as Barcelona got a big week off to a winning start. Memphis Depay slammed in the spot-kick and Philippe Coutinho, who came on for Fati on the hour, […]

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Guendouzi inspires Marseille to win over Lorient

Paris (AFP) – Matteo Guendouzi scored once and created two more goals as Marseille came from behind to defeat Lorient 4-1 on Sunday and earn their first Ligue 1 victory in four matches. Marseille supporters paid a series of tributes to controversial former president Bernard Tapie in the first game at the Velodrome since his […]

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/ 1683 days ago

Napoli re-take top spot in Italy

Rome (AFP) – Napoli returned to the top of Serie A on Sunday after Nigerian international Victor Osimhen scored the only goal in a hard-fought 1-0 win against Torino. AC Milan had moved to the top of the table after battling back from two goals down to beat Hellas Verona 3-2 at the San Siro […]

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Spurs spoil Newcastle's Saudi party

Newcastle (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Newcastle's new dawn under the ownership of the Saudi sovereign wealth fund got off to a disappointing start as Tottenham silenced St James' Park with a 3-2 win on Sunday. The defeat leaves Newcastle still in the relegation zone without a Premier League win this season. Expectations on Tyneside are […]

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Mir on target as Sevilla go third with gutsy win over Celta

Madrid (AFP) – Sevilla edged up to third in La Liga on Sunday after a second-half goal from Rafa Mir was enough to give them a battling 1-0 win away at struggling Celta Vigo. After being beaten by Granada before the international break, Sevilla got back to winning ways with the kind of resilient, determined […]

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Newcastle fans celebrate new Saudi era in spite of concerns

Newcastle (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Jubilant Newcastle fans descended on St James' Park on Sunday to celebrate a new era for the club under the ownership of the Saudi sovereign wealth fund with few showing concern for the issues raised by human rights groups over the takeover. Hundreds of supporters sported traditional Saudi headdress and […]

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Bayern crush Leverkusen to return to top of Bundesliga

Berlin (AFP) – Robert Lewandowski and Serge Gnabry both scored twice as Bayern Munich rampaged to a thumping 5-1 win at Bayer Leverkusen to return to the top of the Bundesliga on Sunday. Level on points in first and second before the weekend, the gulf in class between the two teams became apparent as Bayern […]

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West Ham's Ogbonna sinks Everton on Moyes' return

Liverpool (AFP) – West Ham manager David Moyes enjoyed a winning return to Everton as Angelo Ogbonna's header sealed a 1-0 victory at Goodison Park on Sunday. Moyes spent 11 years in charge of the Merseyside club from 2002 to 2013 and is still regarded fondly by Everton fans. But his relationship with Everton's current […]

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Swansea beat rivals Cardiff to pile pressure on McCarthy

London (AFP) – Swansea increased the pressure on Cardiff manager Mick McCarthy with a 3-0 win over their bitter rivals in the south Wales derby on Sunday. Jamie Paterson was Swansea's star at the Liberty Stadium with the opening goal and two assists as struggling Cardiff suffered a sixth successive Championship defeat. Joel Piroe and […]

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Ulsan win thriller to reach Asian Champions League semi

Jeonju (South Korea) (AFP) – Title-holders Ulsan Hyundai will play fellow South Korean side Pohang Steelers in Wednesday's semi-finals as they close in on an unprecedented third AFC Champions League crown. Substitute Lee Dong-gyeong hit a cracker in extra time as Ulsan squeezed past another Korean team, Jeonbuk Motors, 3-2 in a thriller at Jeonju […]

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Tuchel backs 'unselfish' Lukaku to end goal drought

London (AFP) – Thomas Tuchel insists Chelsea striker Romelu Lukaku will end his worrying goal drought because he is so unselfish. Tuchel's side moved to the top of the Premier league with a hard-fought 1-0 win at west London neighbours Brentford on Saturday. But Belgium forward Lukaku was unable to get on the scoresheet as […]