More Football News
Beaten Inter Milan’s lead cut, Roma win at last
ROME (Reuters) – Inter Milan’s lead at the top of Serie A was cut when they lost 2-1 at home to Lazio on Sunday while AS Roma beat Genoa 2-0 to record their first win in eight games and ease the pressure on under-fire coach Rudi Garcia. The title race remains congested as second-placed Fiorentina […]
Surprise packages Hertha Berlin tighten hold on third spot
BERLIN (Reuters) – Hertha Berlin, Germany’s surprise contenders for a Champions League spot next season, eased past Mainz 05 by a 2-0 margin on Sunday to tighten their grip on third place in the Bundesliga. Goals from Vladimir Darida and Salomon Kalou either side of halftime ensured Hertha won their third straight Bundesliga game and […]
Bazoer volley helps Ajax go into break with sizeable lead
AMSTERDAM, (Reuters) – Ajax Amsterdam finished the year with a three-point lead at the top of the Dutch championship after scraping past bottom club De Graafschap 2-1 on Sunday. Riechedly Bazoer scored the winner 20 minutes from time to take Ajax clear of champions PSV Eindhoven who are second after beating PEC Zwolle 3-2 on […]
Chelsea matches under Mou – Top Ten
Mourinho's second stint at Chelsea will be remembered for his tactics and brilliance. Here's a list of ten matches that truly showcase the Special One.
Real hit 10 past nine-man Rayo, Atletico lose
MADRID (Reuters) – Real Madrid closed to within two points of La Liga leaders Barcelona after demolishing nine-man Rayo Vallecano 10-2 on Sunday while Atletico Madrid missed a chance to seize top spot outright by losing 1-0 at Malaga. Gareth Bale landed the first four-goal haul of his career as Real bounced back in style […]
Watford shock Liverpool, goal-shy West Ham held
LONDON (Reuters) – Nigerian international Odion Ighalo scored twice as a buoyant Watford won 3-0 at home to Liverpool on Sunday to consolidate seventh position in the Premier League, only one point behind the top four. In the day’s other game, West Ham United stayed eighth after a fourth successive draw — the last three […]
Larbi double helps Ajaccio stun Lyon, Angers lose
STRASBOURG, France (Reuters) – Mohamed Wael Larbi scored twice as Ajaccio’s remarkable run of form continued when they defeated out-of-sorts Olympique Lyonnais 2-1 in Ligue 1 on Sunday. Surprise high-flyers Angers missed the chance to retake second place from Monaco when they lost 1-0 at St Etienne while Olympique Marseille drew 1-1 at Girondins Bordeaux. […]
Newsmaker – Guardiola leaves positive legacy, despite European slip-ups
BERLIN (Reuters) – Pep Guardiola’s arrival at Bayern Munich in July 2013 was intended to herald the start of an extended period of European domination for the Bavarians, but while they have maintained their domestic stranglehold, continental success has so far eluded the charismatic Spaniard. Having arrived immediately after Bayern’s treble winning campaign, the 44-year-old […]
A victory created the unique Barca way, says Luis Enrique
YOKOHAMA (Reuters) – Barcelona’s Club World Cup title is a victory for the club’s unique and stylish way of doing things, coach Luis Enrique said after they beat River Plate 3-0 in the final on Sunday. “If there is something that these players and this club have shown, it is their unlimited hunger to win […]
Barcelona sweep to another title in one-sided contest
YOKOHAMA (Reuters) – Barcelona swept to the Club World Cup title by outclassing South American champions River Plate 3-0 on Sunday, with Luis Suarez scoring twice after Lionel Messi had broken the deadlock in a one-sided contest. There was a hint of handball about Messi’s goal, although it did not appear to be intentional, as […]
Ancelotti to replace Guardiola at Bayern in close season
BERLIN (Reuters) – Pep Guardiola will leave Bayern Munich at the end of the season after the Spaniard decided not to extend his contract at the German champions, who announced on Sunday that multiple Champions League winner Carlo Ancelotti had signed a three-year deal to replace him. Bayern Chief Executive Karl-Heinz Rummenigge confirmed the much-anticipated […]
Benitez’s Real yet to prove themselves against top sides
MADRID (Reuters) – Real Madrid have romped to some massive wins against lowly opponents this season but coach Rafa Benitez and his expensively-assembled squad have still to prove themselves against quality teams. Sunday’s 10-2 demolition of nine-man Rayo Vallecano in La Liga, when Gareth Bale hit four goals for the first time in his career, […]
