Serie A club Parma on Thursday was officially declared bankrupt, and will now have to be funded by the Italian league in order to see out the remainder of the season. Following the arrest of clubPresident Giampietro Manenti, the Ducali did not seek to fight the bankruptcy proceedings against it, so the verdict was a […]
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Neville: Yaya Toure holding Man City back
Former Manchester United defender Gary Neville believes that Manchester City’s four-time African Footballer of the Year, Yaya Toure, is now hindering the club’sprogression after City exited the UEFA Champions League in the round of 16 for the second straight year following a 3-1 loss over two games to Barcelona. Neville said that games against Barca […]
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Spanish press lauds Messi ahead of 'El Clasico'
Lionel Messi’s awe-inspiring performance against Manchester City in the UEFA Champions League round of 16 second-leg had the Spanish press licking its chops ahead of Sunday’s‘Clasico’ with Real Madrid. Earlier in the week, the press harped on Real’s poor form heading into the top-of-the-table clash, but the focus sharply turned to Messi on Thursday afterhis […]
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Klopp: Juve 'totally' deserved win
Borussia Dortmund coach Jurgen Klopp conceded that his team “totally” deserved to have gone out of the UEFA Champions League at the round of 16 stage after a CarlosTevez-inspired Juventus beat the German giant 3-0 at Signal Iduna Park on Weds and 5-1 over the two-game series. Tevez scored a brace and set up Alvaro […]
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Enrique: Messi the best in history
Following Lionel Messi’s master-class against Manchester City on Wednesday, Barcelona coach Luis Enrique confirmed what many people have known for a very long time: “We all knowwhat Leo Messi is. He is without doubt the best player in the world, but also the best in the history of football.” Thanks to the heroics of City […]
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Simeone: Atleti pours 'soul' into every game
Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone on Wednesday hailed his players for investing their ‘soul’ into Tuesday’s triumph over Bayer Leverkusen on penalties in the UEFAChampions League round of 16. Mario Suarez’s early goal cancelled out the Germans’ advantage in the tie from the first leg, before Jan Oblak’s shootout heroics,coupled with Fernando Torres’ decisive spot-kick, […]
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Politicians: Zlatan Should Leave France
French politicians are calling on Ligue 1 to take action over Paris Saint-Germain star Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s rant against France and its referees following his team’s 3-2 defeat atBordeaux last weekend. The French league has responded by saying it will study the Swedish player’s outburst and issue possible sanctions on Thursday. Even though Ibrahimovic has alreadyapologized […]
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Monaco's Jardim: Wenger Showed No Respect
Monaco coach Leonardo Jardim refused to shake hands with Arsene Wenger following his team’s 3-3 aggregate win on away goals over Arsenal on Tuesday. Wengerwas accused of disrespecting Monaco after its 3-1 win in London on Feb 25; Jardim returned the favor following the Gunners’ 2-0 win in Monaco. “In the first leg, when I […]
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AZ wants to play Moneyball, hires Billy Beane
Dutch club AZ Alkmaar on Wednesday hired Oakland A’s general manager Billy Beane — subject of the bestselling book Moneyball, which was spun off into an AcademyAward-winning movie — as an adviser, tasking him with closing the gap on big-spending clubs in the Dutch Eredivisie. Alkmaar said that Beane would provide advice “in the areas of […]
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British press criticizes Gunners' UCL exit
Arsenal crashed out of the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday by the same exact aggregate scoreline as fellow Premier League giant Chelsea the prior week, with the 3-3 draw over two games being decidedby away goals. While the British press praised Arsene Wenger’s men for bowing out with “all guns blazing” in the 2-0 win […]