French politicians are calling on Ligue 1 to take action over Paris Saint-Germain star Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s rant against France and its referees following his team’s 3-2 defeat atBordeaux last weekend. The French league has responded by saying it will study the Swedish player’s outburst and issue possible sanctions on Thursday. Even though Ibrahimovic has alreadyapologized […]
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Monaco's Jardim: Wenger Showed No Respect
Monaco coach Leonardo Jardim refused to shake hands with Arsene Wenger following his team’s 3-3 aggregate win on away goals over Arsenal on Tuesday. Wengerwas accused of disrespecting Monaco after its 3-1 win in London on Feb 25; Jardim returned the favor following the Gunners’ 2-0 win in Monaco. “In the first leg, when I […]
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AZ wants to play Moneyball, hires Billy Beane
Dutch club AZ Alkmaar on Wednesday hired Oakland A’s general manager Billy Beane — subject of the bestselling book Moneyball, which was spun off into an AcademyAward-winning movie — as an adviser, tasking him with closing the gap on big-spending clubs in the Dutch Eredivisie. Alkmaar said that Beane would provide advice “in the areas of […]
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British press criticizes Gunners' UCL exit
Arsenal crashed out of the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday by the same exact aggregate scoreline as fellow Premier League giant Chelsea the prior week, with the 3-3 draw over two games being decidedby away goals. While the British press praised Arsene Wenger’s men for bowing out with “all guns blazing” in the 2-0 win […]
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Villa's Hepburn-Murphy makes EPL debut at age 16
Aston Villa striker Rushian Hepburn-Murphy joined an elite group of 16-year-olds to play in the Premier League when he entered as a substitute in the 4-0 win atSunderland on Saturday. Hepburn-Murphy is the fourth youngest player in the history of the EPL. The youngest are Fulham’s Matthew Briggs, West Brom’s Isaiah Brown and Leeds United’s Aaron […]
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Five Lessons to Prepare for College Soccer
Ed McLaughlin, the Athletic Director at Virginia Commonwealth who has been involved in college athletics for two decades, offers advice for youth players and their parents, including:”By the age of U11, my children had to be the ones to have conversations with their coaches about playing time or skill progression.” McLaughlin details the reasoning behind […]
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Chivas USA Youth Players Face Murky Future
Chivas USA, which folded after the 2014 season, had one of the MLS’s most ambitious youth programs. Its U.S. Soccer Development Academy teams are still in action through next summer. What happens toits players remains unclear. “We have no clarity to this day,” Chivas USA U-14 coach Brian Kleiban told Liviu Bird. “Right now, we’re […]
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Mourinho Questions Man City's Transfer Policy
Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho suggested that rival Manchester City is not adhering to UEFA’s Financial Fair Play rules after the Premier League champ signed Ivory Coast strikerWilfried Bony from Swansea City earlier this week. Bony joined City for a reported 35 million euros ($40.5 million) despite restrictions imposed on the club’s net transfer spend andsalary […]