Senate Republicans on Thursday blocked a resolution urging FIFA to pay women the same as men at its World Cups. Tennessee Republican Lamar Alexander said theSenate had more pressing business than “offering opinions and resolutions about a private international entity and how they should award prizes.” Democratic Senator Patrick Leahy (Vermont), who sponsored the resolution, […]
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Martins included in Nigeria's roster for World Cup qualifying
The Seattle Sounders’ Obafemi Martins was called up by Nigeria for the first time in three years. He’s in the squad of 23 players named for the two-leg seriesNov. 13 and Nov. 17 against Swaziland in World Cup 2018 qualifying. Manchester City teenager Kelechi Iheanacho is set for his international debut for the SuperEagles after […]
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Platini gets backing from FIFA kingmaker
Kuwaiti Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah, the sports kingmaker who joined the FIFA executive committee this year, says Asian Football Confederation presidentSheikh Salman bin Ebrahim al-Khalifa will withdraw from the FIFA presidential race if suspended Michel Platini isallowed back in the race. Platini is suspended for 90 days and his candidacy won’t be examined by FIFA’s […]
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Turkish referees locked in their locker room after controversial draw
Trabzonspor took matters into its own hands after referee Cagatay Sahan whistled a late penalty for visiting Gaziantepspor that resulted in a 2-2 tie in theirTurkish Super Lig match. Trabzonspor president Ibrahim Haciosmanoglu ordered the refereeing crew locked in their locker room after the game at the Huseyin AvniAker Stadium. He only released them at […]
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Aubameyang: 'My dream is to play in Spain'
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who has 13 goals in 10 games for Borussia Dortmund, wants to move to La Liga in the future but only when he decides the time is right to leave Signal IdunaPark. He recently signed a new contract with Dortmund until 2020. “One day I’ll leave to play in another league,” he told […]
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Scholes: Playing for van Gaal's Man United would not be fun
Former Manchester United star Paul Scholes says playing the current United team, managed by Dutchman Louis van Gaal,would not have been fun. “It’s a team now you wouldn’t want to play against because they’re tightly organized,” Scholes said. “But it seems [Van Gaal] doesn’t want players to beat men and it’sprobably not a team I’d […]
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Mourinho: Chelsea players made critics look 'stupid'
Jose Mourinho‘s troubles continued as Chelsea exited the English League Cup following a 5-4 shootout loss to Stoke City, but he had nothing but praise for hisplayers. “What the players did tonight is face the people that write and say, ‘You are stupid,’” said Mourinho. “You think the players did not give everything to win […]
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Former Brazilian soccer chief agrees to extradition
Former Brazilian soccer federation president Jose Maria Marin agreed to be extradited to the United States, where he faces bribery charges in connection withthe indictments of 14 FIFA officials and sports marketing executives. Marin was one of seven soccer officials arrested in May at their Zurich hotel, where they were staying for the FIFA Congress.Marin […]
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Bayern Munich beats Wolfsburg 3-1
Bayern Munich scored three goals in the first 34 minutes en route to a 5-1 win over defending champion Wolfsburg in the thitd round of the German Cup. It was Bayern’s second victory over Wolfsburg intwo months. Robert Lewandowski scored all five goals in nine minutes in a 5-1 win back in September. Thomas Muellergrabbed […]
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Tottenham's Pochettino: Harry Kane will learn from dry spell
Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino says his young England international star Harry Kane will learn from his recentdrought — one goal in 13 games — that ended with a hat trick in Sunday’s 5-1 Premier League win over Bournemouth. “In football,” said the Argentina, “we have to understand that there will always beperiods like the period […]