Street clashes between die-hard fans and police marred celebrations in Saint Petersburg after the city s beloved team Zenit won its second Russian league title, reports said Monday.
The clashes broke out late Sunday after 2,000 Zenit St Petersburg fans descended on the city s famed main street Nevsky Prospekt to fete its 5-0 thrashing of Rostov which assured the team of the league title.
Bottles were thrown at police who then used tear gas to disperse the supporters, Saint Petersburg newsite Fontaka.ru said, adding that 100 supporters had been arrested.
Internet sites showed images of a wounded policeman lying in the street with his head covered in blood. The local police declined to comment.
There had been tensions even on the pitch after the match when…
Rafael Benitez has experienced the finest moment of his professional career as a coach in the Champions League but defeat for holders Inter Milan at home to unglamorous Dutch side FC Twente on Wednesday could bring him his lowest.
The 50-year-old has singularly failed so far to maintain Inter s remarkable form of last term under Jose Mourinho who has little regard for Benitez and has gloated from afar at his discomfort and the wise money is that anything but a win for Inter will see his tenure end after just months in the job.
A Twente victory would even place Inter s chances of reaching the second round in jeopardy as they would go a point ahead of them with just one match remaining.
Group A leaders Spurs can seal their place in the second round in their first …
Ajax s 1-0 win in the Eredivisie on Sunday has been marred by reports midfielder Riechedly Bazoer was the subject of racist taunts from a section of ADO Den Haag supporters.
Amin Younes scored the only goal of the game as Ajax stayed four points clear of PSV Eindhoven at the top of the table.
However, reports emerged that Bazoer, who is of Curacaoan descent, was taunted with jungle noises , with the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) announcing they will be investigating the incident.
Jungle sounds are awful, they tweeted. We will put the images and reports forward to the prosecutor of professional football.
Ajax coach Frank de Boer was angry with the outrageous actions of selected Den Haag fans.
I could not believe it beca…
Champions Paris Saint-Germain equalled their own Ligue 1 points record with an emphatic 4-0 home victory over Rennes on Friday.
Laurent Blanc s side have now matched their record 2013-14 tally of 89 points and still have three more league matches remaining as they attempt to beat the mark before looking to seal back-to-back domestic trebles in the Coupe de France final against Marseille.
Hosts PSG – who made five changes following their win over Lille in the Coupe de la Ligue final scored twice in the space of four second-half minutes, with Maxwell impressively rounding off a wonderful move before Zlatan Ibrahimovic struck from close range.
Edinson Cavani then hit the crossbar before Ibrahimovic got his second of the match with a powerful finish 12 minutes fro…
There was a worrying incident shortly before France s Euro 2020 game with Germany involving a Greenpeace parachutist and the stadium Spidercam. No, honestly.
The apparent protester, his chute emblazoned with Kick out oil , slowly circled his way towards the Allianz Arena pitch but collided with the mechanism by which the camera was suspended. Debris almost hit Didier Deschamps in the France dugout, while the man was given medical attention after coming to rest on the turf. Nobody was injured, thankfully.
It turned out that surprising wonders dropping from the sky was the theme of the day, as France began their quest for continental glory with a 1-0 win in Munich. That s a circuitous route to talking about the spontaneous brilliance of Paul Pogba. No, honestly.
Tw…
Cristiano Ronaldo rounded off 2019 by winning the prize for best men s player at the Dubai Globe Soccer Awards.
Ronaldo, who came third in the 2019 Ballon d Or rankings behind Virgil van Dijk and winner Lionel Messi, has now won the award six times out of its nine years of existence.
It also marked a fourth successive triumph at the awards for the 34-year-old, who helped Juventus claim the 2018-19 Serie A title in his first season in Italy while also playing a key role in Portugal winning the Nations League.
I have to thank my family, my girlfriend, my boy there, Cristiano, my three kids who are waiting for me in the hotel, my friends, my team-mates of Juventus and the national team, my agent, all the people here tonight who support this gala, Ronaldo said,…
Tottenham boss Antonio Conte is concentrated on the present ahead of his team s Champions League clash against Sporting CP, saying any discussions about his long-term future must wait.
Back-to-back defeats in the Premier League to Manchester United and Newcastle United have knocked the north London side out of their rhythm.
It is three league defeats in the last five for Tottenham after going unbeaten in their opening seven games, and the loss of domestic league form comes alongside uncertainty around Conte s future.
The Italian head coach, appointed last November, has yet to sign a new deal and his contract is due to expire at the end of the season.
Asked about being prepared to stay for the long haul, Conte said at Tuesday s press conference: This is a …
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We ve finally made our way through to the final set of group stage fixtures at UEFA Euro 2020 which seems to have happened in the blink of an eye. Group A has already finished up their campaign and tonight, Group B will be joining them with all four countries hoping to round things off in a big way. Today, we re going to take a look at what should be an enticing affair between Russia and Denmark tonight.
Russia
The Russians seem to thrive under a home-field advantage and while they won t have that in this game, the win over Finland would ve given them the confidence to believe they can edge through in second place. They have power and determination on their side to make up for the fact that, in more ways than …