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Football

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Gladbach fine Thuram a month’s wages after spitting incident, red card

Borussia Moenchengladbach fined striker Marcus Thuram one month's salary, to be paid to a charity, on Sunday for spitting on an opponent the previous day. "Marcus has accepted this and has also offered to engage with this social cause on...

Ozil heartbroken as Arsenal lose again, pressure ramps on Arteta

Mesut Ozil made his feelings clear after Arsenal's latest Premier League defeat. The German, who has been frozen out in north London, took to Twitter to post a broken heart and a crying face emoji. Ozil is Arsenal's best-paid and...

Bundesliga wrap; Lewandowski strikes late as Bayern topple Leverkusen to go top

Robert Lewandowski scored a brace to propel champions Bayern Munich to a 2-1 over previously undefeated Bayer Leverkusen and to the top of the Bundesliga Standings. Bayer Leverkusen made a dream start to the contest, taking the lead in the...

Kadewere, Ekambe keep magnificent Lyons on top

Lyon climbed to the top of Ligue 1 as Zimbabwe attacker Tino Kadewere scored a goal and set up another in a 4-1 win at Nice on Saturday (December 19). Kadewere made an impact either side of half-time to move his...

Bundesliga preview match day 13: Leverkusen put unbeaten record on the line against Bayern

The star attraction in the Bundesliga this weekend is Saturday's clash between unbeaten Bayer 04 Leverkusen and the champions, Bayern Munich at the BayArena.Leverkusen have been peerless this term and completely picked apart FC Köln 4-0 at RheinEnergieSTADION on...

High praise for Moukoko after another record falls

Borussia Dortmund interim head coach Edin Terzic has praised young striker Youssoufa Moukoko after he scored a historic goal in Borussia Dortmund's 2-1 Bundesliga defeat at Union Berlin on Friday (December 18). Moukoko is now the Bundesliga's youngest-ever scorer,...

Awoniyi scores as Union Berlin put Dortmund to the sword

Nigerian striker Taiwo Awoniyi scored for German club Union Berlin as the Köpenick club defeated Borussia Dortmund 2-1 in the Bundesliga on Friday (December 18).  The former Flying Eagles attacker headed home from close range in the 57th minute, latching...

Schalke sack Baum

German club, Schalke 04 have announced the sacking Manuel Baum following a spate of poor results.Schalke are firmly rooted to the bottom of the Bundesliga standings  and have yet to win a league game this season after 12 attempts.Baum...

Bundesliga Matchday 13 – winter break approaches

One of the most extraordinary seasons in Bundesliga history could hardly break offfor the winter without one last gift to its followers, and Saturday's top-of-the-tableclash between Bayer 04 Leverkusen and FC Bayern München ticks all the boxes. FC Bayern came...

Robert “the machine” Lewandowski wins “The Best” title

Nicknamed 'The Body' and dubbed a 'machine' by his wife, Robert Lewandowski has done what many thought impossible -- relegating superstars Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi to supporting roles at a football awards show. On Thursday, Bayern Munich's Polish striker claimed FIFA's...
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