The week in Asia's major football leagues
HONG KONG : Highlights from the week in Asia's major football leagues:
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FMIA: Jonathan Gannon on Philly’s Defensive Breakdown, and More from My Super Bowl Notebook
Cleaning out the Super Bowl 57 notebook, starting with the incredulity, even a week later, of how Kansas City won—and Andy Reid’s “Beautiful Mind Board:”
Borussia Dortmund Go Level At Top Of Bundesliga But Hit By Karim Adeyemi Injury
Borussia Dortmund blew the Bundesliga title race wide open with a 4-1 win over Hertha Berlin on Sunday, but in-form striker Karim Adeyemi limped off clutching his hamstring in the first half. The win saw Dortmund pull level on points with league leaders Bayern Munich and high-flying Union Berlin, who were held to a 0-0 draw at home to Schalke earlier on Sunday. "We're on a great run of form and we want to keep riding this wave and see where it leads in the end," said captain Marco Reus.
Tottenham Hotspur Call For Action After 'Reprehensible' Racist Abuse Of Son Heung-min
Tottenham Hotspur called for social media companies and authorities to "take action" after online racist abuse was directed at Son Heung-min following his goal against West Ham on Sunday. South Korea captain Son emerged from the bench in the second half to net Spurs' second goal in the 2-0 win in the London derby at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. "We have been made aware of the utterly reprehensible online racist abuse directed at Son Heung-min during today's match, which has been reported by the club," Tottenham said on the club's official Twitter feed on Sunday night.
La Liga: Barcelona Restore Lead, Antoine Griezmann Earns Atletico Madrid Win
Robert Lewandowski and Sergi Roberto's goals helped Barcelona beat Cadiz 2-0 and restore their eight-point lead at the top of La Liga on Sunday. Elsewhere Antoine Griezmann's superb strike helped Atletico Madrid earn a 1-0 win over Athletic Bilbao to tighten their grip on fourth place. Champions Real Madrid's win at Osasuna on Saturday pulled them closer to Xavi Hernandez's Barca, who had one eye on Thursday's Europa League play-off second leg against Manchester United at Old Trafford.
Rochdale 0 Gillingham 2: Reaction from Gills boss Neil Harris after League 2 win at Spotland
Manager Neil Harris praised his Gillingham side’s professional performance after seeing off Rochdale on Saturday.
Gillingham captain Stuart O'Keefe and Lincoln City loan man Hakeeb Adelakun expected to play in a practice match on Tuesday
Gillingham’s fringe players will get a run-out this week as manager Neil Harris looks to keep those on the outside active.