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Paris, Dec 13 (IANS) Spain’s quest for a third consecutive European Football Championship got more complicated when they were drawn in a challenging group with Croatia, the Czech Republic and Turkey. La Roja avoided Italy, the dangerous floater that none of the tournament’s six highest seeds wanted in the round-robin stage, but it still has […]

Daniel Sturridge has to learn how to overcome the pain barrier in a bid to put his recent injury nightmares behind, new Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp suggested. Klopp also said that Sturridge’s latest setback, a foot injury which forced him to miss the 2-1 victory over Bordeaux in Europa League on Thursday, is not a […]

Jurgen Klopp and Liverpool will be ecstatic after they made sure that they will play in Europe next year after qualifying for the next round of the Europa League as they beat FC Bordeaux 2-1 at Anfield on Thursday. In less than three days time, the team fill face another test from the Swansea side […]

After new boss Jurgen Klopp’s appointment as the manager, The Reds have been pretty decent. The team’s performance has improved and the lads seem to be enjoying under Klopp’s reign. The Merseyside team is currently 9th on the Premier League standings as they face Swansea at home on Sunday. The team crushed Manchester City at […]

After an emphatic victory at the Etihad Stadium, Jurgen Klopp turned his attention towards the home form of his new club. They played out an impressive 2-1 victory against FC Bordeaux on Thursday, a victory that gave them an entry into the next round of the competition. They will now face Gary Monk’s side that […]

London, Nov 27 (IANS) The following are the Europa League standings after Thursday’s group matches (played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, points), according to Xinhua. Group A Molde 5 3 1 1 9 6 10 – qualified Fenerbahce 5 2 2 1 6 5 8 Ajax 5 1 3 1 5 5 6 […]

Paris, Nov 25 (IANS) France has no plan to give up fan zones at next year’s European football championship though concerns rise over security following the latest Paris terror attacks. Interior minister Bernard Cazeneuve said on Tuesday that security would be reinforced but “the popular dimension of this competition should not be penalised by the […]

Liverpool defender Alberto Moreno revealed he felt an inner “anger” when he was left on the bench by former manager Brendan Rodgers, but now feels new boss Jurgen Klopp has complete trust on him. Rodgers decided to start Joe Gomez as left-back for first five matches of this season. Despite a strong performance at wing-back […]

Montevideo, Oct 24 (IANS) Paris Saint-Germain striker Edinson Cavani was recalled to Uruguay’s national football squad for the FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Ecuador and Chile next month. Cavani missed Uruguay’s victories over Bolivia and Colombia in their opening qualifiers for the 2018 tournament in Russia due to suspension, reports Xinhua. Uruguay will again be […]

The following are the leading goal scorers of French Ligue 1 after matches played on Saturday. 6 – Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint-Germain), Hatem Ben Arfa (Nice) 5 – Martin Braithwaite (Toulouse), Michy Batshuayi (Marseille) 4 – Wahbi Khazri (Bordeaux), Valere Germain (Nice), Giovanni Sio (Rennes), Nabil Fekir (Lyon) 3 – Romain Alessandrini (Marseille), Jordan Siebatcheu […]