On Thursday, 297 days exactly after leading Leicester City to an improbable EPL championship, Italian Claudio Ranieiri was fired as the Foxes manager. The move was met withincredulity by much of the British press. The Independent’s Ian Herbert: “Raneiri will leave with his usual good grace, of course, because he possesses qualities beyond theremotest imagination […]
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UCL: Juventus takes command at Porto
Marko Pjaca and Daniel Alves came off the bench to score two minutes apart and give Italian champion Juventus a 2-0 win at 10-man Porto in the first leg of their UEFA Champions Leagueround-of-16 series. Porto had left back Alex Telles sent off after two bookings in a 74-second spell midway through the first half.
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UCL: Vardy and Schmeichel keep Leicester City alive
Jamie Vardy ended a nine-game scoreless streak when he scored in the second half to keep struggling Leicester City alive in the UEFA Champions League. The Foxes fell to Sevilla, 2-1, in thefirst leg of their round-of-16 series, but Vardy’s goal on one of only two Leicester shots on target provided a valuable away goal. […]
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La Liga: Real Madrid stunned at struggling Valencia
Real Madrid suffered just its second loss of La Liga season when it fell, 2-1, at Valencia. Simone Zaza and Fabian Orellana scored for Valencia, which is 13th in La Liga. CristianoRonaldo scored the lone goal for Real Madrid, which leads Barcelona by a point with a game in hand.
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Rooney move to China by next week is unlikely
Wayne Rooney‘s agent, Paul Stretford, has been in China seeking a deal for the Manchester United forward, but an immediate move, before the Chinese transfer window closes next Tuesday,is unlikely.
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Manchester United's Mkhitaryan and Carrick doubtful for EFL Cup final
Midfielders Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Michael Carrick were injured in Manchester United’s 1-0 win at St. Etienne in the second leg of their Europa League round-of-32 series, and Unitedmanager Jose Mourinho expects both to miss Sunday’s EFL Cup final against Southampton.
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UCL: Atletico Madrid romps at Bayer Leverkusen
Atletico Madrid threw away its defensive reputation with a devastating performance in a 4-2 win at Bayer Leverkusen in the first leg of their UEFA Champions league round-of-16 series. SpaniardsSaul Niguez and Fernando Torres and Frenchmen Antoine Griezmann and Kevin Gameiro each scored for Atletico.
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Sutton United's Wayne Shaw quits a day after his pie-eating stunt
Wayne Shaw — the “Roly Poly Goalie” — quit as non-league Sutton United’s backup keeper less than 24 hours after his pie-eating stunt during the second half of the nationally televisedFA Cup match against Arsenal led to an investigation by the Football Association and the Gambling Commission for potentially breaching betting rules.
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Owen Coyle fired as Blackburn manager
Less than a year after he left the Houston Dynamo, Owen Coyle was fired as manager of English second division Blackburn Rovers. The move came after Blackburn lost to Manchester United in thefifth round of the English FA Cup. It is second from last in the League Championship, three points away from safety.
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Ligue 1 leader Monaco held at Bastia
Monaco, which went into the game with a three-point lead, stumbled at French Ligue 1 rival Bastia, 1-1. The result, ahead of next week’s Champions League clash at Manchester City, will give defendingchampion Paris St. Germain the opportunity to close to within on point if it beats Toulouse on Sunday.