First-place Chelsea and last-place Norwich City followed the script Saturday as the striker-hampered Blues demolished the Canaries 7-0 at Stamford Bridge. It wasn’t close, 5-0 by the time Norwich’s Ben Gibson was sent off in London, as Chelsea moves four points clear of their title rivals before the next six teams on the table play …
Thomas Partey scored his first goal for Arsenal as the Gunners beat Aston Villa 3-1 to extend their unbeaten run in the Premier League to six matches on Friday. Partey’s first half header broke the Ghana midfielder’s goal drought in his 40th appearance in all competitions since his move from Atletico Madrid 12 months ago. …
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp denied he was “rubbing his hands together” at the prospect of unleashing his in-form attackers against Manchester United’s leaky defence in Sunday’s blockbuster Premier League clash at Old Trafford. Liverpool’s gifted front three of Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino are all scoring freely for the unbeaten Reds, who are …
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West Ham took control of Group H in the Europa League thanks to Thursday’s 3-0 home win over Genk. Craig Dawson scored late in the first half before Issa Diop and Jarrod Bowen helped the Hammers to go six points clear. Elsewhere in the group Rapid Vienna beat Dinamo Zagreb 2-1 to open their account …
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Adidas and the Black Women’s Players Collective are joining forces to change the game for Black women and girls across the country. (Photo by Adidas) Despite the consistent successes from Black female athletes in all aspects of professional sports, they still remain an afterthought when it comes to providing more opportunities for them to flourish. …
FIFA president Gianni Infantino speaks during Wednesday’s FIFA Council meeting. (Harold Cunningham/FIFA via Getty Images) Let’s begin with the obvious. FIFA, as full of s— as ever, with customary disregard for women’s soccer, has launched a ruthless campaign to increase the frequency of World Cups. Its origins, supposedly, are a Saudi Arabian proposal, which led …
ZURICH (AP) FIFA is set to make the 2022 World Cup finals tournament draw in Qatar on April 1 – with two of the qualifying teams still unknown because of match schedule delays in the COVID-19 pandemic. The draw ceremony plan was announced Wednesday by FIFA President Gianni Infantino after March 31 was selected as …
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Racism will be firmly in the spotlight when Sparta Prague face Lyon in the Europa League on Thursday, two months after UEFA ordered the Czech club to play behind closed doors over racist chants. During a Champions League qualifier in August, Sparta fans aimed monkey chants at Monaco midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni when he scored. UEFA …
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The UEFA Champions League saw 35 goals over eight matches on Tuesday, only a single match seeing just a single goal in Europe. Manchester City and Liverpool won away in very different fashions, while Real Madrid clobbered Shakhtar Donetsk and Inter Milan proved that Sheriff is beatable. [ MORE: USMNT’s Pepi requests transfer ] Lionel …
Riyad Mahrez scored twice as Manchester City delivered “one of their best” Champions League performances to thrash Club Brugge 5-1 on Tuesday and re-emphasise their status as major contenders for a first European crown. Joao Cancelo gave City a deserved lead on the half-hour and Mahrez converted a penalty just before the break as Pep …
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In The Know by Yahoo Woman faces backlash after sharing ‘selfish’ reason for going through boyfriend’s phone A woman felt like her boyfriend didn’t open up to her enough — so she went through his phone. She consulted Reddit’s “Am I the A******” forum about her behavior. Her boyfriend has always been reserved. When he …
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Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was left with no excuses in his quest to end the club’s four-year trophy drought when Cristiano Ronaldo headlined starry transfer window. But the Norwegian has failed to match expectations and Saturday’s 4-2 loss at Leicester left United five points adrift in the Premier League title race and already …
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Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric has criticised FIFA’s plans for a biennial World Cup and expressed dismay that players have not been consulted. World football’s governing body announced on Monday that it will hold talks with national team coaches this week over the controversial idea, which has been met by opposition from European and South …
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Colorado women’s soccer earned a draw vs. No. 13 Stanford for the first time in program history, tying the Cardinal 2-2 in double overtime on Sunday, Oct. 17 in Boulder, Colorado. Stanford’s Maya Doms (7′) and Sierra Enge (17′) scored in the first half, while CU’s Shanade Hopcroft (64′) and Jade Babcock-Chi (66′) answered with …
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Sevilla edged up to third in La Liga on Sunday after a second-half goal from Rafa Mir was enough to give them a battling 1-0 win away at struggling Celta Vigo. After being beaten by Granada before the international break, Sevilla got back to winning ways with the kind of resilient, determined performance they delivered …
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Newcastle vs Tottenham was a one-sided affair as Spurs surged to victory as the first game for Newcastle’s new ownership group did not go as planned. FULL MATCH REPLAY After Callum Wilson gave them an early lead, Spurs scored three times in the first half through Tanguy Ndombele, Harry Kane and Heung-min Son. The game …
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace: The Gunners will look to go five Premier League games unbeaten and spoil Patrick Vieira’s homecoming when the Eagles visit the Emirates Stadium on Monday (Watch live at 3 pm ET, on NBCSN and online via NBCSports.com). ARSENAL VS CRYSTAL PALACE STREAM LIVE Vieira spent nine trophy-filled seasons (three Premier League …
Brentford vs Chelsea was a tight, tense clash as the Blues remained top of the Premier League table after a narrow 1-0 victory. The Blues should give thanks to goaltender Edouard Mendy. Ben Chilwell grabbed the only goal of the game, as his fine first-half strike proved the difference for Thomas Tuchel’s side. Bryan Mbeumo …
