AS Roma players and staff were subjected to furious protests during and after the 3-0 defeat at home to Fiorentina in the Europa League round of 16 second-leg on Thursday; the second-place Serie Aclub lost the two-game series by a 4-1 aggregate margin. After the game, coach Rudi Garcia said he was “mortified”by the performance […]
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Real Has 'Clasico' Momentum
Barcelona may be the team in better form heading into Sunday’s “Clasico” against Real Madrid, but Los Blancos have enjoyed the better luck in recent clashes between the hated rivals,AS notes. Since the 2012-13 season, Real and Barca have met ten times in all competitions, with the Spanish capital club winning five, compared to Barca’s […]
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LVG to Retire After Man United
Louis van Gaal on Thursday said that Manchester United will be his final head coaching job. The Dutchman, who has stated that he is determined to get the Red Devils back into the UEFAChampions League, signed a three-year contract at Old Trafford in May before leading the Netherlands to the semi-finals of the 2014 World Cup […]
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FIFA Confirms Dec 18, 2022 World Cup Final
FIFA’s executive committee on Thursday decided that the 2022 World Cup final would be held on Dec. 18. Incidentally, this is the same date as Qatar’s National Day, for which the Middle Easterncountry celebrates its independence. The 2022 World Cup will be played in the winter to avoid the intense heat of June and July, […]
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Parma declared bankrupt
Serie A club Parma on Thursday was officially declared bankrupt, and will now have to be funded by the Italian league in order to see out the remainder of the season. Following the arrest of clubPresident Giampietro Manenti, the Ducali did not seek to fight the bankruptcy proceedings against it, so the verdict was a […]
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Neville: Yaya Toure holding Man City back
Former Manchester United defender Gary Neville believes that Manchester City’s four-time African Footballer of the Year, Yaya Toure, is now hindering the club’sprogression after City exited the UEFA Champions League in the round of 16 for the second straight year following a 3-1 loss over two games to Barcelona. Neville said that games against Barca […]
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Spanish press lauds Messi ahead of 'El Clasico'
Lionel Messi’s awe-inspiring performance against Manchester City in the UEFA Champions League round of 16 second-leg had the Spanish press licking its chops ahead of Sunday’s‘Clasico’ with Real Madrid. Earlier in the week, the press harped on Real’s poor form heading into the top-of-the-table clash, but the focus sharply turned to Messi on Thursday afterhis […]
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Klopp: Juve 'totally' deserved win
Borussia Dortmund coach Jurgen Klopp conceded that his team “totally” deserved to have gone out of the UEFA Champions League at the round of 16 stage after a CarlosTevez-inspired Juventus beat the German giant 3-0 at Signal Iduna Park on Weds and 5-1 over the two-game series. Tevez scored a brace and set up Alvaro […]
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Enrique: Messi the best in history
Following Lionel Messi’s master-class against Manchester City on Wednesday, Barcelona coach Luis Enrique confirmed what many people have known for a very long time: “We all knowwhat Leo Messi is. He is without doubt the best player in the world, but also the best in the history of football.” Thanks to the heroics of City […]
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Simeone: Atleti pours 'soul' into every game
Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone on Wednesday hailed his players for investing their ‘soul’ into Tuesday’s triumph over Bayer Leverkusen on penalties in the UEFAChampions League round of 16. Mario Suarez’s early goal cancelled out the Germans’ advantage in the tie from the first leg, before Jan Oblak’s shootout heroics,coupled with Fernando Torres’ decisive spot-kick, […]