Palermo president Maurizio Zamparini confirmed that 21-year-old striker Paulo Dybala will miss his team’s final four games of the Serie A season as the Sicilian club prepares tosell him. Zamparini, whose team is comfortably mid-table, does not want to risk the striker suffering an injury between now and the end of the season that might […]
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Bayern's Ribery to Miss Two More Weeks
Bayern Munich winger Franck Ribery on Thursday confirmed that he will miss the rest of the Bundesliga season after being told by the club’s medical staff that he must rest his injuredankle for another two weeks. Ribery, 32, sustained the injury during Bayern’s 7-0 thrashing of Shakhtar Donetsk in the UEFA Champions League round of […]
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Agent: Toure "90 Percent Certain" to Leave Man City
Yaya Toure is “90 percent certain to leave” Manchester City this summer, Dimitri Seluk, the player’s agent, said Thursday. Asked where he might go, Seluk said thatthree clubs are currently chasing his signature. Two of these are believed to be Inter Milan, where the Ivorian central midfielder would be reunited with former City coach Roberto […]
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The Superclasico Trilogy, Part Two
The second game of what Argentines are calling the “trilogy” of Superclasicos between Boca Juniors and River Plate, the hated rivals of Buenos Aires, begins on Thursday night atRiver’s Monumental Stadium in the first leg of the Copa Libertadores round of 16. Boca won game one of the trilogy, 2-0, at La Bombonera on Sunday […]
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Messi, Others, Back La Liga Strike
Barcelona star Lionel Messi, among others, has offered his backing to a possible strike being organized by the La Liga players’ union (AFE) which could disrupt the end of the Spanishdomestic season. According to ESPN, the AFE is considering a strike during the penultimate round of games on May 17, when Barca is scheduled to […]
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Oscar, Ramires Omitted from Brazil Copa America Squad
Brazil coach Dunga on Wednesday announced his squad for the 2015 Copa America, which begins in Chile on June 11. Chelsea duo Ramires and Oscar were among the highest-profileomissions, although the latter was not selected due to injury. Taking Oscar’s place in Chile will be Liverpool playmaker Philippe Coutinho, “who will feature in his first […]
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Guardiola: Stopping Messi 'Impossible'
Speaking ahead of Wednesday’s UEFA Champions League semifinal first-leg game between Barcelona and Bayern Munich at the Camp Nou, Bayern coach Pep Guardiola, who famously led Barca to14 trophies in three years during his time there as head coach, said that, at the moment, it is “impossible” to stop Barca forward Lionel Messi. “How he […]
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Report: Pogba Rejects 'Huge' PSG Contract Offer
Football Italia reports that Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba, who missed Tuesday’s 2-1 win in the UEFA Champions League semifinal first-leg in Turn due to a hamstring injury, hasrejected a huge contract offer to join French champion Paris Saint-Germain, after the clubs agreed a transfer fee for the 22-year-old. The Frenchman, widely regarded as one of […]
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Reports: Mourinho Close to Chelsea Extension
According to reports in the UK, Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho has agreed to a two-year contract extension that will tie him to the club until 2019. The 52-year-old returned to Chelsea on afour-year contract in 2013. During his first spell at Stamford Bridge between 2004 and 2007, the Portuguese won two Premier League titles, two […]
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Mourinho: 'No Chance' of Catching Fergie
Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho insists that he cannot equal former Sir Alex Ferguson’s Premier League record of 13 Premier League titles with Manchester United after guidingChelsea to its first Premier League title in five years. “I have a long way to go, but Sir Alex left the bar in an impossible position for anyone. I […]