Juventus striker Paulo Dybala scored twice against his former club Palermo in a 4-1 win that moved the Italian champions 10 points clear at the top. “I knew that if I scoredI wouldn’t celebrate, out of respect for my former fans and teammates I didn’t celebrate,” the Argentine said after scoring on a free kick […]
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Mourinho says he learned FA Cup lesson
Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho says he won’t be “throwing away” FA Cup games like he did in the past. Speaking before the game at Blackburn Rovers in the fifth round onSunday, he talked about how Chelsea lost Newcastle in the same week it beat Newcastle United in the League Cup final over Liverpool and […]
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Defiant Wenger says he'll manage next season — somewhere
In the aftermath of the 5-1 loss to Bayern Munich, under-fire Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says he’ll be working next season with the Gunners “or somewhere else.” “No matterwhat happens I will manage next season,” he said. “Is it here or somewhere else? That is for sure. I hate defeat, I hate to lose games. […]
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Agent: Ozil is being made Arsenal scapegoat
After Arsenal’s 5-1 loss to Bayern Munich, German forward Mesut Ozil came in for criticism, and his agent believes he is being made the scapegoat for the Gunners’ problems.
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Infantino backs Russia's World Cup 2018 on security
FIFA president Gianni Infantino is “not at all concerned” by the threat of hooliganism at the 2018 World Cup in Russia, saying he has “full confidence” in the Russian authorities. Russianhooligans have been a problem domestically and at Euro 2016.
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Clattenburg headed to Saudi Arabia to replace Webb as refereeing chief
Mark Clattenburg, who refereed the Euro 2016 final, is leaving his job as a Premier League official to become the head of Saudi Arabia’s referees. He’ll replace Howard Webb, who will becomeMLS’s VAR program.
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Europa League: Ibra hat trick for Man United sinks St. Etienne
Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored a hat trick to lead Manchester United to a 3-0 win over French club St. Etienne in the first leg of their round-of-32 series in the Europa League.
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Darmstadt's Boyd invites 'follower' Barack Obama to match
Among small German Bundesliga club’s 62,000 Twitter followers is former president Barack Obama, making it the only European soccer club he follows. And U.S. international Terrence Boyd,who scored in the 2-1 upset win over Borussia Dortmund on Saturday, has invited Obama to a game at Darmstadt’s 17,000-seat stadium.
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UCL: Real Madrid's Zidane warns against complacency in second leg
Real Madrid recovered from a 1-0 deficit to beat Napoli, 3-1, on goals by Karim Benzema, Toni Kroos and Casemiro in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League round-of-16series, but head coach Zinedine Zidane warned the series wasn’t out of reach. “We played a great game, I don’t know if it was the best […]
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Gyan charged with having 'unethical hair' in United Arab Emirates
Ghanaian star Asamoah Gyan, on loan to the Arabian Gulf League’s Al Ahli from Shanghai SIPG, was one of 46 players charged with having “unethical hair” under United Arab Emirates FootballAssociation guidelines. His “Qaza” hearcut, where only part of the head is shaved, is banned in some Islamic teachings.