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LONDON: Former Liverpool and Scotland striker Ian St John, who followed a stellar career on the pitch by becoming a hugely popular and successful TV presenter, has died aged 82 after a long illness, the Premier League champions said on Tuesday (Mar 2). St John was one of Liverpool's leading players of the 1960's and later went on to become a popular presenter of Saint and Greavsie, a lunchtime football show with former England striker Jimmy Greaves. The Scot was a key part

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has reportedly emerged as a managerial target for Barcelona ahead of their presidential elections; Catalan radio reports say presidential candidate Joan Laporta wants Arteta to succeed Ronald Koeman; Arteta: 'I’m fully focused on the job that I have to do here' Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta says he is "fully focused" on managing the club and "extremely happy" at the Emirates after reportedly emerging as a potential managerial target for Barcelona. The Spanish club will hold its presidential elections on

URIN: Cristiano Ronaldo marked his 600th league appearance with his 20th Serie A goal of the season as Juventus beat Spezia 3-0 on Tuesday to move within three points of second-placed AC Milan. The Portuguese guided in his side's third goal late on after Alvaro Morata and Federico Chiesa struck earlier in the second half to put Andrea Pirlo's side in a commanding position. Ronaldo, who also hit the post with an effort in the first half, becomes the first player to score

Pep Guardiola believes Manchester City have "come through hell and done something more than remarkable" by overcoming a tough winter schedule to extend their winning run to 21 games in all competitions by beating Wolverhampton Wanderers. Their 4-1 victory courtesy of three goals inside the final 10 minutes means City have not dropped points in the league since drawing with West Bromwich Albion on 15 December and are now 15 points clear at the top of the table. During that time they have

Emails were sent to University of Texas president Jay Hartzell, and they demanded that the school stands up to the 'cancel culture' The University of Texas has one of the most historic football programs in the United States. However, many of the school’s wealthiest donors are angry with the controversy surrounding the alma mater song, "The Eyes of Texas," which has Confederate origins. The Texas Tribune obtained public records that were published on Monday, and many of the alumni expressed anger at the situation. Some of

Despite being in contention for the Serie A title for the first time in a decade after a 2-1 victory at AS Roma on Sunday, AC Milan's main priority stays aiming for next season's Champions League, according to coach Stefano Pioli. The Rossoneri led the league standings until two weeks ago, and their exciting victory in Rome on Sunday ensured that the four-point difference between them and Inter did not widen any further. Moving eight points ahead of Roma in the fifth position,

LIVERPOOL: Everton boosted their bid to earn a top-four finish in the Premier League as Richarlison sealed a 1-0 win against struggling Southampton on Monday (Mar 1). Carlo Ancelotti's side won for the first time in six home league games thanks to Richarlison's early goal. Everton's last success at Goodison Park had come against Arsenal just before Christmas, but ending a run of three consecutive home league defeats lifted them to within two points of fourth-placed West Ham. The seventh-placed Toffees have a

SINGAPORE: AIA Singapore will continue to be the title sponsor of the Singapore Premier League (SPL) until the 2022 season, with an option to extend the sponsorship for a further three years beyond that, the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) said in a media release on Tuesday (Mar 2). The renewal “reflects the continued growth of the SPL and commitment of both FAS and AIA to developing local football talents”, FAS said. AIA has been the title sponsor of the SPL, Singapore’s only

LONDON: Pep Guardiola says Manchester City have no time to soak up the plaudits during their record-breaking run as the Premier League leaders chase an unprecedented quadruple. City have set a record for an English top-flight team after reeling off 20 successive victories in all competitions. It is the third-best winning streak among teams in Europe's leading five leagues, behind only Bayern Munich's 23 in a row in 2020 and Real Madrid's 22 successive victories in 2014. City are 12 points clear at

Catalan police say they have made four arrests after searching the offices of Spanish side Barcelona. The identity of those involved have not yet been confirmed by police, who said their investigation is continuing. The police operation was conducted on Monday after an investigation into financial issues at Barcelona. Those issues are thought to be related to the 'Barcagate' scandal in 2020 when the club denied hiring a firm to attack their own players on social media. The club's presidential elections take place

