Diego Simeone‘s tactics have been criticized as the opposite of the free-flowing approach taken by his opposing coach, Pep Guardiola, in the Atletico Madrid-Bayern Munich ChampionsLeague series, but the Argentine said Atleti came close to its “best version” in its 1-0 win on Wednesday. “We maybe came close to our best version of the team, […]
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Tottenham's Alli suspended for rest of EPL season
Rising England star Dele Alli will miss the rest of the Tottenham season after being banned for three games for punching West Brom’s Claudio Yacob in the stomach. The PFA’s YoungPlayer of the Year admitted to throwing the punch, picked up by television cameras, but contested the three-game ban as “excessive.”
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Totti awaits word on Roma contract extension
Francesco Totti should find out soon whether Roma will extend his contract for one more season. The 39-year-old Giallorossi captain is out of contract at the end of the season. Roma’s Americanpresident, James Pallotta, is believed to have had a change of heart and is open to extending Totti’s contract.
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Klopp wants to make sure Liverpool comeback doesn't go for naught
Two weeks after Liverpool beat his former club Borussia Dortmund with one of the most stunning comebacks in European history, Reds manager Jurgen Klopp says the heroics won’t meananything if Liverpool doesn’t advance to the Europa league final. “In each difficult game you win, it is the best thing you can do in your career […]
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FIFA defendant Li wins fight with insurance companies
Victories have been few and far between for the defendants in the FIFA corruption case winding its way through Federal court in Brooklyn, but Costa Rican Eduardo Li will at least have his legalfees paid for. Judge Raymond Dearie ruled Wednesday that two insurance companies must pay his fees while he fights charges of racketeering, […]
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Liverpool's Sakho won't appeal failed drug test
French defender Mamadou Sakho won’t challenge the results of his failed drug test and is not expected to play for Liverpool again this season. He failed a UEFA test after the Europa League winover Manchester United in March. If his suspension is confirmed, he’ll likely miss Euro 2016, where he was expected to contend for […]
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Simeone suspended for rest of Atletico league season
Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone will miss the final three games of La Liga season as he was handed a three-game ban after a ball was thrown onto the Vicente Calderon with the seeming intentto break up a Malaga counterattack in Atletico’s match last weekend. Atletico is tied for first with Barcelona. “It’s clear that […]
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Five Argentine clubs in Copa Libertadores round of 16
Defending champion River Plate and four other Argentine teams — Racing Club, Rosario Central, Boca Juniors and Huracan — are in the Copa Libertadores round of 16 that got underway on Tuesday.They’re joined by four Brazilian teams (Corinthians, Atletico Mineiro, Gremio, Sao Paulo), two Mexican teams (Pumas & Toluca) — and Nacional (Colombia), Independiente del […]
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Bayern Munich in talks with Borussia Dortmund over signing Mats Hummels
Bayern Munich chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has confirmed that Bayern has started discussions with Borussia Dortmund to acquire Mats Hummels, a starting centraldefender on Germany’s 2014 World Cup-winning team. Manchester United is among other teams reportedly interested in Hummels, a product of Bayern’s youth academy who played one first-team game forBayern before moving to Dortmund.
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Tottenham's Dele Alli charged with violent conduct
Tottenham’s Dele Alli, the EPL’s PFA Young Player of the Year, faces a retrospective three-game ban that would end his season after being charged by the FA with violentconduct for a punch on West Bromwich Albion’s Claudio Yacob during Monday’s 1-1 tie. The 20-year-old Alli has 10 goals and nine assists for second-place Tottenham.