Following a record number of votes, Mohamed Salah of Egypt and Liverpool has been voted BBC African Footballer of the Year for 2017. The forward won ahead of Gabon’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Guinean Naby Keita, Sadio Mane of Senegal and Nigeria’s Victor Moses. “I am very happy to win this award,” the 25-year-old told BBC Sport. […]
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Liverpool have secured their place in the last 16 of the Champions League as Group E winners courtesy of a ruthless 7-0 thrashing of Spartak Moscow at Anfield. Philippe Coutinho scored his first career hat-trick as the Reds set a new goalscoring landmark for English clubs in the Champions League, recording their second 7-0 win […]
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Raheem Sterling scored a stunning 96th-minute winner as Man City dramatically edged Southampton 2-1 on Wednesday to preserve their eight-point lead at the Premier League summit. Pep Guardiola’s side looked set to drop points after Oriol Romeu cancelled out Kevin De Bruyne’s opener, only for Sterling to give City a 19th straight win in all […]
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It was an uneasy outing for Manchester United, but in the end, they ran away with a lone goal victory over Brighton and Hove Albion. An unfortunate Lewis Dunk own goal was enough to earn Manchester United an 11th straight home win and cut Manchester City’s lead at the top to five points ahead of […]
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Zinedine Zidane’s Real bounced back from their 3-1 loss at Tottenham Hotspur last time out by crushing APOEL, with four of the goals coming before half-time in the UEFA Champions League. The record 12-time winners had to wait until the 23rd minute to take the lead through Luka Modric, but a run of five goals […]
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There were some shocking results from the Premier League games played on Saturday, but it was Mohamed Salah’s brace that left West Ham United manager Slaven Bilic in grave danger of the sack as Liverpool thrashed the Premier League strugglers 4-1. Salah put Liverpool ahead at the London Stadium and Joel Matip doubled the visitors’ […]
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Liverpool were chased out of Carabao Cup, courtesy second-half Leicester goals from Shinji Okazaki and Islam Slimani. It was Liverpool that the first half of the game but were unable to find a goal, until substitute Okazaki fired in a 67th-minute opener before Slimani lashed home a second 12 minutes from time to send the […]
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The day 2 of the 2017-2018 Champions League proved to be like the games played on Tuesday, as the teams produced lots of goals. In the games played on Wednesday, Real Madrid starting its trophy defense by romping to a 3-0 win over APOEL. Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice in the Group H encounter, while Sergio […]
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The English Premier League finally returns with top fixtures after what seems like a long international break. What many will definitely consider the biggest fixture of the weekend is Manchester City’s clash with Liverpool, which kicks off at 12.30 on Saturday. Both sides are considered title contenders come the end of the season and they’ve […]
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Liverpool have completed the £35m signing of 24-year-old England midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain from Arsenal. Chamberlain passed a medical on Wednesday after the Gunners accepted Liverpool’s bid. Oxlade-Chamberlain has since agreed personal terms on a long-term deal, and the transfer was confirmed at 12pm today. It is understood the fee could eventually reach £40m with appearance-based […]
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