Sergio Aguero scored twice in Manchester City’s 5-1 win over Huddersfield in their English FA Cup replay, winning praise from manager Pep Guardiola, who had previously dropped him favorof young Gabriel Jesus. “[It’s the] best I have ever seen from him,” said Guardiola. “The performance was amazing.”
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FIFA piles pressure on Argentine federation
The Argentine soccer federation (AFA) could be suspended if it does not accept South American soccer governing body Conmebol’s ethics committee as arbiter in vetting candidates for the AFApresidential elections. The AFA wants a local lawyers association to oversee the election. FIFA intervened last summer to allow Argentina to play in the Copa Centenario after […]
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Real Madrid salvages home tie thanks to two late Ronaldo goals
Cristiano Ronaldo scored two late goals to give Real Madrid a 3-3 tie with Las Palmas at the Bernabeu Stadium. Real Madrid, which had Gareth Bale sent off, now trails Barcelona by onepoint but has one game in hand.
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Chinese Super League outspends Premier League
Chinese clubs spent $410 million during the country’s winter transfer window, outstripping the English Premier League. The 16 Chinese Super League clubs surpassed the $266 million spent by England’s20 top-tier teams in January.
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Cancer survivor Marco Russ makes comeback in Frankfurt's German Cup win
After a year on the sidelines battling cancer, Eintracht Frankfurt’s Marco Russ returned to first-team action as a last-minute sub in Eintracht Frankfurt’s 1-0 German Cupquarterfinal win over Arminia Bielefeld. The 31-year-old was diagnosed with testicular cancer a year ago and underwent two rounds of chemotherapy in his battle to return to full fitness. Russ […]
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Tibetan women's team denied visas to play in Dallas Cup
Members of a Tibetan women’s team were denied visas on to fly to Texas for the Dr Pepper Dallas Cup. The April event is a boys tournament, but the women had been invited as guests and were scheduledto lead a parade at the Cotton Bowl, former Dallas Cup executive director Gordon Jago said.
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Shakespeare favorite to replace Ranieri at Leicester
Craig Shakespeare, Leicester City assistant coach since 2011, is the bookmakers’ favorite to succeed Claudio Ranieri after taking charge of Monday’s impressive 3-1 victory overLiverpool. Shakespeare is now 5-4 favorite ahead of Dutchman Guus Hiddink, former England manager Roy Hodgson and Nigel Pearson, the man who wassucceeded by Ranieri.
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Ibrahimovic proves again he is indispensable at Manchester United
Will Zlatan Ibrahimovic be back at Old Trafford next season? Who knows? But he has been essential to Manchester United’s success, scoring twice to lead it to a 3-2 win over Southampton in athrilling EFL Cup final. Ibra has scored the goal that won, sealed or saved a game 16 times and his 15 EPL […]
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Villarreal president suspicious Real Madrid game was in bag
Villarreal president Fernando Roig was livid after Real Madrid came back to win, 3-2, on Sunday night and reclaim top spot in La Liga, blaming the match referees. “What hassurprised me and made me laugh is that the referees have come out [of the stadium] with Real Madrid [plastic] bags,” Roig told Cadena Cope radio. […]
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Controversial Palermo owner Maurizio Zamparini will quit
Palermo president Maurizio Zamparini, who made about 40 coaching changes in 15 years (11 in the last two seasons) as the Italian club’s owner, is quitting. He said the new president will be a”representative of an Anglo-American fund.”