Real, Barca turn focus on staying perfect in La Liga

MADRID: After learning which team they must face in this season’s Champions League group stage, holders Real Madrid and rivals Barcelona sink their teeth into Liga opponents this weekend as the only sides to have won their first two games. Routine wins over Getafe and Girona have ensured that Real, whose main Champions League threat […]

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Lewandowski nets controversial penalty in Bayern win

BERLIN: Robert Lewandowski netted a controversial penalty awarded by VAR at the second attempt as Bayern Munich opened the new Bundesliga season with a 3-1 win over Hoffenheim on Friday (Saturday in Manila). Thomas Mueller put Bayern ahead with a first-half header and Adam Szalai equalized before Lewandowski’s spot-kick and a late Arjen Robben goal […]

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Maradona pours scorn on Argentina coach

BRONNITSY, RUSSIA: Argentina legend Diego Maradona issued a scathing assessment Sunday of his country’s World Cup draw with Iceland, warning manager Jorge Sampaoli that he would not be welcome back home unless he changes his tactics. “Playing like that, he can’t come back to Argentina,” the 1986 World Cup winner told Venezuelan television after Lionel […]

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