UEFA on Wednesday charged Bayern Munich coach Pep Guardiola and FC Porto boss Julen Lopetegui for separate incidents that occurred during the teams’ UEFA Champions Leaguequarterfinal second leg clash, which Bayern won 6-1. Guardiola was charged for an “incident of non-sporting nature” after wearing a T-shirt to his pregame news conference with the message “Justiciapara […]
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Guardiola 'Very, Very Happy' with Comeback Win
Pep Guardiola was “very, very happy” with Bayern Munich’s 6-1 win against FC Porto in Munich on Tuesday, “especially after recent weeks when we had our problemsscoring goals,” the Spaniard said. Bayern won the two-game series by an aggregate score of 7-4 after Porto won the first game, 3-1, in Portugal last week. Julen Lopetegui,Guardiola’s […]
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Bayer's Castro to Miss Rest of the Season
Bayer Leverkusen’s influential midfielder Gonzalo Castro suffered a torn meniscus in his knee in training on Tuesday, which will cause the 27-year-old to miss the rest of the season, theclub announced via Twitter on Wednesday. Castro has been one of Bayer’s most reliable performers this season, scoring twice and providing seven assists in 20 appearances.
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Three First-Team Strikers Injured for Chelsea
Chelsea, England’s champion-elect, might have to go into Sunday’s top-of-the-table showdown with Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium missing each of its three main strikers after DidierDrogba picked up an ankle injury in the 1-0 win against Manchester United on Saturday. Prior to Drogba, Diego Costa fell injured with a persistent hamstring problem a few weeks […]
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PSV Wins Dutch Title, Young Team to be Broken Up
PSV Eindhoven romped to the Dutch Eredivisie title over the weekend after beating Heerenveen 4-1 at home, marking the Dutch giant’s first title for seven years. As ESPN points out, with justone regular starter — Mexican Andres Guardado — over the age of 25, most of this team will be broken up this summer. In particular, […]
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Real Missing Four for Madrid UCL Derby
Real Madrid will be missing Gareth Bale, Luka Modric, Karim Benzema and Marcelo when it hosts Atletico Madrid in the second leg of the UEFA Champions League quarterfinal between theteams on Wednesday. While the first three players are injured, Marcelo will miss the match due to suspension. For Atleti, only Mario Suarez (also suspended) will […]
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Smalling Extends Man United Contract
Manchester United coach Louis van Gaal confirmed that defender Chris Smalling has signed a new contract that will keep him at Old Trafford until 2019. The center-back joined Unitedfor 10.5 million pounds ($15.7 million) from Fulham in 2010 and has gone on to make 147 appearances for the club, scoring nine goals, including four this […]
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Report: Dos Santos Could Miss the Rest of Season
Mexico international Giovani dos Santos could miss the rest of the La Liga season after he suffered a Grade 1 strain in his right thigh during the warm-up ahead of Sunday’s 0-0 drawagainst Cordoba. The 25-year-old former Barcelona forward has had an injury hit season, starting just 14 of Villarreal’s 32 league matches. Dos Santos […]
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Ribery to Miss Bayern's Second-Leg Clash Against Porto
Bayern Munich’s chances of progressing to the last four of the UEFA Champions League were dealt a further blow on Monday when coach Pep Guardiola revealed that Franck Riberywould miss the Bavarian giant’s second-leg quarterfinal clash versus FC Porto. Already trailing 3-1 on aggregate after the first game in Portugal, the German champ needs a […]
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Real's Bale, Modric to Miss UCL Derby Clash
Real Madrid is facing a mini injury-crisis ahead of Wednesday’s second leg against city rival Atletico in the UEFA Champions League quarterfinal series between the teams. Coach CarloAncelotti will definitely be without forward Gareth Bale, who is expected to miss two to three weeks, as well as midfielder Luka Modric, who could be out for […]