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Alaves 1-4 Real Madrid: Eden Hazard nets first Laliga goal since October to earn crucial win in Zidane’s absence.

EDEN HAZARD and Real Madrid got a weight off their mind as he bagged his first goal since October in a vital victory – despite manager Zinedine Zidane’s absence.

Under-fire Hazard struck for only the second time this season as Karim Benzema’s double helped Real cut the lead on LaLiga leaders Atletico Madrid to four points, albeit having....More

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Southampton dumped FA Cup holders Arsenal out of the competition on Saturday, winning 1-0 courtesy of a Gabriel own goal to set up a fifth-round meeting with Wolves.

The much-changed Gunners, who have won the competition a record 14 times, fell behind midway through the first....More


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Kylian Mbappe says he is still ‘thinking about’ signing a new contract at PSG or Leaving

PSG forward Kylian Mbappe admits he is still undecided about signing a new deal at the Ligue 1 champions.

The 22-year-old is now in the last 18 months of his deal in the French capital, with Real Madrid and Liverpool among the interested parties.

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Chelsea defender Fikayo Tomori has completed his loan switch to AC Milan.

The 23-year-old has joined the Rossoneri until the end of the season, Chelsea announced on Friday evening.

Milan are understood to have retained an option to buy Tomori for £25million in the summer, following th.....More


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Dembele makes up for penalty miss by scoring in extra-time.

Barcelona clawed their way to victory in their last 32 tie against Cornella on Thursday, despite being taken to extra time by the Segunda Division B side.

Dembele made up for missing a penalty in normal time by firing a goal home from the edge of the box, before Braithwaite closed out the game and booked Barcelona their.... more



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Juventus 2-0 Napoli: Record-breaking Cristiano Ronaldo the hero again as Juve clinch Italian Super Cup


Goals from Cristiano Ronaldo and Alvaro Morata helped Juventus to beat Napoli 2-0 to win the Italian Supercup, the annual meeting between the Coppa Italia winners and Serie A champions.

Napoli, who beat Juventus in the final to win last season's Coppa Italia, came close to taking the lead midway through the first half, but Hirving Lozano's bullet header was brilliantl... More

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Manchester United have set a new Premier League record after goals from Edinson Cavani and Paul Pogba helped them come from behind against Fulham.

The Red Devils are back on top of the Premier League table after their 2-1 victory at Craven Cottage, and it means they’ve also now won 94 games in...More


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Cristiano Ronaldo has become the top goal-scorer in the history of his sport, netting the 760th of his career Wednesday in an Italian Super Cup final between his Juventus side and Napoli.

The historic goal gave Juventus the lead in the 64th minute, eventually clinching the club's record-extending ninth Super.... Read More (photos)


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Arsenal have agreed to terminate the contract of defender Sokratis Papastathopoulos.

The 32-year-old, who has not started a game since March, failed to make Arsenal's Premier League and Europa League squads this season and has been frozen out by manager Mikel Arteta.

A statement on the club's website read: 'Working closely with Sokratis and his team, we have decided to cancel his contract by mutual consent.

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Lionel Messi was sent off as Barcelona were beaten 3-2 by Athletic Bilbao in the Spanish Super Cup final.

Ronald Koeman’s team lost their first final of the season and their captain lost his head in extra time as the game slipped away from them.

It was Messi’s first red card for Barcelona and only the third of his career.

He struck Athletic forward Asier Villalibre around the head off the ball and after checking the pitchside monitor referee had no option but to pull out the red card.......read more(photos)

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Cristiano Ronaldo has outshone his fierce rival Lionel Messi after being awarded the Golden Foot award.

The Juventus striker has had yet another standout year at the top of world football, winning Serie A with the Old Lady whilst taking home the competition's top goalscorer award, the Capocannoniere.

Despite Messi winning more Ballons d'Or awards than Ronaldo, the Portuguese talisman c... More(photos)


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It was a wonderful, thumping game of football watched by a couple of thousand returning Fulham supporters who made enough noise for three times that number.

Jurgen Klopp’s team deserved their goal on the balance of play. They had been much improved in the second half and had been pushing hard in a way that seemed stran.... More (photos)


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Floyd Mayweather celebrates with Anthony Joshua after stunning victory over Kubrat Pulev after travelling to the UK to watch the fight.

