Spain’s soccer federation on Tuesday confirmed that Diego Costa will spend the international break with Chelsea’s medical staff after it was confirmed a hamstring injury hadruled him out of Spain’s upcoming internationals against Ukraine and the Netherlands. Costa limped off with a hamstring injury in the second half of the Blues’ 3-2 win at Hull City […]
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Real Madrid Suspends Member for Insulting Players
Real Madrid on Tuesday suspended a club member and banned him from future games pending an inquiry after three men insulted players and one struck Jese Rodriguez’s car window. According tothe report, two men also tried to punch and kick Gareth Bale’s car as security guards looked on.
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Platini Fears Rise of Hooliganism Across Europe
Re-elected UEFA President Michel Platini warned of a return to hooliganism’s “dark days” as he accepted a third term as president of Europe’s governing body forsoccer. The Frenchman warned of a rising trend of “nationalism and extremism” in stadiums around Europe.
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Mourinho: Chelsea 'Should' Win EPL Title
Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho believes his team is on course to win the Premier League after extending its lead at the top of the English Premier League to six points following the 3-2 victoryat Hull City on Sunday. “The title race should be over,” the Portuguese said. “The title race in normal conditions, Chelsea should […]
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Guardiola Blames Attack for Monchengladbach Defeat
Pep Guardiola refused to blame goalkeeper Manuel Neuer for his mistake in Bayern Munich’s 2-0 loss at home to Borussia Moenchengladbach on Sunday, instead blaming the result on“problems in attack.” Monchengladbach striker Raffael Araujo was surprised to see the first of his two goals slip through Neuer’s fingers in the 30th minute of thevisitor’s shock […]
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PSG Back to Ligue 1 Summit
Paris St. Germain climbed to the top of Ligue 1 on Friday with a 3-1 win against Lorient and remained at the summit after former league leader Lyon fell 2-1 at home to 10-manNice. Zlatan Ibrahimovic bagged a ha -trick for the reigning French champ, while Lyon lost thanks to a late penalty converted by […]
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Napoli Accuses Referee of 'Falsifying' Serie A
Following its 1-1 draw at Atalanta on Sunday, Napoli, which is embroiled in a dog fight with Roma, Lazio, Sampdoria and Fiorentina for one of Italy’s two up-for-grabs UEFA Champions Leagueslots, accused referee Gianpaolo Calvarese of “falsifying the league” after making a series of controversial decisions that favored the home team. Similar to Premier League […]
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Spain Requests Jail Time for Current, Former Barca Presidents
Spain’s national public prosecutor Pablo Ruiz has requested jail time for Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu as well as the club’s former president SandroRosell for alleged financial mismanagement and fraud involving Brazilian forward Neymar’s controversial transfer from Santos to Barca in 2013. Ruiz asked that if found guilty,Bartomeu should receive two years and three months […]
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Superb Mata Lifts Red Devils Over Liverpool
LA Galaxy-bound Steven Gerrard may have stolen the headlines for being sent off for his stamp on Ander Herrera in Liverpool’s 2-1 loss to Manchester Unitedat Anfield on Sunday, but the big story for the Red Devils was the return to form of playmaker Juan Mata. The Spaniard’s two superb goals and overall excellent play lifted […]
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Wolfsburg-Napoli Highlights Europa League Draw
Germany’s hottest non-Bayern Munich team, No. 2 Wolfsburg, squares off against Napoli, currently No. 4 in Italy’s Serie A, in the headlining matchup from the Europa League draw. Theother quarterfinal series are: Sevilla-Zenit St. Petersburg, Dnipro-Club Brugge, and Dynamo Kiev-Fiorentina. Games will be played April 16 and 23.