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Athletic Bilbao stunned an error prone Barcelona on Sunday night, January 17, as they beat Barca 3-2 in extra time to win the Spanish Super Cup. In a match filled with nerve wrecking drama, six time Ballon d’or winner, Lionel Messi was shown the first red card of his Barcelona career after he punched an opposing player, as he couldn’t …

French professional footballer, Christopher Maboulou has died of a heart attack at the age of 30. The tragedy struck on Sunday as the winger was enjoying a friendly game of football with his friends at Montfermeil, the Paris suburb where he was born. According to the UK Sun, he collapsed on the pitch and was rushed to hospital but could …

Former Manchester City and Liverpool striker, Mario Balotelli, has joined Serie B side AC Monza until the end of the season. The 30-year-old Italian footballer, who has been without a club since leaving Brescia this summer, trained with Serie D side Franciacorta in November. But he has now signed a deal with the Serie B Italian club until June 2021.

Juventus playmaker and striker, Cristiano Ronaldo, has heaped loads of praises to his coaches, teammates and opponents for making him score 750 career goals. Ronaldo who made the statement after their Champions League home win against Dynamo Kyiv, where he scored their second goal in the 57th minutes, for in all shades of smile and gratitude for reaching such a …

A definition of class, will and determination as Everton saw off 10 men West Brom to secure their second win of the season after defeating Tottenham in their first game of the season. West Brom’s Kieran Gibbs was sent off after his incident with James Rodriguez, the man of the moment as he scored his first goal at the 44th …

Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice against 10-man Sweden on Tuesday to take him to 101 international goals for Portugal on Tuesday. The mythical 100-mark was broken on the stroke of half-time of a UEFA Nations League match against Sweden. The 35-year-old Juventus attacker curled in a free-kick from 25 yards over the wall and into the far left corner beyond Sweden’s …

Chelsea have completed the signing of Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Kai Havertz. Havertz for a cut price £70million after playing hardball with Bayer Leverkusen. The Bundesliga side were seeking a British record £90m fee for the 21-year-old attacking midfielder. Havertz left Germany’s training camp to have a medical today before putting pen-to-paper on a contract believed to be worth £310,000-a-week. He …

Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho says Joe Hart’s arrival will help him sleep better. Hart has arrived as Michel Vorm was allowed to come off contract this summer. And Mourinho explained: “Michel (Vorm) I don’t know if he was in the last year of his career, but he was close to it, and to bring in Joe, 75 caps for England, …

Released Chelsea attacker Pedro has completed his move to Roma. The 33-year-old joins the Serie A club after his five-year stay at Stamford Bridge ended this summer when his contract expired. The club posted a video onto their Twitter page showing Pedro arriving at the club’s facilities for a medical, signing the deal and holding up his new shirt. Alongside …

The brawl which led to the arrest of Manchester United captain Harry Maguire kicked off when his sister was stabbed in the arm, according to Greek media sources. The 27-year-old appeared in court in Syros on Saturday following the incident on Thursday after it was alleged he and two others had an altercation with police officers on the island of …