Arsenal winger Alexis Sanchez is having sleepless nights since he’s gone in a slump for the Gunners (one goal in his last 12 league games). “When I don’t score goals, I feel like I’ve failedthe team and I feel guilty,” Sanchez, who had six goals in his first nine games, told the club’s website. “I […]
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Aguero wants to finish career back at Independiente
Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero told an Argentine radio station he’ll return to Argentina after his five-year deal ends. “Here they know what I want to do,” the 27-year-old Aguero said ofleaving Manchester City for his first club, Independiente. “They know I want to return to Argentina. My family know that I am going to […]
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Benfica moves into Champions League quarterfinals
Benfica advanced to the UEFA Champions League quarterfinals with a 3-1 aggregate win against Zenit St. Petersburg. Nicolas Gaitan and Talisca scored to clinch the series for thePortuguese club after Hulk had put Zenit ahead for the evening in the second half. Benfica joined Real Madrid, Wolfsburg and Paris St. Germain as the first four […]
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Chinese club Guangzhou Evergrande valued at $3.37 billion
China’s Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao FC is worth 21.9 billion yuan ($3.37 billion), far more than the $2.35 billion market valuation of Manchester United Ltd., according to a valuation derivedfrom transactions recorded this week on a Beijing exchange. Fractional shares in the Chinese soccer team changed hands, a rarity from which observers extrapolated the valuation. Guangzhou […]
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French federation raided in connection with FIFA scandal
At the behest of the Swiss federal prosecutor, the French Financial Prosecution Office raided the French soccer federation headquarters in connection with the Swiss criminal case against former FIFApresident Sepp Blatter. The cases focuses on a secret transaction in which Blatter approved a $2 million payment from FIFA funds for Michel Platini in 2011. Blatter […]
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Crisis talks held at Arsenal before FA Cup match
Arsenal star Theo Walcott said Gunners’ players held a “closed doors” meeting without the coaching staff’s knowledge before Tuesday’s FA Cup 4-0 replay win against Hull City to discuss afive-game winless streak in all competitions that dropped it eight points off the pace in the EPL race. “We are not going to lie,” Walcott told […]
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Leicester City fans causing earthquakes?
Leicester City fans jumping up and down at the King Power Stadium when Leicester grabbed an 89th-minute winner against Norwich City caused a quake with a magnitude of 0.3, according to researchers atthe University of Leicester.
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Tough times for German World Cup hero Mario Goetze
Mario Goetze, who scored Germany’s gamewinner in the 2014 World Cup final, has yet to play a game for Bayern Munich in 2016. In fact, the 23-year-old has had three bleak seasons sincejoining Bayern from rivals Borussia Dortmund in 2013. Just 25 of Goetze’s 66 Bundesliga appearances in three seasons at Bayern have been a […]
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Wolfsburg makes history with win over Gent
Germany’s VfL Wolfsburg made club history by reaching the quarterfinals of the UEFA Champions League for the first time. A 1-0 home win on a goal by Andre Schürrle over Belgium’sGent earned the Wolves a 4-2 win on aggregate.
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Ronaldo scores No. 40 in Real win over Roma
Cristiano Ronaldoscored his 40th goal of the season as Real Madrid reached the Champions League quarterfinals with a 4-0 aggregate victory over Roma. The Portuguese also JamesRodriguez’s 68th minute strike in the 2-0 win at the Bernabeu. With Coach Zinedine Zidane‘s team 12 points behind La Liga leaders Barcelona and disqualified from the Copa Del […]