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FA Cup Quarterfinals The FA Cup made its return this past weekend for the quarterfinals of the competition. Manchester United faced Norwich City on Saturday at Carrow Road. The Red Devils took the lead fom Odion Ighalo before Todd Cantwell scored the equalizer for the Canaries. However, Timm Klose received a straight red card for a foul on Ighalo, forcing Norwich to go into extra time with ten men. Harry Maguire scored the winner in the 118th minute for United as they progressed into the semifinals. They will face Chelsea in the semifinals as the Blues beat Leicester City 1-0 courtesy of Ross Barkley. Arsenal's run in the cup continues, defeating Sheffield United 2-1 with Dani Ceballos scoring the winner. However, they have the daunting task of facing Manchester City as the defending champions beat Newcastle United 2-0 at St. James Park. The semifinals will take place on the 18th to 19th of July. La Liga Action There was another twist in the title race in La Liga this pa

'We have to change from doubters to believers.' Those where the words that Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said in his first press conference when he was appointed the job in October 2015. Now, those words have change to past as Liverpool are crowned Premier League champions for the first time ever and their first league title in thirty years. They did have some help from Chelsea as the Blues beat Manchester City 2-1 yesterday at Stamford Bridge thanks to goals from Christian Pulisic and Willian, meaning Liverpool have won the league with seven games to spare, a Premier League record. Despite its inevitability, Liverpool's achievement this season should not be underestimated as they have blown the competition to finally reach the holy grail. Following last season where they won the Champions League but missed out on the title despite gaining 97 points, many questioned how Liverpool will pick themselves up this season despite amassing the third highest points tally in En

Last weekend, Robert Lewandowski broke the record of scoring the most goals by a foreign player in a Bundesliga season as the Polish striker has netted 33 goals, as the previous was 31 by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. So, who are the most prolific foreign players to have graced Germany's top flight? Here are the ten most prolific foreign players in Bundesliga history. ( These records are from trasnfermarkt as of this post). Anthony Yeboah - 96 goals Anthony Yeboah was one of the first African players to make it in Europe during the 1990s. The Ghanaian played in the Bundesliga as well as the Premier League with Leeds United where he has cult-like status. In the Bundesliga, he played for the likes of Eintracht Frankfurt and Hamburg. During his time in Germany, he scored 96 goals in 223 Bundesliga appearances. He was more prolific during his time at Frankfurt, scoring 68 goals for Die Adler , winning the Bundesliga golden boot in 1992/93 and 1993/94  and was part of the Kicker

Premier League Returns The Premier League returned in midweek as some teams returned after three months of inactivity. On Friday, Norwich's drop to the Championship looks inevitable after a 3-0 defeat to Southampton while Tottenham could only muster a point against Manchester United as Paul Pogba and Bruno Fernandes played together for the first time. Both Watford and Brighton were able to gain points in their hopes of survival on Saturday with Watford gaining a point against Leicester City while Brighton beat Arsenal 2-1 with Neal Maupay scoring after a controversial challenge on Arsenal keeper Bernd Leno in the first half. West Ham and Bournemouth are in the other hand, lost  their games to Wolves and Crystal Palace respectively, as their poor form continues after the break. Chelsea looks to be consolidating their place in the top four after a 2-1 win away at Aston Villa while is bad news for Villa as they remain 19th and need to do better in holding on to a lead. The Merse

The Italian top flight will make its return on the 20th of June with Torino facing Parma and Verona hosting Cagliari. The Serie A was suspended in early March following the coronavirus outbreak, which hit Italy hard as the country was the first in Europe to be affected by the pandemic. Now, after the resumption and conclusion of the Coppa Italia, Serie A return with a title race for the Scudetto and the race for the Champions League next season. Here's where we left off. Battle for Survival  It looks grim for the likes of Brescia and SPAL. Brescia, returning from Serie B, are rooted at the bottom of the table with only 16 points. Nine points away from safety. SPAL are 19th with just 18 points from 26 games as both sides looking more than likely to go down this season. Lecce round off the bottom three sitting in 18th with 25 points. Genoa sit above Lecce just on goal difference while the likes of Sampdoria, Torino and Udinese are not safe with the gap between Udinese to Le

Premier League returns with City scoring three past Arsenal The Premier League made its return yesterday after a hundred day absence due to the coronavirus pandemic. Aston Villa and Sheffield United played the first game of the restart which ended goalless. However, there was a moment of controversy at the end of the first half when the Blades played a free-kick that Villa keeper Orjan Nyland fumbled over the line. Goalline technology, which is usually faultless, didn't read the ball going over the line which bemused those around Villa Park. Manchester City hosted Arsenal at the Etihad in the second game where they won 3-0. It was a day to forget for Mikel Arteta and more particularly David Luiz, who had a horrible show when he came on for Pablo Mari. The Brazilian was at fault for Raheem Sterling's opener before giving away a penalty early in the second half, which was converted by Kevin De Bruyne and was sent off. Phil Foden scored City's third capping off a horrible

The Premier League will make its return on June 17th with Aston Villa hosting Sheffield United and Arsenal visiting the defending champions Manchester City at the Etihad. Following the long pause and tough negotiation from the clubs, the football authorities and the British government, England's top-flight is set to return for the final nine games of the season. Here's where we left off. Liverpool: Record Breakers? The race for the Premier League title looks to be a foregone conclusion with Liverpool sitting at the top with a massive 25-point gap between them and 2nd placed Manchester City. Liverpool fans will be glad that they will see the team win on the field rather than some sort of technicality. They are six points away from winning the title for the first time in thirty years and their first of the Premier League era.  A remarkable achievement for manager Jürgen Klopp. They have dropped just five points from the 29 games they have played and have been a massiv

Live Football has slowly returned back into our screens with the Bundesliga just three games away from completing the season while La Liga has returned in Spain and the Coppa Italia resumed in Italy to complete the second leg of the semifinals. Here's a recap of football action from the weekend. Another Bundesliga title incoming for Bayern Bayern Munich are now one win away from winning the Bundesliga title for the eighth consecutive time after beating Borussia Mönchegladbach 2-1 at the Allianz Arena. Bayern manager Hansi Flick rested Robert Lewandowski and Thomas Müller with Michael Cuisance and Joshua Zirkzee coming up. Both responded with Zirkzee scoring the first goal of the game. Gladbach would equalize with some help from Bayern with Benjamin Pavard scoring an own goal. It was an even contest with just 14 shots in total with some aggression with 23 fouls. Die Bayern would find a way with Leon Goretzka scoring the winner in the 86th minute which puts the leaders in 73 p

The Football season across Europe has been put on hold since March with the spread of COVID-19 affecting the entire world and many industries with football being no exception. The Eredivisie had announced that the 2019/2020 season will be null and void meaning there will be no champion and relegation while the French government has cancelled all sporting events till the end of August meaning Ligue 1 has ended abruptly with PSG winning the league from a point-per-game ratio. Now, leagues across Europe are returning with the Bundesliga already returned with four matchdays remaining. La Liga will make its return on June 11th with the Seville derby between Sevilla and Real Betis. So where have we left off from the Spanish First Division? The last time teams in La Liga played was between March 6th to March 8th where Barcelona returned to the top of La Liga beating Real Sociedad 1-0 while Real Madrid, after beating Barcelona in El Clasico, lost to Real Betis 2-1.  Now, with La Liga