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West Ham derail Chelsea's title hopes; Spurs beat Stoke 5-1

Saturday, 9 December 2017, 20:01 Last update: about 10 years ago

Chelsea's attempt to defend its Premier League title faltered once again Saturday as a 1-0 defeat at West Ham saw the Blues register a fourth loss of the season. Chelsea wasted an opportunity to...

Marseille, Bilbao, Copenhagen advance in Europa League

Friday, 8 December 2017, 08:00 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Former champions League winner Marseille, Copenhagen, Athletic Bilbao and AEK Athens were among the eight teams to qualify for the knockout stage of Europa League on the final night of group matches...

Shakhtar coach turns into Zorro after win over Manchester City

Thursday, 7 December 2017, 08:58 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Shakhtar Donetsk advanced to the knockout stage of the Champions League with a 2-1 victory over Manchester City on Wednesday, prompting the Ukrainian club's coach to attend his news conference dressed...

Liverpool complete Champions League sweep for England

Thursday, 7 December 2017, 08:56 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

England has become the first country to have five teams in the knockout stage of the Champions League after Liverpool completed a sweep for Premier League clubs with a 7-0 thrashing of Spartak Moscow...

Champions League group stage reaches climax

Tuesday, 5 December 2017, 10:14 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Eight places in the Champions League's last 16 are still up for grabs heading into the last round of group games. Three traditional heavyweights — Barcelona, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich...

'Pep Time': Silva the saviour in another Man City late show

Monday, 4 December 2017, 08:01 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Maybe they'll start calling it "Pep Time." For the third time in a week, Manchester City left it late to secure a 2-1 victory in the Premier League and set a record-equaling winning run...

Gattuso's AC Milan debut ends in nightmarish fashion

Sunday, 3 December 2017, 18:14 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Gennaro Gattuso's debut as AC Milan coach ended in nightmarish fashion when goalkeeper Alberto Brignoli equalized in the fifth minute of stoppage time to earn Benevento its first ever point in the top...

Pogba red card mars Manchester United's win over Arsenal in EPL

Saturday, 2 December 2017, 21:12 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Jose Mourinho finally won a big away game in the English Premier League after 18 months in charge of Manchester United. It came at a huge cost, though. Paul Pogba was sent off for United in...

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