Zinedine Zidane will coach Real Madrid in his first El Clasico on Saturday at the Nou Camp, but he says there is no added pressure on him or his players. “I’m completely relaxed,” he said.”This is a game of football — and I am going to enjoy it.”
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Infantino: USA could host World Cup tomorrow
New FIFA president Gianni Infantino says he holds no debt to the United States for helping crack down on corruption in his ranks with the investigatory tools it has at its disposal, or for U.S.Soccer helping get him elected. Nonetheless, he said the United States could host the World Cup tomorrow. “The infrastructures are there […]
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El Clasico: Ancelotti gives positional edge to Barca
Who has the edge in Saturday’s El Clasico? Former Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti broke down Barcelona and Real Madrid starters, position-by-position. He gave Barcelona the edge at fourpositions, Real Madrid the nod at two and five were even, including Lionel Messi vs. Cristiano Ronaldo and Luis Suarez vs. Karim Benzema.
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Messi aims for goal No. 500 goals in El Clasico
Barcelona star Lionel Messisays it would be a special moment to score his 500th career goal in Saturday’s Clasico vs. Real Madrid at Camp Nou. He scored his 499th career goalfrom the penalty spot in Argentina’s 2-0 World Cup qualifying victory over Bolivia on Tuesday. “It would be a nice moment to reach that figure against […]
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Wolfsburg aims to boot Bendtner
Wolfsburg wants to terminate the contract of Danish striker Nicklas Bendtner 15 months early. His disciplinary issues this season included being fined for oversleeping and being latefor training. The 28-year-old has scored three goals in 31 league appearances since joining the Bundesliga club from Arsenal in 2014.
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Alex Ferguson: England will be tough for Pep Guardiola
Former Manchester United coach Alex Ferguson believes Pep Guardiola will need time to adapt to EPL soccer when he takes charge of Manchester City in July: “Withoutquestion Pep has got a fantastic work ethic about him. … But Pep won’t find it easy, English football is not easy. Every foreign coach that has come to […]
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German players promised $340,000 for Euro win
Germany’s players will each receive a bonus of 300,000 euros ($340,000) if they win Euro 2016, the German federation (DFB) said on Thursday, announcing the same scale of top-up payments on offer whenthe tournament was last played in 2012. Players will receive $57,000 each for reaching the quarterfinals, $114,000 for a spot in the semifinals […]
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WCQ: China reaches final round for first time since Bora era
China moved into the final round of Asian World Cup 2018 qualifying for the first time since 2001 when it beat Qatar, 2-0, to clinch one of four second-place berths in the 12-team final round (twogroups of six). You have to go back to the tenure of Bora Milutinovic for the last time the Chinese […]
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Not unexpectedly, Gary Neville's tenure at Valencia ends quickly
Former Manchester United star and Sky Sports pundit Gary Neville was fired as Valencia coach on Wednesday, just three months after he was hired. A miserable La Liga season and exitsfrom the Copa del Rey and Europa League signaled the end of the line. But one wonders why his firing didn’t happen sooner.
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WCQ: Brazil drops to sixth place in South America
Brazil was lucky to escape with a 2-2 tie against Paraguay in World Cup 2018 qualifying, getting goals from Ricardo Oliveira in the 80th minute and Dani Alves in the last minute. Theresult left Brazil, who has never failed qualified for the World Cup, in a tie for sixth in South America’s 10-team group. The […]