French Laurent Koscielny has already missed time this season for thigh and Achilles injuries and he could miss Arsenal’s trip to north London to face rival Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday with aknee injury picked up in Wednesday’s 1-0 win over defending champion Leicester City.
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Manchester derby: Mourinho says Aguero sold Fellaini red card
After the scoreless tie between Manchester City and Manchester United, the latter’s manager, Jose Mourinho, accused City forward Sergio Aguero of overreacting and gettingMarouane Fellaini sent off for a head-butt. Mourinho admitted Fellaini had given Atkinson “a chance” to send him off but suggested Aguero’s reaction contributedto the dismissal. “If Sergio doesn’t go to the […]
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Mexican federation sanctioned by FIFA for homophobic chants for eighth time in 17 months
The Mexican federation was cited for unsporting conduct by fans, including homophobic chants, for the eighth time in the last 17 months. Fans regularly use of the word “puto” — a derogatory wordfor a male prostitute or gay man — when an opposing goalkeeper takes a goal-kick. Mexico was part of a long list of countries cited […]
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China's Guangzhou Evergrande charged after fans unfurl 'Annihilate British Dogs' banner
The Asian Football Confederation has charged two-time Asian champion Guangzhou Evergrande with breaking ethics rules and improper fan behavior after fans of the Chinese club unfurled a banner with thewords “Annihilate British Dogs” during their Asian Champions League match against Hong Kong’s Eastern on Tuesday. Japan’s Kawasaki Frontale was cited after fans of the club […]
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British tax investigators raid Newcastle and West Ham offices
Newcastle United managing director Lee Charnley was arrested and later released without charges in connection with a wide-ranging HM Revenue and Customs investigation into suspected criminaltax fraud in pro soccer in England and France. Offices of Newcastle United and West Ham United were raided on Wednesday as 180 officers looking into income tax and national […]
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Dominguez: Ideal field for 2019 Copa America is 16 teams
Conmebol president Alejandro Dominguez says the ideal number of teams for the 2019 Copa America in Brazil is 16 teams — 10 South American teams, plus six invited teams. It usuallyconsists of 12 teams, 10 from South America, plus Mexico and a rotating team from Concacaf.
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La Liga: Barcelona and Real Madrid both win big
Barcelona stayed on top of La Liga on Wednesday after it crushed Osasuna, 7-1, while second-place Real Madrid (which trails on the tiebreaker but has a game in hand) kept pace with a 6-2 win atDeportivo La Coruna despite making nine changes in its lineup from the team that lost to Barca in El Clasico.
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Schweinsteiger: Move to Manchester United was 'right one'
Chicago Fire midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger insists he made the right choice in joining Manchester United from Bayern Munich two years ago, even though he ended up being benched by Unitedmanager Jose Mourinho in his second season and moving to MLS. “My move from Bayern to Manchester was the right one,” he told Germany’s Sport1. “I […]
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Sergio Ramos gets one-game ban for red-card foul on Messi
Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos’ dangerous two-footed flying red-card foul on Lionel Messi in Sunday’s El Classico will ban him for one game. He escapes a longer ban because thereferee did not include in his report Ramos sarcastically applauding the referee, an act similar to what earned Neymar extra games for his red-card suspension that […]
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Eintracht Frankfurt reaches German Cup final
Eintracht Frankfurt reached the German Cup final for the first time since 2006 after beating Borussia Mönchengladbach, 7-6, in a penalty kick shootout after 120 minutes of play ended in a 1-1tie. Frankfurt will face the winner of Wednesday’s Bayern Munich-Borussia Dortmund semifinal.