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
Newcastle are not “in talks to sign” Shelvey. Swansea would probably have a problem with that.
Why would this be a problem? Are they not allowed to have a talk with his agent? Teams do it all the time.