Lionel Messi collected a record fifth Golden Shoe award on Tuesday for finishing last season as the top goalscorer in Europe. The striker scored 34 goals in 68 games for Barcelona, putting him ahead of Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah and Tottenham’s Harry Kane. Cristiano Ronaldo, who has won the award four times, hit 26 goals in […]
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On Tueday, Jose Mourinho’s increasingly tempestuous reign at Manchester United came to an end when the club sacked him after just two-and-a-half years in charge. The 55-year-old’s unhappiness at the club manifested itself even before the season started. Here AFP Sport picks out five quotes that chart the decline in relations between Mourinho, the club […]
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Former champions Chelsea will face Malmo in the last 32 of the Europa League while Arsenal will lock horns again with BATE Borisov. The two sides met in the Europa League last season, the Gunners hammering the Belarussian side 6-0 at the Emirates. Five-time champions Sevilla, currently second in La Liga, face a difficult tie […]
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Liverpool continued their Premier League winning streak after defeating Manchester United with a convincing 3-1 win at Anfield on Sunday. Liverpool went 1-0 up at 24th minutes through Sadio Mane who superbly brought Fabinho’s clever lobbed pass before slotting past David De Gea. In the 33rd minute United were back on level terms thanks to […]
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Ballon d’Or winner Luka Modric has criticised Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi for choosing not to attend this month’s ceremony where he was given the award. He said their decision was unfair to fellow players and voters. Croatian captain Modric broke Messi and Ronaldo’s decade-long stranglehold on the prestigious prize last month. He said in […]
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Manchester City are back at the top of English Premier League, leapfrogging Liverpool after Brazilian Gabriel Jesus struck twice in a 3-1 win over Everton at the Etihad. Jesus hadn’t scored a Premier League goal for four months before opening the scoring midway through the first-half and bulleted home a header to double City’s lead […]
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Liverpool and Egypt striker Mohamed Salah has capped a sparkling 2018 for club and country by winning the prestigious BBC African Footballer of the Year Award for the second time in a row. “It’s a great feeling to win again. I’m happy and I would like to win it also next year!” said Salah. The […]
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Manchester United boss, Jose Mourinho, has ordered his players to turn up for training on Christmas day at 4pm ahead of their Boxing Day Premier League clash against Huddersfield. Sun UK reports that the players had been hoping to spend time with their families and loved ones on Christmas day with an earlier training time, […]
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Manchester City, Bayern Munich and Juventus confirmed their places as group winners after the final matches of the group stage of the 2018/19 UEFA Champions League on Wednesday night. Lyon will join the trio in the Round of 16 after securing a point away to Shakhtar Donetsk. Manchester United, Roma and holders Real Madrid were […]
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Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur picked two of the remaining four tickets into the Last 16 of the UEFA Champions League, knocking out two Italian favourites, Napoli and Inter. Liverpool heeded the advice of Coach Jurgen Klopp and really put up a magical display against Napoli at Anfield, with Mo Salah almost walking into the net […]
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