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Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti said there was “no drama” despite his team failing to build on their Clasico triumph, dropping two points in La Liga’s title race with a 0-0 derby draw against Rayo Vallecano on Sunday. Los Blancos spurned several chances as they drove Rayo back throughout at the Santiago Bernabeu but could not find…
Mikel Arteta says Eddie Howe has “transformed” Newcastle as he prepares to take his unbeaten Arsenal team to face the high-flying Magpies at St James’ Park on Saturday. Arsenal, last year’s Premier League runners-up, are second in the table behind Tottenham after seven wins and three draws in 10 games. But they suffered a chastening…
Neymar underwent surgery Thursday at a hospital in his native Brazil to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament and meniscus damage suffered during a national team match last month. The 31-year-old was stretchered off in tears during Brazil’s 2-0 loss to Uruguay in a World Cup qualifying match on October 17, after colliding with opposing…
Manchester United’s defence of the League Cup came to a limp end in a 3-0 home defeat by Newcastle on Wednesday as Arsenal were well-beaten 3-1 at West Ham. Liverpool overcame Bournemouth 2-1 to progress to the quarter-finals, while Chelsea saw off Championship side Blackburn 2-0. In a repeat of last year’s final, which Erik…
Sunday’s Ligue 1 match between Marseille and Lyon was postponed after the visitors’ bus was stoned on its way to the ground, while Kylian Mbappe drew the ire of Brest after scoring twice in Paris Saint-Germain’s 3-2 victory. Lyon coach Fabio Grosso’s face was left bloodied and his assistant was also injured as the team bus was pelted with…
India had no answer to a second half storm from Japan in their first match of the AFC Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament Round 2, suffering a heavy 0-7 defeat at the Lokomotiv Stadium in Tashkent on Thursday. India head coach Thomas Dennerby had set up a low block, playing a 5-3-2 formation, a strategy that…
Liverpool eased Toulouse aside 5-1 to register a third straight Europa League win Thursday, while Brighton beat ailing Dutch giants Ajax for the club’s first ever victory in continental competition. Diogo Jota fired Liverpool in front at Anfield but Thijs Dallinga hauled the French Cup holders level. Wataru Endo headed in his first goal for the Reds to restore…
Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez said he did not like a social media post from a club spokesman dismissing racist abuse of Real Madrid winger Vinicius Junior and calling him a “clown” ahead of the Clasico on Saturday. The Brazilian forward was racially abused during his team’s 1-1 draw on Saturday at Sevilla, with the Andalusian club ejecting a fan…
Jude Bellingham scored his third goal in as many Champions League appearances for Real Madrid as the Spanish side won 2-1 away to Braga in Portugal on Tuesday. Rodrygo put Real ahead and England star Bellingham made it 2-0 just after the hour mark, with Carlo Ancelotti’s side then holding on after Alvaro Djalo pulled…
Lautaro Martinez and Marcus Thuram have rapidly struck up a formidable attacking partnership which will lead Inter Milan into Tuesday’s Champions League Group D clash with Salzburg. With 16 goals already scored between them so far this season, Inter’s dynamic striking duo have made fans forget former idol and Martinez’s one-time strike partner Romelu Lukaku….