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/ 1659 days ago

Liverpool held as Son rescues Spurs in thriller

London (AFP) – Liverpool's Premier League title challenge suffered a setback as Son Heung-min punished Alisson Becker's blunder to rescue a thrilling 2-2 draw on Sunday. Jurgen Klopp's side recovered from Harry Kane's early strike to move in front thanks to goals from Diogo Jota and Andrew Robertson. But South Korea forward Son equalised after […]

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/ 1659 days ago

Covid-hit Chelsea held by Wolves as Man City top Christmas charts

London (AFP) – Covid-hit Chelsea were held to a goalless draw by Wolves on Sunday after the Premier League rejected their request to postpone the game as Manchester City put struggling Newcastle to the sword. Just four games were left on the schedule this weekend out of the original 10 as Britain's worsening coronavirus crisis […]

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/ 1659 days ago

Covid-hit Chelsea 'deeply disappointed' after failing to have Wolves game postponed

London (AFP) – Chelsea said they were "deeply disappointed" after the Premier League rejected their request to postpone Sunday's match against Wolves due to a coronavirus outbreak in their squad. Thomas Tuchel's side are already without Romelu Lukaku, Timo Werner and Callum Hudson-Odoi due to positive Covid-19 tests. The Stamford Bridge club are understood to […]

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/ 1662 days ago

Chelsea knocked out of Women's Champions League in defeat to Wolfsburg

Paris (AFP) – Last season's beaten finalists Chelsea were sent packing from the Women's Champions League on Thursday after a 4-0 defeat away to Wolfsburg in Germany in a dramatic final round of group games. Captain Svenja Huth and Tabea Wassmuth, the competition's leading scorer, both scored twice as the Germans claimed the comprehensive win […]

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/ 1662 days ago

Liverpool shrug off Covid outbreak to beat Newcastle

Liverpool (AFP) – Liverpool shrugged off a coronavirus outbreak to keep their Premier League title challenge on track with a 3-1 win over Newcastle that was lit up by Trent Alexander-Arnold's wonder goal. The Reds lost Virgil van Dijk and Fabinho to positive cases of Covid before kick-off as a surge of infections across Britain […]

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/ 1662 days ago

Covid-hit Chelsea frustrated in Everton draw

London (AFP) – Chelsea's Premier League title challenge suffered a major setback as Everton snatched a 1-1 draw just hours after four of the European champions' stars tested positive for the coronavirus on Thursday. Thomas Tuchel's side were without Romelu Lukaku, Timo Werner and Callum Hudson-Odoi after the latest Covid-19 outbreak to rock the Premier […]

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/ 1662 days ago

Ted Lasso's Christmas Short bringing quirky charisma to holidays

Ted Lasso's Christmas short is the newest release for the now critically acclaimed Apple TV+ show. Everyone's favorite charismatic manager of AFC Richmond has a short film about the manager and the club's holiday festivities. However, this is unlike the normal show that received nominations. In fact, this short film is animated. During the standard […]

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/ 1663 days ago

Klopp won't buy cover for Liverpool's African Nations stars

Liverpool (AFP) – Jurgen Klopp has ruled out a move into the transfer market to cover for the Liverpool stars set to take part in the African Nations Cup. Liverpool are set to lose the services of Egypt forward Mohamed Salah, Senegal winger Sadio Mane and Guinea midfielder Naby Keita when the tournament gets under […]

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/ 1663 days ago

Vaccination a sign of 'solidarity', says Liverpool boss Klopp

Liverpool (AFP) – Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said he believes taking the coronavirus vaccine is about "solidarity, loyalty and togetherness" as he revealed his whole squad has been at least double vaccinated. From Wednesday, fans in the Premier League will have to show proof of vaccination or a negative test result in the past 48 […]

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/ 1667 days ago

Salah spoils Gerrard's Liverpool return, Ronaldo rides to Man Utd's rescue

Liverpool (AFP) – Mohamed Salah scored the only goal as Liverpool spoiled Steven Gerrard's return to Anfield as Aston Villa manager as the Reds, Manchester City, Chelsea and Manchester United all needed penalties to win on Saturday. City edged 10-man Wolves 1-0 thanks to Raheem Sterling's controversial winner, Chelsea required two Jorginho spot-kicks to see […]

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/ 1667 days ago

Klopp backs Gerrard as his successor despite losing return to Liverpool

Liverpool (AFP) – Jurgen Klopp said he would "love" Steven Gerrard to be his successor after ensuring the former Liverpool captain's return to Anfield as Aston Villa manager ended in a 1-0 defeat on Saturday. Mohamed Salah's second half penalty secured a vital three points for the Reds as they remain just one point behind […]

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/ 1667 days ago

Man City, Liverpool, Chelsea all win thanks to penalties

Liverpool (AFP) – Mohamed Salah's penalty ensured Steven Gerrard's return to Liverpool as Aston Villa manager ended in a 1-0 defeat while Manchester City and Chelsea also needed spot-kicks to avoid slipping up in the Premier League title race on Saturday. City edged 10-man Wolves 1-0 thanks to Raheem Sterling's controversial winner, while Chelsea required […]

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/ 1667 days ago

Jorginho's late penalty gives Chelsea dramatic win over Leeds

London (AFP) – Jorginho held his nerve to score a stoppage-time penalty as Chelsea snatched a dramatic 3-2 win against Leeds on Saturday. Thomas Tuchel's side bounced back from their two-game winless run but not before surviving a major scare at Stamford Bridge. Leeds went ahead through Raphinha's first half penalty and Chelsea drew level […]

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/ 1667 days ago

Salah spoils Gerrard's return to Liverpool

Liverpool (AFP) – Liverpool ensured there was no happy return to Anfield for Steven Gerrard as Mohamed Salah's second-half penalty earned a 1-0 win over Aston Villa. Gerrard said he would gladly sacrifice some of his legendary status among the Liverpool support for a result on his first trip to Anfield as part of the […]

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/ 1668 days ago

Jorginho to play through pain for Chelsea: Tuchel

London (AFP) – Thomas Tuchel says Chelsea midfielder Jorginho will ignore the pain of his back injury to play in Saturday's Premier League clash against Leeds. Jorginho missed Chelsea's Champions League draw at Zenit Saint Petersburg on Wednesday because of the ongoing back problem. But, with Chelsea ravaged by injuries in midfield, Blues boss Tuchel […]