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SAN FRANCISCO, March 23, (THEWILL)  – President Goodluck Jonathan has congratulated the Flying Eagles of Nigeria on their victory over Senegal on Sunday in the finals of the 2015 African Youth Soccer Championship. President Jonathan, in a statement issued Monday...

Bayern Munich will be without winger Arjen Robben for several weeks after he suffered a stomach muscle tear in the shock 2-0 defeat to Borussia Moenchengladbach on Sunday. Robben, who has only recently returned from a back injury, was taken...

Chelsea's Diego Costa will have scan on Monday to assess a hamstring injury suffered in the 3-2 win at Hull. The striker, 26, scored his 20th goal of the season but was replaced by Loic Remy with 15 minutes remaining. The...

Gerrard sent off 38 seconds after coming on as sub 16th red in Premier League meetings between sides Mata scores two including stunning scissor kick United move five points clear of Liverpool Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard was sent off 38 seconds after coming...

Hazard scores after 87 seconds Costa grabs 20th goal of season before limping off Courtois error hands Hull equaliser Remy scores winner with first touch Thibaut Courtois was indebted to Loic Remy after his late winner extended Chelsea's Premier League lead over Manchester...

Carlos Tevez continued his fine form with his 24th goal of the season as Juventus beat Genoa to stay 14 points clear at the top of Serie A. Tevez, 31, scored twice in Juve's Champions League win in Dortmund in...

Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored a hat-trick as Paris St-Germain beat Lorient to go top of Ligue 1. The Swede scored an early penalty after being fouled by goalkeeper Benjamin Lecomte. PSG dominated and yet missed a host of chances before Jordan Ayew...

Referee Neil Swarbrick appeared to send off the wrong player in the second minute of Manchester City's 3-0 Premier League win against West Brom. Defender Craig Dawson fouled Wilfried Bony on the edge of the area, but Gareth McAuley was...

Holders Real Madrid will meet local rivals Atletico Madrid in the quarter-finals of the Champions League, in a repeat of last season's final. Paris St-Germain's reward for beating Chelsea in the last 16 is a tie against Barcelona, the conquerors...

FIFA has announced it will distribute £142m to clubs as compensation for the release of players involved in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. FIFA, which has agreed the deal with the European Club Association (ECA) following the decision to...