Soccer

Liverpool routs Spurs 6-3 to take 4-point lead into Christmas in Premier League. Man United humbled

Liverpool heads into Christmas with a four-point lead, a game in hand and as the overwhelming title favorite in the Premier League on the back of a wild 6-3 win at Tottenham on Sunday.

Dec 22, 2024 5:07 PM Read more >

Mbappé scores again after hitting 'rock bottom' with Madrid. Navas bids farewell

MADRID (AP) — Kylian Mbappé added to his scoring streak with a superb strike in Real Madrid's 4-2 win over Sevilla in the Spanish league on Sunday to finish the year on a positive note after hitting what he called "rock bottom” in early December.

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De Ketelaere has Atalanta dreaming with late goal as Gasperini’s team returns to top of Serie A

ROME (AP) — Charles De Ketelaere scored late and Atalanta returned to the top of Serie A with a 3-2 win over Empoli in the club’s record-extending 11th consecutive league victory.

Dec 22, 2024 3:19 PM Read more >

Dortmund holds on with 10 men for 1st away win in Bundesliga

BERLIN (AP) — Borussia Dortmund held on after Pascal Groß’ sending off to beat Wolfsburg 3-1 for its first Bundesliga away win of the season on Sunday.

Dec 22, 2024 2:37 PM Read more >

Salah sets another goal record by inspiring Liverpool to victory over Tottenham

LONDON (AP) — If this is to be Mohamed Salah's final season at Liverpool, he is going out with a bang.

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Rashford left out of Man United squad for third straight match

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Marcus Rashford was left out of the Manchester United squad for a third straight match ahead of Bournemouth's visit in the Premier League on Sunday.

Dec 22, 2024 6:38 AM Read more >

Atletico Madrid stuns Barcelona in stoppage time to snatch La Liga lead

MADRID (AP) — Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone ran down the touchline in joy while Barcelona players sunk to the turf in dismay.

Dec 21, 2024 3:44 PM Read more >

Women's players arrested over racist incident in Brazil semifinal

SAO PAULO (AP) — Four River Plate women's players were arrested by Sao Paulo police and accused of making a racial slur, the Sao Paulo's public security secretariat told The Associated Press on Saturday.

Dec 21, 2024 3:21 PM Read more >

Balotelli almost scores first goal for Genoa but Napoli holds on to lead Serie A again

MILAN (AP) — Mario Balotelli almost scored his first goal back in Serie A while Napoli returned to the top after withstanding a late siege from Genoa to hold on for a 2-1 win on Saturday.

Dec 21, 2024 3:04 PM Read more >

Man City crisis deepens after another loss, Arsenal closes gap on Liverpool

Manchester City’s stunning slump deepened after losing to Aston Villa 2-1 in the Premier League on Saturday.

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