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Football

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Bundesliga wrap Saturday: Bayern drop points but stay top

Champions, FC Bayern Munich were surprisingly held to a 1-1 draw at Union Berlin as the plucky hosts continued to punch above their weight this season.Grischa Promel powered home a header off Christopher Trimmel's inviting corner on four minutes...

Premier League wrap Saturday: Chelsea blow chance to go top

Chelsea wasted a golden opportunity to go top of the Premier League on Saturday losing 1-0 to Everton at Goodison Park.Gylfi Sigurdsson's 22nd minute penalty was the difference between the two sides as the Blues remained in third place...

Nigeria’s Flying Eagles eliminated at U20 tourney

Nigeria’s U20 men’s team, Flying Eagles, have been eliminated from the WAFU B U20 tournament in Porto Novo, Benin Republic after Ghana beat Ivory Coast. The Flying Eagles have now missed the chance to be at next year’s U20 AFCON...

Milan have won nothing yet says Ibra

Swedish star.Zlatan Ibrahimovic has warned his AC Milan team mates not to be lulled into a false sense of security as they have won nothing yet.Ibrahimovic added that the only way set objectives will be met is if the...

De Bruyne wary of Man Utd threat as both sides finish goalless

Manchester City star Kevin De Bruyne believed Manchester  United represented a dangerous proposition ahead of the Manchester derby on Saturday which ended goaless.The neighbours are seperated by just a point in the Premier League going into the big clash...

Martial cleared for Manchester derby as Fernandez targets title

Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has revealed that French attacker Anthony Martial will be fit to take part in the derby against Manchester City. Martial missed out on United's UEFA Champions League game against RB Leipzig which the...

Mourinho named Premier League manager of the month

Portuguese trainer Jose Mourinho has been named Premier League Manager of the Month. This was after he steered North London club, Tottenham Hotspur to three wins and a draw from their four Premier League games in November. It's the...

Bruno Fernandes named Premier League player of the month

Portuguese star, Bruno Fernandes has been named Premier League player of the month of November following his superlative displays for Manchester United. Fernandes netted four times in four Premier League games in October as he continued to inspire his...

Martinez disappointed with Conte over substitution

Argentina striker Lautaro Martinez has expressed surprise and disappointment after he was replaced by Internazionale manager, Antonio Conte. Conte’s decision came in the second half of the club’s make-or-break UEFA Champions League clash against Ukrainian club, Shakhtar Donetsk on Wednesday....

Mourinho lifts lid on Alli situation

Manager Jose Mourinho has revealed he was not surprised that Dele Alli's was unhappy at not being used during Tottenham's 2-0 win over Royal Antwerp in the Europa League on Thursday (December 10). The Portuguese trainer also defended Harry Winks...
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