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Football

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Inter Milan win 2020-21 Serie A title

Inter Milan have been crowned champions of Serie A for the 2020-21 season. It is Inter's first Serie A title in 11 years and it was ratified after their closest rivals, Atalanta, were held to a 1-1 draw by Sassuolo...

Solskjaer wants Pogba to remain at Man Utd

Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says he is not thinking of allowing Paul Pogba leave the club with speculations rising as regards the future of the Frenchman.Pogba’s  contract at United runs out at the end of next and...

Sancho’s exit agreement at Dortmund revealed

Jadon Sancho has a gentlemen's agreement with Borussia Dortmund that would allow him to secure an exit under certain criteria, sporting director Michael Zorc has confirmed - but the same understanding does not apply to Erling Haaland.The attacking duo,...

FC Barcelona to appeal Koeman’s two game ban

FC Barcelona will appeal a two-game suspension slammed on head coach Ronald Koeman.If the appeal fails, Koeman will not be on the bench in Barca's crucial La Liga Santander clash against the leaders Atletico Madrid.Koeman was shown a red...

Tuchel makes Premier League history

German coach Thomas Tuchel has made Premier League history.The former Borussia Dortmund manager has eclipsed records previously held by Chelsea managers Jose Mourinho and Luiz Felipe Scolari in the process.Tuchel has made the desired impact at Stamford Bridge since...

La Liga wrap: Atleti keep their noses in front

Atletico Madrid remained top of La Liga Santander on Saturday after recording a hard fought 1-0 win over Elche on Saturday.Yannick Ferreira Carrasco's smart cutback was smacked home from point blank range by Marcos Llorente on 23 minutes via...

English Premier League wrap: Manchester City edge closer to a third Premier League title

Manchester City edge closer to a third Premier League title in four seasons after a 2-0 win over Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park on Saturday.The result means that if City will be crowned champions for the 2020-21 campaign if...

Ligue 1 wrap: Lille tame Nice to reclaim top spot

Lille OSC have returned to the summit of Ligue 1 after a routine 2-0 win over Nice on Saturday.Burak Yilmaz opened the scoring for the home side in the 13th minute at Stade Pierre-Mauroy.Mehmet Zeki Celik then made the...

Pochettino gives Mbappe injury update

Mauricio Pochettino has spoken optimistically about Kylian Mbappe's injury as regards his chances of making a full recovery ahead of Tuesday's UEFA Champions League second leg semi final against Manchester City.Mbappe missed PSG's 2-1 victory over Lens in Ligue...

Serie A wrap: Eriksen and Hakimi strike to keep Inter’s Scudetto hopes on track

Inter Milan are edging closer to their first Serie A title under Antonio Conte after a second half double helped them to a 2-0 win at bottom placed Crotone.Danish international Christian Eriksen opened the scoring in the 69th minute...
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