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Newcastle winning run comes to an end with Leeds draw 31 Dec 2022 - 08:16 pm

Newcastle: Newcastle United missed the chance to close the gap to leaders Arsenal at the top of the Premier League after they were...

Barca drop points in heated Catalan derby 31 Dec 2022 - 07:41 pm

Barcelona: Barcelona stumbled in the Spanish title race with a 1-1 draw against rivals Espanyol in a bad-tempered Catalan derby on Saturday, levelling...

Pele's barber of 60 years laments a double loss 31 Dec 2022 - 06:28 pm

Santos: The Brazilian barber who cut Pele's hair for more than 60 years is lamenting the loss of both a customer and a...

Rashford hits United winner at Wolves after 'disciplinary' benching 31 Dec 2022 - 06:17 pm

Wolverhampton: Marcus Rashford gave the perfect response to his benching for disciplinary reasons as the Manchester United forward's late strike clinched a 1-0...

Man Utd's Rashford dropped for 'disciplinary' reasons: Ten Hag 31 Dec 2022 - 04:21 pm

Wolverhampton: Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford was dropped to the bench for Saturday's Premier League match at Wolves for "internal disciplinary" reasons. United...

Late Benzema double earns Real Madrid 2-0 win at Valladolid 31 Dec 2022 - 03:00 pm

Real Madridsecured a 2-0 win at Real Valladolid as Karim Benzema scored two late goals, including a penalty, to move them a point...

Pele showed the most famous guy on the planet can be 'completely normal': Klopp 31 Dec 2022 - 02:49 pm

Liverpoolboss Juergen Klopp is convinced no one can be greater than Pele but what he marvelled at the most was the Brazilian football...

World mourns ‘King of football’ Pele 31 Dec 2022 - 10:55 am

Doha:They called him ‘The King of football’, and his face is one of the most recognisable in world football. Pele, who was once...

Ronaldo signs deal with Saudi Arabia's Al Nassr worth 'more than €200 million' 31 Dec 2022 - 12:36 am

Riyadh: CristianoRonaldoon Friday signed for Al Nassr of Saudi Arabia, the club announced, in a deal believed to be worth more than 200...

'You made us happy, even your opponents': Global media celebrate Pele 30 Dec 2022 - 11:50 pm

Brazilian daily O Globo ran a commemorative four-cover edition highlighting Pele's career with the headline "Pele Eterno" while publications around the world packed...

QFA and coach Sanchez decide not to extend contract 30 Dec 2022 - 11:17 pm

DOHA: Qatar Football Association (QFA) and coach Felix Sanchez have decided to part ways. Sanchez has led the Qatar senior national team for...

A-League pay tribute to Brazilian legend Pele with minute's applause 30 Dec 2022 - 02:00 pm

All A-League games this weekend will hold a minute's applause before kick-off as a tribute to Brazilian soccer great Pele, the Australian Professional...

Pele 'transformed football into an art': Neymar 29 Dec 2022 - 11:24 pm

Sao Paulo: Football legend Pele, who died Thursday at the age of 82, "transformed football into an art," said Brazil and Paris Saint-Germain...

What became of Pele's fellow 1970 World Cup heroes? 29 Dec 2022 - 11:11 pm

Rio de Janeiro: Pele's crowning glory was winning the 1970 World Cup as he approached his 30s, four years after he had vowed...

Pele, Brazil's sublimely skilled football star who charmed the world, dead at 82 29 Dec 2022 - 10:19 pm

Brasilia: Pele, the magical Brazilian football star who rose from barefoot poverty to become one of the greatest and best-known athletes in modern...

Mbappe dismisses Argentina keeper Martinez's "futile" World Cup taunts 29 Dec 2022 - 09:03 pm

PARIS: France striker Kylian Mbappe has shrugged off Argentina keeper Emiliano Martinez's taunts after the World Cup final, saying he did not "waste...