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Madrid chief Perez attacks UEFA, FIFA, Ballon d'Or

Real Madrid chief Florentino Perez lashed out at various targets during the club's annual general meeting on Sunday including European and world football governing bodies UEFA and FIFA.

1h ago

Guardiola acknowledges Man City 'are fragile' after fifth straight defeat

Manchester City were hammered 4-0 by Tottenham at the Etihad Stadium, extending their losing run to five matches in all competitions.

9h ago

Messi's former teammate Mascherano to become Inter Miami's new coach: Reports

Mascherano, 40, is a former teammate of Miami star Lionel Messi. The two were teammates at FC Barcelona from 2010-18.

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Milan and Juventus play out dour scoreless draw at San Siro

Juventus remain the only unbeaten side in Serie A but their seventh draw of the season means they remain sixth in the standings and are now three points behind leaders Inter Milan. Milan stay seventh, six points behind Juve, though they have played one game fewer.

11h ago

Barca collapse in Celta draw without Yamal

Raphinha and Robert Lewandowski's goals put the Catalans in a healthy position but Marc Casado's red card in the 82nd minute helped Celta start the fightback to snatch a point.

12h ago

Spurs thrash Man City 4-0 to end 52-match unbeaten home run

Manchester City crashed to a stunning fifth consecutive defeat as Tottenham won 4-0 at the Etihad to end the English champions' 52-game unbeaten home run on Saturday.

18h ago

Inter smash Verona to take Serie A lead

Simone Inzaghi's side are provisionally ahead of Napoli after netting all five of their goals in the opening 45 minutes at the Stadio Bentegodi through a Marcus Thuram brace and further strikes from Joaquin Correa, Stefan de Vrij and Yann Bisseck.

22h ago

Chelsea see off Leicester on Maresca's King Power return

Chelsea's win, which came after two draws, lifts them to 22 points -- one behind City and three clear of fourth-placed Arsenal ahead of the later kick-offs on Saturday.

22h ago

Uruguay end winless run with dramatic late win over Colombia

Manuel Ugarte grabbed a dramatic last-gasp winner as Uruguay ended a five-match winless streak with a thrilling 3-2 win over Colombia in South American World Cup qualifying on Friday.

1w ago

Pogba's Juve contract terminated despite doping ban reduction

Paul Pogba's Juventus career is over after the Serie A club announced on Friday that the France midfielder's contract had been terminated even though his doping ban was cut to 18 months on appeal.

1w ago

Spain top Nations League group with 2-1 win away to Denmark

Spain's Mikel Oyarzabal and Ayoze Perez scored to secure a 2-1 victory over hosts Denmark on Friday and clinch top spot in Nations League Group A4after they secured a place in the quarterfinals last month.

1w ago

Debt-ridden Lyon handed transfer ban, relegation threat

Debt-ridden French club Lyon were handed a transfer ban and threatened with relegation from the top flight by the game's financial watchdog on Friday.

1w ago

Ronaldo brace helps Portugal rout Poland to reach Nations League quarters

Portugal sealed a Nations League quarter-final berth after a Cristiano Ronaldo double with a penalty and an overhead kick helped them hammer visiting Poland 5-1 in Group A1 on Friday.

1w ago

40 arrests at tense France-Israel football match in Paris

Police made 40 arrests at a tense football match between France and Israel in Paris but the city's police chief said on Friday the huge security operation had "worked very well".

1w ago

Frustrated Argentina suffer shock 2-1 defeat at Paraguay

World Cup champions Argentina are top of the standings with 22 points from 11 matches.

1w ago

Italy and security-tight France lock up quarter-final spots

Meanwhile, Lee Carsley, whose brief reign as England coach ends on Sunday, enjoyed an emphatic victory in Athens that put his team top of their pool on goal difference.

1w ago

Vinicius misses penalty as Brazil held by 10-man Venezuela

Off the back of successive wins against Peru and Chile, Brazil were dangerous from the start with Vinicius a constant menace, hitting the post in the 20th minute.

1w ago

Son hits 50th South Korea goal in win

Son Heung-min scored a landmark 50th goal for his country to put South Korea a step closer to the World Cup on Thursday as Australia and Saudi Arabia cancelled each other out. Spurs and South Korean skipper Son missed last month's qualifiers with injury but celebrated his return with a first-half penalty in a 3-1 win at Kuwait.

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