Pescara’s Ghanaian midfielder Sulley Muntari has been has been banned for one game after walking off the field at Cagliari because the referee cautioned him forcomplaining about racist abuse in the crowd. Muntari said he suffered abuse throughout his team’s 1-0 defeat at Cagliari but was booked for dissent when he asked the ref to […]
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Ibrahimovic has successful knee surgery
Zlatan Ibrahimovic‘s agent Mino Raiola says the Manchester United striker’s knee surgery at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center was successful andthat he will make a full recovery. Man United’s 35-year-old leading goalscorer suffered knee ligament damage during the 2-1 Europa League quarterfinal win over Anderlecht last month and has been ruledout for the rest of […]
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Matthaeus: Bayern is targeting Monaco's young stars
Lothar Matthaeus believes Bayern Munich will try to lure the top young talent from French Ligue 1 leader and UEFA Champions League semifinalist Monaco in the summer. TeenagerKylian Mbappe, as well as Thomas Lemar, Tiemoue Bakayoko and Bernardo Silva, have all drawn interest from top clubs across Europe and it’s only a matter of when […]
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Mbappe: Playing in Champions League is fulfillment of boyhood dream
Monaco teenager Kylian Mbappe, who has scored in all four games in the knockout phase of the Champions League and attracted interest from Europe’s top clubs, says playing in the competition wasthe realization of a dream. “My personal highlight was the away leg of the Manchester City tie,” he told UEFA.com, “because it was my […]
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Public oppostion to Advocaat as new Dutch coach
The Dutch federation is set to re-hire Dick Advocaat as national team coach, replacing Danny Blind, but 73 percent of those polled by De Telegraaf believed Advocaat did not deserveanother chance.
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MLS youth coaches begin new FFF class
MLS’s third class of youth academy coaches will begin a 14-month youth development course by the French Football Federation (FFF). The course results in participants earning their Elite FormationCoaching License.
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Spurs will move into Wembley Stadium for 2017-18 season
Tottenham will play its home games at Wembley for the 2017-18 season while work on its new 61,000-seat stadium next to the site of current home White Hart Lane takes place.
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Moyes uncertain about future at Sunderland
Sunderland manager David Moyes says he may leave at the end of the season that will almost surely end in relegation for the Black Cats. “I would say that I would make thatdecision at the end of the season,” said Moyes, who signed a four-year deal in July. “Because at this moment in time, it […]
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FIFA opens proceedings against CFU president Derrick
FIFA opened ethics proceedings against the president of the Caribbean Football Union, Gordon Derrick. Investigators had recommended a ban of at least four years and a fine of at least 15,000Swiss francs ($15,120) for Derrick, who is also the general secretary of the Antigua & Barbuda Football Association. The probe stems from charges of conflicts […]
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Increased security ordered for Real Madrid-Atletico Madrid
Tuesday’s Real Madrid-Atletico Madrid game in the Champions League — deemed “high risk” by UEFA — will require 2,000 security officers. Atletico will have 4,000 supporters at Real’s Bernabeu Stadiumfor the game.