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Leaders Real Madrid Face Athletic Bilbao In Final Run Towards La Liga Title | Football News

La Liga leaders Real Madrid host Athletic Bilbao on Sunday as the Spanish top flight ramps up for an exciting end to the season. Madrid have a firm grip on the title race after shaking free of Catalan minnows Girona before the international break, but Ernesto Valverde's high-flying Athletic will be tricky opposition at the Santiago Bernabeu. The Basque side, in the Copa del Rey final, are fighting to secure a top four finish and a return to Champions League football next season.Athletic are fourth, a point clear of Diego Simeone's Atletico in fifth, who face Villarreal on Monday.Madrid have a comfortable eight-point lead on champions Barcelona with nine matches remaining and if they can beat Athletic will be confident of holding on to claim a third title in five seasons.The Catalans hav...
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Arsenal Face Manchester City Premier League Summit Meeting | Football News

Arsenal travel to Manchester City on Sunday seeking to complete a rare double over Pep Guardiola's men in a match that could prove decisive in the three-way Premier League title race. Liverpool can move three points clear of current leaders Arsenal and four ahead of City if they beat Brighton at Anfield earlier in the day. At the other end of the table, Nottingham Forest are in action for the first time since a four-point penalty for breaching financial rules plunged them into the relegation zone.AFP Sport looks at three talking points as the English top flight returns after the international break.Can Arsenal storm Man City fortress?Arsenal became just the fourth team to win each of their first eight Premier League games of a calendar year when they beat Brentford in early March -- the...
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What Has Gone Wrong For Saudi Arabia-backed Newcastle United? | Football News

Newcastle enjoyed a meteoric rise during the first 18 months of their new era under the control of the Saudi sovereign wealth fund but the Magpies' progress has stalled this season. Eddie Howe's men are languishing in 10th place in the Premier League with 10 games to go and any hope of the club's first major trophy since 1969 is over for another year. AFP Sport looks at what has gone wrong on Tyneside.Rules limit spendingIn a season in which the Premier League's profit and sustainability rules (PSR) have begun to bite, few clubs have been as affected as Newcastle.In stark contrast to the early days of Abu Dhabi's huge investment at English champions Manchester City, Newcastle have been limited on how heavily they can lean on their new-found wealth from the Gulf.Despite qualifying for th...
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Kylian Mbappe Set To Measure Up To Marseille For Final Time With PSG | Football News

Kylian Mbappe is set to sample the fiercest rivalry in French football for the final time before his expected departure at the end of the season as Paris Saint-Germain make the trip to Marseille on Sunday. There is no love lost between the two biggest clubs in France, even if Marseille have struggled to compete with PSG for honours since the Qatari takeover of the capital side over a decade ago. The Parisians come into this game with a huge 12-point lead at the top of the table from nearest challengers Brest with just eight matches remaining, meaning Mbappe is surely certain to win a sixth title in seven seasons with the club.Marseille, in contrast, are seventh, three points outside the European places despite a recent revival under new coach Jean-Louis Gasset, a former PSG assistant bo...
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More Than Pride On Line In Bayern Munich-Borussia Dortmund Clash | Football News

Even though both sides are in the shadow of Xabi Alonso's unbeaten Bayer Leverkusen, there is still plenty to play for in Saturday's Bayern Munich-Borussia Dortmund clash. With a 10-point lead with eight games to play, Leverkusen are on course for a maiden Bundesliga crown. Second-placed Bayern could be as many as 13 points behind at kick-off, should Leverkusen win at home against Hoffenheim earlier on Saturday. A Leverkusen title would mark the first time since 2009, and just the fifth time in the past three decades, that neither Bayern nor Dortmund has finished atop the table.Saturday's match between the traditional powers remains crucial for both sides.Bayern risk a first loss at home to their biggest domestic rivals since 2014.They will also want to keep up their momentum ahead of a...
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AIFF Woman Staffer Alleges Harassment By Male Colleague In Admin Department: Report | Football News

