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May
07
2024
By The African Mirror
Madueke urges Chelsea to go all out in bid for European football

Madueke urges Chelsea to go all out in bid for European football

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CHELSEA need to focus on what they can control and win their last three games of the Premier League season to put themselves in the best position to qualify for Europe next season, winger Noni Madueke said after their 5-0 thrashing of West Ham United. Chelsea's win on Sunday lifted them to seventh in the league standings with 54 points, overtaking Manchester United, who play later on Monday. The London club are two points behind Newcastle United in sixth place. Mauricio Pochettino's side next travel to Nottingham Forest on Saturday and Brighton & Hove Albion on May 15, before ending their season…
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May
07
2024
By The African Mirror
Talking points from European soccer

Talking points from European soccer

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TALKING points from the weekend in European soccer leagues: PSV CAN HAVE GREATEST-EVER DUTCH LEAGUE SEASON PSV Eindhoven clinched the Dutch league title with two games to go when they came from behind to defeat Sparta Rotterdam 4-2 on Sunday, and can now go down as statistically the best team in Eredivisie history. PSV can match Ajax Amsterdam’s 1971-72 record of 93 points in a single season, adjusted upwards as back then teams only received two points for a win, but must win their final two fixtures against Fortuna Sittard and RKC Waalwijk to do so. That will also mean they improve…
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May
06
2024
By WILLIAM SCHOMBERG
Pochettino’s Chelsea take ‘massive step’ after stop-start season

Pochettino’s Chelsea take ‘massive step’ after stop-start season

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CHELSEA'S first back-to-back Premier League wins in four months suggest Mauricio Pochettino's young side is finally finding their feet as they chase what until recently had looked like an unlikely target of European competition next season. Sunday's 5-0 hammering of West Ham United - with Nicolas Jackson scoring twice - represented the second London derby victory in four days for the high-spending but inconsistent Blues, after a 2-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur on Thursday. It was the first time that Chelsea won two league games in a row since a run of three wins spanning December and January, and it…
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May
07
2024
By The African Mirror
Premier League talking points

Premier League talking points

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TALKING points from the weekend's Premier League matches: NEWCASTLE'S GORDON LOOKS EUROS-BOUND Anthony Gordon was not on the scoresheet, but in front of watching England manager Gareth Southgate, he ran the show in attack for Newcastle United in their 4-1 success at Burnley to boost his chances of going to the Euro 2024 finals in Germany. If Newcastle qualify for European football next season, Gordon will have played his part with 10 goals and 10 assists so far. England has an array of attacking talents, but with UEFA having expanded squads for Euro 2024 to 26 players, the irrepressible Gordon is finding…
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May
05
2024
By The African Mirror
IOC bans former senior Olympic member Sheikh Ahmad for 15 years

IOC bans former senior Olympic member Sheikh Ahmad for 15 years

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KUWAIT'S Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah has been banned for 15 years from all positions within the International Olympic Committee over ethics breaches, the Olympic ruling body has decided. In a letter seen by Reuters, IOC Director General Christophe De Kepper informed all IOC members of the Executive Board's decision to sanction the once-powerful Sheikh Ahmad over a court case in Switzerland. "The IOC Executive Board decided to confirm the seriousness of the breaches of ethical principles by Sheikh Ahmad Al-Sabah, including a betrayal of his IOC Member’s oath, as well as the seriousness of the damage to the IOC’s reputation,…
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May
05
2024
By The African Mirror
Newcastle rout sends Burnley close to the drop

Newcastle rout sends Burnley close to the drop

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ALEXANDER Isak scored his 20th Premier League goal of the season as Newcastle United moved into sixth place in the standings with a comprehensive 4-1 victory at Burnley which left the hosts on the brink of relegation. Newcastle, on 56 points from 35 games, kept alive their hopes of playing European football next season as Callum Wilson, Sean Longstaff and Bruno Guimaraes also got on the scoresheet, the day soured only slightly by Isak's missed penalty. Burnley scored a late consolation through Dara O'Shea but are five points from safety with two games left and could have their relegation confirmed…
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May
05
2024
By The African Mirror
Dortmund crush Augsburg 5-1 ahead of Champions League semi-final

Dortmund crush Augsburg 5-1 ahead of Champions League semi-final

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BORUSSIA Dortmund demolished Augsburg 5-1 in the Bundesliga in a perfect dress rehearsal ahead of next week's Champions League semi-final return leg at Paris St Germain. Dortmund, who face PSG on Tuesday after their 1-0 first-leg win in Germany earlier this week, enjoyed a whirlwind start with three goals in the first 29 minutes. Youssoufa Moukoko struck either side of Doneyll Malen's 20th-minute goal to quickly put the game to bed. Augsburg cut the deficit in the 32nd minute with Ruben Vargas but the visitors restored their three-goal cushion with Marco Reus, who will leave the club after 12 years…
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May
02
2024
By The African Mirror
Atletico Madrid hit with two-match partial stand closure after racist abuse

Atletico Madrid hit with two-match partial stand closure after racist abuse

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ATLETICO Madrid have been ordered to partially close their south stand for two matches by the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) after Athletic Bilbao player Nico Williams suffered racist abuse in Saturday's LaLiga game. Referee Juan Martinez Munuera stopped the match in the 36th minute as part of LaLiga's protocol against racism after he heard racist abuse directed at the 21-year-old Spain international, who was born in Pamplona to Ghanaian parents. Atletico, who did not immediately respond when contacted by Reuters for comment, has also been fined 20,000 euros ($21,360). They have 10 days to appeal. The RFEF said in a statement…
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Apr
30
2024
By The African Mirror
Nigeria name Finidi George as manager

Nigeria name Finidi George as manager

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NIGERIA have appointed their former winger Finidi George as head coach, officials said, elevating the 53-year-old from his previous role as assistant. George worked under former coach Jose Peseiro and took over after the latter's contract was not renewed despite leading Nigeria to the final of this year's Africa Cup of Nations in the Ivory Coast where they lost to the hosts. George was interim coach for two friendlies in March, a 2-1 victory over Ghana and a 2-0 defeat by Mali, and now has the job on a permanent basis. His immediate task will be to get Nigeria’s 2026…
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Apr
30
2024
By The African Mirror
Premier League talking points

Premier League talking points

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TALKING points from the latest round of Premier League games. POROUS TOTTENHAM JOIN 50 CLUB AS DEFENCES STRUGGLE Tottenham Hotspur's concession of three goals before halftime against Arsenal meant they became the 16th club to let in 50 in the top flight this season. That is the most in a top-flight season consisting of 20 clubs since the 1909-10 season when 17 clubs reached that landmark and there could be more yet with Everton having shipped 48 with three games left. The reasons are complex, however, with VAR, teams playing out from the back and a glut of top-quality strikers…
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