Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho has signed a new four-year deal at Stamford Bridge that will keep him at the helm until at least 2019. The Portuguese, who had previouslybeen in charge from 2004-2007, rejoined Chelsea in 2013 on a four-year deal, leading the Blues to the Premier League title and English League Cup last season. […]
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Bayer-Lazio, Monaco-Valencia Highlight UCL Playoffs
Bayer Leverkusen and AS Monaco, which both impressed in the UEFA Champions League last season, were paired with Lazio and Valencia, respectively, in the UCL playoffs draw in Nyon on Friday.Following the event, Leverkusen CEO Michael Schade said glumly, “I think we got the toughest draw possible but obviously we want to be in the […]
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De Gea to Sit Out Man United Opener vs. Spurs
David de Gea will sit out Manchester United’s opening game of the new Premier League season against Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday after manager Louis van Gaal said hisgoalkeeper is too distracted by a potential move to Real Madrid. Van Gaal has seen a deterioration in De Gea’s performances since United and Real began negotiating a […]
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Pogba Given No. 10 at Juve
Serie A champ Juventus on Thursday announced that Paul Pogba will wear the coveted No. 10 shirt this season, taking over from the departed Carlos Tevez. The announcement all but endsspeculation around the French midfielder leaving the club this summer. “It’s not easy because all the biggest names in the history of Juventus have worn […]
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Martinez: Chelsea's 'Illegal' Approach for Stones
Everton boss Roberto Martinez believes John Terry has broken Premier League rules by speaking publicly about Chelsea’s pursuit of Toffees defender JohnStones. The Chelsea captain said recently that Jose Mourinho’s team was looking at players like 21-year-old Stones as ones “for the future.” Martinez responded by saying”That is illegal. The rules don’t allow you to […]
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Messi Headbutts Roma Defender
Barcelona striker Lionel Messi was lucky not to be red carded for attempting to headbutt AS Roma’s Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa during his team’s 3-0 win in the annual Joan GamperTrophy friendly at the Camp Nou on Wednesday. Playing in his first pre-season match for Barca since his return from the Copa América, Messi also grabbed the former […]
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Salah Joins AS Roma
AS Roma on Thursday announced that Mohamed Salah had joined the Italian capital club from Chelsea despite rival Fiorentina, which claims to have the right to sign the Egypt internationalfollowing the completion of his six-month loan spell in the second half of last season, threatening legal action. Chelsea confirmed that Salah moves “on loan and […]
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Mourinho Concerned Over Costa Injury
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho expressed his concern about the extent of striker Diego Costa’s persistent hamstring injury, which will keep him out of the Blues’ season openeragainst Swansea. The 26-year-old Spain international has been dogged by hamstring problems for close to 18 months and was restricted to just 24 Premier League starts last season. “Costa […]
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Eintracht Coach: USA Hurting Chandler's Bundesliga Career
Eintracht Frankfurt coach Armin Veh claims that Timothy Chandler’s international duties with the USA are limiting his potential for the Bundesliga club. Chandler, who returnedto training on Thursday following the Gold Cup, is the last player to return to the squad. “He has to wait in line first,” Veh said, adding that the summer trips […]
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Arsenal Loses Wilshere for Two Months
Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere suffered a hairline fracture to his right ankle and could be out for six to eight weeks, the BBC reports. The 23-year-old was injured bya heavy tackle in training on Saturday, a day before Sunday’s 1-0 win against Chelsea in the Community Shield. The England international, who missed five months of last […]