Germany national team defender Mats Hummels still has another season left on his contract at Borussia Dortmund, but he says he is losing sleep over what to do. Bayern Munich, for which hepreviously played, Barcelona, Manchester United and Liverpool are all reportedly interested in the 27-year-old defender. “It’s been taking me at least half an […]
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Suarez 'privileged' to overtake Ronaldo
Barcelona striker Luis Suarez says he’s “privileged” to overtake former Barca star Ronaldo after scoring four goals against Deportivo La Coruna to move ahead of the Brazilian’s tally of48 goals in a season with 49. The only player who has scored more is Lionel Messi, who has the club record of 73 goals in a […]
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Van Gaal likes Rooney in new Man United role
One of the things that pleased Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal about the 2-0 victory over Crystal Palace that kept United in the hunt for a Champions League berth was the play ofWayne Rooney, who continued his comeback after being out two months with a knee injury. Rooney was played in a deeper midfield […]
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Zidane: Cristiano Ronaldo needs more rest
Cristiano Ronaldo‘s injury in Real Madrid’s 3-0 victory over Villarreal at the Estadio Bernabeu on Wednesday night is not likely to keep him out of Tuesday’s Champions League game at ManchesterCity, but Coach Zinedine Zidane admits he wishes he could rest his star more. “With Cristiano, it is important to rest,” he said, “but he […]
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Borussia Dortmund dominates Hertha in German Cup semifinals
Borussia Dortmund moved into the final of the German Cup against Bayern Munich with a 3-0 win at Hertha Berlin. BVB dominated the match, taking the lead on a goal by Gonzalo Castro in the firsthalf. Marco Reus and Henrikh Mkhitaryan added second-half goals as Dortmund did not repeat the mistake of last week when […]
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So much for Barcelona's scoring woes
Barcelona can’t score? Don’t ask Deportivo Coruna, which suffered a humiliating 8-0 loss at home on Wednesday to Barca, which had lost three La Liga games in a row and exited the Champions League aweek ago to Atletico Madrid. Luis Suarez scored four goals and assisted on three others in the win. Barca remained tied […]
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Moyes is favorite to succeed Deila at Celtic
As soon as Norwegian manager Ronny Deila announced that he will not be returning to Scottish champion Celtic next season, talk began about a successor. David Moyes, formerly Everton,Manchester United and Real Sociedad, is the favorite to take over at Celtic, where he began his playing career. Deila’s exit followed Celtic’s loss to Rangers in […]
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FIFA's mea culpa (sort of) on Qatar labor rights
Federico Addiechi, FIFA’s head of corporate social responsibility, said soccer’s world governing body was slow to raise concerns about the treatment of migrant laborers on stadiums in World Cup2022 host Qatar, and tournament organizers should do more to improve working conditions. “When it comes to human rights policy … we started, in connection with Qatar […]
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Aston Villa suspends striker over laughing gas scandal
Aston Villa has suspended striker Gabriel Agbonlahor and launched an internal investigation after he was pictured by British media on a laughing gas and booze binge on the day hisclub was relegated from the Premier League.
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Court clears former DFB boss of slander against Qatar
Qatar’s lawsuit against former German soccer federation (DFB) president Theo Zwanziger for calling Qatar a “cancerous growth on world soccer” was dismissed by Duesseldorf’s regionalcourt, which ruled he was within his right to free speech. The Qatari federation sought $109,000 in damages and a court order for Zwanziger not to make such comments in the […]