Ronaldo Breaks Another Europe Record

It was another record-breaking night for Cristiano Ronaldo, despite Robbie Keane’s best efforts to steer him away. The Juventus forward netted four goals as Portugal beat Lithuania to take his overall tally to 25 in European qualifying – two more than the previous record set by former Republic of Ireland striker Keane. Before the match, Keane asked Ronaldo to “leave …

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EPL Dominates Fifa Fifpro Nominations

The Premier League has the largest number of nominations for the Fifa Fifpro Men’s World11 for the first time in 10 years. Twenty one of the 55 nominees play club football in England, as the Premier League ends La Liga’s dominance. Seven of Liverpool’s European champions are included although Real Madrid and Barcelona each provided more players. The team will …

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Formula 2 Driver, Hubert Dies After Crash

Formula 2 driver Anthoine Hubert has been killed in a crash at the Belgian Grand Prix, motorsport’s governing body the FIA has said. The Frenchman, who was 22, suffered a huge impact from the car of American Juan Manuel Correa at about 170mph at the Raidillon swerves. An FIA statement said that Hubert was taken to the medical centre after …

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Calamity Luiz: How Defender Dashed Arsenal’s Hope

Arsenal’s scant consolation in losing to Liverpool is that they have got their annual visit to Anfield out of the way early – and this defeat was not quite as harrowing as some suffered in recent seasons. The statistics after this 3-1 loss, which left Liverpool with the only 100% record in the Premier League, lay like rubble around the …

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Ramsey Relishes Playing for Sarri

Aaron Ramsey is relishing the prospect of playing under Maurizio Sarri at Juventus after witnessing his success at Chelsea last season. The Wales midfielder, 28, has joined Juve from Arsenal on a free transfer. Chelsea beat the Gunners in style in Sarri’s final game in charge – the Europa League final – having finished third in the Premier League. “I …

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