Dr. Jose Carlos Noronha, the physician who operated on AS Monaco striker Radamel Falcao‘s ACL tear in Portugal, has offered an encouraging prognosis: according to theAssociated Press, the Colombia international has a “55 percent change of playing in the World Cup.”
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Fiorentina Advances to Italian Cup Final
Fiorentina on Tuesday advanced to the first final of its post-bankruptcy era thanks to a 2-0 win against Udinese in Florence, overturning a 2-1 loss in Udine last week to advance to the Coppa Italiafinal with a 3-2 aggregate win. The Viola will face either Roma or Napoli, which play the second game of their […]
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Santos Seeks Injunction in Neymar Transfer Case
Santos is seeking an injunction to get access to all the documents relating to Neymar’s controversial transfer for Barcelona last summer. According to ESPN, the Brazilian gianthas contacted both Barca and Neymar’s father, who is the player’s agent, to clarify exactly how much was paid to whom during the transfer. Barca has admitted that it […]
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Freddy Adu Plays for Blackpool's Reserves
American midfielder Freddy Adu lined up for a reserve game with English Championship (second division) club Blackpool against Rochdale on Tuesday. According to The Gazette, themuch-traveled 24-year-old played the first half of the 3-3 draw but was taken off at halftime. Adu has been training with Blackpool since early February and has been without a […]
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Lukaku Hints at Stamford Bridge Return
Romelu Lukaku underlined his ambition to be one of the world’s top strikers by insisting that he needs to be playing in the UEFA Champions League next year in order to followin the footsteps of Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney. The 21-year-old Chelsea striker is currently on loan with Everton until the end of the […]
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Beckham Turns to PSG Owners for Miami Project Funding
Le Parisien reports that David Beckham is in talks with the Qatari owners of Paris Saint-Germain about possibly adding their financial muscle to his MLS venture in Miami.Qatar Sports Investments has spent more than 300 million euros ($409 million) to bolster PSG’s roster since taking over the club in 2011, with signings includingZlatan Ibrahimovic, Thiago Silva […]
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Man City's Toure Escapes FA Punishment
Yaya Toure on Tuesday escaped an automatic three-match ban for violent conduct after the Ivorian allegedly kicked out at Norwich striker Ricky van Wolfswinkel during ManchesterCity’s 0-0 draw with Norwich at Carrow Road on Saturday. Earlier, Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho hit out at Toure’s retaliation, calling on the FA to suspend him for hisactions. “If […]
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Messi Three Goals Away from Di Stefano, Raul
Barcelona striker Lionel Messi is just three league goals shy of becoming the third-highest scoring player in La Liga history. Messi has racked up 225 goals in 262 appearances forBarcelona since making his debut in 2004, putting him just two behind former Real Madrid striker Antonio Di Stefano and three behind Raul. Next on Messi’s […]
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Why Was Balotelli Crying in Naples?
Why did Mario Balotelli start crying after he was substituted against Napoli during Milan’s 3-1 loss at the Stadio San Paolo on Sunday? The former Manchester City strikerbroke down in tears immediately after his substitution. While reports in Italy claim Balotelli was crying because of racist abuse from the Napoli fans, his coach, Clarence Seedorf,said […]
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Wenger Defends Struggling Ozil
Mesut Ozil, Arsenal’s record 42.5 million pound ($70 million) signing from Real Madrid last summer, was vilified by some Gunners supporters for his part in Saturday’s5-1 Premier League humiliation at Anfield, particularly for losing the ball in the buildup to the third and fourth goals. On Tuesday, Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger leapt to theGerman’s defense. […]