After his sensational win,Floyd Mayweather was seen back stage holding up two of Joshua's belts to cap off his visit to the UK. Joshua sat next to him roaring while holding up his other two following a memorable night.

Prior to the fight Mayweather described Joshua as 'one of the best heavyweights out there' and added that he is 'proud' o... More (photos)

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Chelsea failed to return to the top of the Premier League as Gylfi Sigurdsson’s penalty ended everton their 17-match unbeaten run.

Though Chelsea dominated possession, their route to an equaliser was thwarted by England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford who enjoyed a welcome return to form with two brilliant saves to deny Reece James while Mason Mount hit the post with a late free-kick.

After all the hype of being title challengers, it was a sobering evening for Blues boss Frank Lampard who... More (photos)

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Joshua used his jab well to control the fight early on and had Pulev down twice in the third round, landing an accurate uppercut that would become perhaps his most effective shot of the night.

With only a short time left of the round, Pulev made it to the bell and seemed to have regained his composure for the following round. But Joshua’s uppercut couldn’t miss all night and in the ninth round he landed a series of them that sent Pulev to the canvas.

He got back to his feet but not for long as Joshua came for him again, landing a straight right hand that secured the fourth knockdown of the fight, and the.. More (photos)

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Anthony Joshua's weigh-in ahead of fight with Kubrat Pulev descended into an angry confrontation on Friday after the heavyweight champion responded to goading from the Bulgarian by calling him a ‘p***y’.

Following a sedate build-up to the title clash at the SSE Arena, the mood quickly turned as Joshua prepared to step on the scales at the Hilton Hotel.

Pulev was heard to say ‘tomorrow, tomorrow’ repeatedly to Joshua, who then pulled his mask down to call the 39-year-old over.

After some heated words they were pulled apart before they briefly attempted to diffuse the situation with a fist pump... More(photos)

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Perhaps it was the sight of Harry Kane and Son Heung-min peeling off their tracksuits to ride to the rescue which sparked Tottenham's back-up strikers into life.

Or  might have been the sound of Jose Mourinho and Joao Sacramento simmering away on the touchline to the point where the referee marched across to brandish a yellow card at the assistant manager.

But, as Kane and Son limbered up and the Spurs coaching staff calmed down, Gareth Bale and Carlos Vinicius combined to find the net.

Bale sent a free-kick swerving towar.... Read more



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Paul Pogba is heading for the Manchester United exit following heart-to-heart talks with manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer over his substitute role in the crushing defeat to Red Bull Leipzig.

Juventus, the club Pogba left to rejoin United in 2016, are emerging as a genuine option for the World Cup winner when the transfer window opens next month, amid growing uncertainty over his future at Old Trafford.

Pogba was left out of the starting XI who were eliminated from the Champions League by a 3-2 defeat at Leipzig on Tuesday night, and it is understood... Read More


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The Original encounter was suspended on Tuesday when the teams walked off in protest after the Turkish club accused a match official of racism;

UEFA had two banners of their own with both clubs' logos, reading 'No to racism', one in French and the other in English. Istanbul Basaksehir players came onto the pitch to warm up 45 minutes before kick-off and were soon joined by PSG.... Read More (photos)


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City was tough for much of Wednesday night with a 3-0 win. Probably not, on balance until Sergio Aguero emerged.

City had missed him. Obviously. They require more chances to score without the old timer. That they have toiled for goals in so many matches this season while Aguero spent significant time with the club’s physios is hardly a... More

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The old guard came good for Zinedine Zidane as Real Madrid beat Borussia Monchengladbach and made it into next Monday’s Champions League draw.

The 13 times winners of the tournament had flirted with what would have been their first group stage elimination ever but Karim Benzema, Luka Modric Toni Kroos and Lucas Vazquez all said: not on our watch.

Benzema will get the glory. He was playing his 527th game f..
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Neymar has opened up on how he fondly remembers one of his first meetings with Diego Maradona while just a child attending a legends game.

The football world  mourned the passing of Maradona with many paying their tributes to the 1986 World Cup winner.

