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Everton, Milan advance to join Arsenal in Europa League draw

Friday, 25 August 2017, 06:23 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Starting his first game after a 45 million pound ($57 million) transfer, Gylfi Sigurdsson scored from 45 meters to ensure Everton advanced to the Europa League group stage on Thursday. Sigurdsson...

Ghedin names squad for England, Scotland qualifiers

Thursday, 24 August 2017, 09:19 Last update: about 10 years ago

Malta coach Pietro Ghedin has named a provisional 23-strong squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers at home to England and away to Scotland in the first week of September. Ghedin has...

Sparkling Liverpool back in the Champions League

Thursday, 24 August 2017, 06:45 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Juergen Klopp had just seen his Liverpool team slice open Hoffenheim to score a third goal in the opening 21 minutes when he turned to the celebrating Anfield crowd and roared: "That's...

England record-scorer Wayne Rooney ends international career

Wednesday, 23 August 2017, 14:58 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

England record-scorer Wayne Rooney retired from international football on Wednesday after spurning an offer to return to the squad. "I believe now is the time to bow out," the former England...

An England Rooney recall against Malta likely

Wednesday, 23 August 2017, 12:46 Last update: about 10 years ago Silvio Vella

Wayne Rooney hopes that after reaching another goalscoring milestone with another bright performance for his new club, the door to an England recall has been pushed further ajar. Rooney scored...

Champions League: In-demand Insigne scores as Napoli advance

Wednesday, 23 August 2017, 05:59 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Lorenzo Insigne netted his 50th goal for Napoli on Tuesday as the in-demand forward helped his team book a place in the Champions League group stage by beating Nice. Napoli was already leading...

Revamped Milan win 3-0 at Crotone, Inter beat Fiorentina

Monday, 21 August 2017, 07:14 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

The new-look AC Milan team proved just as effective in Serie A as it has been in Europe, easing to a 3-0 win at 10-man Crotone on Sunday — albeit with the aid of video technology. Milan,...

Chelsea recover from opening-round loss to beat Tottenham

Sunday, 20 August 2017, 19:47 Last update: about 10 years ago

Marcos Alonso's double reignited Chelsea's title defense by securing a 2-1 victory over Tottenham on Sunday, with goalkeeper Hugo Lloris blundering to enable the Premier League champions to recover...

First video review in Serie A leads to saved penalty

Saturday, 19 August 2017, 22:33 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

The opening match in Serie A also produced the first decision from video review on Saturday. The Video Assistant Referee awarded a penalty to Cagliari but Diego Farias' effort was saved by...

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