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Militao celebrates his equaliser for Madrid

Euro wrap: Madrid leave it late to snatch Eiche draw

Real Madrid scored twice in the final 10 minutes to avoid an embarrassing LaLiga home defeat to Elche.

Soccer • 23 Jan 22

Alvaro Morata and Giorgio Chiellini celebrate with Wojciech Szczesny after he saved penalty

Euro wrap: Juve topple Roma in seven-goal thriller

Juventus scored three goals in seven minutes to come from behind in a thrilling 4-3 victory away at Roma.

Soccer • 09 Jan 22

Mahmoud Dahoud is mobbed by his Borussia Dortmund teammates after scoring a crucial winner.

Euro wrap: Dortmund keep the pressure on Bayern

Borussia Dortmund staged a dramatic late comeback to win 3-2 at Eintracht Frankfurt and close the gap on Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich to six points.

Soccer • 08 Jan 22

Florian Neuhaus of Borussia Moenchengladbach celebrates his goal at the Allianz Arena.

Euro wrap: Noss on bench as Monchengladbach stun Bayern

Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich slumped to a shock 2-1 home defeat to lowly Borussia Monchengladbach - for whom Republic of Ireland Under-21 international Conor Noss was an unused substitute - at a snowy Allianz Arena.

Soccer • 07 Jan 22

Karim Benzema celebrates his opening goal

European wrap: Real pounce early to extend La Liga lead

Karim Benzema scored two goals in the opening seven minutes to send leaders Real Madrid eight points clear at the top of La Liga with a 2-1 win at Athletic Bilbao.

Soccer • 22 Dec 21

Fans during the fiery Ligue 1 match between Marseille and Lyon

Lyon docked a point for crowd trouble against Marseille

Olympique Lyonnais have been docked one point after their Ligue 1 home game against Olympique de Marseille was abandoned amid crowd trouble last month.

Soccer • 08 Dec 21

Euro wrap: Juve win to ease pressure on Allegri

Juventus eased the pressure on manager Massimiliano Allegri with a 2-0 win over Genoa after Juan Cuadrado scored direct from a corner.

Soccer • 05 Dec 21

The incident happened in the fourth minute (file photo)

Euro wrap: Ligue 1 game off as Payet hit by bottle

Lyon's match at home to Marseille was halted after visiting forward Dimitri Payet was hit by a bottle thrown from the stands.

Soccer • 21 Nov 21

Jose Mourinho's Roma have won once in seven games

Euro round-up: More misery for Mourinho as Roma beaten

Roma's poor form under Jose Mourinho continued as they were beaten 3-2 at Venezia while Real Sociedad returned to the top of La Liga.

Soccer • 07 Nov 21

Zlatan Ibrahimovic of AC Milan reacts during the Serie A match between Bologna FC and AC Milan at Stadio Renato Dall'Ara on October 23, 2021 in Bologna, Italy. (Photo by Jonathan Moscrop/Getty Images)

Euro wrap: Ibrahimovic scores at both ends in Milan win

Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored for both teams as AC Milan went top of Serie A with a 4-2 win at nine-man Bologna while Robert Lewandowski took his Bundesliga goal tally into double figures in a 4-0 win for Bayern at Hoffenheim.

Soccer • 23 Oct 21

'These are things that happen all the time in soccer. It's just not something that sticks'

Mbappe clears the air with Neymar after clashes

France striker Kylian Mbappe on Tuesday fell short of saying he would leave Paris St Germain when his contract expires at the end of the season.

Soccer • 05 Oct 21

Kylian Mbappe can sign a pre-contract agreement with another club in January

Mbappe: I told PSG in July that I wanted to leave

Kylian Mbappe says he told Paris Saint-Germain in July that he wanted to leave and criticised the club's handling of his failed move to Real Madrid.

Soccer • 04 Oct 21

Edin Dzeko hit two goals in five second-half minutes

European round-up: Inter storm to Serie A summit

Edin Dzeko scored twice as Inter Milan returned to the top of Serie A with a thumping 6-1 win over Bologna while Bayern Munich thrashed Bochum 7-0.

Soccer • 18 Sep 21

Jose Mourinho's side maintained their 100% start in Serie A

European round-up: Mourinho wins 1,000th game

Stephan El Shaarawy's stoppage-time goal gave Jose Mourinho a victory in his 1,000th game in management as Roma edged out Sassuolo 2-1 in Serie A.

Soccer • 12 Sep 21

Moise Kean's error led to Napoli's winner

European wrap: Napoli add to Juventus woes

It continues to be no Cristiano Ronaldo, no wins for Juventus after defeat at Napoli on Saturday in Serie A.

Soccer • 11 Sep 21

Haaland's goal sent Dortmund top in Germany

European wrap: Haaland helps Dortmund to late victory

Erling Haaland struck a stoppage-time winner as Borussia Dortmund beat Hoffenheim 3-2 to go top of the Bundesliga.

Soccer • 27 Aug 21

Marseille's Dimitri Payet (L) reacts as players stop a fan (R) invading the pitch

Nice & Marseilles summoned to disciplinary hearing

Nice and Olympique de Marseille have been summoned to a disciplinary hearing on Wednesday after their weekend Ligue 1 match had to be abandoned due to crowd trouble, the French professional league (LFP) said on Monday.

Soccer • 23 Aug 21

Memphis Depay rescued a point for Barcelona

Euro round-up: Barcelona held, Inter start with win

Memphis Depay's first goal for Barcelona saw Ronald Koeman's side fight back to draw 1-1 with Athletic Bilbao while Serie A champions Inter Milan started their title defence by beating Genoa 4-0 at the San Siro.

Soccer • 21 Aug 21

European wrap: PSG unveil their galaxy of stars

Gareth Bale returned to Real Madrid's starting line-up and Lionel Messi was introduced to Paris St Germain's fans as both clubs made winning starts to the new season.

Soccer • 14 Aug 21

Marseille's players react after ex-West Ham playmaker Dimitri Payet found the net

Marseille win marred by crowd trouble

Marseille's thrilling comeback win at Montpellier on the opening weekend of the Ligue 1 campaign was marred by crowd trouble.

Soccer • 09 Aug 21

Christophe Galtier celebrates after Lille won Ligue 1

Lille boss Galtier to leave after sealing Ligue 1 crown

Lille manager Christophe Galtier has announced is leaving the club, two days after leading them to the Ligue 1 title.

Soccer • 25 May 21

Christophe Galtier (C), head coach of Lille and players celebrate

Lille pip PSG to title, Juve and Milan reach UCL

Lille held their nerve to claim a first Ligue 1 title in 10 years with top goalscorer Burak Yilmaz on target in a 2-1 win at Angers which clinched the championship.

Soccer • 23 May 21

Robert Lewandowski scores his side's third goal in the 6-0 drubbing of Borussia Monchengladbach

European round-up: Bayern win a ninth title on the trot

Bayern Munich were crowned Bundesliga champions for a ninth successive season on Saturday after a thumping win over Borussia Monchengladbach and defeat for RB Leipzig.

Soccer • 08 May 21