Ronaldo celebrates landmark goal but Juve’s perfect run broken
AFP, Rome :Cristiano Ronaldo scored but wasteful Juventus had to settle for a 1-1 stalemate at home to Genoa to end the Italian champions’ perfect...
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Real Madrid set club record for goalless run
AFP, Madrid :Real Madrid set the unwanted record of the longest goal drought in the club’s history on Saturday by surpassing 464 minutes without scoring,...
Doctor says Maradona needs prostheses on his knees
Diego Maradona’s orthopedic surgeon says the Argentine soccer great has no cartilage left in his knees due to severe osteoarthritis and will need prostheses. German...
Five-goal Jovic shows ‘world class potential’ after haul
Luka Jovic has been hailed as a “potential world-class striker” after the 20-year-old’s five goals in Eintracht Frankfurt’s 7-1 drubbing of Fortuna Dusseldorf.The Serbian striker...
Boro beat Sheffield Wednesday to top Championship
Middlesbrough moved to the top of English football’s second-tier Championship with a 2-1 victory away to Sheffield Wednesday on Friday.Second-half goals in quick succession from...
Unhappy Bayern Munich lash out against media coverage
AP, Munich :Leading figures at German champion Bayern Munich hit out angrily against the media for its reporting of the club’s recent loss of form,...
Russian footballers charged with assault and hooliganism
Two Russian footballers have been charged with assault and hooliganism, in a high-profile case that triggered hot debates across the country. Zenit St Petersburg’s Aleksandr...
Barcelona and Real Madrid scrap for revival as Clasico looms
Real Madrid and Barcelona cannot avoid heading into next week’s Clasico under pressure but each have two games to lift the mood at least, ahead...
