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Iraq coach calls for World Cup playoff to be re-scheduled
AFP · 2 months ago
Iraq coach Graham Arnold pleaded with FIFA on Monday to postpone his team's intercontinental playoff for the World Cup because many of his players and backroom staff are stranded by the growing Iran war.
Beating Barca would make us Newcastle legends: Howe
AFP · 2 months ago
Eddie Howe has urged his players to become Newcastle legends by emulating the club's famous 1997 Champions League win over Barcelona when they face the Spanish giants in the last-16 first leg.
Premier League teams are faster: Atletico's Simeone on Spurs clash
AFP · 2 months ago
Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone highlighted the speed of Premier League sides' play on Monday ahead of the Champions League last 16 tie against Tottenham Hotspur.
Incensed North Korea briefly refuse to play in bitter Asian Cup loss
AFP · 2 months ago
An incensed North Korea refused to play for several minutes in a 2-1 Women's Asian Cup loss to China on Monday which sent them into a daunting quarter-final against hosts Australia.
African players in Europe: Marmoush torments Newcastle again
AFP · 2 months ago
Omar Marmoush scored twice as Manchester City triumphed 3-1 away to Newcastle United at the weekend in the FA Cup -- the second time this season he has bagged a cup brace against the Magpies.
Troubled Spurs haunted by European ghosts in Atletico clash
AFP · 2 months ago
Tottenham will endure a chastening reminder of their painful decline when the relegation-haunted club face Atletico Madrid at the Metropolitano Stadium on Tuesday.
Liverpool go back to Galatasaray cauldron in Champions League last 16
AFP · 2 months ago
AFP Sport looks ahead to Tuesday's Champions League last-16, first-leg clashes, as Liverpool go to Istanbul for the second time this season and Newcastle United prepare to host Barcelona again: Galatasaray v Liverpool Liverpool's Premier League title defence collapsed during a horrific run of results from late September, and they face a battle even to qualify for next season's Champions League.
Pressure builds for Australia to offer Iran women's football team asylum
AFP · 2 months ago
Australia must protect the visiting Iranian women's football team, the son of the nation's late shah urged Monday, warning their refusal to sing the national anthem before a match could have "dire consequences".
Newcastle eye history in Champions League clash with Barcelona
AFP · 2 months ago
Eddie Howe has challenged Newcastle to produce the performance of a lifetime as they aim to win the "biggest game" in the club's history against Barcelona on Tuesday.
Villarreal stay on Atletico's tail, Valencia snatch vital victory
AFP · 2 months ago
Villarreal beat Elche 2-1 on Sunday to keep pace with Atletico Madrid in the battle for third in La Liga.
Milan edge derby to trim Inter's Serie A lead
AFP · 2 months ago
Pervis Estupinan's first-half goal proved enough for AC Milan to claim a 1-0 derby triumph at the San Siro on Sunday and cut Inter Milan's lead at the top of Serie A to seven points.
Lens close in on PSG with win over lowly Metz
AFP · 2 months ago
Lens clawed to within a point of Ligue 1 leaders Paris Saint-Germain on Sunday after beating bottom side Metz 3-0 to relaunch their unexpected title challenge.
Port Vale stun Sunderland, Southampton beat Fulham in FA Cup shocks
AFP · 2 months ago
Sunderland suffered an embarrassing FA Cup fifth round exit against third tier strugglers Port Vale, while Championship side Southampton stunned Fulham on Sunday.
Villarreal down Elche to stay on Atletico's tail
AFP · 2 months ago
Villarreal beat Elche 2-1 on Sunday to keep pace with Atletico Madrid in the battle for third in La Liga.
Southampton shock Fulham to reach FA Cup quarter-finals
AFP · 2 months ago
Championship side Southampton reached the FA Cup quarter-finals with a shock 1-0 win against Fulham on Sunday.
Wolfsburg fire coach Bauer with relegation looming
AFP · 3 months ago
Bundesliga strugglers Wolfsburg on Sunday announced the sacking of coach Daniel Bauer, with the club second last and in danger of being relegated from the top flight for the first time.
Iran players salute and sing national anthem at Women's Asian Cup
AFP · 3 months ago
Iran's players sang the national anthem and saluted before their last group match at the Women's Asian Cup on Sunday in Australia, having stayed defiantly silent earlier in the tournament.
Thompson strike seals US victory in SheBelieves Cup
AFP · 3 months ago
Alyssa Thompson scored the only goal as the United States clinched the SheBelieves Cup women's football invitational tournament on Saturday with a 1-0 defeat of Colombia.
Messi bags 899th goal as Miami down DC United
AFP · 3 months ago
Lionel Messi moved to the brink of another goalscoring milestone as Inter Miami bagged their second win of the Major League Soccer season with a 2-1 victory over DC United on Saturday.
Yamal bends Barca past Bilbao, Atletico edge Real Sociedad
AFP · 3 months ago
Teenage star Lamine Yamal's superbly-taken goal earned Barcelona a 1-0 win at Athletic Bilbao on Saturday in La Liga.
