Pep Guardiola refused to blame goalkeeper Manuel Neuer for his mistake in Bayern Munich’s 2-0 loss at home to Borussia Moenchengladbach on Sunday, instead blaming the result on“problems in attack.” Monchengladbach striker Raffael Araujo was surprised to see the first of his two goals slip through Neuer’s fingers in the 30th minute of thevisitor’s shock […]
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PSG Back to Ligue 1 Summit
Paris St. Germain climbed to the top of Ligue 1 on Friday with a 3-1 win against Lorient and remained at the summit after former league leader Lyon fell 2-1 at home to 10-manNice. Zlatan Ibrahimovic bagged a ha -trick for the reigning French champ, while Lyon lost thanks to a late penalty converted by […]
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Napoli Accuses Referee of 'Falsifying' Serie A
Following its 1-1 draw at Atalanta on Sunday, Napoli, which is embroiled in a dog fight with Roma, Lazio, Sampdoria and Fiorentina for one of Italy’s two up-for-grabs UEFA Champions Leagueslots, accused referee Gianpaolo Calvarese of “falsifying the league” after making a series of controversial decisions that favored the home team. Similar to Premier League […]
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Spain Requests Jail Time for Current, Former Barca Presidents
Spain’s national public prosecutor Pablo Ruiz has requested jail time for Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu as well as the club’s former president SandroRosell for alleged financial mismanagement and fraud involving Brazilian forward Neymar’s controversial transfer from Santos to Barca in 2013. Ruiz asked that if found guilty,Bartomeu should receive two years and three months […]
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Superb Mata Lifts Red Devils Over Liverpool
LA Galaxy-bound Steven Gerrard may have stolen the headlines for being sent off for his stamp on Ander Herrera in Liverpool’s 2-1 loss to Manchester Unitedat Anfield on Sunday, but the big story for the Red Devils was the return to form of playmaker Juan Mata. The Spaniard’s two superb goals and overall excellent play lifted […]
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Wolfsburg-Napoli Highlights Europa League Draw
Germany’s hottest non-Bayern Munich team, No. 2 Wolfsburg, squares off against Napoli, currently No. 4 in Italy’s Serie A, in the headlining matchup from the Europa League draw. Theother quarterfinal series are: Sevilla-Zenit St. Petersburg, Dnipro-Club Brugge, and Dynamo Kiev-Fiorentina. Games will be played April 16 and 23.
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Roma Fans Protest Europa League Loss
AS Roma players and staff were subjected to furious protests during and after the 3-0 defeat at home to Fiorentina in the Europa League round of 16 second-leg on Thursday; the second-place Serie Aclub lost the two-game series by a 4-1 aggregate margin. After the game, coach Rudi Garcia said he was “mortified”by the performance […]
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Real Has 'Clasico' Momentum
Barcelona may be the team in better form heading into Sunday’s “Clasico” against Real Madrid, but Los Blancos have enjoyed the better luck in recent clashes between the hated rivals,AS notes. Since the 2012-13 season, Real and Barca have met ten times in all competitions, with the Spanish capital club winning five, compared to Barca’s […]
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LVG to Retire After Man United
Louis van Gaal on Thursday said that Manchester United will be his final head coaching job. The Dutchman, who has stated that he is determined to get the Red Devils back into the UEFAChampions League, signed a three-year contract at Old Trafford in May before leading the Netherlands to the semi-finals of the 2014 World Cup […]
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FIFA Confirms Dec 18, 2022 World Cup Final
FIFA’s executive committee on Thursday decided that the 2022 World Cup final would be held on Dec. 18. Incidentally, this is the same date as Qatar’s National Day, for which the Middle Easterncountry celebrates its independence. The 2022 World Cup will be played in the winter to avoid the intense heat of June and July, […]