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Roma thrash Inter as top two both draw

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Tweet (DNN) — Inter Milan’s Serie A title hopes suffered a huge setback on Sunday after they were thrashed 4-0 at Roma, while top two Juventus and AC Milan were both held to goalless draws. Roma took a 13th minute lead when Juan headed home a Francesco Totti corner and Fabio Borini doubled their lead [...]

Football: Transfer deadline day deals

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Tweet (DNN) — After a frantic final day of dealing twelve months ago, this year’s January transfer window has passed off in a far less febrile atmosphere. Despite not going anywhere, Manchester City’s Carlos Tevez still managed to hog the headlines as he lodged an appeal with the English Premier League over his six-week fine [...]

Barcelona agree Maxwell sale to PSG

Barcelona agree Maxwell sale to PSG

Tweet (DNN) — Barcelona left-back Maxwell is set to join Paris St Germain after the Spanish champions agreed a fee for the 30-year-old to leave the Nou Camp. The Brazilian has now traveled to the French capital to agree personal terms and undertake a medical, after Barcelona sanctioned his departure on Wednesday. Maxwell, who has [...]

Anti-racism chief wants Liverpool action

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Tweet (DNN) — The head of a football anti-racism group has called for the English Football Association to charge Liverpool with bringing the game into disrepute over their response to Luis Suarez’s eight-match ban for using racist language at Patrice Evra. On the day that Suarez issued a brief apology over the incident, Piara Powar, [...]

Alkmaar player fights off Ajax fan attack

Alkmaar player fights off Ajax fan attack

Tweet (DNN)– A football fan has been arrested after a bizarre attack on a team’s goalkeeper which forced Wednesday’s Dutch Cup match between Ajax and AZ Alkmaar to be called off before halftime. Costa Rica international Esteban Alvarado fought back against a pitch invader in the 37th minute of the match, and was sent off [...]

Football legend Eusebio in hospital with pneumonia

Football legend Eusebio in hospital

Tweet (DNN) — Portuguese football legend Eusebio is in a stable condition after being admitted to hospital with bronchial pneumonia on Wednesday, his former club Benfica reported. The 69-year-old, known affectionately as the “Black Panther” and one of the most talented players of his generation, is being kept at the Hospital da Luz in Lisbon [...]

Liverpool’s Suarez fined, suspended over racist remarks

Liverpool's Suarez fined

Tweet (DNN) — Liverpool striker Luis Suarez has been found guilty of racially abusing a Manchester United player in October, the English Football Association announced on Tuesday. The Uruguay international was suspended for eight matches and fined £40,000 ($63,000) after a seven-day hearing by an independent regulatory commission. He has 14 days to appeal the [...]

Barca back on top after ending Real’s winning streak

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Tweet (DNN) — Barcelona ended Real Madrid’s 15-match winning run to snatch back top spot in Spain’s La Liga with a 3-1 “El Clasico” victory in the Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday. Jose Mourinho’s team had been seeking to break the Real record set in 1960-61 and go six points clear, but surrendered the lead on [...]

Manchester clubs exit Champions League at group stage

Manchester clubs exit Champions League

Tweet (DNN) — Manchester United and their city rivals Manchester City both made embarrassing exits from the European Champions League on Wednesday. United were beaten 2-1 in Basel to leave the Swiss side and Benfica as the qualifiers from Group C, while City beat Bayern Munich 2-0 at the Etihad Stadium but went out as [...]

Five-star City maintain EPL title charge

Five-star City maintain EPL title charge

Tweet (DNN) — Manchester City continued their impressive form in the English Premier League on Saturday as they thrashed Norwich City 5-1 at Eastlands. Argentine striker Sergio Aguero opened the scoring for City after 32 minutes before Samir Nasri doubled the lead with a free kick six minutes into the second half. Yaya Toure added [...]

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