Pep Guardiola is relishing the chance to pit his wits against Bayern Munich coach Thomas Tuchel as the Manchester City boss looks to avenge his team’s 2021 Champions League final defeat at the German’s hands. City hosts Bayern in the first leg of the Champions League quarterfinals on Tuesday as Guardiola continues his quest […]
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Premier League: Arsenal ready for title push, Man City faces Liverpool test
Arsenal enters the final furlong of the Premier League title race with a clash against Leeds on Saturday as the club bids to be crowned champion for the first time in 19 years. Second-place Manchester City cannot afford to stumble in a marquee match-up against Liverpool, while the battle to avoid relegation is heating up. […]
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FIFA hands Spurs managing director Fabio Paratici handed worldwide ban over Juve suspension
Tottenham managing director of soccer Fabio Paratici has received a worldwide ban by FIFA that could end his time with the North London club. Paratici was handed a 30-month ban from Italian soccer in January after his former club Juventus was found guilty of false accounting. The 50-year-old Italian was sporting and managing director at […]
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Antonio Conte's turbulent Spurs reign ends in familiar fashion
Antonio Conte‘s volatile time as Tottenham’s manager came to an almost inevitable end on Sunday as the intense Italian parted ways with the club “by mutual agreement” after 16 months in charge. Conte, 53, arrived to take charge of the under-achieving Premier League team in November 2021. After spending much of the time making veiled […]
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Harry Kane: England's goal king
Newly established as England’s record goalscorer, Harry Kane earned his place in the history books as much by his perseverance as his lethal finishing. Kane’s penalty against Italy on Thursday took his tally for his country to 54, passing Wayne Rooney‘s mark for the Three Lions. The 29-year-old also recently moved ahead […]
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Giant-killer Grimsby Town angling for FA Cup fairytale at Brighton
Cheered on by thousands of fans brandishing inflatable haddock, Grimsby aims to catch another big fish when the fourth-tier minnow faces Brighton in the club’s first FA Cup quarterfinal in 84 years on Sunday. As an unfashionable underdog from a provincial town on England’s East Coast, Grimsby’s FA Cup adventure is the perfect encapsulation of […]
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Man City reign will be judged by Champions League: Guardiola
Pep Guardiola admits his Manchester City tenure will be defined by success in the Champions League no matter how many times his team wins the Premier League. On Tuesday, City faces Bundesliga high-flier RB Leipzig in the second leg of the Champions League round of 16 matchup looking to advance to the quarterfinals for a […]
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Iconic Match of the Day goes on without a presenter, pundits or even commentary
Proudly billed by the BBC as “the world’s most famous football show”, Match of the Day tackled the sport’s most controversial moments for nearly 60 years before being thrown into turmoil this week. Gary Lineker, the Match of the Day host, sparked an impartiality controversy by criticizing the British government’s new policy on tackling illegal immigration. […]
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Spurs faces uncertain future despite Antonio Conte return for AC Milan clash
Tottenham manager Antonio Conte is set to return to the bench for Wednesday’s decisive Champions League showdown against AC Milan, but persistent questions over the Italian’s future risk overshadowing the rest of the team’s season. Conte has missed the past four games as he recovered from gallbladder surgery in Italy with his assistant, Cristian Stellini, […]
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Jurgen Klopp eyes Liverpool revival ahead of Real Madrid revenge mission
Jurgen Klopp has urged Liverpool to turn its recent improvement into a season-saving revival as the Reds eye Champions League revenge against Real Madrid. Klopp’s team is showing signs of finally emerging from a dismal spell that threatened to ruin its entire campaign. Liverpool has reeled off successive victories over Everton and Newcastle to give […]