Arsenal begins another Champions League full of confidence, though the record suggests otherwise. The Gunners have never won Europe’s biggest title and hasn’t made it past the last 16 since 2010. Still, Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger believes his squad is mature enough to win the elusive Champions League trophy. “This is my strongest squad, certainly,” […]
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Barca's Luis Enrique shrugs off talk of dissent
All it took was one loss — albeit a shock 2-1 loss at home to tiny Alaves — for talk of a rift within Barcelona’s squad to emerge. Coach Luis Enrique tried to downplay the concernson the eve of the Champions League opener against Celtic on Tuesday. “We talk after every game to correct things […]
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Lukaku scores hat trick for unbeaten Everton
Romelu Lukaku needed all of 11 minutes to score a hat trick as Everton beat Sunderland, 3-0, to remain unbeaten in the Premier League. The goals were the Belgian star’s first for Everton sinceMarch. The result left Everton in third and winless Sunderland in 19th place after four games.
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Mourinho and Guardiola may wine together after derby
Jose Mourinho and Pep Guardiola have dismissed suggestions there will be animosity between them during the Manchester United-Manchester City clash on Saturday — andthey may share a glass of wine afterward. “I have a lot of respect for Mourinho,” Guardiola said. “I always try to learn from all of my colleagues — it’s the same with […]
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Alexis Sanchez says he's equal to Messi and Ronaldo
Arsenal’s Chilean forward Alexis Sanchez says he is on the same level as superstars Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo: “I have reached a levelwhere I can compete with great players. I do not feel inferior to anybody. I liken [my qualities] to Messi and Ronaldo. I have the same abilities as them.” Sanchez, who starred on […]
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Chicharito returns to training in time for HSV clash
Bayer Leverkusen’s Mexican star Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez, who missed his team’s Bundesliga opener, a loss at Moenchengladbach, because of a broken hand suffered when he fell downthe stairs in his apartment, returned to training on Wednesday and could play in Saturday’s game against Hamburg SV. Hernandez scored 17 Bundesliga goals last season, his first at […]
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Ruud Gullit: Dutch soccer is a mess
Ruud Gullit, star of the Netherlands’ only title-winning team at Euro 1988, said, “At the moment Dutch football is a mess. It hurts me because I want Holland to go to the WorldCup.” The Netherlands, which failed to qualify for Euro 2016, began its 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign with a 1-1 tie with Sweden. […]
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Roma hires former AC Milan soccer boss Umberto Gandini
Former AC Milan director Umberto Gandini has joined Roma’s staff to replace Italo Zanzi on its board and be granted “operational powers.” For 23 years, Gandini served as Milan ownerSilvio Berlusconi‘s right-hand man on soccer matters and was influential in European soccer affairs. A Chinese consortium recently bought Milan.
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Cristiano Ronaldo: 'I'm ready'
Cristiano Ronaldo, who missed the first two La Liga games of the season while recovering from a knee injury he suffered in the Euro 2016 final, said he’s ready to return to action againstpromoted Osasuna on Saturday. Also back should be striker Karim Benzema, who has been recovering from a hip injury.
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Klopp: Fitness, not trust, issue for Mamadou Sakho
Frenchman Mamadou Sakho, who was sent home from Liverpool’s preseason trip to the United States for disciplinary reasons, has no clear path back into the Reds’ lineup. It’s not a trustissue, says Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp, it’s Sakho’s fitness. The defender has not played since April. UEFA suspended him after failing a drug test but […]