Liga MX has one of the most conservative relegation policies, sending down just one team each year and based on average points over three seasons — not just one season. Chiapas faces the drop unlessit wins at Atlas — a tall order — and Morelia doesn’t win at Monterrey — a more likely scenario.
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South Africa gives Baxter second shot as national team coach
Englishman Stuart Baxter will get a second shot at one of soccer’s most turbulent positions: South Africa national team coach. The Bafana Bafana have had 19 different coaches in the lastquarter century.
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Europa League: Rashford gives United crucial away win
Marcus Rashford scored on a free kick to give Manchester United a 1-0 win at Spanish club Celta in the first leg of their Europa League semifinal series.
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Report: FIFA hears Messi appeal of international ban
A source close to FIFA told Reuters that the organization heard Argentina forward Lionel Messi‘s appeal against his four-match international ban for insulting an official during Argentina’s 1-0win over Chile in March. He missed the next World Cup qualifier, a 2-0 loss at Bolivia and will also sit out an away game in Uruguay and […]
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UEFA will test 'ABBA' shootout system at U-17 women's championship
UEFA plans to test an “ABBA” shootout format where after the first team takes its penalty kick, the second team goes twice in back-to-back kicks before the first team kicks again — twicein a row.
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Liverpool stand will be named after Dalglish
Liverpool will rename the Centenary Stand after Reds great Kenny Dalglish later this year in recognition of his contribution to the club as player and manager. It will be part of Liverpool’scelebration of its 125th anniversary.
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Totti will retire after 24 seasons at Roma
Francesco Totti, 40, will retire from playing at the end of Roma’s season and become a director of the Serie A club. He has scored 307 goals in 783 appearances since making his Roma debut 24years ago. Roma’s final game of the season is at home against Genoa on May 28.
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Europa League: Ajax moves closer to final
Once-mighty Dutch Ajax moved closer to reaching its first European final in 21 years by beating Lyon, 4-1, in Amsterdam in the first leg of their Europa League semifinal. Burkina Fasonational team forward Bertrand Traore, on loan from Chelsea, scored two goals while Danish teenager Kasper Dolberg and German Amin Younes also scored for Ajax.
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Real beats Atletico with Ronaldo hat trick
Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 101st, 102nd and 103rd UEFA Champions League goals to give Real Madrid a 3-0 win in the first leg of its seminal series against Atletico Madrid. Thedecisive win brings Real Madrid ever closer to potentially its third Champions League title in four seasons and its 12th of all time.
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Report: Manchester City prepared to pay $65 million for Coman
Manchester City is reportedly willing to pay a transfer fee of $65 million to acquire 20-year-old French winger Kingsley Coman from Bayern Munich, which recently paid Juventus $23million to obtain his rights after he spent two seasons on loan with the German champion. Coman arrived at Bayern in 2015, when current Man City coach Pep […]