Manchester City came from behind to claim back-to-back Premier League titles with a 4-1 win at Brighton and Hove Albion.
Knowing only a final day victory could guarantee glory at the expense of Jurgen Klopp s relentless Liverpool, Pep Guardiola s men were stunned by a 27th-minute Glenn Murray opener.
Final-day specialist Sergio Aguero found a response within 83 seconds and Aymeric Laporte converted Riyad Mahrez s 38th-minute corner to put City back in control of their destiny.
Mahrez, a surprise selection after an underwhelming debut season at the Etihad Stadium, made good on his record-signing status and Ilkay Gundogan added further gloss for the raucous travelling supporters who have now seen their team prevail in four of the past eight Premier League seasons.…
Lionel Messi is already set to make history in Sunday s World Cup final. It is up to France to ensure he does not also take home the trophy.
Messi, in likely his last World Cup match, will set the outright record for finals appearances (26) as he gets his second shot at glory.
The Argentina captain was part of the team defeated 1-0 by Germany in the final eight years ago. Their title tilt at Russia 2018 then ended at the last-16 stage, beaten by France.
But Messi has guided his side through to the Lusail Stadium showpiece this time, where France are again their opponents.
France have won only three of 12 meetings with Argentina in all competitions and lost two of three World Cup clashes, but that epic 4-3 victory at the previous World Cup set Didier Desch…
AS Monaco striker Radamel Falcao has emerged as a transfer target for the newly-crowned Copa Libertadores champions River Plate.
The 32-year-old Colombian international made his professional breakthrough at the Argentine powerhouse where he spent four years from 2005 to 2009. Falcao made 90 league appearances and scored 34 goals before moving to FC Porto.
River Plate are said to be extremely keen on bringing their former forward back to Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti and boost their attacking options after winning the highly-coveted trophy in the historic Superclasico final against Boca Juniors.
Spanish sports media outlet AS claims Argentine outfit are keen to exploit the current situation at AS Monaco and reunite with their former star in the Janu…
Skipper James Tavernier scored a late penalty double as Rangers romped to the top of the cinch Premiership with a 3-0 win over St Johnstone at McDiarmid Park.
Celtic had been leading the table on goals scored but their 1-1 draw at home to Kilmarnock on Saturday left the door open for the Light Blues to take command at the top for the first time since February, 2022.
Ivorian midfielder Mohamed Diomande lit up a dull first half in the 37th minute when he fired in from 25 yards for his first Gers goal since arriving in the winter transfer window.
Tavernier then dispatched penalties after 79 minutes and 87 minutes, both following VAR intervention, taking his tally for the season to 19.
FULL-TIME: St Johnstone 0-3 Rangers
Three Points at McDiarmid Par…
Manchester City will have had an incredible season irrespective of their trophy haul according to Pep Guardiola, who described his players as my heroes after they booked a place in the FA Cup final.
Gabriel Jesus early diving header proved to be the only goal in Saturday s Wembley encounter against Brighton and Hove Albion, where City flew out of the blocks but were forced to slog their way across the finish line.
There is no let-up in the battle for honours on all fronts as they prepare to face Tottenham in the first leg of a keenly anticipated Champions League quarter-final on Tuesday, set against the backdrop of a titanic Premier League title tussle with Liverpool.
Guardiola reiterated his belief that an unprecedented quadruple is almost impossible and insiste…
Burnley moved five points clear of the Premier League s relegation zone with a 2-0 win at home to Wolves secured thanks to Conor Coady s second-minute own goal and a late Dwight McNeil strike.
Sean Dyche s side had lost their last four league outings to drop closer to the bottom three but on the day the Clarets boss marked his 300th game in charge they collected three precious points.
Clear chances were hard to find at Turf Moor on Saturday but Burnley s fast start saw them nudge in front when Chris Wood s shot bounced in off Coady after hitting the woodwork.
McNeil settled matters in the 77th minute after Ivan Cavaleiro wasted the best opportunity for the FA Cup semi-finalists, who remain seventh, although they are now winless in their last four away Premier L…
Liverpool s winning start to the Premier League season under Arne Slot was brought to a halt by Nottingham Forest at Anfield on Saturday, with Callum Hudson-Odoi scoring the only goal of the game.
The former Chelsea winger came on to replace Nicolas Dominguez in the 54th minute, and 18 minutes later, he took advantage of a lack of decisiveness from Liverpool defenders Conor Bradley and Ibrahima Konate to cut inside from the left and hit the far corner, with Alisson Becker in the Liverpool goal unable to do anything about it.
An extremely well-taken goal.
Trademark Callum Hudson-Odoi
Our winning goal at Anfield
— Nottingham Forest (@NFFC)
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Harry Kane racked up his 20th Bundesliga goal in a record 14 games as he fired Bayern Munich to a 3-0 win over Stuttgart on Sunday.
Here, the PA news agency looks at the exploits of the England captain – and his international team-mate Jude Bellingham, who scored again for Real Madrid the same night.
Kane shatters record
Kane’s double against Stuttgart took him to 20 goals in the German top flight 50 per cent quicker in terms of matches than the previous record, held since the Bundesliga’s inaugural season in 1963-64 by Uwe Seeler.
The late Hamburg and West Germany striker scored 20 in his first 21 league appearances for his hometown club and 30 in 30 that season, taking his Hamburg tally to 297 in 267 games after several prolific years in the Oberliga Nor…
Tottenham forward Gareth Bale is facing yet another spell on the sidelines after injuring his calf in last week s EFL Cup quarter-final win over Stoke City.
The Wales international did not return for the second half and subsequently missed the 1-1 draw with Wolves on Sunday.
Jose Mourinho expects to be without the Real Madrid loanee for a few weeks , potentially seeing him miss up to six matches at an important time of the season.
It is the latest in a long line of injury setbacks for Bale, who was hoping to revive his career at Tottenham after joining on a season s loan from Madrid in September.
But how much of a miss will the 31-year-old actually be for Mourinho in his quest to win some rare silverware for Spurs?
On to the semi-finals!
Thomas Partey scored a last-minute winner as Atletico Madrid recovered from two goals down to maintain their perfect start to the LaLiga season with a 3-2 victory against Eibar.
The home side looked set to drop points in Sunday s match after conceding twice inside the opening 20 minutes of a home league game under Diego Simeone for the first time, with Charles and Anaitz Arbilla defying the form book at the Wanda Metropolitano.
Joao Felix scored his first LaLiga goal to start the comeback before the half-hour and Vitolo, introduced at the interval, dragged his side back onto level terms early in the second half against an Eibar side still without a win this season.
Los Rojiblancos carved out 1-0 victories over Getafe and Leganes in their initial matches and they …