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In the opening 16 minutes, the 25-year-old almost single-handedly secured Liverpool’s victory as he sliced through some feeble defending to score a superb individual goal before adding a second six

The England winger has been pleading for the central striker’s role for some time and, playing in his new position, Walcott proved he has what it takes to fill the

The 20-year-old attacking midfielder, snapped up by PSG in August for a reported fee of 45 million euros with the agreement that he would move in January, is one of

Jermain Defoe put Spurs in front in the 58th minute at Villa Park before Bale blew the home team away with goals in the 61st, 73rd and 84th minutes to

As Ligue 1 goes into a three-week break, OM are third with 38 points, behind pacesetters PSG and second-placed Olympique Lyon on goal difference. Saint-Etienne, who last beat OM at

PSV have 40 points from 18 games and lead on goal difference fromTwente Enschedewho won 3-0 atAZ Alkmaaron Friday. PSV, who had lost their four previous matches in Breda, showed

Atletico struggled to create chances in their final match of a year in which they won the Europa League and continued their resurgence under coach Diego Simeone. Adrian finally found

Maradona, who is acting as a consultant for the UAE club Al Wasl that he used to coach, is awaiting the outcome of a meeting of the Iraqi Football Federation

The entertaining clash had finished 2-2 after extra time but that was nothing compared toVitesse Arnhem’s 10-1 hammering of third-tier amateursADO ’20 Heemskerk. Graziano Pelle put Feyenoord ahead after 28

Fellow Champions League competitorsSchalke 04slumped out of the competition in a 2-1 defeat by visitingMainz 05, while Bundesliga sideFortuna Dusseldorfwere stunned 2-0 by third-tierKickers Offenbach. Bayern, who also lead the