Kylian Mbappe reached 200 goals for Paris Saint-Germain in just six seasons to become the club’s joint all-time top scorer as the France superstar netted twice in his side’s 3-0 win over Ligue 1 archrival Marseille on Sunday. Mbappe scored both his goals at the Velodrome from Lionel Messi assists and in between he set […]
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Premier League: Arsenal maintains lead, Man City thrashes Bournemouth
Arsenal remained two points clear at the top of the Premier League thanks to a 1-0 win at Leicester on Saturday, as Manchester City maintained its pursuit of the Gunners by thrashing Bournemouth, 4-1. Gabriel Martinelli was the match-winner for Arsenal at the King Power Stadium in a game dominated by the visitors. “For the […]
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Le Classique: Revitalized Marseille dreams of French title ahead of PSG clash
Marseille’s fierce rivalry with Paris Saint-Germain has lost some of its edge in recent years as the Qatar-owned club has dominated French soccer, but OM’s resurgence under manager Igor Tudor has its passionate supporters dreaming of beating the capital club to the title. PSG has been the French champion eight of the past 10 years […]
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Spalletti warns Napoli to avoid conceit as end to title agony nears
If Napoli’s players are looking over their shoulders as they kick off the weekend’s Serie A matches with a visit to struggling Empoli, it should be not at the distant chasing pack, but at manager Luciano Spalletti. Napoli heads into Saturday having won seven straight league games. Its opponent Empoli is winless in its last […]
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LaLiga: 'Decisive' duo Vinicius and Griezmann do battle in Madrid derby
Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti labelled Vinicius Junior the most decisive player in the world this week, but on Saturday in LaLiga he faces another contender, Atletico Madrid’s Antoine Griezmann. Although the French forward finished a runner-up at the World Cup and Atletico is struggling in fourth place, Griezmann is in sparkling form. Diego Simeone’s […]
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Premier League: Goal-shy Chelsea eyes Spurs win as Man City seeks consistency
Graham Potter takes struggling Chelsea to the happy hunting ground of Tottenham on Sunday with the club desperate for a Premier League win. Manchester City seeks to turn domination into goals. League Leader Arsenal faces a tricky trip to Leicester, while Liverpool is looking to bounce back from a 5-2 humbling at the hands of […]
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Bundesliga: Bayern seeks to stop the rot against 'beautiful' underdog Union
Under-fire Bayern Munich could not have picked a worse time to face surging outsider Union Berlin in a surprise Bundesliga top-of-the-table clash on Sunday. That the German champion’s domestic struggles — Bayern has won just two of its last six in the league — left the door open should not be surprising, but that underdog […]
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'Play with nine strikers!': Pep Guardiola plots Champions League progress
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola joked he could throw caution to the wind to finish off Leipzig in the UEFA Champions League by fielding “nine strikers.” City was held to a 1-1 draw in Germany on Wednesday in the first leg of their round-of-16 series with Riyad Mahrez‘s opener cancelled out by a header from […]
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UEFA Champions League: Man City is fighting fires ahead of Leipzig test
Manchester City’s quest to finally conquer Europe resumes on Wednesday when Pep Guardiola‘s men travel to RB Leipzig, but all is not well for the English champions on or off the field. City appeared to have laid down a marker in the Premier League title race by beating leaders Arsenal 3-1 away last week, only […]
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Marsch replacement: Struggling Leeds names Javi Gracia as new manager
Leeds United appointed former Watford boss Javi Gracia as the new manager of the relegation-threatened Premier League club. The Spaniard, who led the Hornets to the 2019 FA Cup final, has signed what Leeds described as a “flexible” contract to replace Jesse Marsch, who was sacked on Feb. 6. Leeds had been hoping to make […]