Manchester United will play Celta Vigo in the Europa League semi-finals. Marcus Rashford’s extra-time goal saw United past Anderlecht in the last eight on Thursday, and La Liga’s 10th-placed Celta now stand between Jose Mourinho’s side and the Stockholm final on May 24. United will go to Spain for the first leg on May 4, […]
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It is a Madrid derby in the UEFA Champions League semi-final as defending champions Real Madrid have been drawn against their city rival Atletico Madrid. The first leg will be held at Santiago Bernabeu while Vicente Calderon will hold the second leg. In the second semifinal, AS Monaco will take on Juventus with the first […]
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Marcus Rashford’s extra-time goal sent Manchester United into the Europa League semi-final at the expense of Anderlecht on a night of tension at Old Trafford. United took the lead on the night and in the tie when Henrikh Mkhitaryan drilled in a low finish in the 10th minute but Anderlecht restored parity when Sofiane Hanni […]
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Barcelona were held to a goalless draw at the Camp Nou by a focused Juventus side on Wednesday night, ending their hosts’ hopes of another sensational second-leg rally and advancing to the Champions League semifinals 3-0 on aggregate. A combination of stout defending from Juventus and imprecise finishing from Barcelona meant they could not repeat […]
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Following a sloppy first leg display in Munich, a spirited Bayern side visited the Santiago Bernabeu, causing the host to need a Cristiano Ronaldo hat-trick to controversially overcome Bayern Munich 4-2 after extra time for a 6-3 aggregate win. The defending champions led 2-1 from the away first leg, but lost 1-2 for a 3-3 […]
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Chelsea captain, John Terry has confirmed he will leave the club at the end of the season after more than 20 years there. Terry is Chelsea’s most decorated individual, with four Premier League titles, one Champions League, five FA Cups, a Europa League and three League Cups. He has made 713 Chelsea appearances since his […]
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Jose Mourinho’s Manchester United side put in a top performance to defeat Chelsea and cut their lead at the top of the Premier League to only four points and the title race is wide open again. United manager Jose Mourinho has suffered this season against the club where he was a three-time champion, losing 4-0 […]
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Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel forged seven points clear at the top of the Formula One standings on Sunday after winning a Bahrain Grand Prix thriller that saw Lewis Hamilton penalized for underhand tactics. Hamilton, who had started the floodlit race level on points with the German, took second place for Mercedes after staging a late chase […]
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Players of Rangers International refused today to board an Ethiopian airline flight to Zambia, where they are scheduled to play the second leg of the Confederation Cup. The players were protesting the non-payment of their travelling allowances. The incident happened at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport in Enugu. A News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent who […]
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Some 24 hours after a bomb attack on their team bus, Borussia Dortmund took to the field Wednesday in a Champions League quarterfinal encounter with Monaco. It was not surprising to see Dortmund subdued in the first half and despite improving after the break they suffered a 3-2 first-leg loss — their first home defeat […]
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