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Shades of Maradona as Higuain leads Napoli to top of Serie A

Tuesday, 1 December 2015, 06:07 Last update: about 12 years ago Associated Press

Displaying a form at the San Paolo stadium not witnessed since Diego Maradona's exploits, Gonzalo Higuain scored twice in a 2-1 win over 10-man Inter Milan on Monday to provide a big boost for...

Tottenham extend unbeaten run by holding Chelsea 0-0

Sunday, 29 November 2015, 15:38 Last update: about 12 years ago Associated Press

Tottenham extended its unbeaten Premier League run to 13 matches by drawing 0-0 against a Chelsea side showing signs of recovery but still languishing in the lower half of the...

Mueller scores as Bayern Munich beat Hertha 2-0 in Bundesliga

Saturday, 28 November 2015, 20:22 Last update: about 12 years ago Associated Press

 Thomas Mueller scored again as Bayern Munich defeated Hertha Berlin 2-0 to provisionally extend its Bundesliga lead to 11 points on Saturday. Mueller broke the deadlock with his 13th goal...

Napoli forward Higuain following in Maradona's footsteps

Saturday, 28 November 2015, 10:52 Last update: about 12 years ago

Napoli forward Gonzalo Higuain will have an added incentive in his side's top-of-the-table clash at home to Inter Milan on Monday. Higuain can equal the record of another Argentine who played for...

Leicester upstaging the big names in English Premier League

Saturday, 28 November 2015, 10:50 Last update: about 12 years ago Associated Press

A glance at the top of Europe's big leagues tells a mostly familiar story after a third of the season. Bayern Munich leads the German league by eight points already. Paris Saint-Germain is even...

Bayern defends Franz Beckenbauer from criticism in scandal

Saturday, 28 November 2015, 08:55 Last update: about 12 years ago Associated Press

Bayern Munich defended former football great Franz Beckenbauer from criticism over his role in the scandal concerning Germany's 2006 World Cup bid on Friday. Bayern president Karl Hopfner told...

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