Host Gabon played to its second 1-1 tie at the African Nations Cup, leaving it in need of a result from its last group game against Cameroon. The Indomitable Lions rallied to beat Guinea Bissau,2-1. Borussia Dortmund’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang equalized with a first-half penalty after Prejuce Nakoulma had put Burkina Faso ahead. Sebastien Siani andMichael […]
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Arjen Robben extends Bayern Munich contract
Arjen Robben, 32, has extended his contract with Bayern Munich for another year, through June 2018. The Dutch winger, who has scored 82 goals in 152 Bundesliga games, joined Bayernfrom Real Madrid in 2009.
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Ghana's Andre Ayew breaks father's record
Andre Ayew‘s penalty kick gave Ghana a 1-0 win over Uganda in their Africa Cup of Nations opener and broke the record of his father Abedi Pele‘s six Nations Cup goalsfor Ghana.
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Swansea signs Sweden defender Martin Olsson
EPL last-place team Swansea City signed 28-year-old left back Martin Olsson, who has played who has played 40 times for Sweden, from second-tier Norwich City. Swansea signedDutch winger Luciano Narsingh from PSV Eindhoven last week.
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Leicester coach Ranieri pulls for Chelsea
Claudio Ranieri, whose Leicester City that he guided to a surprise EPL title last season but languishes in 15th place, is hoping fellow Italian Antonio Conte wins theEnglish Premier League title with current leader Chelsea. “As former Chelsea coach and as an Italian supporter, I hope that Conte can achieve the goal,” Ranieri said.“(Conte) came […]
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Everton debacle exposes Manchester City malaise
Big things were expected of Manchester City under first-year manager Pep Guardiola. But the 4-0 loss to Everton dropped it out of the top four. Worse, the defeat exposed a malaise that runsthrough the team. As for the fiery Spaniard, he looked spent on the sidelines.
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China attacks 'irrational' spending with new measures
The Chinese Football Association will take steps to target the “operations and management” of teams in the China Super League and the second-tier China Premier League to reduce“irrational” spending by clubs on transfer fees and player salaries. The number of foreign players a club can have on the field at any given time will be […]
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Chelsea: Costa is off limits to Chinese clubs
Brazilian-born Diego Costa won’t be the latest star to head to China if Chelsea has anything to do with it. BBC Sport reported that Blues owner Roman Abramovich won’t bow to interest inthe EPL leader’s top scorer (14 goals in 19 appearances).
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Flick steps down as German federation's sports director
Hansi Flick, Germany national team coach Joachim Loew‘s assistant from 2006 to 2014 when Germany won the World Cup, stepped down as the German soccer federation’s sports director onMonday. The role will be filled on an interim basis by former Germany under-23 coach Horst Hrubesch. Flick said he made the decision so he could spend […]
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Just one goal in two games at African Nations Cup
Cautious play continued at the African Nations Cup as the Monday’s two games produced just one goal, scored by Democratic Republic of Congo in its 1-0 win over Morocco. Ivory Coast’s 0-0 tie with Togoincreased to four the number of ties in the first six games. DR Congo’s Kazakhstan-based Junior Kabanang had the only goal […]