Birmingham City manager Gianfranco Zola confirmed that 30-year-old defender Jonathan Spector will be heading to MLS after five and a half seasons at St. Andrew’s, where he was the club’slongest-serving player.
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Jermaine Jones responds to teammate Howard's 'dangerous stuff'
In response to Tim Howard‘s comments questioning the commitment of some teammates who are dual nationals, Jermaine Jones told ESPN FC the U.S. goalkeeper needed to be careful with what hesaid. Jones said criticism of German-Americans like himself for the two defeats to startthe Hexagonal was misdirected. “Now, where everything goes wrong and we lost […]
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Guardiola doubts himself, deflects criticism of players
Was Pep Guardiola the right man for Manchester City? Even the Spanish manager is doubting himself after City slipped to fifth place in the EPL with its 4-0 defeat at Everton. “Idon’t understand the lack of respect for amazing players when people say they are not good enough for me,” he said. “Maybe the expectations […]
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Copa Centroamericana: Honduras is first to advance
Honduras, which will face the USA March 24 in a critical Hexagonal match, became the first team to qualify for the 2017 Gold Cup from the Copa Centroamericana when it beat host Panama, 1-0, onEddie Hernandez‘s first-half goal. The Catrachos started only three players — Donis Escober, Henry Figueroa and Jorge Claros — who started […]
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Man City signing Gabriel Jesus gets green light
Gabriel Jesus, the 19-year-old Brazilian winger, will be able to play for Manchester City against Tottenham on Saturday after his registration was completed. “He has the potential to become oneof the best attacking players in the game,” said City’s director of football Txiki Begiristain of the Brazil international regarded as one of South America’s best […]
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Tottenham loses Vertonghen for six week with ankle injury
Tottenham will be without Belgian defender Jan Vertonghen for six weeks with an ankle ligament injury, but Spurs manager Mauricio Pochettino said the injury wasn’t as bad as firstfeared. Kevin Wimmer and Ben Davies are expected to compete for Vertonghen’s place in Tottenham’s three-man defense. Another option: 19-year-old American Cameron Carter-Vickers.
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African Nations Cup: Senegal moves into quarterfinals
Senegal became the first team to reach the African Nations Cup quarterfinals when it beat Zimbabwe, 2-0, to clinch a berth in the final eight for the first time in more than a decade. Both Senegalese goals from Liverpool’s Sadio Mane and Henri Saivet (on a brilliant free kick) came within the first 15 minutes. […]
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Memphis Depay headed to Lyon
French club Lyon has signed Dutchman Memphis Depay from Manchester United for a fee that could top $26 million if sell-on clauses are met. He had played only 20 minutes in four appearances in2016-17, his second season at Old Trafford.
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Money League: Real Madrid falls to third behind Man United and Barcelona
Manchester United is again the world’s richest soccer club after revenue grew to a record $735 million in 2015-16, according to Deloitte’s annual Money League. United knocked Real Madrid from the topspot after 11 years. Real dropped to third behind Barcelona. Bayern Munich is fourth and Manchester City fifth. Eight of the top 20 (including […]
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Real Madrid drops second game in a row
After going 40 games without a defeat, Real Madrid has now lost two in a row. Celta Vigo got goals from Iago Aspas and Jonny for a 2-1 win in the first leg of their Copa del Reyquarterfinal series at the Bernabeu Stadium. The win was the fifth win in a row for Celta.