Liverpool seize control of Europa League group with five star win over Toulouse
Liverpool seized control of Europa League Group E as they breezed to a 5-1 win over Toulouse at Anfield to go five points clear after three games.
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Dundalk owners hit out at 'half-truths and falsehoods'
Dundalk FC's owners have issued an update regarding potential investment in the club, stating that "talks are ongoing."
Despite Karim Benzema strike, Al-Ittihad stumble again in the Saudi Pro League
JEDDAH: Karim Benzema returned to the Al-Ittihad line-up on Thursday but could not lead the team back to winning ways in the Roshn Saudi League as the defending champions were held to a 2-2 draw by lowly Al-Hazm.
West Ham suffer first European loss in 18 matches at hands of Olympiacos
West Ham’s unbeaten European record was reduced to ruins in Athens as they crashed to a 2-1 defeat at Olympiacos.
Denise O'Sullivan: Katie is at the peak of her powers
Denise O'Sullivan says her Republic of Ireland team-mate Katie McCabe is currently at the peak of her powers and hellbent on leading her country back to another major tournament.
Andre Onana defends Alejandro Garnacho over social media post
Andre Onana has defended Manchester United team-mate Alejandro Garnacho after the winger used gorilla emojis in a post about the goalkeeper. The 19-year-old Argentina international posted a photo of United players congratulating Onana after the Cameroon goalkeeper had saved a stoppage-time penalty in Tuesday's 1-0 Champions League win over Copenhagen. Garnacho's post on X, formerly known as Twitter, featured two gorilla emojis without any words, and was quickly deleted. The social media post could land Garnacho in hot water with the Football Association but Onana wrote on the same platform: "People cannot choose what I should be offended by. "I know exactly what @agarnacho7 meant: power & strength.
Watkins on target again as Aston Villa cruise past AZ Alkmaar
Ollie Watkins continued his red-hot form as Aston Villa cruised to a statement 4-1 Europa Conference League win at AZ Alkmaar. The striker netted his 10th goal of the season and fourth in Europe this season on Thursday. Leon Bailey and Youri Tielemans - his first for Villa - put them in control in AZ Stadium after less than 25 minutes. Vangelis Pavlidis wasted the hosts' best chances but Watkins and John McGinn added more goals after the break in Holland before Ibrahim Sadiq grabbed a consolation. It was the second time in two games Villa had scored four after their 4-1 Premier League win over West Ham on Sunday. Unai Emery celebrated a year in charge on Tuesday and victory underlined the progress his side have made, having been floundering in 14th and three points above the relegation zone 12 months ago. Villa host Alkmaar in two weeks knowing victory would see them take a giant leap to the knock-out stages, especially following an opening 3-2 defeat at Legia Warsaw in September. After two games in Group E, all four teams were locked on three points but Villa moved to remedy that quickly, opening the scoring just 13 minutes in. Watkins seized on a loose pass from Yukinari Sugawara and, while Boubacar Kamara's ball was cut out, it fell for Bailey to control and rifle in low from the edge of the box. Alkmaar cried handball but the goal stood and 10 minutes later, the hosts were 2-0 down. Another poor pass, this time from Sven Mijnans, went straight to McGinn and his angled pass found Tielemans to bag his first Villa goal. Yet, 90 seconds later, the hosts should have pulled a goal back when Pavlidis fired over with just Emi Martinez to beat after Kamara was dispossessed on the edge of the box. Pavlidis had a goal