Neymarsays he would like to stay at French champions Paris SG despite rarely justifying his world record fee of 222 million euros ($236 million) and amid rumors the club would like him to leave. The 30-year-old Brazilian signed an extension to his contract last year taking him up to 2025. However, another disappointing season blighted […]
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Benzema needs final triumph to make Champions League his own
Real Madrid’s Rodrygo was asked this week what was the best piece of advice he had been given by Karim Benzema, and he answered quickly: “To give him the ball”. It has been a sensible strategy for Real Madrid, whose number nine will be the most dangerous player on the pitch in Saturday’s UEFA Champions […]
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Chelsea sale to American Todd Boehly's group moves a step closer to completion with Premier League board approval
Todd Boehly‘s proposed takeover of Chelsea moved a step closer to completion on Tuesday when the Premier League board announced it had approved his purchase of the London club. A consortium led by Boehly, a co-owner of baseball’s Los Angeles Dodgers, had already agreed a £4.25 billion ($5.3 billion) deal to buy the Premier League […]
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Europa Conference League final is not 'a little cup' for Tammy Abraham
Two of Europe’s most passionate fan bases will descend on Tirana for Wednesday’s Conference League final, a competition belittled by some but which has captured the imagination of Feyenoord and Roma supporters. Starved of success in recent years, both teams travel to the Arena Kombetare knowing they will be backed to the hilt for the […]
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New CEO Donata Hopfen aims to make Bundesliga world's 'most digital league'
Donata Hopfen, the new CEO of the German Football League (DFL), has outlined her vision to make the Bundesliga “the most digital football league in the world”. She became the first woman to head the DFL in January when Bundesliga games were still mostly played behind closed doors due to high numbers of Covid in […]
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Borussia Dortmund names Edin Terzic as its new head coach
Bundesliga runner-up Borussia Dortmund has continued rebuilding for next season by naming Edin Terzic as head coach and signing Turkey midfielder Salih Ozcanon Monday. Terzic, 39, was made interim boss for the last five months of 2020-21 when Dortmund won the German Cup, but has been made permanent head coach after Dortmund parted company with Marco […]
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Kylian Mbappe says he consulted French president over PSG deal
Kylian Mbappe made the startling revelation Monday that he had talked over his potential transfer to Real Madrid with Emmanuel Macron, saying he appreciated the “good advice” of the French president, who wanted the Paris Saint-Germain star to stay in France. World Cup winner Mbappe had for months seemed certain to sign for Real Madrid […]
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Jesse Marsch: 'Stress has been high for three months'
Leeds manager Jesse Marsch hailed his players’ “character” as they retained their place in the Premier League by the skin of their teeth rounding off their campaign with a last-gasp 2-1 win over Brentford on Sunday. Leeds had started the final day of the season in the bottom three but it was Burnley, who went […]
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Ukraine will be ready for World Cup playoff: Scotland boss Clarke
Scotland coach Steve Clarke expects Ukraine to be focused in their World Cup play-off showdown despite the impact of the war in their homeland. Clarke’s team host Ukraine on June 1, in a rescheduled play-off semi-final which was due to be played in March before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine led to a postponement. Ukraine has been working […]
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Recalling Davidson College's remarkable College Cup team of 1992
A quarter-century ago, Davidson College’s men’s soccer team — coached by Charlie Slagle — made the national semifinals, the first and only Division I final four berth inschool history, qualifying for an event that was being held, remarkably, in Davidson, at Davidson, on campus on the field at Richardson Stadium. Reporter Michael Kruse recaps Davidson’s […]