Napoli is in first place in Serie A with nine wins in 10 games after its 3-2 win over Genoa, but questions remain whether it has the depth to go the distance. Once again, it will likely have to relyon Lorenzo Insigne, Dries Mertens and Jose Callejon to carry the attack.
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Frenchman Claude Puel named Leicester City
Leicester City have named Frenchman Claude Puel, the former Southampton manager, as its new manager. He signed a three-year deal, replacing Craig Shakespeare, who was fired last week.
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The 10-year-old U.S. player and social media star snapped up by Roma
Alessandro Cupini has more than 40,000 followers on Instagram and his own field in his basement in Kansas City, which he will soon be leaving to join Italian Serie A club Roma,getting around FIFA’s youth regulations thanks to dual-citizenship.
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Floodnight failure costs Turkish club $30,000
UEFA has fined Turkish champion Besiktas $30,000 for the failure of is floodlights during last month’s Champions League game against RB Leipzig. The outage stopped play for 10 minutes, seemingto halt the second-half momentum of the German club, which fell, 2-0.
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Courtois: Chelsea players will fight for Coach Conte
Chelsea coach Antonio Conte will have the full support from his players to help the Italian avoid suffering the same fate as Jose Mourinho two years back, the PremierLeague defending champion’s goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois has said. A win last weekend over Watford ended a three-game winless streak for Chelsea, which sits in fourth place.
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Schmadtke out as sports director at winless FC Cologne
FC Cologne parted ways with sports director Joerg Schmadtke by mutual consent after Sunday’s goalless home draw against Werder Bremen left the club last in the Bundesliga and without a win innine games.
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Brazil's Tite tells his players they need to play fairly at World Cup
Brazil national team coach Tite says his players should play fairly at the World Cup, even going so far as to say they should tell the referee if they improperly score on a handball. ”A player of mine who sees the referee give something wrong in his favor, he can speak up,“ Tite told the […]
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D.C. United goalkeeper Bill Hamid off to Denmark's FC Midtjylland
A day after watching D.C. United play its last game at RFK Stadium, goalkeeper Bill Hamid’a agency posted an Instagram photo of him signing a contract for Denmark’s FC Midtjylland.
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DFB will appeal $22.6 million tax hit
The German soccer federation must pay 19.2 million euros ($22.6 million) in back taxes related to a controversial payment to FIFA for the 2006 World Cup but it will appeal. German tax authoritiesruled the $7.9 million payment some believe to have been related to a slush fund was not-deductible and terminated the DFB’s non-profit status […]
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Brynjarsdottir inspires Iceland to shock win over Germany in Women's World Cup qualifying
Iceland ended Germany’s 26-game unbeaten run in Women’s World Cup qualifying when it won 3-2 in Wiesbaden. The Portland Thorns’ Dagny Brynjarsdottir led Iceland with two goals.