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LONDON: Substitute Divock Origi and James Milner struck to send Liverpool top of the Premier League as both they and Manchester City stole past previous leaders Chelsea in Saturday's action.

Top scorers of the Bundesliga on Saturday 13 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Borussia Dortmund) 12 Anthony Modeste (Cologne)

Results and standings from the Polish championship matches on Saturday Saturday, November 26Korona Kielce 4 Pogon Szczec

MOSCOW: Russian Premier League table after Friday's match (played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, point

LONDON: Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino believes Saturday's trip to in-form Premier League leaders Chelsea represents an ideal opportunity for his side to relaunch their season.

MANILA: Indonesia secured a last-gasp Suzuki Cup semi-final slot Friday with a come from behind 2-1 win over Singapore, who were knocked out of the competition.

MANCHESTER: Pep Guardiola insisted Friday he had no intention of signing Lionel Messi, saying he wants the Barcelona star to see out his career at the Nou Camp.

MADRID: Atletico Madrid will travel to Saudi Arabia for a friendly during the Spanish winter break, last season's UEFA Champions League runners-up announced on Friday.

LONDON: Crystal Palace forward Loic Remy has suffered a new injury and will be out for up to three more weeks before making his debut, manager Alan Pardew said on Friday.

LONDON: West Bromwich Albion are playing so well that they cannot find room for record signing Nacer Chadli in the team, manager Tony Pulis said on Friday.

MADRID: Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane expects to be without the services of Welsh forward Gareth Bale for a long period of time.

LONDON: Chelsea manager Antonio Conte has called on his players not to be drawn into the sort of feuds that marred last season's dramatic home game against London rivals Tottenham Hotspur when the teams meet at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.

MANCHESTER: Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho challenged Wayne Rooney to lead the club to Europa League glory after the England captain broke United's European scoring record against Feyenoord.

ATHENS: Former England defender Joleon Lescott left AEK Athens on Thursday just three months into his two-year contract, the Greek Super League club announced.

LONDON: Former Liverpool and England captain Steven Gerrard announced his retirement from professional football on Thursday at the age of 36.

LONDON: Arsene Wenger admits Arsenal have lost momentum and look destined for a frustrating second-placed finish in their Champions League group after being held to a 2-2 draw against Paris Saint-Germain.

BERLIN: RB Leipzig are determined to defend their hard-earned status as the new Bundesliga leaders with a win at Freiburg on Friday to pile the pressure on faltering Bayern Munich.

ISTANBUL: Benfica must wait on a place in the last 16 of the Champions League after they squandered a three-goal lead to draw 3-3 at Turkey's Besiktas on Wednesday.

MANCHESTER: Manchester United will trigger an option to extend Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic's contract by a year, manager Jose Mourinho told a press conference on Wednesday.

ROISSY: FIFA president Gianni Infantino is hoping video replays will be used at the 2018 World Cup in Russia to help referees avoid serious mistakes during the tournament.

MADRID: Spanish prosecutors recommended Wednesday that Barcelona's Brazilian star Neymar be handed a two-year jail sentence and a fine of 10 million euros ($10.

MONTREAL: A second-half goal by Cameroon defender Ambroise Oyongo gave the Montreal Impact a 3-2 victory over Toronto FC Tuesday in the first leg of their Major League Soccer semi-final playoff matchup.

MILAN: Genoa striker Leonardo Pavoletti is expected to be ruled out until January after suffering a knee injury during last weekend's defeat to Lazio.

BARCELONA: Lionel Messi looks set to return for Barcelona's Champions League trip to Celtic on Wednesday after overcoming a sickness bug that forced the Argentine to miss Barca's 0-0 draw with Malaga on Saturday.

BERLIN: Hoffenheim missed the chance to end the weekend in third place in the Bundesliga after being held to a 2-2 draw at home by winless bottom club Hamburg on Sunday.

MILAN: Results from Italy's Serie A after Sunday's early game:Sampdoria 3 (Quagliarella 84, Muriel 86, 90+1) Sas

YANGON: Malaysia saw off Cambodia in their opening game of the Suzuki Cup on Sunday, coming from behind to clinch a 3-2 victory thanks to the boot of Amri Yahya.

LONDON: English Football League table after Sunday's match (played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, poin

LONDON: Dwight Gayle scored twice as Rafael Benitez's relentless Newcastle United won 2-0 at Leeds United on Sunday to move five points clear at the top of the Championship.

SYDNEY: Sydney FC lost their six-match winning run as Brisbane Roar fought back from a goal down to snatch a 1-1 draw in Australia's A-League this weekend.