LIVERPOOL (AFP) – Leicester’s alarming slump continued with a 2-1 defeat at Everton to give the chasing pack in the hunt for a Champions League place next season another boost. Chelsea will move above Brendan Rodgers’s men into third with victory at West Ham later on Wednesday (July 1) and Manchester United and Wolves are … More Football: Leicester collapse continues with defeat at Everton
MADRID (AFP) – Barcelona’s hopes of retaining the Spanish title look to be slipping away after Tuesday’s 2-2 draw with Atletico Madrid, and the decision to leave Antoine Griezmann on the bench for almost the whole game appeared to sum up the malaise which has taken hold in the Catalan capital. Twice Barcelona led against … More Football: An expensive mistake? No place for Griezmann as Barcelona title hopes fade
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND (REUTERS) – Manchester City winger Leroy Sane has decided to move on from the club and is likely to begin his next chapter with German champions Bayern Munich, manager Pep Guardiola said on Wednesday (July 1). British and German media reported on Tuesday that Bayern had reached an agreement with City to sign … More Football: Sane close to completing permanent Bayern move, says Guardiola
LONDON (REUTERS) – Tottenham Hotspur’s squad does not need huge investment according to manager Jose Mourinho, despite looking like they will miss out on next season’s Champions League. The north London club have enjoyed four successive seasons in Europe’s premier club competition and reached last year’s final, losing 2-0 to Liverpool in Madrid. Ahead of … More Football: Tottenham don’t need much strengthening, says Mourinho
MALLORCA, Spain (REUTERS) – La Liga’s organising body has said it is filing for criminal action against the man who ran on to the pitch during Real Mallorca’s behind-closed-doors match against Barcelona on Saturday (June 13) to try to get a photo with Lionel Messi. The fan, wearing an Argentina shirt with Messi’s name and … More Football: La Liga to seek criminal action against selfie-seeking pitch invader
LAUSANNE (AFP) – Manchester City’s appeal against a two-year ban from European competition opened before the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Monday (June 8) by video conference, a court official told Agence France-Presse. City are accused of overstating sponsorship revenue to hide their failure to comply with Uefa’s financial fair-play (FFP) rules between … More Football: Hearing opens as Manchester City appeal two-year European ban
MADRID (AFP) – Lionel Messi trained again with his teammates on Monday (June 8) to give Barcelona a massive boost ahead of their La Liga return against Mallorca on Saturday. Messi has been suffering from tightness in his right thigh and had not trained fully since last Tuesday. He sat out sessions on Wednesday and Friday before … More Coronavirus: Lionel Messi back in Barcelona training ahead of Mallorca restart
DORTMUND, GERMANY (REUTERS) – Borussia Dortmund kept alive their fading hopes of wrestling the Bundesliga title from Bayern Munich’s grasp after a second-half goal from Emre Can gave them a 1-0 home win over Hertha Berlin on Saturday (June 6). The result left Dortmund second on 63 points with four rounds of games remaining, seven … More Football: Dortmund beat Hertha to maintain faint title hopes
BERLIN (REUTERS) – Bayern Munich came from a goal down to ease past hosts Bayer Leverkusen 4-2 on Saturday (June 6) and remain firmly on course to win the Bundesliga title with four games remaining. Lucas Alario fired in after 10 minutes as Leverkusen, without the injured Kai Havertz, scored with the first chance of … More Football: Bayern crush Leverkusen to stay on title course, last-placed Paderborn draw with Leipzig
LONDON (REUTERS) – Liverpool will resume their quest for a first top-flight title in 30 years against city rivals Everton on June 21, as the Premier League on Friday (June 5) released its revised fixture list for the first three weeks of the restarted season. Football in England has been suspended since mid-March due to the Covid-19 … More Football: Liverpool to resume title quest against Everton on June 21
Sports Villa 