Month: January 2024

Girona reclaimed top spot in LaLiga after a 1-0 win at Rafa Benitez’s Celta Vigo on Sunday, thanks to a Portu strike early in the first half the heroics of goalkeeper Paulo Gazzaniga, who excelled for the unexpected league leaders. Girona sit alone at the summit with 55 points, one ahead of Real Madrid, who

Forward Niclas Fullkrug scored a hat trick to earn hosts Borussia Dortmund a 3-1 victory over VfL Bochum in their Ruhr valley derby on Sunday and lift them into the top four with their third straight league win this year. Germany striker Fullkrug opened his account with a seventh-minute penalty to put the hosts in

Jan 28, 2024, 10:52 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Maidstone United turned in the result of the FA Cup, downing Ipswich Town in the fourth round. Stephen Pond/Getty Images Maidstone United were drawn against either Sheffield Wednesday or Coventry City in the FA Cup fifth round as the lowest-ranked team in the competition missed out on

Twelve-time FA Cup winners Manchester United gave up a two-goal lead before escaping Rodney Parade with a 4-2 victory over fourth-tier Welsh side Newport County. Antony scored in the 68th-minute for last year’s FA Cup runners-up Manchester United after Newport — ranked 76 places below United in England‘s football pyramid — had clawed their way

Guinea scored with the last kick of the game to end the giant-killing run of Equatorial Guinea at the Africa Cup of Nations and book themselves a slot in the quarterfinals with a 1-0 victory at Alassane Ouattara Olympic Stadium on Sunday. Mohamed Bayo’s superb glancing header in the eighth minute of stoppage time proved

Open Extended Reactions Liverpool midfielder Curtis Jones said that Jurgen Klopp’s decision to step down as manager at the end of the season is “sad news” and described the 56-year-old as the “dad of the whole city” following Sunday’s 5-2 FA Cup fourth round win against Norwich City. Jones opened the scoring for Klopp’s team

Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Jan 28, 2024, 09:34 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Barcelona president Joan Laporta called for unity on Sunday and said the players will need the support of the fans more than ever after head coach Xavi Hernández revealed he will step down at the end of the season. Xavi, 44, made

Jan 28, 2024, 08:38 AM ET The FA Cup match between West Bromwich Albion and Wolverhampton Wanderers at The Hawthorns on Sunday was suspended after supporters entered the pitch following disorder in the stands. Wolves scored in the 78th minute when Mateus Cunha put the visitors from the Premier League up 2-0, but before the

Open Extended Reactions LIVERPOOL, England — Jurgen Klopp made one thing crystal clear on Friday when announcing his decision to stand down as Liverpool manager at the end of the season: from now until his final day in the job, it has to be business as usual at Anfield. That Klopp got his wish, on