Thousands attend Rossi’s funeral in Vicenza
Thousands of mourners gathered in the Italian city of Vicenza on Saturday for the funeral of former Italy forward Paolo Rossi, whose coffin was carried to the cathedral by his team mates from the...
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Ronaldo and Bronze top FIFA ‘The Best’ finalists list
The three finalists for FIFA’s ‘The Best’ awards were named on Friday with Robert Lewandowski, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo topping the men’s list. The award winners will be revealed on 17 December with...
Set-piece goals fire West Ham to 2-1 comeback win over Leeds
Agency :Two headed goals from set pieces by midfielder Tomas Soucek and defender Angelo Ogbonna helped West Ham United fight back from a goal down to beat Leeds United 2-1 in their Premier League...
Real aim to end Atletico’s unbeaten start in Madrid derby
Real Madrid, having avoided a disastrous Champions League exit, face city rivals Atletico on Saturday looking suddenly well-equipped to ruin their unbeaten run. Karim Benzema scored twice against Borussia Moenchengladbach on Wednesday to end...
Rashford only has eyes for Manchester United
Agency :Marcus Rashford is drawing interest from some of Europe’s top clubs but the young Manchester United forward said he wants to be a one-club man.Rashford came out of United’s academy and scored twice...
Arsenal ease past Dundalk to stay perfect in Europa League
Agency :Arsenal maintained their perfect record in this season’s Europa League as goals from Eddie Nketiah, Mohamed Elneny, Joe Willock and Folarin Balogun sealed a 4-2 win at Dundalk in their final Group B...
Hauge strikes as Milan edge 10-man Sparta
Agency :A second-string AC Milan side clinched top spot in Europa League, Group H after a first-half goal from Norwegian forward Jens Petter Hauge gave them a 1-0 win at 10-man Sparta Prague on...
Robinho’s nine-year rape conviction upheld in Italian court
AFP, Milan :Veteran Brazil international striker Robinho on Thursday had a nine-year sentence for the rape of a young woman upheld by a court in Italy.Judges of the Milan Court of Appeal confirmed the...
I never saw Messi as a rival, says Ronaldo
Agency :They defined the ‘El Clasico’ rivalry between Real Madrid and Barcelona for the past decade but Cristiano Ronaldo said he has always got on well with Lionel Messi and never saw him as...
PSG and Basaksehir complete suspended match
AFP, Paris :Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and Istanbul Basaksehir played their Champions League match to a conclusion on Wednesday, 24 hours after it had been suspended, with Neymar scoring a hat-trick before saying both teams...
Italy’s 1982 World Cup hero Paolo Rossi dead at 64
AFP, Rome :Paolo Rossi, a hero of Italian football who fired the Azzurri to victory in the 1982 World Cup, has died aged 64, prompting an outpouring of grief and tributes.Rossi’s wife Federica Cappelletti...