Paris, France | AFP | Sadio Mane captured the headlines among Africans in Europe at the weekend by opening the scoring as Liverpool beat Manchester United 3-1 to regain the Premier League leadership. It was the eight goal of the season for the Senegalese winger, but his first in nine …
Read More »Shaqiri revels in ‘beautiful feeling’ in putting United to the sword
London, United Kingdom | AFP | Xherdan Shaqiri says scoring a double in the 3-1 win over Manchester United on Sunday for Liverpool was a “beautiful feeling” and puts him on course for his most prolific Premier League campaign. The 27-year-old Swiss international midfielder came off the bench to take …
Read More »City will not sacrifice League Cup for title race: Guardiola
London, United Kingdom | AFP | Holders Manchester City will take Tuesday’s League Cup quarter-final with Leicester City seriously, says manager Pep Guardiola, even though they are in a tight duel with Liverpool for the Premier League title. Guardiola — whose Premier League champions trail Liverpool by a point — …
Read More »Chelsea travel to Sweden to face Malmo in Europa League last 32
Nyon, Switzerland | AFP | Former champions Chelsea will face Malmo in the last 32 of the Europa League while Arsenal will lock horns again with BATE Borisov. The two sides met in the Europa League last season, the Gunners hammering the Belarussian side 6-0 at the Emirates. Five-time champions …
Read More »Liverpool draw Bayern as United face PSG in Champions League last 16
Nyon, Switzerland | AFP | Liverpool will take on fellow five-time winners Bayern Munich in the last 16 of the Champions League, while Jose Mourinho’s struggling Manchester United face French giants Paris Saint-Germain. Holders Real Madrid were paired with Ajax in Monday’s draw in Nyon as the Spaniards attempt to …
Read More »Latest embarrassment leaves Mourinho running out of time at Man Utd
Liverpool, United Kingdom | AFP | Manchester United had not lost to Liverpool in the Premier League for eight games and over four years prior to Sunday’s 3-1 defeat, but the current chasm between the two sides was exposed as Jose Mourinho’s men fell 19 points behind the league leaders …
Read More »Kenyan club boosts hopes of creating CAF Champions League history
Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP | Gor Mahia could become the first Kenyan club to reach the CAF Champions League group phase after defeating Lobi Stars of Nigeria 3-1 on Sunday in a 2018/2019 round-of-30 first leg. It was a better-than-expected result for the Nairobi outfit after they struggled to …
Read More »Five things we learned from the Premier League
London, United Kingdom | AFP | Liverpool underlined their determination to win the Premier League title as they blew away bitter rivals Manchester United 3-1 on Sunday. Manchester City also won 3-1 against Everton on Saturday, but the champions remained in second. Arsenal’s long unbeaten run came to a shock …
Read More »Impressive Lyon plunge Henry’s Monaco deeper into crisis
Paris, France | AFP | Lyon dominated struggling Monaco from beginning to end on Sunday to climb back into the Ligue 1 top three and bury Thierry Henry’s side deeper in the relegation zone. Lyon kept pace with Lille, who won 3-2 at Nimes earlier despite playing much of the …
Read More »Messi hat-trick restores Barcelona’s La Liga lead
Madrid, Spain | AFP | Lionel Messi continued his sublime form by netting his 31st La Liga hat-trick as Barcelona thrashed Levante 5-0 on Sunday to regain their three-point lead at the top of the table. The 31-year-old Argentinian arrived in Valencia having scored two free-kicks in last weekend’s derby …
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