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Football

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Bundesliga wrap, Tuesday: Terzic gets Dortmund reign off to flyer

Edin Terzic's reign at Borussia Dortmund began on Tuesday as Die Schwarzgelben (The Black and Yellows) defeated Werder Bremen 2-1 at Wohninvest WESERSTADION.Terzic took the reins for Tuesday’s game after Lucien Favre was dismissed following last Saturday’s scandalous 1-5...

Eintracht Frankfurt and Borussia Moenchengladbach in six goal thriller

Lars Stindl scored a hattrick as Eintracht Frankfurt and Borussia Moenchengladbach shared the spoils in a 3-3 classic in Germany’s Bundesliga on Tuesday.Two of his goals arrived at the death with the hosts seemingly certain they had done enough to...

Ozil won’t leave Arsenal in January says agent

Mesut Ozil's agent says the German midfielder will not leave the North London club during the January transfer window.Ozil was excluded from Arsenal’s Premier League and Europa League squads in October and cannot be selected again for first-team action...

Lampard wants silverware to justify ‘strong squad’ claims

Frank Lampard continues to kick against insinuations that Chelsea have the strongest squad in the Premier League.Lampard says such suggestions can only be justified if the side delivers silverware.Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp labelled the Blues as favourites to win...

CR7 pleased at France Football’s All Time XI mention

Juventus star, Cristiano Ronaldo is pleased to have been mentioned in France Football's All Time XI.The French publication presented its all-time dream team on Monday and Ronaldo was included in the storied list of football greats.Barcelona's Lionel Messi, Pele...

PSG face Barcelona in Champions League knockout phase

Paris Saint-Germain, last season's beaten finalists, will face Barcelona in the last 16 of the Champions League while Liverpool were paired with RB Leipzig in Monday's draw. Bayern Munich, who beat PSG in the 2020 final, play Lazio in the...

Liverpool pay tribute to treble-winning boss Houllier

Premier League champions Liverpool said they were "deeply saddened" by the loss of treble-winning manager, Gerard Houllier after his death was announced on Monday. Paris Saint-Germain and Lens confirmed the death of Houllier, who managed Liverpool from 1998 to 2004....

Gerard Houlier dies

Former Liverpool manager Gerard Houllier has died aged 73. The Frenchman managed the Reds for six years between 1998 and 2004, winning six trophies in total, including a treble in 2001. RMC, in France, reported that Houllier passed away on...

Aubameyang own goal deepens Arsenal crisis in Burnley defeat

Arsenal slumped to a fourth consecutive home league defeat for the first time since 1959 after Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's own goal handed Burnley a 1-0 on Sunday. The Gunners were again undone by indiscipline as Granit Xhaka's needless sending-off just...

Inter beat Cagliari to move up to second

Inter Milan have moved up to second in Serie A after a 3-1 victory over Cagliari.Nicolo Barella, Danilo d'Ambrosio and Romelu Lukaku were the goalscoring heroes for the Nerazzurri as their late efforts in the final 13 minutes guaranteed...
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