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Kylian Mbappe scored four times as France booked their place at next year's World Cup in Qatar in style by thrashing Kazakhstan 8-0. The PSG striker hit the hat-trick inside the opening 30 minutes before completing the rout with a late…

Aston Villa have appointed Steven Gerrard as the new head coach on a three-and-a-half-year deal. The Liverpool legend ended his successful association as Rangers manager to take the Villa job vacated by Dean Smith, who was sacked last…

Newcastle United have confirmed the appointment of Eddie Howe as the club’s new head coach on a contract until summer 2024. The 43-year-old arrives on Tyneside, leaving AFC Bournemouth last summer, ending a long affiliation with the…

AC Milan missed the chance to go top of Serie A on Sunday after a 1-1 derby draw with Inter Milan which allowed Napoli to maintain their place at the summit. Stefano Pioli’s unbeaten side are level with Napoli on 32 points after a Stefan…

Emile Smith Rowe found the net for the third successive Premier League game as Arsenal marked Mikel Arteta's 100th game in charge with a 1-0 win over Watford at the Emirates. The Gunners, now unbeaten in 10 games across all competitions,…

Real Madrid held on to beat in form Rayo Vallecano 2-1 at the Bernabeu to return to the top of La Liga on Saturday. Toni Kroos put the hosts in front after 14 minutes with a well-taken, side-footed finish from Vinicius Junior's pass.…

Barcelona threw away a three-goal lead against Celta Vigo in interim manager Sergi Barjuan's final match in charge. Goals from Ansu Fati, Sergio Busquets and Memphis Depay had put the visitors in complete control at half-time.…

Manchester United were well beaten by Manchester City 2-0 in an utterly one sided local derby at Old Trafford on Saturday. An Eric Bailly own goal and a close-range poke by Bernardo Silva in the first half helped City see off their…

FC Barcelona have confirmed that Xavi Hernández would become first team coach for the rest of the current season and two more seasons. Xavi , a youth team product at Barça, has left his current club, Al-Sadd of Qatar, after reaching an…

London: West Ham qualified for the Europa League knockout stages despite Tomas Soucek’s own goal costing them victory in a 2-2 draw at Genk on Thursday, but Leicester have work to do after being held 1-1 at home by Spartak Moscow.…