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Inter and Juve Face Off in Serie A Title Showdown

Serie A Showdown: Inter Milan and Juventus Battle for Supremacy in San Siro Clash. The Serie A title credentials of Inter Milan and Juventus will be on the line on Sunday as the two giants of Italian football face off in a San Siro showdown. Holding a one-point lead and a game in hand, Inter will have more than 70,000 fans roaring them on at a ...

Liverpool Threatens Arsenal's Title Bid in Premier League Showdown

Arsenal Faces Liverpool Juggernaut in Crucial Premier League Clash. Arsenal must stop a Liverpool juggernaut, inspired by the impending departure of Jurgen Klopp, if the Gunners are to maintain Premier League title aspirations at the Emirates on Sunday. Liverpool restored a five-point lead over Arsenal and Manchester City, who have a game in ...

South Korea Beat Australia to Reach Asian Cup Semis

Son Heung-min's Stunning Free-Kick Seals Dramatic Comeback for South Korea, Setting Up Asian Cup Semi-final Clash with Jordan Son Heung-min scored a stunning free-kick in extra time as South Korea fought back to beat Australia 2-1 on Friday and set up an Asian Cup semi-final against Jordan. It was another great escape for the Koreans, who needed ...

Masuaku Free-Kick Clinches AFCON Semi-Finals Place For DR Congo

Former West Ham United defender Arthur Masuaku scored a vital goal as the Democratic Republic of Congo defeated Guinea 3-1 on Friday to reach the Africa Cup of Nations semi-finals. Masuaku netted direct from a free-kick on 82 minutes to give his country a two-goal advantage in the quarter-final and they will face hosts Ivory Coast or Mali for a ...

Llorente Snatches Atletico Late Draw At Rivals Real Madrid

Marcos Llorente headed home in the 93rd minute to snatch Atletico Madrid a 1-1 draw at La Liga leaders and bitter rivals Real Madrid on Sunday. The Spain midfielder rescued  a point to keep Atletico's faint title hopes alive and stop Los Blancos opening up a wider lead on second-placed Girona. Brahim Diaz, who replaced the hurt Vinicius Junior ...

Football: Egypt Sacks Head Coach After Disappointing Cup of Nations

Rui Vitoria has been sacked as Egypt head coach after the African football giants hopes of a record-extending eighth Africa Cup of Nations triumph were dashed last week, the Egyptian Football Association (EFA) announced. In a statement, the EFA board of directors "thanked Portuguese manager Rui Vitoria and his staff," adding it was "reviewing ...

Qatar Edges Past Iran in Thrilling Asian Cup Semifinal

Qatar Clinches Asian Cup Final Spot in Thrilling Victory Over Iran. Hosts and holders Qatar squeezed into an Asian Cup final showdown with Jordan after beating Iran 3-2 with an 82nd-minute winner in a frenetic semi-final on Wednesday. Almoez Ali struck in Doha to send Qatar into their second straight final, further exorcising the demons of their ...

Bayern Captain Neuer in Doubt for Crunch Leverkusen Clash

Bayern Munich coach Thomas Tuchel on Friday confirmed captain Manuel Neuer was in doubt for Saturday's trip to league leaders Bayer Leverkusen as he battles to recover from a knee injury. Neuer has not trained with the team this week and was only able to complete an individual session on Thursday. "Manu will try and take part in the goalkeeper ...

Iran Asks FIFA to Ban Israel Over War in Gaza

Iran's football federation said Saturday it has asked world football's governing body, FIFA, to suspend Israel's football federation over the country's war in Gaza. In an announcement posted on the Iranian football federation's website, Iran asked FIFA to "completely suspend" the Israeli federation "from all activities related to football". The ...

Bellingham Brace Helps Leaders Madrid Crush Title Rivals Girona

Jude Bellingham struck twice as leaders Real Madrid took control of La Liga with a punishing 4-0 win over second-placed Girona on Saturday, opening up a five-point cushion. Vinicius Junior drove home the opener and then set up Bellingham for the second as Carlo Ancelotti's side dominated the Catalan minnows, leaving the surprise title contenders ...

Klinsmann sacked as South Korea coach after 12 months in charge

Jurgen Klinsmann was sacked as South Korea coach on Friday following defeat to Jordan in the semi-finals of the Asian Cup and revelations about a bust-up between star players. The 59-year-old former Germany striker, a World Cup winner as a player, was in the post for just under a year and never won over South Korean fans or media. "The KFA has ...

Roma Earn a Draw as Ac Milan Cruise Past Rennes

Romelu Lukaku shouldered in the equaliser to earn Roma a 1-1 draw away to Feyenoord in the first leg of their Europa League playoff on Thursday. Elsewhere, a pair of Argentine veterans struck late to give their teams victories. Mauro Icardi fired home a shot from the edge of the penalty area in added time to earn Galatasaray a 3-2 home win over ...