Jordan Hugill's strike completed a Preston comeback as they beat QPR 2-1 at Deepdale for their third win in four games. Kazenga LuaLua's sublime backheel gave the R's an advantage but Aiden McGeady's curling effort from 20 yards levelled before half-time. Hugill's close-range winner with less than 20 minutes left was his 10th Sky Bet Championship goal of the season, while QPR midfielder Luke F...Full Story »

Jordan Hugill's 10th goal of the season lifted Preston to a 2-1 victory over 10-man Birmingham and piled more misery on Blues manager Gianfranco Zola. Callum Robinson opened the scoring for the home side in the eighth minute, but moments after half-time Birmingham were level through Che Adams. However, with 12 minutes to go Hugill nabbed what proved to be the winner to leave Birmingham - who s...Full Story »

Napoli moved up to second in the Serie A table with a 2-0 home victory over strugglers Genoa. Maurizio Sarri's side allowed their opponents to dominate possession in the first half before goals from Piotr Zielinski and Emanuele Giaccherini after the break wrapped up the win and moved them six points behind leaders Juventus. In an uneventful first half which saw both sides create little in th...Full Story »

An 89th-minute strike from Jordan Hugill helped Preston earn a well-deserved point in a 1-1 draw with Ipswich. Tom Lawrence grabbed his sixth goal in his last six games after quarter of an hour to give the Tractor Boys the lead. And it was one they held on to until a minute from the end when Hugill chested down a cross from substitute Daryl Horgan before smashing clinically past visiting goal...Full Story »

Brentford host Norwich on New Year's Eve determined to avenge a 5-0 drubbing in the reverse fixture at Carrow Road earlier this month. Head coach Dean Smith has again rejected suggestions striker Philipp Hofmann is on his way out of the club in January, and the German made a positive contribution off the bench as the Bees rescued a point against Cardiff on Boxing Day. Josh McEachran and Sullay...Full Story »

Levan Mchedlidze scored twice as Empoli pulled away from the drop zone with a 2-0 home win over Cagliari. The Georgian striker had both of his goals laid on by Guido Marilungo, who picked out Mchedlidze in the Sardinians' box in the eighth minute before finding his team-mate again 18 minutes from time. Empoli dominated from start to finish and Marilungo could have got on the scoresheet had he ...Full Story »

Jurgen Klinsmann has been sacked by the USA Klinsmann had been in charge of the USMNT for five years and took them to the 2014 World Cup, where they lost to Belgium in the round of 16. He also guided them to fourth place in the 2016 Copa America - held in the USA. But things have turned sour for Klinsmann and his side were thumped 4-0 by Costa Rica after the defeat to Mexico. And US Soccer h...Full Story »

Brentford go in search of a derby double on Friday but boss Dean Smith is wary of a revitalised Fulham. The Bees beat neighbours QPR 2-0 at Loftus Road seven days earlier, but now host their other west London rivals who are buoyed by a big result of their own. "Winning away against your big rivals gives you a boost, and the whole week has been one full of confidence," Smith told Bees Player. ...Full Story »

Julian Green scored his first competitive goal for Bayern Munich as the German giants advanced in the DFB Pokal with a 3-1 defeat of FC Augsburg. Philipp Lahm pushed Bayern in front shortly after the whistle. Receiving the ball on the right, the legendary right-back nutmegged an oncoming defender in the box before firing low into the far corner. The United States international added Bayern's s...Full Story »

Substitute Rok Kronaveter struck a second-half winner as Slovenia recorded their first win in World Cup qualifying Group F with a 1-0 triumph over Slovakia in Ljubljana. Kronaveter had only been on the pitch two minutes when he hit a neat first-time finish past visiting keeper Matus Kozacik in the 74th minute of a tight encounter after picking up a pinpoint diagonal ball from team-mate Josip Il...Full Story »