Everton manager Roberto Martinez said 25-year-old Spaniard Joel Robles is now his No. 1 keeper ahead of Tim Howard. Robles had been Martinez’s keeper at Wigan but had beenthe backup to Howard after joining Everton. Robles got his chance when Howard was sidelined by a knee injury. Martinez said it was important he keep Robles […]
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Rakitic on MSN's 'pure harmony'
Barcelona midfielder Ivan Rakitic says Barcelona teammates Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar are “the closest best friends in the world,” explaining their successon the field and Barca’s strong locker-room environment. “Although they are different characters, on the pitch there is pure harmony between them,” the midfielder toldCroatian publication Jutarnji List. “It may sound like […]
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Scotiabank ready to pull Concacaf deal
John Doig, the Bank of Nova Scotia’s chief marketing officer, says that the Canadian bank, better known as Scotiabank, is ready to pull its $20 million sponsorship of the ConcacafChampions League if Concacaf does not pass a series of reforms at its meeting Thursday. Doig told Bloomberg it is ready to use the “reputation clause” […]
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Augsburg spoils Klopp's Germany return
On Juergen Klopp’s return to Germany since stepping down as Borussia Dortmund coach last summer, Klopp’s Liverpool was held to a scoreless tie by Augsburg in a first-leg, EuropaLeague round of 32 clash.
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Van Gaal suffers a new low
A 2-1 loss at Danish club Midtjylland in Thursday’s Europa League marked the nadir of Louis van Gaal‘s Manchester United tenure, during which the club has spent more than $350 millionon players. For Man United to lose this Europa League round of 32 opening leg to the Danish champion that last played competitively on Dec. […]
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Blatter not backing a FIFA presidential candidate
Sepp Blatter said he will not support any of the five candidates standing to succeed him as FIFA president. “Four of the five candidates have spoken tome,” said Blatter, who is banned from running for reelection. “I cannot take sides, that is not possible.”
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Beckenbauer warned and fined by FIFA's ethics committee
Franz Beckenbauer, who in 2014 had been “provisionally banned,” has been warned and fined $7,000 by FIFA’s ethics committee for “failing to cooperate” with FIFA’s inquiry into thebidding processes for 2018 and 2022 World Cups, won by Russia and Qatar respectively. Germany’s World Cup-winning captain and coach was one of 22 men who voted to […]
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Wayne Rooney set to miss six weeks
Manchester United and England captain Wayne Rooney could be out six weeks with a knee injury suffered in the 2-1 loss to Sunderland. He should be healthy in time for Euro 2016 but his loss is abig for United. Rooney had scored seven goals in his past nine games. “He scores a lot of goals […]
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Brazilian authorities start seizing Neymar's assets
Neymar had assets of almost $50 million seized by Brazilian authorities in connection with the tax evasion case involving Barcelona star. He was found to have evaded $16 million in taxes whileplaying in Brazil for Santos in 2011-13 and an appeal was rejected last week. The assets seized included a yacht, a jet and several […]
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Ronaldo ends road drought, Zidane wins in Champions League debut
Cristiano Ronaldo scored as Real Madrid beat Roma, 2-0, in the in the first leg of the round of 16 in the Champions League. The goal ended his scoring drought on the road that dated back to theend of November. Substitute Jese then sealed the victory with the second goal as Zinedine Zidane won in […]