The English media were gushing about England’s championship at the Under-17 World Cup in India and its young stars, Golden Ball winner Phil Foden and Golden Boot winner Rhian Brewster ofLiverpool.
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MLS calendar complicates World Cup for Costa Rica's 'legionarios'
Costa Rica could have as many as eight players on its World Cup team from MLS but the long winter offseason is a concern for the Tico coaching staff. Three players — Johan Venegas,Francisco Calvo and Marco Urena — have already finished their seasons and won’t play another competitive game for four months.
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Slavoljub Muslin out as head coach of World Cup-bound Serbia
Slavoljub Muslin lost only one of 10 competitive games in charge of Serbia, but he is out as national team despite leading it back to the World Cup in Russia ahead of Ireland and Wales inEurope’s Group D.
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Guardiola was ready to give England U-17 star Foden his first game
Pep Guardiola is impressed with the play of Phil Foden for Under-17 World Cup finalist England and says he would have made his senior Manchester City debut in the Carabao Cup this week.
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Report: Javier Mascherano eyes move to United States next season
Argentine star Javier Mascherano is considering a move from Barcelona at the end of the season. His first choice: the United States.
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Rafa Marquez's playing future for Mexico still up in the air
Mexican star Rafa Marquez was back on the bench for Atlas for the first since he had U.S. treasury sanctions imposed on him on Aug. 9, but his international future with the Mexicannational team for which he hopes to play in a fifth World Cup is still far from certain.
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Barcelona's Valverde refuses to speculate about latest Catalonia developments
Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde refused to comment about the future of Barca in La Liga in light of the latest developments in the dispute between Spain and Catalonia. ”Nothing has happened [in relation to Barcelona not being in La Liga] and we’re only talking about hypothetical situations,” he said. “I have my own opinion but […]
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Anti-semitic taunts by Lazio ultras confirm Italian problem that has been building for a long time
There were protests across Italy to protest anti-Semitic taunts by ultra Lazio fans of their Roma rivals. Stickers with the image of Anne Frank wearing the Roma colors of a crosstown rival to mock therival fans.
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Caixinha's reign at Rangers ends after only seven months
Portuguese manager Pedro Caixinha’s seven-month reign as Rangers manager — the second shortest in club history — ended when he was fired after a 1-1 draw with Kilmarnock.
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Arsenal shareholders heckle Gazidis at annual meeting at Emirates Stadium
Ivan Gazidis, the Arsenal chief executive and former MLS deputy commissioner, was heckled as he defended the way the EPL club was run and its reappointment of manager Arsene Wenger on a two-year deal.