Barcelona on Tuesday confirmed that Andres Iniesta would take over as club captain following the departure of Xavi Hernandez to Qatari club Al-Sadd. Iniesta, who had served as Xavi’sdeputy in recent years, was picked for the role by his teammates, with Lionel Messi and Sergio Busquets coming second and third, respectively, in the voting, while […]
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Bale Scores Against Former Club Spurs
Gareth Bale scored a superb individual goal against former club Tottenham Hotspur on Tuesday as Real Madrid beat the English Premier League club 2-0 in the pre-season Audi Cup inGermany. It was the Welshman’s first game against his former team since his world record 85.3 million-pound transfer to Real in 2013. After intercepting a wayward […]
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Juventus pair Morata, Khedira to Miss Serie A Start
Juventus striker Alvaro Morata will miss the start of the Serie A season after tearing a calf muscle while training ahead of Saturday’s Italian Super Cup against Lazio. The Spaininternational has been ruled out for at least a month, which means he will miss the season opener versus Udinese as well as the trip to […]
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Boca Welcomed Tigres Ahead of Copa Libertadores Final
Fox Sports reports that Boca Juniors opened its training ground to Mexican club Tigres UANL ahead of the second-leg of the Copa Libertadores final on Wednesday night. The gesture, of course,is rooted in Boca’s deep hatred for River Plate, the Liga MX club’s Buenos Aires-based opponent. Tigres could become the first Mexican club to win […]
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Ajax Crashes Out of UCL
Four-time European champion Ajax Amsterdam crashed out of the UEFA Champions League at the third qualifying round stage following a shock 5-4 aggregate defeat to Rapid Vienna after losing thesecond-leg 3-2 at home. Following a 2-2 draw in last week’s first-leg in Vienna, Frank de Boer’s men were the strong favorite to progress to the […]
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Roma and Manchester City Agree to Dzeko Fee for Transfer
Manchester City on Tuesday agreed to a 14 million-pound ($21.8 million) fee with AS Roma for striker Edin Dzeko, according to Sky Sports. The Bosnian is understood to havealready agreed personal terms with the Serie A team and is now expected to travel to Italy to conclude a deal in the next 24 hours. Dzeko […]
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Jimenez Needs Work Permit to Seal Hammers' Transfer
Mexico international Raul Jimenez is waiting on a work permit that would allow him to complete a move from Spanish giant Atletico Madrid to West Ham. Jimenez, who moved to Atletico from ClubAmerica a year ago, is one of two strikers Hammers Coach Slaven Bilic is looking to sign following the long-term injuries suffered by […]
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Mihajlovic: Milan Could Win Title with Ibra
AC Milan could be a serious title contender this season if it signs Paris Saint-Germain striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic, manager Sinisa Mihajlovic told a press conference.”I don’t know what to say about Ibrahimovic — he’s a player who can make the difference and landing him would be phenomenal,” the Serbian coach said. “He would make us […]
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Mourinho: No More Disagreements with Abramovich
Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho claims his previous disagreements with owner Roman Abramovich are over, and he is ready to fight for his fourth Premier League titlestarting this weekend. The Portuguese won the league in his first two seasons at Stamford Bridge, only to fall out with the club’s Russian owner and leave in September 2007. […]
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Guardiola doubts Schweinsteiger fitness
Bayern Munich coach Pep Guardiola cast doubt on Bastian Schweinsteiger’s fitness following the 31-year-old’s move from the Bundesliga champion to Manchester United. “Whenhe does not have injury problems, I am completely convinced he will do very well at Manchester United,” Guardiola was quoted as saying by the British media. “He is a top, top player. […]