The Premier League’s plans to schedule the Arsenal-Liverpool game for Christmas Eve have been dropped after a backlash from fans. The game will now be played on Dec. 22. Nine games are scheduled forDec. 23.
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FIFA considers overhaul of nationality rules
Canadian Victor Montagliani, head of FIFA’s stakeholders’ committee, said soccer’s governing body will consider an overhaul of its eligibility rules for national teams.
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Pressure mounts on Koeman after loss to Lyon in the Europa League at Goodison Park
Lyon’s 2-1 win over Everton increased the pressure on Toffees manager Ronald Koeman. The result dropped Everton to the bottom of the Europa League’s Group E.
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Waldrum approved to be Nigerian women's national team coach
The Nigeria Football Federation’s executive board approved the appointment of Randy Waldrum as head coach of Nigeria’s women’s national team. The former Notre Dame and Houston Dash coach willcoach the Super Falcons in the 2018 Africa Women Cup of Nations, which will serve as qualifying for the 2019 Women’s World Cup in France. Waldrum previously […]
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UCL: Mbappe, Cavani and Neymar score as PSG remains perfect
Kylian Mbappe, Edinson Cavani and Neymar all scored while Argentine Angel Di Maria added a fourth goal as Paris St. Germain remained perfect in the UE FA Champions Leaguewith a comfortable 4-0 victory at Anderlecht.
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Chelsea's Conte tells Jose Mourinho to stick to concentrating on his own team
Chelsea manager Antonio Conte did not take kindly to Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho’s observation that “other managers cry and cry and cry” about injuries totheir players, seen as aimed at the Italian. “If he is speaking about me,” Conte said after Chelsea’s 3-3 tie with Roma, “I think he has to think about his […]
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UCL: Messi hits 100-goal mark for Barca in Europe
Lionel Messi scored his 100th goal in European competition to lead Barcelona to a 3-1 win over Greek champion even though the Catalan club played the second half with 10 men. GerardPique was sent off for two yellow cards just before halftime.
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'Shambolic' performance puts future of English FA chiefs in doubt
England star Lianne Sanderson ripped English FA chiefs Greg Clarke and Martin Glenn for their “shambolic” performance at a parliamentary hearing examining after discriminationclaims against ex-England women’s national team coach Mark Sampson and how the FA handled them. “The FA is so huge, one of the biggest football organizations in the world,”Sanderson said, “and we […]
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RB Leipzig wins its first Champions League game
RB Leipzig, a Champions League entrant after only one season in the German first division, struck twice in three minutes to beat Porto 3-2 at home for its maiden Champions League victory, which movesit into second place in Group G.
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UCL: Manchester City remains perfect with win over Napoli
Manchester City extended its perfect record in Group F thanks to goals from Raheem Sterling and Gabriel Jesus inside the first 15 minutes for a 2-1 win over Napoli,which squandered a penalty kick.