Stars Mario Balotelli (hamstring injury) and Wesley Sneijder (not yet match-fit after signing as a free agent) will miss Nice’s match at Napoli on Wednesday in the first leg of theirUEFA Champions League playoff series.
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Iniesta joins Barcelona injury list
Barcelona midfielder and captain Andres Iniesta will sit out the second leg of the Spanish Super Cup Wednesday against Real Madrid after suffering a thigh injury. Barcelona, which lost thefirst leg, 3-1, at home, could sit out the start of La Liga campaign on Sunday when Barca hosts Real Betis. Also on the Barca injury […]
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Backlash against PSG threatens Mbappe signing
Kylian Mbappe‘s future remains unresolved amid speculation that a continent-wide backlash against Paris St. Germain and its president, Nasser Al-Khelaifi, for the French club’swild summer spending could kill a deal with Monaco. It already spend more than $250 million to sign Neymar from Barcelona and a deal for Mbappe could cost PSG a similar amount.
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Paulinho leaves China for Barcelona
Barcelona has yet been able to finalize a deal for a European-based star — the transfer of Borussia Dortmund’s Ousmane Dembele appears inevitable — but itsnatched 29-year-old Brazilian international Paulinho on a four-year contract from China’s Guangzhou Evergrande for $47 million.
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Mbappe-Monaco divorce appears inevitable
Monaco coach Leonardo Jardim said it was management’s decision to leave star Kylian Mbappe out of the lineup for the 4-1 win over Dijon as tensions mounted between the club andthe teenager’s father whom it won’t deal with any more. Mbappe’s move to Paris St. Germain, near his home of Bondy, appears inevitable if PSG […]
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Struggling Flamengo names Rueda as new head coach
Colombian Reinaldo Rueda, who has coached the national teams of Colombia, Ecuador and Honduras in addition to working for club teams in Colombia, has been appointed the new coach of Brazil’sFlamengo, replacing Ze Ricardo after Flamengo’s elimination from the Copa Libertadores.
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Stalled deal for control of Southampton goes through
Chinese businessman Jisheng Gao has bought an 80 percent share of Southampton, in a $272 million deal intended to strengthen the Saints’ status as a top 10 EPL club.
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Arsenal's Wenger counts his lucky stars Giroud didn't leave
French supersub Olivier Giroud, the hero of Arsenal’s wild 4-3 win over Leicester City on opening day of the English Premier League, could have left the Gunners over the summer, but managerArsene Wenger is glad he didn’t bolt. “I opened the door for him at some stage as I had many strikers,” he said, “and […]
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Martins Indi makes permanent move to Stoke
Dutch defender Bruno Martins Indi, who played on loan to Stoke City last season, signed with the Potters from Porto for $9 million. He’s another defender who will be competition for AmericanGeoff Cameron. Stoke also signed French defender Kurt Zouma on loan from Chelsea.