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Soaring Watford add to Premier League’s season of romance
LONDON (Reuters) – In this most unpredictable of Premier League seasons, a small club from a dormitory town just outside London are adding to the sense of romance. On the day after Leicester City, bottom of the league a year ago, ensured they would be leaders over Christmas, Watford beat five-time European champions Liverpool for […]
Liverpool well beaten by Watford, West Ham held
LONDON (Reuters) – 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. West Ham United stayed eighth after a third successive goalless draw when they were held by manager less Swansea City, still […]
Watford vs Liverpool – 5 Talking points
Watford handed Liverpool a 3-0 drumming today at Vicarage Road, as Ighalo scored a brilliant brace.
Twitter Reactions to Liverpool’s defeat against Watford
The Best of Twitter on the Liverpool Watford game.
Barcelona v River Plate: Talking Points
Lionel Messi broke the deadlock and Luis Suarez scored twice in the second half to give Barcelona a typically emphatic 3-0 win over River Plate in the Club World Cup final on Sunday. EssentiallySports brings you the main talking points of the match. Intense Pressing from the South American club: River Plate displayed the typical […]
Messi and Suarez lead Barca to another world title
YOKOHAMA (Reuters) – Lionel Messi broke the deadlock and Luis Suarez scored twice in the second half to give Barcelona a typically emphatic 3-0 win over River Plate in the Club World Cup final on Sunday. South American champions River, whose side cost only around 5 million euros ($5.43 million) in transfer fees, did enough […]
Messi, Neymar to start Club World Cup final
YOKOHAMA (Reuters) – Lionel Messi and Neymar were both named in Barcelona’s starting line-up for the Club World Cup final against River Plate on Sunday. Argentine Messi had been doubtful after missing Thursday’s semi-final against Guangzhou Evergrande because of a kidney stone, while Brazilian Neymar had also missed the 3-0 win over the Asian champions […]
Guardiola to leave Bayern at season end, Ancelotti to come – CEO
BERLIN (Reuters) – Bayern Munich and coach Pep Guardiola will part ways after three seasons at the end of the current campaign and Italian Champions League-winning coach Carlo Ancelotti will replace the Spaniard, club Chief Executive Karl-Heinz Rummenigge said on Sunday. “We are thankful to Guardiola for all he gave our club and hope to […]
Leicester’s Christmas fairytale – bottom to top in a year
By Ian Chadband (Reuters) – A fresh chapter in Leicester City’s unlikely fairytale was written on Saturday as they ensured they would sit top of the Premier League tree on Christmas Day exactly one year after languishing at the foot of the table. Their 3-2 victory at Everton, fashioned with all the now familiar speed […]
Ton-up Harry shoots Spurs into the top four
Harry Kane scores on his 100th appearance for Tottenham, as Spurs go fourth
Mourinho will be back quickly, Holland says
Jose Mourinho will return to management soon, says Chelsea assistant manager Steve Holland