Madrid dominated the first half with Mariano and Raphael Varane heading off the bar in the space of two minutes. Real Sociedad were much improved after the break and Portu scored an excellent header from Nacho Monreal's cross. Zinedine Zidane changed his front three after 61 minutes and one of the replacements - Vinicius - finished from Lucas Vazquez's cross late on.The draw brought to an end Madrid's five-game winning run in all competitions and means they missed out on the chance to

As Al Sadd kept the Qatar Cup title with a 2-0 win over Al Duhail in the final at Abdullah Bin Khalifa Stadium, the dreaded striker Baghdad Bounedjah scored a brace. Al Sadd won the second award in the tournament yesterday, after its relaunch under the new name in 2014. That was also the Wolves' 74th overall title when they lived up to their idol’s name in front of socially-disconnected fans against The Red Knights. Bounedjah, who also scored a brace in last

NYON, Switzerland: Manchester United and AC Milan will face off in the last 16 of the Europa League after being paired together in Friday's (Feb 26) draw in Nyon. United, who beat Real Sociedad 4-0 on aggregate in the previous round, will face the seven-time European champions in a two-legged encounter after they squeezed past Red Star Belgrade on away goals. The tie will pit Zlatan Ibrahimovic against his former club in United, where he won the 2017 edition of the Europa League.

Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp says he does not need to rebuild his squad in the transfer window, keeping faith in the players who delivered the Merseyside club's first English top-flight title in 30 years last season. Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp says he does not need to rebuild his squad in the transfer window, keeping faith in the players who delivered the Merseyside club's first English top-flight title in 30 years last season. Liverpool ripped up the record books in the 2019-20 campaign, but

Three minutes - three minutes - stood between Arsenal and Europa League elimination on away goals from a tie where both legs were played at neutral venues. It would have summed up Arsenal's season had the Gunners lost their only remaining chances of silverware in such circumstances, but when the chips were down, Mikel Arteta's team produced a comeback so spirited it may just salvage something from what has been a season to forget so far. Almost a year to the day since

Solskjaer brought on Shoretire in the second half of United's 0-0 draw with Real Sociedad on, meaning the youngster (17y 23d) became their youngest-ever player in Europe; Solskjaer would like to face former side Molde in Europa League last 16 Shola Shoretire has a bright future and will play in front of Man Utd's fans, says manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, after becoming their youngest-ever player in European competition. Solskjaer brought on Shoretire in the second half of United's 0-0 draw with Real Sociedad on Thursday,

PARIS: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored twice including a late winner as Arsenal qualified for the last 16 of the Europa League on Thursday (Feb 25) with a 3-2 victory over Benfica in Greece, while Manchester United and Rangers cruised through to the next round. The Gabon striker put Arsenal ahead at the Karaiskakis stadium in Piraeus in their home leg of a tie relocated due to Covid-19 travel restrictions between Portugal and the United Kingdom. Diogo Goncalves levelled the contest with a magnificent free-kick

LONDON: Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba has not recovered from a thigh injury and will remain sidelined for a few more weeks, manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said. Pogba was injured in United's 3-3 draw with Everton on Feb 6 and has since missed five games in all competitions. United will also be without Daniel James for Sunday's (Feb 28) Premier League trip to Chelsea after the midfielder picked up an injury in Thursday's 0-0 draw with Real Sociedad in the second leg of

LONDON: Everton manager Carlo Ancelotti said he hopes to remain at the Premier League club for "as long as possible" and wants to see the team play in their new stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock from the 2024-25 season. Everton's planning application for a new 52,888-capacity stadium was unanimously approved by Liverpool City Council on Tuesday (Feb 23). "The time I spent here is one year and I have felt really good so I would like to stay as long as possible," said Ancelotti,

Al-Duhail club supporter Ahmed Yasser confirmed that he was afflicted with the Coronavirus, he will not participate in the Qatar Cup final match on Friday at Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, which incorporates Al-Duhail and Al-Sadd. Yasser will remain absent for a span of two weeks, coming from the Flood due to being committed to quarantine as per the procedure adopted, and during the remaining rounds of the Star League, the Flood will lose him in more than one game. Yasser is known to