Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany doesn’t regret playing for Belgium in Euro qualifiers against Andorra and Israel during the recent international breakagainst the wishes of his manager, Manuel Pellegrini. “For now, the past, and the future, it’s always going to be a little bit of a tricky situation,”the Red Devils captain said. “They are two […]
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Arsenal exits League Cup with 3-0 defeat to Sheffield Wednesday
Arsene Wenger has never won the much-maligned English League Cup in his 19 years at Arsenal, and he won’t win it in 2015-16. Arsenal dropped a humiliating 3-0decision at second-tier Sheffield Wednesday to exit in the fourth round on Tuesday. The game was over quickly as Ross Wallace and Lucas Joao scored in the first […]
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Chinese television rights fees explode
Chinese private equity fund China Media Capital is set to sign a five-year deal for rights to the Chinese Super League for $1.25 billion. “It is a really high price, but we are really lookingfor something that changes behavior,” CMC chairman Li Ruigang said, speaking at the Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia convention […]
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Man United Hires New CFO
Manchester United on Monday hired Cliff Baty as its new chief operating officer. Baty joins the Premier League club from Sporttech PLC, a leading pool betting operator and technologysupplier. United’s Executive Vice Chairman, Ed Woodward, announced the hire, saying: “We are very pleased to welcome Cliff to the Club. He is a proven finance executive […]
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Everton's Jagielka to Miss Two Months
Everton captain Phil Jagielka will miss the next two months with a knee injury suffered in injury time of Everton’s 2-1 loss to Arsenal on Saturday, Reuters reports. Toffeesmanager Roberto Martinez described it as “good news” because he feared more serious damage to the player’s medial ligaments after what Martinez called a “stupid challenge” byGunners midfielder […]
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Garcia: Roma No Scudetto Favorite
With nearly a quarter of the season gone, no clear frontrunner has yet emerged in Serie A. AS Roma, last season’s second-place finisher, assumed top spot for the first time this season onSunday, following a hard fought 2-1 victory against Fiorentina in Florence. Roma coach Rudi Garcia said his team does not want to be […]
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Guardiola Silent Amid Chelsea Link
Bayern Munich coach Pep Guardiola has remained silent on his future plans amid rumors that the Spaniard is being lined up to replace Jose Mourinho at Chelsea, ESPN reports. Guardiola,whose contract is up at the end of the season, told reporters in July that he had no intention of speaking about his plans publicly until […]
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Mourinho, Chelsea Charged with Misconduct
Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho and his assistant Silvino Louro have been charged with misconduct over their actions towards the match referees during Saturday’s 2-1Premier League loss at West Ham, the English FA announced Monday, adding that both clubs were also charged with failing to control their players. Separately, ESPN reported Monday that Chelsea has begun searching […]
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Liverpool striker Sturridge's knee problems persist
Daniel Sturridge, who missed new Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp‘s first two games in charge after suffering a knee injury in a collision with teammate Jordon Ibe attraining, is doubtful for Liverpool’s Premier League match against Southampton on Sunday because he needs a scan on his knee injury. “I spoke with Daniel a few minutes ago,” […]
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Barcelona's revenues are up, profits down
Barcelona announced record revenues of $690 million for the 2014-15 season but saw profits fall 36.5 percent to less than $17 million due to player bonuses and transfer fees. “The club made aprofit, [the financial situation] is solid,” said Barca vice president Susana Monje after a fiscal year that saw the club win a second […]