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Soccer on Boxing Day, also known as St. Stephen’s Day, usually marks the start of a congested fixture list over the Christmas and New Year period. It is a tradition …

Mikel Arteta hinted he was ready to hand Gabriel Jesus his first start in 345 days in Arsenal‘s Carabao Cup quarterfinal clash against Crystal Palace. Arsenal will take on Oliver …

Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim does not believe Bruno Fernandes’ injury will keep him out for very long but declined to put a timescale on his absence. The Portugal international …

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Arsenal secured their place in the semi-finals of the Carabao Cup after a marathon 8-7 sudden-death penalty shoot-out victory over Crystal Palace. Arsenal dominated the first half — with second-choice …

An arbitrary enough point at which to assess the season, Christmas has nevertheless become a marker for plenty when looking at who might finish where in the Premier League table. …

Pep Guardiola has warned his Manchester City players that if they overindulge over their Christmas break they risk being dropped from the squad for the next game against Nottingham Forest. …

Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah scored a stoppage-time goal to give Egypt a 2-1 win over Zimbabwe to start their Africa Cup of Nations campaign on Monday. Zimbabwe had taken a …