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Sunday Ticker: FA Cup, Blatter, Hazard, and more

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While Oxford United produced the upset of the weekend in the FA Cup, Sepp Blatter announced that he will formally launch an appeal against his ban and more:

Sepp Blatter’s attorney, Richard Cullen, told Agence France-Presse that the outgoing FIFA president will appeal his eight-year suspension from the sport. (REPORT)

Chelsea manager Guus Hiddink says Eden Hazard will be sidelined for the club’s next English Premier League game against West Brom Albion on Wednesday. (REPORT)

AFC Bournemouth completed the transfer of 22-year-old striker Benik Afobe, who signed a four-and-a-half-year contract, from Wolverhampton. (REPORT)

Former Barcelona captain Carlos Puyol says it would be “a huge injustice” if Lionel Messi does not win the Ballon d’Or on Monday. (REPORT)

Newcastle United are reportedly very interested in acquiring 23-year-old English international Jonjo Shelvey. (REPORT)

Just five points above the La Liga relegation zone, Real Betis has decided to sack manager Pepe Mel. (REPORT)

Here are the results from this weekend’s top leagues and competitions:

ENGLISH FA CUP 

Friday

  • Exeter City 2 – 2 Liverpool

Saturday

  • Wycombe Wanderers 1 – 1 Aston Villa
  • Arsenal 3 – 1 Sunderland
  • Birmingham City 1 – 2 AFC Bournemouth
  • Brentford 0 – 1 Walsall
  • Eastleigh 1 – 1 Bolton Wanderers
  • Doncaster Rovers 1 – 2 Stoke City
  • Manchester United 1 – 0 Sheffield United
  • Bury 0 – 0 Bradford City
  • Colchester United 2 – 1 Charlton Athletic
  • Everton 2 – 0 Dagenham & Redbridge
  • Hartlepool United 1 – 2 Derby County
  • Hull City 1 – 0 Brighton & Hove Albion
  • Ipswich Town 2 – 2 Portsmouth
  • Middlesbrough 1 – 2 Burnley
  • Newport County vs. Blackburn Rovers (Postponed)
  • Sheffield Wednesday 2 – 1 Fulham
  • Nottingham Forest 1 – 0 QPR
  • West Brom Albion 2 – 2 Bristol City
  • West Ham United 1 – 0 Wolverhampton
  • Crystal Palace 2 – 1 Southampton
  • Watford 1 – 0 Newcastle
  • Peterborough United 2 – 0 Preston North End
  • Northampton Town 2 – 2 Milton Keynes Dons
  • Leeds United 2 – 0 Rotherham United
  • Huddersfield Town 2 – 2 Reading

Sunday

  • Oxford United 3 – 2 Swansea City
  • Chelsea 2 – 0 Scunthorpe United
  • Tottenham 2 – 2 Leicester City
  • Carlisle United 2 – 2 Yeovil Town
  • Cardiff City 0 – 1 Shrewsbury Town

SPANISH LA LIGA

Saturday

  • Barcelona 4 – 0 Granada
  • Getafe 1 – 0 Real Betis
  • Sevilla 2 – 0 Athletic Bilbao
  • Real Madrid 5 – 0 Deportivo La Coruña
  • Levante 2 – 1 Rayo Vallecano

Sunday

  • Villareal 2 – 0 Sporting Gijon
  • Real Sociedad 2 – 0 Valencia
  • Eibar 2 – 1 Espanyol
  • Las Palmas 1 – 1 Malaga
  • Celta Vigo 0 – 2 Atletico Madrid

ITALIAN SERIE A

Saturday

  • Carpi 2 – 1 Udinese
  • Fiorentina 1 – 3 Lazio
  • Roma 1 – 1 AC Milan

Sunday

  • Inter Milan 0 – 1 Sassuolo
  • Atalanta 0 – 2 Genoa
  • Bologna 0 – 1 Chievo Verona
  • Frosinone 1 – 5 Napoli
  • Hellas Verona 0 – 1 Palermo
  • Torino 0 – 1 Empoli
  • Sampdoria 1 – 2 Juventus

FRENCH LIGUE 1

Friday

  • Paris Saint-Germain 2 – 0 Bastia

Saturday

  • Lyon 4 – 1 Troyes
  • Angers 2 – 0 Caen
  • Monaco 2 – 2 Ajaccio
  • Montpellier 0 – 1 Bordeaux
  • Stade de Reims 2 – 2 Toulouse
  • Stade Rennes 2 – 2 Lorient

Sunday

  • Nantes 2 – 1 St Etienne
  • Lille 1 – 1 Nice
  • Marseille 0 – 0 Guingamp

MEXICAN LIGA MX

Friday

  • Queretaro 1 – 3 Atlas
  • Tijuana 1 – 1 Pachuca

Saturday

  • America 0 – 0 Puebla
  • Morelia 2 – 2 Cruz Azul
  • Monterrey 1 – 0 Pumas UNAM
  • Chiapas 1 – 0 Dorados de Sinaloa
  • Leon 2 – 0 Santos

Sunday

  • Toluca 1 – 0 Tigres UANL
  • Guadalajara 2 – 2 Veracruz

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