By Steve Tongue LONDON (Reuters) – Last week Liverpool’s extrovert manager Juergen Klopp was dancing down the touchline in front of jubilant fans after Divock Origi scored deep into added time to earn a 2-2 draw with West Bromwich Albion at Anfield. However, any suggestion his new club were back on track after a feeble […]
REUTERS – Colombian Stiven Mendoza missed a penalty before scoring a last-minute winner as Marco Materazzi’s Chennaiyin beat Goa, coached by former Brazil great Zico, 3-2 to win the Indian Super League title on Sunday. Chennaiyin, who had won both their previous matches at Goa’s Nehru Stadium, appeared set for their first defeat there when […]
YOKOHAMA, Japan (Reuters) – While Barcelona pondered how to jam yet more silverware into their trophy cabinet, River Plate were counting their losses after Sunday’s Club World Cup final defeat, which emphasised the difference between club football in Europe and the rest of the world. Success for a big European club tends to breed more […]
LONDON (Reuters) – And then there was one…. After the spectacular implosion of the Jose Mourinho regime at Chelsea, there is now just one world-beating coach left in the global game with a glittering curriculum vitae unsullied by the stain of any striking failure. Step forward then Pep Guardiola, whose announcement on Sunday that he […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
