Juventus will be crowned Serie A champion for the fourth consecutive time if the Turin club manages to get a point from its trip to Sampdoria on Saturday. Though Juve beat Fiorentina 3-2 onWednesday, second-place Lazio also won 4-0 against Parma, putting Juve’s Serie A title celebrations on hold. Coach Massimiliano Allegri agreed that the […]
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Scholes: Man United was Right to Sell Pogba
In his column for the Independent, former Manchester United center midfielder Paul Scholes asks whether his return from retirement in the spring of 2012 prompted the departure ofPaul Pogba for Juventus. After three years in Turin, Pogba has emerged as one of Juve’s most important players, alongside the likes of Carlos Tevez and Arturo Vidal.However, […]
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Bale Returns for Real Against Sevilla
Real Madrid received an injury boost on Friday as coach Carlo Ancelotti revealed that Gareth Bale will return for Real Madrid’s trip to Sevilla on Saturday, while strikerKarim Benzema could be fit to face Italian champion Juventus in the UEFA Champions League semifinal first-leg on Tuesday. Luka Modric, who is sidelined with a knee injury, […]
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Report: BVB to Sell Gundogan
Borussia Dortmund on Thursday announced that Germany midfielder Ilkay Gundogan will not renew his contract, which expires next year, sparking speculation he will be sold at the endof the season. The 24-year-old has been linked to both Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich and Premier League giants Manchester United and Dortmund will want to sell him when the season ends […]
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Bournemouth to Play in the EPL Next Season
Barring an impossible 20-goal swing in the final games on Saturday, English Championship club Bournemouth will be promoted to England’s Premier League for the first time in its 116-yearhistory. Bournemouth is second in the Championship standings, three points ahead of third-place Middlesbrough, but it has a goal difference that is 19 goals better. “It’s been […]
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Marseille Hoping to Stop the Slide
The AFP claims that Marseille, which was seen as potential Ligue 1 champion as recently as Christmas, is in such bad form that even second-bottom Metz will fancy its chances for their showdown onFriday. Fourteen games after the winter break, when Marcelo Bielsa’s team was in first place, OM now trails AS Monaco in third-place […]
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Mourinho Hails 'Phenomenal' Chelsea Win
José Mourinho described his players as “phenomenal” after a half-time team-talk inspired Chelsea to a 3-1 win at Leicester City that leaves the Blues on thebrink of claiming the club’s first Premier League title in five years. “It’s fantastic because I know April is the month where everybody was waiting for Chelsea to slip, was waitingfor Chelsea […]
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BVB Outlasts Bayern on Penalties, Bayern Loses Injured Robben
Bayern Munich was knocked out of the DFB-Pokal semifinals (German Cup) by Borussia Dortmund in a penalty shootout on Tuesday after the game finished 1-1 after extra time. The newly-crownedGerman Bundesliga champion missed four consecutive penalties before falling, 2-0, in the shootout. After the game, Bayern coach Pep Guardiola said he was “prouder than ever” […]
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Bayern Signs $1 Billion Adidas Extension
Bayern Munich on Tuesday extended its shirt sponsorship deal with German apparel-maker Adidas until 2030 for a reported 900 million euros ($1 billion). The German champion’s existing deal hadanother five years to run, but Adidas moved early to secure another 10 years. The announcement came shortly before the club’s loss on penalties to Borussia Dortmund […]
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Pastore Leads PSG Past Metz
Argentine playmaker Javier Pastore was in inspired form as Paris Saint-Germain beat relegation-threatened Metz 3-1 at the Parc des Princes on Tuesday to move three points ahead ofsecond-place Lyon in the Ligue 1 table. The Parisiens, aiming for a third successive league title, started the day behind Lyon on goal difference, but moved ahead thanks […]