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Kylian Mbappe scored twice as Real Madrid edged out Celta Vigo 3-2 in a dramatic La Liga encounter at the Santiago Bernabeu, keeping their title hopes alive ahead of next weekend’s crucial El Clasico. Following Barcelona’s narrow comeback win over Valladolid on Saturday, Madrid needed a victory to maintain pressure on the league leaders—and they delivered, just barely. The reigning ...

Al-Ahli lifted their first-ever AFC Champions League Elite title on Saturday with a dominant 2-0 win over Japan’s Kawasaki Frontale in front of a raucous 60,000-strong crowd at King Abdullah Sports City Stadium in Jeddah. The Saudi club, boasting a star-studded lineup, completed an unbeaten run through the tournament and capitalized on home advantage, with all knockout-stage matches held in ...

The Football Kenya Federation (FKF) confirmed on Friday the relegation of a Kenyan club, Muhoroni Youth, after world governing body FIFA found the second-tier team guilty of match manipulation. It is the latest scandal to hit the sport in the east African country, long plagued by match-fixing. In a decision published on Friday, FIFA found Muhoroni Youth “guilty of activities ...

Despite a dismal domestic campaign, Manchester United reignited their European hopes with a dominant 3-0 away victory over Athletic Bilbao in the first leg of the UEFA Europa League semifinal. Manchester United currently sit 14th in the Premier League table. Since becoming head coach, Rúben Amorim likely couldn’t have imagined things would go this badly. Despite poor performances in league, ...

After crashing out of both the Champions League and the Copa del Rey, Real Madrid now have one last goal this season: defending their La Liga crown. Currently trailing Barcelona by four points, Los Blancos host Celta Vigo on Sunday in a must-win clash to stay in contention ahead of a decisive upcoming El Clásico. The week has been turbulent ...

Kawasaki Frontale coach Shigetoshi Hasebe praised his young players after they delivered a stunning 3-2 win over Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al Nassr to reach the AFC Champions League final for the first time. Despite having just 25% possession, Kawasaki scored three goals by the 76th minute and held off a late Al Nassr surge, which included a goal from Ayman Yahya ...

Vitinha (PSG midfielder): “It’s a good statement, it’s very hard to win here. We thought that in October (when PSG lost 2-0). We played well even if we didn’t have the ball like we usually do. That’s what good teams do, when they have to defend, they defend.” – On PSG adapting their game to secure the win. “We could ...

Real Madrid defender Antonio Rüdiger has been handed a six-game suspension by the Spanish football federation for “minor violence” toward match officials during Saturday’s 3-2 Copa del Rey final loss to Barcelona. The ban follows Rüdiger’s aggressive reaction in extra time, during which he shouted at the referee and appeared to throw a small bag of ice. Teammate Lucas Vázquez ...

Abahani Limited clinched the prestigious Dhaka Premier League (DPL) title for the third straight time after thrashing archrivals Mohammedan by six wickets in the last match of the league at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Tuesday. Apart from securing the hat-trick, which was their third hat-trick in DPL history, Abahani sealed the trophy for the record 24th time. Mohammedan which ...

Barcelona is edging closer to an unprecedented clean sweep of UEFA club competitions after its under-19 side clinched a commanding 4-1 victory over Trabzonspor in the UEFA Youth League final on Monday. The win comes at a pivotal moment for the club: just a day after Barcelona’s women secured a place in the UEFA Women’s Champions League final and two ...