London, United Kingdom | AFP | Pep Guardiola called on Manchester City to learn from a nervy finish to a seventh straight Premier League victory as a 2-1 win at Watford moved the champions five points clear of Liverpool at the top of the table. City’s goals came either side …
Read More »BALLON d’Or: It is Luka Modric
Paris, France | AFP | Luka Modric saw off competition from France’s World Cup stars as the Real Madrid and Croatia midfielder won the Ballon d’Or on Monday to end a 10-year stranglehold on the award by Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. Modric, 33, was announced as the winner of the prestigious prize in Paris …
Read More »Modric tipped to pip French stars to Ballon d’Or and end Ronaldo and Messi era
Paris, France | AFP | The winner of the 2018 Ballon d’Or will be revealed at a glittering ceremony in Paris on Monday evening, with Croatia’s Luka Modric and a host of French World Cup winners all hoping to finally end the 10-year duopoly of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. …
Read More »Dembele shines as Barca go top with win over Villarreal
Madrid, Spain | AFP | Ousmane Dembele took another step on the road to redemption as Barcelona eased past Villarreal on Sunday to move back to the top of La Liga. Dembele, dropped last month by coach Ernesto Valverde, was making his second consecutive start and repaid the faith by teeing …
Read More »Liverpool stun Everton with freak goal as Arsenal overpower Spurs
London, United Kingdom | AFP | Liverpool stayed hot on the heels of Manchester City on Sunday after a bizarre late winner against Everton as Arsenal issued a powerful statement of intent on Sunday’s Premier League derby day. Jurgen Klopp’s unbeaten side looked set to drop a precious two points in …
Read More »Liverpool on the ropes as PSG close in on Champions League knockouts
Paris, France | AFP | Paris Saint-Germain took a big step towards qualifying for the Champions League knockout stages on Wednesday after Neymar helped sink Liverpool in a blistering 2-1 win at the Parc des Princes. The Brazilian struck in the 37th minute after Juan Bernat’s early opener to put …
Read More »Mane signs for ‘a long time’
Mane signs new long-term deal with Liverpool London, United Kingdom | AFP | Liverpool forward Sadio Mane has signed a new long-term contract with the Premier League giants, the club announced on Thursday. The 26-year-old joined Jurgen Klopp’s side from Southampton in June 2016, and has scored 40 goals for …
Read More »Premier League set to use VAR from next season
London, United Kingdom | AFP | The Premier League is set to use the Video Assistant Referee system from next season after clubs “agreed in principle” to the move on Thursday. During a meeting attended by key members of all 20 Premier League clubs, officials were presented with an update …
Read More »Mkhitaryan rescues point for Arsenal against Wolves
London, United Kingdom | AFP | Henrikh Mkhitaryan’s 86th minute equaliser salvaged a 1-1 draw for Arsenal at home to Wolverhampton Wanderers on Sunday as the Gunners extended their unbeaten run to 16 games in all competitions. Unai Emery’s side appeared set for defeat against their newly-promoted opponents as they …
Read More »Factfile of African champions Esperance
Tunis, Tunisia | AFP | Factfile for 2018 CAF Champions League winners Esperance of Tunisia: Captain: Khalil Chemmam Coach: Moine Chaabani (TUN) Winning team: Moez Ben Cherifia; Sameh Derbali, Chemmam, Mohamed Yakoubi, Ayman Ben Mohamed; Fousseny Coulibaly (CIV), Ghilane Chalal; Anice Badri, Saad Bguir, Youcef Belaili (ALG); Taha Yassine Khenessi …
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