Liverpool coach Brendan Rodgers insists there is “nobody better” than him to lead the club and “very much” expects to be in charge at Anfield next season, despitefailing to win a trophy in his three seasons at the helm. The Reds are currently fifth in the Premier League table, and Rodgers is the first Liverpool […]
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Report: Ronaldo Wants to Play in LA
SI.com’s Grant Wahl reports that Cristiano Ronaldo has chosen the U.S. city where he wants to live in once his Real Madrid contract expires in 2018: Los Angeles. Thatmeans the three-time Ballon d’Or winner would only play for either the Galaxy or LAFC, with the latter possibly making its MLS debut that season.
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Liverpool extends shirt sponsorship with Standard Chartered
Liverpool FC on Wednesday signed a new three-year shirt sponsorship deal with current partner Standard Chartered, a move that sees the global banking organization maintain its association with theReds until 2019-20 season. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed but the club was believed to be seeking a deal worth around 30 million pounds […]
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Tri Legend Blanco Retires at 42
Mexico legend Cuauhtemoc Blanco brought the curtain down on a glittering 23-year career by lifting the Copa MX title with Puebla in 4-2 win against Chivas on Tuesday. Blanco, 42, came offthe bench in the 70th minute with Puebla already ahead by two goals. A veteran of three World Cups, the former Mexico international is […]
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UEFA Charges Guardiola, Lopetegui
UEFA on Wednesday charged Bayern Munich coach Pep Guardiola and FC Porto boss Julen Lopetegui for separate incidents that occurred during the teams’ UEFA Champions Leaguequarterfinal second leg clash, which Bayern won 6-1. Guardiola was charged for an “incident of non-sporting nature” after wearing a T-shirt to his pregame news conference with the message “Justiciapara […]
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Guardiola 'Very, Very Happy' with Comeback Win
Pep Guardiola was “very, very happy” with Bayern Munich’s 6-1 win against FC Porto in Munich on Tuesday, “especially after recent weeks when we had our problemsscoring goals,” the Spaniard said. Bayern won the two-game series by an aggregate score of 7-4 after Porto won the first game, 3-1, in Portugal last week. Julen Lopetegui,Guardiola’s […]
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Bayer's Castro to Miss Rest of the Season
Bayer Leverkusen’s influential midfielder Gonzalo Castro suffered a torn meniscus in his knee in training on Tuesday, which will cause the 27-year-old to miss the rest of the season, theclub announced via Twitter on Wednesday. Castro has been one of Bayer’s most reliable performers this season, scoring twice and providing seven assists in 20 appearances.
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Three First-Team Strikers Injured for Chelsea
Chelsea, England’s champion-elect, might have to go into Sunday’s top-of-the-table showdown with Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium missing each of its three main strikers after DidierDrogba picked up an ankle injury in the 1-0 win against Manchester United on Saturday. Prior to Drogba, Diego Costa fell injured with a persistent hamstring problem a few weeks […]
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PSV Wins Dutch Title, Young Team to be Broken Up
PSV Eindhoven romped to the Dutch Eredivisie title over the weekend after beating Heerenveen 4-1 at home, marking the Dutch giant’s first title for seven years. As ESPN points out, with justone regular starter — Mexican Andres Guardado — over the age of 25, most of this team will be broken up this summer. In particular, […]
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Real Missing Four for Madrid UCL Derby
Real Madrid will be missing Gareth Bale, Luka Modric, Karim Benzema and Marcelo when it hosts Atletico Madrid in the second leg of the UEFA Champions League quarterfinal between theteams on Wednesday. While the first three players are injured, Marcelo will miss the match due to suspension. For Atleti, only Mario Suarez (also suspended) will […]