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Villa still helpless after hopeless derby draw
REUTERS – West Bromwich Albion 0 Aston Villa 0 Aston Villa’s battle for survival at the foot of the Premier League still looked a hopeless one after they could only scrape a point from a grim goalless derby at the Hawthorns on Saturday. Plenty of endeavour but precious little quality marked a poor game with […]
Sunderland hit back to draw with Bournemouth
REUTERS – Sunderland 1 Bournemouth 1 Sunderland fought back to earn a crucial 1-1 draw with Bournemouth in a dour Premier League relegation battle on Saturday. Benik Afobe gave Bournemouth the lead with his first goal for the club, heading home firmly after 13 minutes, and Patrick van Aanholt equalised just before halftime, firing home […]
Manchester United 0-1 Southampton: 5 Talking points
Manchester United fell to a 0-1 defeat at the hands of Southampton as Charlie Austin scored the winning goal with 10 minutes to go, after making his debut from the bench. Here are 5 talking points from the game. 1. Mouse on the pitch Yes. The game was such a snoozefest that when a mouse […]
Barca back on top after Messi stunne
By Iain Rogers MADRID (Reuters) – Barcelona leapfrogged Atletico Madrid to go top of La Liga after Lionel Messi’s acrobatic volley secured a hard-fought 2-1 victory against tenacious Malaga on Saturday. Munir El Haddadi, deployed up front in place of the injured Neymar, fired Barca ahead in the second minute at the Rosaleda Stadium on […]
Vardy on target again as Leicester fairytale continues
REUTERS – Leicester City 3 Stoke City 0 Leicester’s adventures in Premier League wonderland continued on Saturday as Jamie Vardy rediscovered his goalscoring touch in a deserved victory over Stoke that thrust them to the top of the table. Vardy, unstoppable earlier in the season, had gone six league games without a goal but struck […]
Bayern’s Boateng out for ‘longer time’ with muscle injury
Bayern Munich defender Jerome Boateng will be sidelined for "a longer period of time" after sustaining a muscle injury in Friday's 2-1 win at Hamburg SV.
Five talking points from the Liverpool vs Norwich thriller
Here are five talking points from the exciting match at Carrow Road that finished 5-4 to Liverpool, thanks to a last minute winner by Adam Lallana.
Last-gasp Liverpool sink Norwich 5-4 in thriller
REUTERS – Norwich City 4 Liverpool 5 Liverpool substitute Adam Lallana struck deep into stoppage time to snatch a 5-4 win over shell-shocked Norwich City in an extraordinary Premier League game at Carrow Road on Saturday. The visitors had fought back from 3-1 down to lead 4-3 after 90 minutes but Norwich central defender Sebastien […]
Real coach Zidane backs out-of-sorts Rodriguez
MADRID (Reuters) – Real Madrid playmaker James Rodriguez is working hard to get back to top form and remains a key member of the team, coach Zinedine Zidane said on Saturday. Rodriguez was sidelined by a thigh injury while on duty with Colombia in September and has struggled for form and fitness since his return […]
Most UEFA associations back Infantino for FIFA presidency
By Brian Homewood NYON, Switzerland (Reuters) – Gianni Infantino’s bid for the FIFA presidency with the aim of leading the world football body out of the worst graft scandal in its history was boosted on Friday when the Swiss lawyer won “overwhelming” backing from Europe’s football associations. Infantino, general secretary of European football’s ruling body […]
UEFA finally agrees to accept goal-line technology
UEFA finally overcame its reluctance to adopt goal-line technology, approving its use at this year's European Championship and next year's Champions League.
Messi ready to return for Barca, Neymar out
Barcelona should have Lionel Messi back for Saturday's La Liga match at Malaga but his attacking partner Neymar is unavailable, the European champions said.
