Wales’ Euro 2016 quarterfinal game against Belgium on Friday is its biggest since its World Cup quarterfinal game against 17-year-old Pele‘s Brazil in 1958, and its star, GarethBale, says its run in France is an amazing achievement. “We know about the quarterfinal in the World Cup in ’58, so since then it’s obviously the biggest game […]
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Douglas Costa joins Neymar on Brazil Olympic roster
Neymar and Douglas Costa head Brazil’s men’s team for the 2016 Olympics. Neymar skipped the Copa Centenario because Barcelona would not release him for two summertournaments. Douglas Costa, who plays for Bayern Munich was held out of the Copa Centenario because of an injury. The third over-age player is Palmeiras goalkeeper Fernando Prass. Rogerio Micale, […]
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Wales players don't regret celebrating England's demise
After video went viral of Wales players, including Gareth Bale and Aaron Ramsey, celebrating wildly while watching Iceland eliminate England from Euro 2016,Wales defender Neil Taylor said, “We don’t regret it. The lads were having a bit of fun and enjoying Iceland doing so well.” The Wales players had been criticized for havebeing disrespectful towards another […]
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Klinsmann among England coach candidates?
U.S. coach Jurgen Klinsmann, who played in England in the 1990s, is on The Guardian’s long list of candidates for England’s head coach position. Also on the list: GarethSouthgate, Eddie Howe, Glenn Hoddle, Slaven Bilic, Arsène Wenger, Gary Neville, Brendan Rodgers, Claudio Ranieri, Alan Pardew, Sam Allardyce and David Moyes
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Unai Emery takes Paris St. Germain helm
Spaniard Unai Emery, most recently coach of three-time Europa League defending champion Sevilla, has signed a two-year contract with Paris St Germain. He replaces Laurent Blanc, who had parted companywith PSG after three seasons in charge. “It is with great pride that I agreed to become the Paris St Germain coach,” Emery said in a […]
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Loew: 'We don't have an Italy-complex'
Germany has never beaten Italy in tournament play, but ahead of Saturday’s Euro 2006 quarterfinal, Germany coach Joachim Loew said, “I am not a fan of digging things up from the past.We don’t have an Italy-complex. This is cold coffee. I prefer a fresh expresso. And we need to make sure it tastes good on […]
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England's Hodgson quits after loss to Iceland
England coach Roy Hodgson quit after his team’s 2-1 loss to tiny Iceland at Euro 2016 on Monday night at the Allianz Riviera in Nice. “We haven’t progressed as far as I thought wewere capable of, and that’s obviously not acceptable,” Hodgson said. “I am actually proud of the work that my coaching staff and […]
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Sevilla hires former Chile boss Sampaoli
Argentine Jorge Sampaoli, who led Chile to the 2015 Copa America title, has signed a two-year contract at three-time Europa League champion Sevilla, replacing Umai Emery. Sampaoli, 56,resigned as Chile coach in January.
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Blanc steps down as PSG coach
Laurent Blanc has quit as coach of Paris St. Germain after leading it to titles in three straight years. He had just signed a new two-year agreement in February and his exit paves the way forPSG to hire Umai Emery, who won the Europa League with Sevilla in each of his three full seasons in […]
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FIFA takes over troubled Argentina federation
Remember those threats by the Argentina federation (AFA) to pull out of the Copa Centenario unless the Argentine government got off its backs? Well, FIFA has now put the AFA, beset by financial andgovernance issues since the death of strongman Julio Grondona in 2014, under the administration of a stabilization committee to put its house […]