Marseille coach Roberto De Zerbi has challenged his side to prove they are “a great team” when they visit Strasbourg on Friday, just days after a long-awaited victory over Paris Saint-Germain. OM threatened early last season to challenge PSG’s dominance of Ligue 1 before fading, eventually finishing 19 points adrift despite taking second place. De […]
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UEFA Champions League: Christian Pulisic scores but Yunus Musah ejected in AC Milan loss
AC Milan dropped out of the top eight with a 2-1 loss at Dinamo Zagreb as Yunus Musah’s 39th-minute sending-off proved crucial.
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UEFA Women’s Champions League: Chelsea, Lyon and Roma win second games
Chelsea moved to the top of its group with a 3-1 win at Twente on Thursday, while record eight-time winner Lyon saw off Wolfsburg 2-0.
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Euro 2024: Rangnick delighted by ‘incredible’ first place for Austria
Austria won a dramatic closing Group D encounter 3-2 against the Netherlands.
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Season-defining spell begins in Premier League
Erling Haaland has Manchester United in his sights this weekend as Manchester City host its cross-town rivals.
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Ligue 1: Lyon reeling after worst start in 57 years
Coach Laurent Blanc knows he is under pressure ahead of Sunday’s game at Nice after leading Lyon to its worst start to a Ligue 1 campaign since 1966. The seven-time French champions lost their season opener at Strasbourg before a humbling 4-1 home defeat by Montpellier last weekend left them bottom of the early standings. […]
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Manchester City gets UEFA Champions League trophy: 'It was written in the stars'
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said his team’s maiden Champions League title was “written in the stars” after the final victory over Inter Milan on Saturday. Rodri’s 68th-minute strike proved enough for City to finally get their hands on club soccer’s biggest trophy, despite having to ride their luck as Inter missed several second-half chances. “It’s so […]
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Saudi-bound (?) Lionel Messi: The 'greatest' leaves PSG on low note
Lionel Messi‘s uninspiring two-year stint at Paris Saint-Germain is set to come to an acrimonious end with a move to join long-time rival Cristiano Ronaldo in Saudi Arabia, just months after his crowning glory at the 2022 World Cup. For his legions of admirers, the debate about Messi’s right to be regarded as […]
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Morocco's Walid Regragui: 'We can dream, why shouldn't we dream about winning the World Cup'
Morocco coach Walid Regragui said his team is “the Rocky Balboa of this World Cup” after the Atlas Lions became the first African team ever to reach the semifinals with a stunning victory over Portugal on Saturday. The injury-hit North Africans held on for a 1-0 victory at Al Thumama Stadium to set up a last-four clash […]
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Morocco's Regragui breaks new World Cup ground for African coaches
Morocco boss Walid Regragui became the first ever African coach to take a team into the World Cup quarterfinals when his side beat Spain on penalties, despite only taking over the reins in August. Regragui was appointed before the tournament with Moroccan soccer in turmoil after previous coach Vahid Halilhodzic was sacked over “differences of […]