Lionel Messi will have medical tests to assess a recurrence of renal colic, an abdominal ailment often related to the presence of kidney stones within renal ducts. The Argentine star missedBarcelona’s Club World Cup semifinal in December.
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Chelsea loses Zouma for up to six months
Chelsea could be without 21-year-old French defender Kurt Zouma for six months because he needs surgery on the anterior cruciate ligament knee injury he suffered in the 1-1 Premier Leaguedraw with Manchester United. Zouma was expected to contend for a spot on host France’s Euro 2016 team.
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Ramsey: Arsenal can stop Leicester City
Aaron Ramsey says Arsenal can stop Leicester City in its tracks. The surprise leader in the English Premier League has opened up a five-point lead on the Gunners and their north London rival,Tottenham. Arsenal plays Leicester City on Sunday. In September, the Gunners beat the Foxes, 5-2, and led the EPL at the beginning of […]
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DFB sues FIFA and Beckenbauer in World Cup bid scandal
The German soccer federation, renowned for its efficiency and ability to turn out world championship teams, has become embroiled in controversy over the organization of the 2006 World Cup and hastaken the extraordinary step of suing Franz Beckenbauer, former captain and coach of world championship teams and head of the 2006 organizing committee, and FIFA […]
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Russian chief Mutko reveals FIFA president election showdown
Russian sports minister Vitaly Mutko, a member of the FIFA executive committee, says candidates for FIFA president will meet on Feb. 17 to lay out their support. The meeting, ninedays before the election, will be a chance, Mutko said, for support to “be laid out on the table. The candidates will speak out so we […]
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Pulisic named to Dortmund's Europa League roster
Borussia Dortmund named 17-year-old Christian Pulisic to its Europa League squad for the round of 32 against Porto. Pulisic debuted for BVB in the 2-0 win over FC Ingolstadt on Saturday. Alsopromoted was 20-year-old Slovenian defender Jon Gorenc Stankovic.
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Pizarro set for 400th Bundesliga appearance
Claudio Pizarro will play his 400th Bundesliga match on Friday when Werder Bremen faces Borussia Moenchengladbach, but an even more impressive milestone will be the 182nd career goal he scoreswith his next tally. He will tie Ulf Kirsten for fifth place on the all-time goal scoring list in the Bundesliga. The 37-year-old Peruvian striker credits […]
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Ranieri compares Vardy goal to great van Basten goal
Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri compared the goal Jamie Vardy, the unlikely scoring star of the first-place Foxes, scored in the 2-0 win over Liverpool to the memorable goal Marcovan Basten scored for the Netherlands in the Euro 1998 final. “‘I can put him with Van Basten, who make a fantastic goal,” said Rainieri of […]
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Prince Ali slams FIFA cash move against Concacaf, Conmebol
FIFA presidential candidate Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein of Jordan has criticized FIFA’s decision to cut off funding to corruption-hit Concacaf and Conmebol. A spokesman for FIFA’s Auditand Compliance Committee told Reuters confirmed the decision to stop the payments to the two confederations but declined to comment on Ali’s statement. Ali’s statement read: “I have […]
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Suarez scores four; Messi hits hat trick
Barcelona cruised to a 7-0 win over Valencia in their Copa del Rey semifinal first-leg clash as Uruguayan Luis Suarez scored four goals and Lionel Messi hit three toraise the Argentine’s tally of goals for club and country to 500. Valencia, coached by Gary Neville, was looking to put its league woes behind them, having […]