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Soccer-Napoli win 3-2 at Genoa with last-gasp penalty to close gap on leaders

GENOA, Italy, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Napoli's Rasmus ‌Hojlund netted a stoppage-time penalty to snatch a 3-2 victory at Genoa on ‌Saturday as they finished with 10 men but closed the gap on the ‌top two in Serie A.

Soccer-Arsenal go nine points clear, Man Utd win again under Carrick

Feb 7 (Reuters) - Arsenal marched nine points clear in the ‌Premier League title race as Viktor Gyokeres hit two goals in a 3-0 victory over Sunderland on Saturday as Manchester United made it four wins out of ‌four for coach Michael Carrick in their top-four push.

Soccer-Barcelona ease past Mallorca to extend LaLiga lead

BARCELONA, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Barcelona outclassed Mallorca ‌3-0 at home on Saturday to increase their lead at the top of the ‌LaLiga standings.

Soccer-Gyokeres double as Arsenal outclass Sunderland to extend lead

LONDON, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Viktor Gyokeres struck twice as ‌Arsenal sealed a comfortable 3-0 win over Sunderland to extend their advantage at the top of the Premier League ‌table to nine points on Saturday, turning up the pressure on Manchester City ahead of their trip to ‌Liverpool.

Soccer-Dortmund's late winner keeps up pressure on leaders Bayern

WOLFSBURG, Germany, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Striker ‌Serhou Guirassy snatched the winner three minutes from time to earn second-placed ‌Borussia Dortmund a 2-1 victory at VfL Wolfsburg on Saturday that ‌cut Bayern Munich's Bundesliga lead to three points.

Kuching City a step closer to Malaysia Cup semis with 3-1 triumph over Brunei

PETALING JAYA: Kuching City grabbed a comfortable advantage in the Malaysia Cup quarter-finals after they beat Brunei 3-1 at the Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Stadium on Saturday (Feb 7).

Soccer-Man Utd tighten grip on fourth place with 2-0 home win over Spurs

MANCHESTER, England, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Manchester United's ‌Bryan Mbeumo and Bruno Fernandes scored to down 10-man Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 at Old Trafford on ‌Saturday, tightening their grip on fourth place in the Premier League and piling the ‌pressure on visiting coach Thomas Frank.

Soccer-Barcelona formally quit moribund Super League project

BARCELONA, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Barcelona ‌have officially withdrawn from the European Super League project, the club ‌announced on Saturday, leaving Real Madrid as the sole remaining ‌advocate for a competition that once threatened briefly to rival UEFA's Champions League.

Soccer-Barcelona says it withdraws from European Super League project

MADRID, ‌Feb 7 (Reuters) - ‌Barcelona said on ‌Saturday it would leave the ‍European Super ‍League ‌project.

Soccer-Carrick urges no ‘knee‑jerk’ managerial decision amid United surge

Feb 7 (Reuters) - Manchester United interim ‌manager Michael Carrick said he is relishing his spell in charge ‌but will not get carried away with talk of taking ‌the job permanently despite overseeing three wins from his opening three matches.