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SportAFP NewsKoeman sacked as Barcelona coach with Xavi the favourite to come in
Ronald Koeman has been sacked as coach of Barcelona, the club announced on Wednesday, with former midfielder Xavi Hernandez the favourite to replace him.
SportAFP NewsWest Ham end Man City's four-year hold on League Cup
West Ham ended Manchester City's four-year hold on the League Cup on Wednesday as Liverpool and Tottenham booked their places in the quarter-finals.
SportAFP News'Collective blackout' as Bayern suffer 5-0 cup thrashing at Gladbach
Shell-shocked Bayern Munich suffered their heaviest defeat in the German Cup Wednesday when their star-studded team was thrashed 5-0 at Borussia Moenchengladbach.
SportAFP NewsLopez strikes late for Sassuolo to shock Juve
Maxime Lopez stunned Juventus with a 95th minute winner at the Allianz Stadium which earned Sassuolo a 2-1 win on Wednesday to leave their opponents lagging behind in the title race.
SportAFP NewsDenmark hero Kjaer extends Milan deal until 2024
Simon Kjaer has agreed to extend his AC Milan contract until 2024, the Serie A leaders said on Wednesday.
SportAFP NewsReal Madrid back on top after Osasuna stalemate, Falcao rolls back the years against Barca
Real Madrid returned to the top of La Liga on Wednesday, despite being held to a goalless draw by Osasuna, but Barcelona dropped to ninth after losing 1-0 to Rayo Vallecano, with Radamel Falcao scoring the winner.
SportAFP NewsAlcaraz gains Murray revenge in Vienna
Spanish teenager Carlos Alcaraz avenged his Indian Wells defeat to Andy Murray on Wednesday to reach the quarter-finals of the ATP event in Vienna.
SportAFP NewsBayern Munich suffer historic 5-0 cup thrashing at Moenchengladbach
Shell-shocked Bayern Munich suffered their heaviest defeat in the German Cup Wednesday when their star-studded team was thrashed 5-0 at Borussia Moenchengladbach.
SportYahoo News SingaporeHarry Birtwistle determined to do his best for Wolves, misses life in Singapore
Despite missing life in Singapore, Wolverhampton player Harry Birtwistle is determined to do his best for the English Premier League club after signing his first pro contract.
NewsAFP NewsMarseille fan receives two-year sentence after PSG incidents
A Marseille fan has been sentenced to two years in prison after incidents outside the Velodrome during the weekend visit of Paris Saint-Germain that left a police officer injured, the local prosecutor's office said Wednesday.
SportAFP News'Dead in its tracks' - FIFPro chief convinced biennial World Cup won't happen
The head of global footballers' union FIFPro is confident a plan to hold the men's World Cup every two years is "dead in its tracks" and insists FIFA should do more to promote the women's version instead.
NewsAFP News'Get vaccinated' top German minister tells Kimmich
Bayern Munich star Joshua Kimmich has been told to get vaccinated against Covid-19 by Germany's acting interior minister after the footballer sparked a lively debate by revealing he had opted out of receiving jabs against the coronavirus.
SportYahoo SportsAustralian soccer player Josh Cavallo comes out in emotional video: 'I'm a footballer, and I'm gay'
Cavallo is the only openly gay top-tier male soccer player in the world.
SportYahoo News SingaporeWolves' Harry Birtwistle is first Singapore-born player to sign for EPL club
Harry Birtwistle became the first Singapore-born footballer to sign for an English Premier League club, when he penned a contract with Wolverhampton Wanderers.
SportReutersSoccer-West Ham get green light for London Stadium expansion
The stadium can currently hold 60,000 people and the expansion will make it the second-largest ground by capacity in the Premier League, only behind Manchester United's Old Trafford. "The application to increase the matchday capacity will give an even greater number of our fans the opportunity to watch our exciting team in action in person," said West Ham vice-chairman Karren Brady. "Since the regular return of supporters this year, we have seen a terrific response with every Premier League fixture so far this season sold out."
SportAFP NewsDortmund boss wants clamp down on fans coming onto pitch
Borussia Dortmund coach Marco Rose says more must be done to prevent the club's supporters getting on to the pitch during home matches after star striker Erling Braut Haaland ended up giving his playing shirt to a pitch-invading fan earlier this month.
SportAFP NewsFrance footballer Hernandez avoids jail as Madrid court accepts appeal
Bayern Munich defender Lucas Hernandez will not go to a Spanish jail for violating a restraining order in 2017 after a Madrid court on Wednesday accepted an appeal by the French player.
NewsAFP NewsPSG's Herrera reports theft of wallet in Bois de Boulogne
Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Ander Herrera had his wallet stolen while driving through the Bois de Boulogne, the sprawling Paris park notorious for prostitution, multiple sources confirmed on Wednesday.
SportAssociated PressCavallo comes out in a big statement before A-League season
Josh Cavallo recorded the statement that he'd been too concerned to talk about publicly for a very long time. “There's something personal that I need to share with everyone: I'm a footballer, and I am gay,” Cavallo said in a video published Wednesday by Adelaide United, his A-League club. The 21-year-old Cavallo said he's the first player to come out while still playing in Australia's top-flight men's soccer competition.
SportAFP NewsLloyd signs off with win as US thrash South Korea
Carli Lloyd bade an emotional farewell to international football on Tuesday as the United States defeated South Korea 6-0 in a friendly.
SportAssociated PressCarli Lloyd plays final match for US in rout of South Korea
Carli Lloyd didn't score in her final game for the United States, but it hardly mattered. Lloyd is retiring after a career that includes two World Cup titles and a pair of Olympic gold medals. Lloyd’s final match was her 316th with the national team, the second-most international appearances of any player.
SportYahoo SportsUSWNT legend Carli Lloyd calls it a career with emotional exit from final match
What a career for Carli Lloyd.
SportAssociated PressTrading shots: Lawmakers differ on Aussie Open vaccinations
The back-and-forth debate over unvaccinated tennis players being allowed to contest the Australian Open in January heightened Wednesday with the prime minister and a state political leader trading shots on points of difference. Prime Minister Scott Morrison indicated in television interviews that unvaccinated tennis players would be allowed to get exemptions to enter the country provided they undergo two weeks in hotel quarantine. Victoria state's Premier Daniel Andrews hit back, telling reporters in Melbourne he wouldn’t be applying for exemptions for unvaccinated players.
SportAFP NewsChelsea survive Southampton shootout, Arsenal see off Leeds
Chelsea needed a penalty shootout for the second consecutive round to reach the quarter-finals of the League Cup as they edged past Southampton, while a much-changed Arsenal beat Leeds 2-0 on Tuesday.
SportAFP NewsGiroud fires low-key Milan past Torino, top of Serie A
Olivier Giroud scored the only goal in AC Milan's 1-0 win over Torino on Tuesday to move his side to the summit of Serie A despite an underwhelming performance at the San Siro.
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