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 […]
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 […]
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 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.
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 […]
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 […]
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 overcame its reluctance to adopt goal-line technology, approving its use at this year's European Championship and next year's Champions League.
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.
Arsenal goalkeeper Petr Cech made a surprise return to Chelsea's training ground after Adidas sent a consignment of gloves to his former club by mistake.
NYON, Switzerland (Reuters) – Gianni Infantino, a candidate in the election for the presidency of world soccer body FIFA, received the “overwhelming” backing of Europe’s football associations, UEFA said on Friday. “UEFA’s national associations overwhelmingly expressed their support for Gianni and will officially announce their individual positions in due course,” said UEFA in a statement. […]
