Celtic remain Scottish Premiership leaders after Aberdeen dropped points at St Johnstone, drawing 1-1 on Friday.

Aberdeen missed the chance to go top of the Scottish Premiership after being held to a 1-1 draw at St Johnstone. 

Victory at McDiarmid Park would have seen Derek McInnes men leapfrog Celtic, but Aberdeen can perhaps count themselves as fortunate to get a share of the spoils. 

David Goodwillie had an early effort disallowed for offside for the visitors, before Simon Lappin put St Johnstone in front on the half-hour mark. 

Lappin s first league goal since 2008 was worth the wait as he netted a superb volley. 

Aberdeen were given a let-off when Lee Croft s shot struck the post and it was a reprieve they took advantage of it as Adam Roo…

Monaco boss Leonardo Jardim has refuted talk that their Coupe de France quarter-final with Paris Saint-Germain will decide the winner.

Leonardo Jardim has insisted that Monaco s Coupe de France quarter-final clash with Paris Saint-Germain is not a de-facto final.

Jardim s men visit the Parc des Princes on Wednesday having held them to a goalless draw in Ligue 1 on Sunday.

That result saw a profligate PSG miss the chance to go top of the table as they failed to capitalise on league leaders Lyon s 2-1 loss at Lille a day earlier.

The tie in the French capital pits the two favourites to win the competition, which has just four Ligue 1 teams remaining, against each other.

However, Jardim does not believe the game will necessarily be decisive in determ…

Laying down what was a real La Liga marker on Sunday night, Barcelona picked up what could turn out to be a crucial 1-0 victory away at Atletico Madrid.

Watching Real Madrid suffer a shock 2-1 loss away at Villarreal 24 hours prior, Xavi s side managed to extend their buffer at the top of the table to three points as Ousmane Dembele clinched a first-half winner here.

Enjoying what has been a stellar purple patch on either side of the World Cup break, the Spanish heavyweights also piled more pressure onto an Atletico squad who have continued to show a string of inconsistencies this season.

With Ferran Torres and Stefan Savic both shown their own late red cards after an off-the-ball altercation, fans around the Nou Camp will be excited by what was another eye-catc…

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History could be written at the Millenium Stadium in Cardiff on Saturday night when Serie A champions Juventus go head to head with the Spanish title holders Real Madrid.

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Having successfully defended their league title this season to clinch the record-breaking sixth successive Calcio, Italy’s heavyweights have set their sights on European glory and a trophy that has eluded them for many years. Massimiliano Allegri has once again done a great job in transforming his squad following departures of several key players last summer. Bianconeri have bolstered their ranks to add much-needed depth to the squad and are currently picking up fruit of their hard labour. Guided forward by the Italian icon Gianluigi…

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Hoping to find a route into the promotion places on Sunday night, Atletico GO will make the trip to a struggling Ponte Preta.

Starting with the hosts, while Ponte Preta might have opened up the 2023 campaign with their sights set on mounting a genuine top-half charge, Joao Brigatti’s side have struggled to find any kind of stability. Despite being last seen eventually snatching an action-packed 3-3 draw away at Sport Recife, the Sao Paulo-based outfit have failed to muster a single Serie B victory from any of their previous seven appearances across all competitions. With that extended rut stemming all the way back to August 26th, fans around the Moises Lucarelli are firmly looking over their shoulder at a looming …

There have been plenty of reports suggesting Dani Ceballos, currently on loan at Arsenal, would not be playing for Real Madrid next season. Now, the midfielder appears to have put his return to the Santiago Bernabeu in even graver doubt.

Arsenal are believed to be keen to turn his loan spell into a permanent deal, but in the current financial climate, it remains to be seen whether they ll be able to afford it. Valencia have been named as interested too.

Speaking to Spanish radio Cadena SER about his options, Ceballos made it clear he was the master of his own fate, as well as that he wants to play regularly next season. However, he doesn t expect he would be able to get his wish in Zinedine Zidane s team. He refused to rule anything out; he could stay in the Premier Lea…

Marcelo Bielsa believes Uruguay have more to do to mark themselves out as one of the favourites to win the Copa America, despite crushing Bolivia 5-0 to make it two wins from two games.

Facundo Pellistri, Darwin Nunez, Maximiliano Araujo, Federico Valverde and Rodrigo Bentancur all scored as Bielsa s team ran riot in their second Group C game on Thursday.

It was Uruguay s biggest win in the Copa America since 1959, when they beat Argentina by the same scoreline in the group stage.

Having opened their campaign with a 3-1 win over Panama, they have won their first two matches at a Copa America tournament for the first time since 1995, when they went on to lift the trophy.

A figure of 2.74 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots to Bolivia s 0.06 (four shots) spok…

Sean Dyche described referee Craig Pawson’s decision not to send off Ibrahima Konate in the Merseyside derby as “nearly impossible”.

Everton were reduced to 10 men late in the first half at Anfield when Ashley Young was shown a second yellow card but Pawson opted not to make the same decision midway through the second half when Konate pulled back Beto.

The Toffees had succeeded in keeping the game goalless to that point but Mohamed Salah then scored a penalty after a VAR review saw Michael Keane penalised for handball and the striker added a very late second to give Liverpool a 2-0 win.

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Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says new signing Darwin Nunez has all the pieces that the Reds look for in a player but insists he is still a work in progress .

The Reds confirmed the signing of the 22-year-old Uruguay international forward on a long-term contract from Benfica on Tuesday.

Nunez has joined for a reported fee of £64million (€75m), with a further £21.4m (€25m) in potential add-ons, in a move that is subject to the granting of a work permit and international clearance.

The striker joins after netting 48 goals in 85 appearances for Benfica, finishing as last season s Primeira Liga top scorer with 26 strikes. He also scored in both of Benfica s Champions League matches against Liverpool prompting excitement about his acquisition.

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With one leg of a possible domestic and European treble in the bag, Barcelona go in search of their second trophy of 2014-15 in the Copa del Rey final against Athletic Bilbao.

Barca wrapped up the league title with a 1-0 win at Atletico Madrid a fortnight ago, and Saturday s clash with Athletic marks the first of two finals in as many weeks as Luis Enrique s side steel themselves for a huge end to the season.

The following weekend sees them take on Juventus in the UEFA Champions League final, but for now their attentions are focused on completing the domestic double.

For one last time, Xavi will enjoy playing at Camp Nou for Barca, although he and his team-mates will occupy the away dressing room, and around 50,000 Athletic fans are expected to make the journey f…