Sky Italia reports that Manchester United on Wednesday agreed a 12.7 million-pound ($19.5 million) fee with Serie A club Torino for Italy right back Matteo Darmian. Darmian, aversatile defender capable of playing anywhere across the backline, is six feet tall and offers a strong aerial presence. According to the report, Darmian’s arrival could signal the […]
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CBF Starts Initiative to Improve Brazilian Soccer
The Brazilian soccer federation (CBF) will summon former players, national team coaches, foreign coaches, club coaches and media representatives to help find a way of improving soccer in thecountry after a series of disappointing results in international tournaments. The decision comes less than a week after Brazil was eliminated in the quarterfinal of the Copa […]
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Alves: Guardiola Wanted to Coach Brazil
In an interview with ESPN, Barcelona right back Dani Alves claims that former coach Pep Guardiola wanted to coach Brazil at the 2014 World Cup but local soccer officials were afraidfans would not like having a foreign coach in charge of the national team. “Pep said he wanted to make Brazil a World Cup champion […]
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Pearl Harbor Twitter Storm Follows WWC Final
NBC News reports that some Americans celebrated the country’s historic soccer win Sunday night with a vocal minority kicking up a Twitter storm by suggesting that the USA’s 5-2 winagainst Japan on Sunday was payback for the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor. While more than 2,400 people died in the surprise assault by Japan on the U.S. […]
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Barca Presidential Hopeful Criticizes Turan Deal
ESPN reports that Barcelona presidential candidate Joan Laporta has openly criticized the club’s managing committee after it agreed to sign Arda Turan from Atletico Madrid before thepresidential election takes place on July 18. While Josep Maria Bartomeu, who has stepped down as president ahead of his bid for re-election, said earlier this month that coach LuisEnrique […]
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NYCFC's Lampard Promises No More Club Loans
New York City FC midfielder Frank Lampard, speaking six days before his delayed debut with his new club, explained the logistics of his extended stay at Manchester City, articulated hisfrustration with his benching and made a public verbal commitment to avoid another loan overseas — all under an umbrella of optimism surrounding his future as […]
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Jorge Messi Defends Leo From Argentina Criticism
Lionel Messi’s father, Jorge Messi, defended his son against claims that his Argentina career should be classed a failure. The four-time Ballon d’Or winner has longbeen touted as the best player of all time but plenty of Argentines believe he will always rank behind Pele and Diego Maradona unless he tastes international glory. Argentina recentlylost the […]
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Wood Completes Move to Union Berlin
USA striker Bobby Wood on Monday joined Union Berlin from German second division rival 1860 Munich, agreeing to a deal through 2018, Union said on its We site. Born in Hawaii, the22-year-old, who scored the winning goals against the Netherlands and Germany for the U.S. men in recent friendlies, moved to California to play youth […]
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Galatasaray signs Podolski
Germany striker Lukas Podolski joined Galatasaray from Arsenal over the weekend on a three-year deal for an initial fee of 1.8 million pounds ($2.8 million). Accordingto the BBC, The Turkish champ will pay future installments based on qualification for the UEFA Champions League. Podolski, 30, scored 31 goals in 82 appearances for Arsene Wenger’s men.After […]
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FIFA Bans 2018, 2022 WC Evaluator for Seven Years
FIFA on Monday banned the former head of its bid evaluation committee for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups for seven years over “confidentiality” breaches. Harold Mayne-Nicholls, a formerChilean soccer federation (FFC) president, wrote the report that gave Qatar the worst ranking of the candidates for the 2022 World Cup finals which the wealthy Gulf […]