Manchester United coach Louis van Gaal confirmed that defender Chris Smalling has signed a new contract that will keep him at Old Trafford until 2019. The center-back joined Unitedfor 10.5 million pounds ($15.7 million) from Fulham in 2010 and has gone on to make 147 appearances for the club, scoring nine goals, including four this […]
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Report: Dos Santos Could Miss the Rest of Season
Mexico international Giovani dos Santos could miss the rest of the La Liga season after he suffered a Grade 1 strain in his right thigh during the warm-up ahead of Sunday’s 0-0 drawagainst Cordoba. The 25-year-old former Barcelona forward has had an injury hit season, starting just 14 of Villarreal’s 32 league matches. Dos Santos […]
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Ribery to Miss Bayern's Second-Leg Clash Against Porto
Bayern Munich’s chances of progressing to the last four of the UEFA Champions League were dealt a further blow on Monday when coach Pep Guardiola revealed that Franck Riberywould miss the Bavarian giant’s second-leg quarterfinal clash versus FC Porto. Already trailing 3-1 on aggregate after the first game in Portugal, the German champ needs a […]
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Real's Bale, Modric to Miss UCL Derby Clash
Real Madrid is facing a mini injury-crisis ahead of Wednesday’s second leg against city rival Atletico in the UEFA Champions League quarterfinal series between the teams. Coach CarloAncelotti will definitely be without forward Gareth Bale, who is expected to miss two to three weeks, as well as midfielder Luka Modric, who could be out for […]
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Arsenal Eyes FA Cup Record
Arsenal is seeking a record-breaking 13th FA Cup title when it faces Aston Villa in the final on May 30. The Gunners, currently tied with Manchester United with 12 titles, defeated Championshipclub Reading 2-1 after overtime at Wembley on Saturday thanks to two goals from Chilean forward Alexis Sanchez. In qualifying for the final, the […]
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Rodgers: Liverpool Lacks Big-Game Belief
Liverpool coach Brendan Rodgers admitted that his team lacks character in big games after the Reds fell 2-1 in the FA Cup semifinal against Aston Villa at Wembley on Sunday. Goals fromChristian Benteke and Fabian Delph sent Villa to the final after Phillippe Coutinho had opened the scoring for Liverpool. Though Mario Balotelli had a […]
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Tuchel to Replace Klopp at Dortmund
Former Mainz boss Thomas Tuchel will replace the departing Jurgen Klopp as Borussia Dortmund head coach on July 1. Klopp, 47, announced that he was leaving at theend of the season after seven years in charge at the BVB last week. Tuchel, 41, quit his post at Mainz last year after leading the club to […]
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Hazard, Kane Headline PFA Player of the Year Nominees
Chelsea duo Eden Hazard and Diego Costa, Manchester United goalkeeper David De Gea, Liverpool playmaker Philippe Coutinho, Arsenal forward Alexis Sanchez andTottenham striker Harry Kane have all made the shortlist for the Professional Footballers Association’s Player of the Year award for the 2014-15 season. Hazard, Kane, De Gea and Coutinhohave also been shortlisted for the […]
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Wolfsburg Coach Praises Napoli in Crushing Loss
Wolfsburg coach Dieter Hecking praised Napoli for crushing his team 4-1 at home in the first leg of its Europa League quarterfinal series against the Italian giant. Hecking said that whilehis players tried to fight back after going down early, 2-0, they were left itself exposed at the back, and Napoli exploited its opportunities. The […]
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Messi: Celtic Park Has the Best Atmosphere
Lionel Messi has revealed that Celtic Park in Glasgow, Scotland, has the best atmosphere in European soccer, in his opinion. The Barcelona striker, who was speaking ahead of Barca’strip to Paris to play Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday, says that nothing compares to the 60,000-capacity stadium, especially on a European night. Barca actually lost 2-1 to […]