Argentina captain Lionel Messi will win his 100th cap for the Albiceleste when he suits up to face Jamaica in a Copa America Group B clash on Saturday. In an interview with La Nacion,Messi says, “I would give everything win the Copa America. This group deserves it for the way they fight. We had a […]
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Tigres Swoops for Uche, Gignac
Liga MX club Tigres on Friday signed Ikechukwu Uche from Villarreal and is expected to complete the signing of Andre-Pierre Gignac from Marseille after the player completed a medical.The two forwards were brought in to bolster the club’s attack ahead of its meeting with Brazil’s Internacional in the semifinals of the Copa Libertadores next month. […]
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Report: Olympiakos owner Indicted in match-fixing scandal
Evangelos Marinakis, the owner of Greek giant Olympiakos, was banned from participating in all soccer-related activities, as he faces felony charges for his alleged involvement in theestablishment of a criminal gang that fixed matches between 2011 and 2013. According to AFP, the other suspects implicated in the case are two other current owners of Greek […]
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Scientists Name New Galaxy After Ronaldo
Believe it or not, Portuguese scientists from the University of Lisbon have decided to name a newly-found galaxy after Real Madrid and Portugal star Cristiano Ronaldo. According to a NewYork Times report, the galaxy, called CR7, is “a recently discovered galaxy that existed when the universe was only about 800 million years old” and “is three […]
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Report: FIFA's Garcia Report Won't Be Published for "Years"
The full version of the report by Michael Garcia, the former Fifa ethics investigator, into the controversial race for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups is now unlikely to be published foryears, the Guardian reports. FIFA had already said that the full 430-page report would not be published while its own investigations into individuals inside its organization werecontinuing but […]
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Blatter, Valcke Hire American Lawyers to Represent Them
FIFA President Sepp Blatter on Thursday announced the hiring of former federal prosecutor Richard Cullen to represent him as the ongoing corruption investigation engulfs soccer’sgoverning body. The secretary general of FIFA, Jerome Valcke, has in turn retained another American lawyer, Barry Berke, a FIFA spokesman told AFP. Cullen, 67, is a close associate ofFBI director […]
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Reports: Chelsea Close to Falcao Loan
Chelsea is on the verge of agreeing a season-long loan deal for AS Monaco striker Radamel Falcao, according to numerous reports. The 29-year-old, who is currently withColombia at the Copa America in Chile, scored four goals in 29 games for Manchester United while on-loan last season. Though United rejected the chance to sign Falcao on […]
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EPL's 2015-16 Schedule Released
The English Premier League schedule for the 2015-16 season was released on Wednesday. Defending champion Chelsea will begin its title defense against Swansea, while Manchester United hostsTottenham on the opening weekend (Aug. 8-9. Liverpool will have an immediate chance to avenge a 6-1 loss at Stoke on the final day of last season, after being […]
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Serbia, Brazil to Meet in U-20 Final
Serbia’s Ivan Saponjic banged in a header in extra time to give the USA’s conqueror a 2-1 victory over Mali in their U-20 World Cup semifinal on Wednesday to setup a final against Brazil, which demolished 10-man Senegal 5-0 in the other semi. After thumping Senegal, Brazil coach Rogério Micale said, “We’ve had some good games andwe’ve […]
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Messi: Argentina Wins 'Physical Battle'
Argentina striker Sergio Aguero is undergoing tests on a shoulder injury he suffered while scoring the goal that gave his country a hard-fought 1-0 win against Uruguay inCopa America Group B on Tuesday. After the game, captain Lionel Messi said, “[Uruguay] set out to play a tough game from the start, where they did not […]