Kick Off: Blancos lift Supercopa de Espana; Obien sends Algeria to the bottom

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Match Report

Real Madrid 2-0 Athletic: Blancos lift Supercopa de Espana, Modric & Benzema net

Modric scores, Benzema nets pen, Real Madrid have been crowned the Spanish Cup champions after an eight year absence from the final, holding off Athletic Bilbao in Saudi Arabia.

Algeria 0-1 Equatorial Guinea: Esteban Obiang scores in epic AFCON shock

Esteban Obiang scored 20 minutes from time as Equatorial Guinea pulled off one of the great Africa Cup of Nations finals upsets with a 1-0 win over defending champions Algeria on Sunday.

Atalanta 0-0 Inter: Big time saves keep it at deadlock between Atalanta & Inter

Not a bore draw with chances at both ends, but neither Atalanta nor Inter could find the breakthrough in Bergamo and the late kick-off finishes 0-0.It's a result which does no favours for either side and their ambitions for the season.

Roma 1-0 Cagliari: Oliveira nets from spot to end three-match winless run

Sergio Oliveira scored a penalty on his AS Roma debut as Jose Mourinho's side ended a three-match winless run by beating relegation battling Cagliari 1-0 in Serie A on Sunday.

Côte d'Ivoire 2-2 Sierra Leone: A. Kamara nets late equaliser for Leone Stars

A goalkeeping howler handed Sierra Leone a dramatic last-gasp equaliser that secured a 2-2 draw with Ivory Coast in their Africa Cup of Nations Group E clash in Douala on Sunday.

Tunisia 4-0 Mauritania: Eagles of Carthage register glorious win over Mauritania

Hamza Mathlouthi and Wahbi Khazri scored goals inside the opening nine minutes to set up a comfortable 4-0 victory for Tunisia over Mauritania in their Africa Cup of Nations Group F match at the Limbe Stadium on Sunday.

West Ham 2-3 Leeds: Harrison scores terrific hat-trick as Bielsa's side earn win

Jack Harrison scored his first hat-trick in professional football as Leeds United earned a thrilling 3-2 win over West Ham United at London Stadium.

Liverpool 3-0 Brentford: Fabinho, Oxlade-Chamberlain & Minamino lift Reds to 2nd

Liverpool moved up to second place in the Premier League table with a routine 3-0 win over Brentford at Anfield on Sunday, thanks to goals from Fabinho, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Takumi Minamino.  

Top Headline

OFFICIAL: Everton confirm the departure of Rafael Benitez as first team manager

Everton have sacked Rafa Benitez after the Toffees' embarrassing 2-1 defeat at Norwich City proved the final nail in the coffin for the Liverpool legend.

FIFA's The Best awards 2021:  Time, nominees, favourites & everything

The Best FIFA awards will be awarded tonight, who do you support?

These Things Happen

Real Madrid 'preparing a £292m package for BOTH Haaland and Mbappe'

Real Madrid are preparing a financial package worth £292million to secure the services of both Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappe, according to reports.

Juve 'want Partey as part of the deal if they are to let Arsenal sign Arthur'

Juventus are reportedly demanding that Arsenal hand over Thomas Partey if they are to accept an offer for midfielder Arthur Melo this January.

Arsenal 'submit £50m bid for Vlahovic with Torreira included as part of deal'

Arsenal have reportedly made a new offer of £50m for in-form Fiorentina striker Dusan Vlahovic.

What they say

“There is no fear” – Benzema makes bold Madrid claim ahead of UCL clash with PSG

Real Madrid star Karim Benzema has made a bold claim ahead of Los Blancos' Champions League clash with Ligue 1 giants Paris Saint-Germain (PSG).

Iheanacho gives perfect response to Messi vs Ronaldo debate

Leicester City forward Kelechi Iheanacho has said that he cannot choose between PSG superstar Lionel Messi and Manchester United talisman Cristiano Ronaldo.

Coutinho: I had ups and downs at Barcelona, I missed the Premier League

Philippe Coutinho had a memorable Aston Villa debut, scoring the equaliser of a 2-2 draw against Manchester United in the Premier League. The Brazilian forward expresses his feelings after the match.

Florentino Perez: Modric is worthy of winning the Ballon d'Or again

Real Madrid president Florentino Perez spoke to Movistar after his side won the Spanish Supercopa by beating Athletic Club 2-0 on Sunday.

'I'm not happy at all': Bruno left furious after United let lead slip at Villa

Bruno Fernandes was not happy with his team at all following their 2-2 draw with Aston Villa on Saturday evening.

Alex Song reveals he 'didn't give a F**K' about being on the bench at Barca

Former Arsenal midfielder Alex Song gave up the chance of legendary status with the Gunners to join Spanish giants Barcelona to 'become a millionaire'.

In-depth

What's the difference between FIFA The Best awards and the Ballon d'Or?

Following a split between FIFA and French publication France Football in 2016, we now have two major individual award ceremonies each year. What are their differences?

Fixture of the Day

FIFA The Best Award Ceremony

2022/1/17 18:00 UTC

Serie A

Bologna vs Napoli 2022/1/17 17:30 UTC

Milan vs Spezia 2022/1/17 17:30 UTC

Africa Cup of Nations

Burkina Faso vs Ethiopia 2022/1/17 16:00 UTC

Cape Verde Islands vs Cameroon 2022/1/17 16:00 UTC