Premier League CEO Richard Scudamore confirmed that there are plans for a ‘B’ league to replace the current Under-21 league format. The new league would be for Under-23players with four over age players allowed per game. According to Sky Sports News, the league would involve the same teams that are in the Under-21 league, including […]
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Leonardo Set for PSG Return?
Leonardo could be set for a return to Paris-Saint Germain despite reports linking him with Inter Milan. The Brazilian was sporting director for the French team between 2011 and2013, but resigned from his role after being handed a suspension for bumping into a referee during a Ligue 1 game last year. According to Le Parisien, […]
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Man City to Expand its Stadium
Manchester City has been granted planning permission to expand the capacity of the Etihad Stadium to more than 60,000, adding up approximately 14,500 seats. The increased capacity will make theEtihad Stadium the second largest in the Premier League, behind only Manchester United’s Old Trafford.
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Suarez Admits World Cup Injury Fear
Four months ahead of this summer’s World Cup in Brazil, Liverpool striker Luis Suarez admits that he fears picking up an injury that could rule him out of the tournament. TheUruguayan is having a fantastic season with Liverpool, leading the league in goals scored with 23. “The truth is that I am scared of what […]
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Mourinho: Wenger a 'Specialist in Failure'
Jose Mourinho has responded to Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger’s claim that the Chelsea boss is afraid of failure by calling Wenger a “specialist infailure.” Following a news conference in which Wenger said the Premier League title was “Chelsea’s to lose” and that his rival insisting that Chelsea is not a title contendercomes out of a […]
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Hodgson Issues Rooney World Cup Challenge
England coach Roy Hodgson has issued a public challenge to Wayne Rooney to start reproducing his club form for England and to make sure that he lives up to hisreputation on the international stage at the World Cup in Brazil this summer. The former Fulham and West Brom coach said it’s time that Rooney “exploded” […]
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FIFA Refuses to Disclose Neymar Transfer Info
FIFA has reportedly refused to hand over documents concerning Neymar’s move to Barcelona last summer to Pablo Ruiz, the Spanish judge who is investigatingwhether there is fraud in the deal. Last month Ruiz asked FIFA, Barcelona and the company Neymar & Neymar to hand over the documents they received regarding the transfer amid reports thatdifferent […]
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USA Climbs to 13th in FIFA Rankings
Thanks to its 2-0 win against South Korea earlier this month, the U.S. men’s national team jumped one spot to No. 13 in FIFA’s World Rankings for February. Ghana, the USA’s firstopponent in this summer’s World Cup in Brazil, fell 13 spots to No. 37, while Portugal, its second opponent, climbed one place to No. […]
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Court Rejects Santos' Request to See Neymar Contract
Neymar on Wednesday published on his official Twitter account a copy of a court decision rejecting Santos’ demand to have access to the player’s contracts withBarcelona. According to Judge Gustavo Antonio Peroni Louzada the contracts signed by the Brazilian star with the Spanish club are posterior to the agreement he had with Santos and theclub […]
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Martino: Barca Veterans Still Relish Big Occasions
Barcelona coach Gerardo Martino on Wednesday noted that the club’s veteran players still relish big occasions, as Barca advanced to the Copa del Rey final — where it willmeet rival Real Madrid — with a 3-1 aggregate win over Real Sociedad. “It’s a mission accomplished for these players, who year after year have the chance […]