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Premier League clubs reject controversial overhaul plan

Wednesday, 14 October 2020, 18:30 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

A plan to transform English soccer engineered by Liverpool and Manchester United was rejected by Premier League rivals at a meeting on Wednesday. Liverpool and United worked with the English...

Napoli handed 3-0 loss, docked a point for missing Juve game

Wednesday, 14 October 2020, 18:28 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Napoli was handed a 3-0 loss by the Italian league on Wednesday and docked one point for not showing up for its Serie A match at Juventus because of coronavirus cases. Napoli did not travel to...

Breakaway threat by Premier League elite troubles English FA

Wednesday, 14 October 2020, 06:38 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Leading clubs allegedly threatened to quit the Premier League in a bid to push through a transformation of English soccer being engineered by Liverpool and Manchester United that would hand them...

Setbacks for Spain, Germany in Group 4 of Nations League

Wednesday, 14 October 2020, 06:36 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Spain and Germany both had setbacks in the Nations League on Tuesday, with Spain losing to Ukraine for the first time ever and Germany being held to a draw by last-place Switzerland. Spain kept...

Cristiano Ronaldo tests positive for COVID-19

Tuesday, 13 October 2020, 16:56 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Cristiano Ronaldo has tested positive for the coronavirus, the Portuguese soccer federation said Tuesday. The federation said Ronaldo was doing well and had no symptoms. It did not say when he...

Spain, Germany hold on for Nations League wins

Sunday, 11 October 2020, 06:37 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Spain and Germany held on to claim uninspiring wins in the Nations League on Saturday, when Luxembourg and Montenegro also won their games. A blunder from Switzerland goalkeeper Yann Sommer was...

Nations League: No goals in dull encounter

Sunday, 11 October 2020, 06:32 Last update: about 7 years ago Chris Cassar

Malta earned its second point of the Group with a scoreless draw against Andorra. It was a dull encounter with practically no shots at goal, with both goalkeepers never called in action.  It was...

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