Swedish free agent Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who announced Friday that he is leaving Paris St. Germain, is discussing a move to MLS. The club most often mentioned is the LA Galaxy, which already hasthree Designated Players — Robbie Keane, Steven Gerrard and Giovani dos Santos — on its roster. Sources variously told ESPN FC that “I […]
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FIFA hires Senegalese woman as secretary general
Senegal’s Fatma Samba Diouf Samoura became the first woman to be named FIFA secretary general, replacing Frenchman Jerome Valcke, who was fired in January and banned from soccer for 12years. The 52-year-old Samoura, who has no background in soccer, will be responsible for day-to-day running of FIFA. She is currently the U.N. Development Program resident […]
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Report: USA and Mexico discuss joint World Cup 2026 bid
The USA and Mexico have been discussing the idea of submitting a joint bid for the 2026 World Cup and expect to hold further meetings on the topic in the near future, according to sources. SaidJohn Motta, the USASA president and a U.S. Soccer board member who attended the FIFA Congress in Mexico City, “We […]
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Tottenham rehires Pochettino, gives him war chest for title chase
After handing Argentine manager Mauricio Pochettino a new five-year deal, Tottenham will give him 60 million pounds (almost $87 million) as a summer transfer budget. Spurs goes into Sunday’sEPL final in second place, two points ahead of North London rival Arsenal. It has never won the EPL title, but Pochettino has assembled one of the […]
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Roberto Martinez fired as Everton manager
Roberto Martinez‘s reign as Everton manager is over. After almost three years in charge, the Spaniard was fired on Thursday, the inevitable result of the Toffees’ collapse that has left them12th in the Premier League. They were beaten 3-1 by Leicester City on Saturday and 3-0 by Sunderland on Wednesday, but Martinez’s departure was likely […]
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Keane and Doyle called up for Ireland's pre-Euro friendly
MLS players Robbie Keane (LA Galaxy) and Kevin Doyle (Colorado Rapids) are in Ireland’s 35-player squad for a friendly against the Netherlands on May 28. Ireland coach Martin O’Neillis expected to name his Euro 2016 squad after the game. Keane (143 caps) missed the March friendlies against Switzerland and Slovakia because of a knee injury. […]
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Euro 2016: France is loaded up front
How strong is Euro 2016 host France up front? Bleus coach Didier Deschamps picked six strikers for his tournament team but didn’t pick World Cup 2014 starters Franck Ribery,Karim Benzema or Mathieu Valbuena, or even Alexandre Lacazette (21 goals for Lyon), Hatem Ben Arfa (17 goals for Nice) or Kevin Gameiro (16 goals in La […]
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Montagliani elected as Concacaf's first Canadian president
Canadian Soccer Association president Victor Montagliani was elected as the new president of Concacaf, defeating Bermudan prosecutor Larry Mussenden, 25-16, in a vote held at theConcacaf Congress Thursday in Mexico City. “The walls are down,” Montagliani said. “It’s time to come together as one Concacaf.” Montagliani, 50, is the third Concacaf president in the last […]
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Real Madrid highest valued club at $3.6 billion
Real Madrid remains the most valuable club in the world with a valuation of $3.6 billion, just ahead of Spanish rival at $3.5 billion. The rest of the Forbes top 10: Manchester United, Bayern Munich,Arsenal, Manchester City, Chelsea, Liverpool, Juventus and Tottenham. The average valuation for the top 10 clubs increased 24 percent last year.
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Buffon will stay at Juventus through 2017-18 season
Goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon, who helped Juventus win its fifth straight Italian Serie A title, will stay at the Turin club through the 2017-18 season. Buffon, 38, has been at Juventus since2001. “Winning the title next season would be a sign of incredible continuity,” said Buffon. Juventus also announced that Andrea Barzagli had extended his contract. […]