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Football

The beautiful game played in Africa. News, events, results, analysis, statistics, profiles, colour stories and more, from across the continent.

Liverpool face must-win Man City test as bottom three cut adrift

Manchester City and Liverpool have dominated the Premier League over the past four seasons but a sizeable gap has opened up between the leaders and the champions ahead of their latest meeting on Sunday. City are seven points clear of...

Barcelona and Real Madrid’s financial woes embolden Super League pursuit

Two years ago last month Barcelona signed Frenkie de Jong for 75 million euros ($90 million), while six months earlier Real Madrid spent 100 million euros on Eden Hazard.  When the transfer window closed on Monday, Madrid had finished a...

Bundesliga Matchday 20 Preview

The Bundesliga continues into the second month of 2021 with a headlinefixture to kick-off the weekend in style under the Friday night lights of thecapital. League leaders FC Bayern München travel to Berlin to begin the action, facingHertha Berlin on...

Mosimane outlines Ahly expectations versus Bayern

Pitso Mosimane says African champions, Al Ahly have far less pressure on them compared to the favourites as they head into their 2020 FIFA Club World Cup semifinal against European champions, Bayern Munich. The Egyptian club became the first African...

Ahly to face Bayern after ending African losses at Club World Cup

Al Ahly of Egypt became the first African side since 2013 to win their opening Club World Cup match when they edged Al Duhail from host nation Qatar 1-0 Thursday in the quarter-finals. The reward for the Cairo Red Devils is a...

Chelsea pile more misery on Mourinho’s Tottenham

Chelsea climbed into the Premier League top six as Thomas Tuchel earned the first major victory of his short time in charge of the Blues with a 1-0 win at Tottenham on Thursday. Jorginho's penalty midway through the first-half was...

Liverpool barred from entering Germany for Champions League match: ministry

Liverpool will not be allowed to enter Germany for a Champions League match against RB Leipzig on February 16 because of strict entry rules imposed over the pandemic, the German interior ministry said Thursday. "German federal police informed RB Leipzig...

Gerrard earns 100th win as Rangers march towards Scottish title

Rangers moved a step closer to winning the Scottish Premiership title as Wednesday's 1-0 win against St Johnstone gave Steven Gerrard his 100th victory as Ibrox boss. Ianis Hagi's second-half strike lifted Rangers 23 points ahead of second-placed Celtic. Thanks to...

Ahly fans project ‘home’ advantage at Qatar Club World Cup

Despite playing Qatar's Duhail a stone's throw from their own ground, Egyptian giants Al-Ahly clearly felt they had the home advantage at the first day of the Club World Cup. Doha is home to tens of thousands of Egyptian expats,...
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