Neymar revealed that although he had enjoyed many meetings with the Argentina legend it was during his very early teenage years as a youngster at... More



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Spain on Tuesday crushed Germany 6-0 thanks to a hat-trick from Ferran Torres to reach the Nations League semifinals while world champions France beat Sweden 4-2 to relegate them to Group B.

Germany needed a draw to advance to the last four but were stunned by Spain's strength in depth to keep scoring after a raft of substitutions in attack.

Olivier Giroud scored twice as France beat Sweden 4-2 to qualify unb.. More


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Inside Liverpool's new £50m training ground: New pictures reveal a champions' complex, beach courts, snooker, pool, dressing room... and a BOLLARD named after Virgil van Dijk!

Liverpool have released stunning new pictures after officially moving into their £50million state-of-the-art Kirkby training ground following their emotional farewell from Melwood.

Ahead of their Premier League encounter against Leicester at Anfield on Sunday evening, fans have been given a fascinating insight into what the new training complex looks like at the home of the reigning champions.

The switch saw Liverpool depart their historic Melwood base, where the first-team had been based for 70 years, and move in wh.. See all photos

Paul Pogba urged to end his nightmare Man United spell and re-join Juventus by ex-team mate Claudio Marchisio.

Claudio Marchisio has urged Paul Pogba to end his horrid time at Manchester United by re-joining Serie A giants Juventus.

Pogba has endured another very tough spell at Old Trafford due to a mixture of poor form and lack of consistent first team action this season.

He recently admitted that this season with United has been the most difficult one of his career so far, before claiming being away on international duty with France has been a 'breath of fresh air'.

And after Pogba posted a picture on Twitter of himself donning his France colours, former Juventus star Marchisio had a simple mess... read full(see marchisio's simple message)

Willian has only worked under Mikel Arteta for a few months but is already under no illusions about the greatness the Arsenal manager possesses – believing he can go to the very top.

Arteta has been in management for less than a year after accepting the Gunners job in December 2019, following the sacking of Unai Emery.

Willian was one of Arteta’s summer signings this summer and the Brazilian has nothing but praise for the 38.... Read more

Atletico Madrid and Uruguay forward Luis Suarez has tested positive for coronavirus, the Uruguay national team said in a statement.

Luis Suarez tests positive for coronavirus before World Cup, Uruguay's qualifier match vs Brazil

The Atletico Madrid forward tested positive for coronavirus, the Uruguayan Football Association said on Monday. Uruguay's goalkeeper Rodrigo Muñoz and national team staffer Matías Faral have also been infected by the virus.

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Paul Pogba has admitted that this season with Manchester United has been the most difficult period in his career and described the international break as 'a breath of fresh air'.

The French star came into this national team period with France having been dropped by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer at Old Trafford, with Scott McTominay and Fred preferred as the deeper options behind Bruno Fernandes in midfield..

Pogba has now claimed that playing Nations League fixtures with World Cup winners France is a much-needed break from time at United as.. Read full gist

N'Golo Kante scored the only goal of the match in the second half to help France defeat defending Nations League champions Portugal 1-0 in Lisbon to reach the competition's final four on Saturday.

Defender José Fonte almost equalized in the 60th when he headed off the post. France goalie Hugo Loris protected the lead by stretching to block a stinging shot by substitute João Moutinho with 15 minutes left.... Read full stats

Sergio Ramos' perfect record from the penalty spot was brought to a shuddering halt after the defender missed two spot-kicks in Spain's draw with Switzerland.

The 34-year-old had converted 25 penalties in a row from 12 yards for both club and country and was handed a couple of chances to increase his tally in the Nations League group stage clash on... Read all(photos)

Barcelona's teenage sensation Ansu Fati left hospital in a wheelchair five days after undergoing an operation on his knee.

The 18-year-old wonderkid was withdrawn at half-time of the 5-2 win over Real Betis on November 7 due to a meniscus injury... Read More & watch the clips

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AC Milan head coach Stefano Pioli has tested positive for coronavirus, the club has announced.

Pioli, 55, is quarantining at home, the club said, and today's training session with the senior squad has been cancelled. Pioli is said to b.. Read full gist


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