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Manchester, United Kingdom | AFP | Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City secured top spot in Champions League Group F after Raheem Sterling’s late strike snatched a 1-0 win over Feyenoord on Tuesday. With City having already booked a place in the last 16, Guardiola made seven changes to his starting XI …

Paris, France | AFP | Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice as holders Real Madrid thrashed APOEL 6-0 in Cyprus to reach the Champions League last 16 on Tuesday, while Liverpool blew a three-goal lead in a thriller at Sevilla. Zinedine Zidane’s Real bounced back from their 3-1 loss at Tottenham Hotspur …

Berlin, Germany | AFP | Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane hailed his side’s “massive” achievement of winning their Champions League group after coming from behind to win 2-1 at Borussia Dortmund. Spurs clinched top spot in Group H after goals by Kane and Son Heung-min sealed victory after Dortmund striker …

Dortmund, Germany | AFP | Borussia Dortmund have lifted the suspension on Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to allow their star striker to face Tottenham Hotspur in the Champions League on Tuesday. Dortmund’s under-fire coach Peter Bosz confirmed Aubameyang is back in the squad after he was suspended for being late to training and …

London, United Kingdom | AFP | Arsenal have appointed Borussia Dortmund’s chief scout Sven Mislintat as their new head of recruitment, the Premier League club announced on Monday. Mislintat has spent 10 years at Dortmund and is credited with helping to recruit players such as Shinji Kagawa, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Ousmane …

London, United Kingdom | AFP | West Bromwich Albion sacked manager Tony Pulis on Monday after a miserable run of form that has seen the Chinese-owned club slump to 17th in the Premier League table. Pulis has won just two of his past 21 league games following Saturday’s 4-0 defeat …

Nairobi, Kenya | AFP | Belgian Paul Put on Saturday signed a two-year contract to replace Stanley Okumbi as the new coach of the Kenya national team. Put, 61, has previously managed Burkina Faso and Gambia at international level and was unveiled at the Football Kenya Federation (FKF) annual general …

London, United Kingdom | AFP | Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said his side’s intensity had been the decisive factor in their 2-0 victory over north London derby rivals Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday. Quick-fire first-half goals from Shkodran Mustafi and Alexis Sanchez at a drizzly Emirates Stadium earned Arsenal a first …

Manchester, United Kingdom | AFP | Paul Pogba is in a “different class” declared Jose Mourinho after the France midfielder’s man of the match performance in Manchester United’s 4-1 victory over Newcastle United on Saturday. The 24-year-old Frenchman returned after an injury absence of over two months to score a …

London, United Kingdom | AFP | Manchester City retained control of the Premier League title race after fine goals by Gabriel Jesus and Kevin De Bruyne secured a 2-0 win at Leicester City on Saturday. Jesus and De Bruyne struck either side of half-time at the King Power Stadium as …