File photo of AIFF logo.© X (formerly Twitter)A woman employee at the All Indian Football Federation (AIFF) headquarters here has lodged a "verbal" complaint of "harassment" against a male colleague, according to a source in the national body. The woman is, however, yet to press a formal charge. Nonetheless, the Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) of the AIFF met on Tuesday to discuss the matter where she sought time before proceeding any further with her complaint. "She made a verbal complaint and despite she not doing it in writing and not pressing for charges, the ICC escalated the matter and the committee met to discuss the issue. She has sought time to decide on whether to press charges or not," an AIFF source told PTI."At this point in time, we don't even know what is the nature o...
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Brazil Draw Six-Goal Thriller With Spain As Endrick, Lamine Yamal Dazzle | Football News

Brazil snatched a late leveller to share an entertaining and occasionally heated 3-3 friendly draw with Spain on Tuesday as youngsters Lamine Yamal and Endrick dazzled. Lucas Paqueta fired home a stoppage-time penalty to deny La Roja victory at the Santiago Bernabeu, after the hosts had taken a late lead. Spain captain Rodri scored two heavily debated penalties of his own in a pulsating battle under a closed roof in the Spanish capital.The Manchester City midfielder opened the scoring from the spot in the 12th minute after electric winger Yamal tumbled in the box and Dani Olmo extended Spain's lead with a fine individual goal.A mistake by Spain goalkeeper Unai Simon allowed Rodrygo to pull one back before the break and teen sensation Endrick, on as a substitute, fired Brazil level five ...
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Poland Beat Wales On ‘Cruel’ Penalties To Qualify For Euro 2024 | Football News

Wales boss Rob Page said missing out on Euro 2024 was "cruel" on his players after Poland edged a penalty shootout 5-4 to qualify in Cardiff on Tuesday. After the sides could not be separated in a tense 0-0 draw, Leeds winger Dan James was the only player to fail to score in the shootout. Poland's five perfect spot-kicks earned them a place alongside France, the Netherlands and Austria in a tough Group D at Euro 2024 in Germany this summer."We created a good, emotional game. This is a very important day for us," said Poland coach Michal Probierz.Wales' new generation, shorn of the talismanic presence of the retired Gareth Bale, came up short by the finest of margins in heartbreaking fashion for the home fans and their manager at the Cardiff City Stadium."It's a cruel game, that's what I...
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Jude Bellingham Sots Last-Gasp Equaliser As England Draw With Belgium | Football News

Jude Bellingham scored at the death to salvage a 2-2 draw for England at Wembley on Tuesday after Youri Tielemans struck twice for Belgium in the final match before Gareth Southgate's Euro 2024 selection. Injury-hit England -- among the favourites to win the Euros in Germany -- were bright in attack but Tielemans capitalised on defensive lapses. The Aston Villa midfielder scored an early opener after a bad error from England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford and headed home a second later in the first half after Ivan Toney had equalised from the penalty spot.Belgium survived a succession of England attacks and seemed certain to hold out for the win in front of more than 80,000 fans before Real Madrid midfielder Bellingham struck deep into stoppage time.The draw is a welcome boost for England a...
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Napoli ‘Stunned’ After Francesco Acerbi Racist Probe Dropped Due To Lack Of Evidence | Football News

Italian club Napoli said they were "stunned" after Italy's football federation (FIGC) on Tuesday dropped a probe into alleged racist comments made by Inter Milan's Francesco Acerbi to Napoli's Juan Jesus due to lack of evidence. Brazil's Jesus had initially played down the incident following Napoli's 1-1 draw at Inter Milan earlier this month saying "what happens on the pitch, stays on the pitch" after accepting Acerbi's on-field apology for unspecified insults.The FIGC said "considering that the minimum level of reasonable certainty as to the discriminatory content of the offence committed has not been reached, it was decided not to apply the sanctions"."The discriminatory content, without calling into question the good faith (of Juan Jesus), seems to have been perceived only by the of...