German club Wolfsburg hired Arsenal academy boss Andries Jonker as its new coach, the third of the season, after the firing of Frenchman Valerien Ismael. The Dutchman left his role asassistant coach At Wolfsburg to join Arsenal three years ago.
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Vardy: Leicester City players inspired by 'unfair' criticism
Leicester City’s Jamie Vardy said he and his teammates were “fired up” to prove their critics wrong after they were accused of undercutting fired manager Claudio Ranieiri. The Englandinternational scored twice — his first league goals since December — as the Foxes defeated Liverpool, 3-1, in their first game since Ranieiri’s dismissal. “There has been […]
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FIFA confident about troubled St. Petersburg Arena
FIFA is confident that the troubled St. Petersburg stadium will be ready for the Confederations Cup in June and July when it will host the opening game and final. A retractable field had been declaredunfit for use, the latest in a series of setbacks for the 68,000-seat St. Petersburg Arena, which took nine years to […]
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Europa League draw: German and Belgian clubs paired in round of 16
German clubs Schalke and Borussia Moenchengladbach will meet in an all-Bundesliga derby and Gent will face Genk in a battle of Belgian teams in the round of 16 of the Europa League. Europa League round-of-16 draw: Celta (Spain) vs. Krasnodar (Russia) Apoel (Cyprus) vs. Anderlecht (Belgium) Schalke (Germany) vs. Borussia Moenchengladbach (Germany)Lyon (France) vs. Roma […]
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Pele's son agrees to serve almost 13 years on drug conviction
Edinho, Pele’s son, agreed to turn himself over to police after a court ruled he must serve almost 13 years of a 33-year drug-trafficking sentence, his lawyer told Reuters. Edinho grew up inNew York and played soccer for BW Gottschee in the late 1980’s and later was a backup keeper at Santos, his father’s club. […]
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Ranieri: 'Dream died' when fired as Leicester City manager
Claudio Ranieri said his “dream died” when Leicester City fired him as manager on Thursday, nine months after the 5,000-1 shots won the Premier League. “After the euphoria of lastseason and being crowned champions,” the 65-year-old Italian said, “all I dreamt of was staying with Leicester. Sadly this was not to be. The adventure was […]
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Mourinho blames Ranieri firing on 'selfishness of others'
Manchester United Jose Mourinho, who was fired after leading Chelsea to the 2015 EPL title, showed support for fired Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri by saying his firing was”peanuts compared to Claudio’s” and blaming the Foxes’ move on the “selfishness of others.” “When I was sacked as a champion [by Chelsea], it was a giant […]
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Clement wants to keep Makelele at Swansea City
Swansea City manager Paul Clement wants to extend French assistant Claude Makelele’s stay with the Swans after praising the impact the former defensive midfielder has made sincejoining his coaching staff. Makelele had previously worked with Clement at Chelsea and PSG, and the Swansea players have spoken positively of his work.
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Rooney: 'I am staying at Manchester United'
Manchester United’s Wayne Rooney ended speculation about an impending move to China. “Despite the interest which has been shown from other clubs, for which I’mgrateful,,” he said in a statement on Thursday. “I want to end recent speculation and say that I am staying at Manchester United.” The announcement followed reports that Rooney’s agent,Paul Stretford, […]
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Arsenal's Santi Cazorla sidelined for season
Arsenal has lost 32-year-old Spanish midfielder Santi Cazorla for the rest of the season, out with an ankle injury that is taking longer than first expected to heal.