Bayern Munich coach Pep Guardiola says a mole is “damaging” the German champions follow release of an alleged dispute between club trainers and him. German tabloid Bild claims Guardiola was angry withBayern’s staff after Tuesday’s Champions League semifinal exit to Atletico Madrid, his last chance to win the title before leaving for Manchester City.
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Middlesbrough-Brighton: prize money: $246 million
Saturday’s Middlesbrough-Brighton & Hove Albion game will be the most valuable soccer game in history. The winner is guaranteed promotion from the second-level League Championship to the PremierLeague. With the EPL’s new TV contract set to kick in next season, the firm Deloitte estimates the team promoted will benefit from future additional revenue of at […]
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Barcelona seeks to avoid another 'Tamudazo'
When Barcelona plays city rival Espanyol on Saturday, it will hope the same thing that happened nine years ago doesn’t repeat itself. Raul Tamudo’s 89th-minute equalizer wrecked Barca’s title hopes,also on the next-to-last day of the season and at the Camp Nou. This year, Barcelona goes into the game tied with Atletico Madrid but ahead […]
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More Real Madrid injury woes: Bale strains knee
Wales international Gareth Bale suffered a strained knee in Real Madrid’s win over Manchester City in the Champions League semifinals on Wednesday and will miss Sunday’s La Liga home match withValencia. The injury is unlikely to keep him out of the Champions League final against Atletico Madrid on May 28.
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Second Chinese team exits AFC Champions League
The millions Chinese club Jiangsu Suning spent on Brazilian signings Alex Teixeira and Jo could not prevent it from exiting the AFC Champions League in the first round. Also out:defending champion Guangzhou Evergrande. Shandong Luneng and Shanghai SIPG are the only Chinese teams to advance to the round of 16
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Europa League: Liverpool and Sevilla reach final
Two-time defending champion Sevilla will face Liverpool in the Europa League May 18 in Basel, Switzerland. Sevilla, which is seeking to add to its record four wins in the Europa Leagueand UEFA Cup, beat Shakhtar Donetsk 3-1 at home to advance 5-3 on aggregate. Liverpool, UEFA Cup champion in 1973, 1976 and 2001, defeated Villarreal, […]
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Hummels rips Borussia Dortmund's 'dirty statement'
Borussia Dortmund star Mats Hummels accused management of issuing a “dirty statement” for saying he wanted to join Bayern Munich. The 27-year-old Hummels has been undecided about his future andlinked to many big clubs, but he was jeered by sections of the BVB crowd during its 5-1 home win over Wolfsburg on Saturday. “Nothing has […]
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Italian international Luca Toni announces retirement
A year after leading Serie A with 22 goals, Hellas Verona striker Luca Toni announced his retirement at the end of the season. The 38-year-old Toni will end his career on Sunday when Hellas,which has been relegated to Serie B, plays champion Juventus. “After a bit of reflection, and many years in football, I just […]
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Life ban recommended for Jeffrey Webb
FIFA’s chief ethics investigator Cornel Borbely has recommended a life ban from soccer for former Concacaf president Jeffrey Webb, who has pleaded guilty inFederal court to racketeering, fraud and money laundering in connection with the soccer scandal involving FIFA, Concacaf and Conmebol. Webb, currently under house arrest at his mansion outsideAtlanta, is one of 41 individuals and […]
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Bayern's Rummenigge: 'We feel robbed'
Bayern Munich chief executive Karl-Heinz Rummenigge says his club was cheated out of a berth in the UEFA Champions League final, blaming Turkish referee Cuneyt Cakir for theexit to Atletico Madrid on the away goal rule after the 2-1 win in the second leg. “We are angry,” Rummenigge said. “Atletico’s goal was offside and the […]