Referee Webb substituted due to head injury on Premier League debut
Referee David Webb suffered a head injury and was replaced following a delay of several minutes during the first half of Leicester City’s Premier League game against Southampton on Saturday.Webb, refereeing his first Premier League match at the age of 49, was struck in the face by the shoulder of Leicester forward Jordan Ayew and […]
Leeds win Championship title on goal difference, Luton relegated
Leeds and Burnley finish with 100 pointsSheffield United, Sunderland, Coventry, Bristol City in playoffsLuton suffer back-to-back relegations Leeds United edged out Burnley to win the second-tier Championship title on goal difference after both teams finished the season with 100 points as Luton Town suffered a second straight relegation on Saturday.On a frantic final day, Daniel […]
Bayern denied title by Leipzig’s last-gasp equaliser
RB Leipzig’s Yussuf Poulsen scored a stoppage-time goal to snatch a 3-3 draw against Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich on Saturday and delay the Bavarians’ title celebrations by at least a day.In a rollercoaster game, Bayern found themselves 2-0 down at halftime before scoring two goals in two minutes to level and taking an 83rd-minute lead. […]
Simeone rues Atletico’s lack of conviction in Alaves stalemate
Atletico did not carry any threat in a lukewarm first-half display in the 0-0 draw at relegation-threatened Alaves in LaLiga on Saturday, their manager Diego Simeone said.The draw left Atletico in third place with 67 points, nine behind leaders Barcelona who travel to already-relegated Real Valladolid later on Saturday. Real Madrid are second with 72 […]
Ipswich rally from two goals down to draw 2-2 at Everton
Everton’s emotional farewell to Goodison Park continued on Saturday with an entertaining 2-2 Premier League draw against Ipswich Town as the relegated visitors came from two goals down to rescue a point.Beto and Dwight McNeil put Everton 2-0 up in the penultimate game at the famous old ground before the club move to a new […]
Vardy, Ayew end Leicester’s home scoring drought in win over Southampton
Leicester beat fellow relegated side Southampton 2-0Foxes score first goals at home in five monthsSaints on Premier League joint-worst ever 11 pointsLeicester City’s Jamie Vardy and Jordan Ayew scored their team’s first goals at the King Power Stadium in five months to secure a 2-0 Premier League victory over fellow relegated side Southampton on Saturday.Vardy, […]
Coach Kompany proud of Bayern’s comeback, says title is now close
Bayern Munich’s three-goal second half run for a 3-3 draw at RB Leipzig on Saturday confirmed the team’s strong mentality even though they will have to wait just a bit longer to celebrate the title win, coach Vincent Kompany said.In a rollercoaster game, Bayern found themselves 2-0 down at halftime before scoring two goals in […]
Club champions of Asia
List of Asia’s club champions after Al-Ahli beat Kawasaki Frontale in the 2024-25 Asian Champions League Elite final on Saturday: 2024-25 Al-Ahli (Saudi Arabia)2023-24 Al-Ain (UAE)2022 Urawa Red Diamonds (Japan)2021 Al-Hilal (Saudi Arabia)2020 Ulsan Hyundai (South Korea)2019 Al-Hilal (Saudi Arabia)2018 Kashima Antlers (Japan)2017 Urawa Red Diamonds (Japan)2016 Jeonbuk Motors (South Korea)2015 Guangzhou Evergrande (China)2014 Western […]
PSG lose 2-1 at Strasbourg as title hangover continues
A second-string Paris St Germain side fell to a 2–1 defeat at fourth-placed Strasbourg on Saturday, giving the Ligue 1 champions another reverse in the closing stages of the campaign.With the title wrapped up and PSG’s undefeated league run ended by a 3-1 loss to Nice in the last round, the only thing at stake […]
Al-Ahli down Kawasaki Frontale to lift Asian Champions League title
Al-Ahli win the Asian title for the first timeGoals from Galeno and Kessie sink KawasakiWin comes after runners-up finishes in 1986 and 2012 Saudi Arabia’s Al-Ahli beat Japan’s Kawasaki Frontale 2-0 to win the Asian Champions League Elite title for the first time at a raucous King Abdullah Sports City Stadium on Saturday.Brazil winger Galeno […]