UEFA on Friday announced that Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain have had their restrictions on transfer spending and European squad sizes lifted after both clubs satisfied the European governingbody’s financial fair play targets during the 2014-15 season. City and PSG were ordered to play in last year’s Champions League with just 21 players while their […]
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Chelsea Signs Falcao on Season-Long Loan
Chelsea on Friday signed striker Radamel Falcao on a season-long loan deal from AS Monaco, with an option to make the deal permanent. The Colombian spent last season on loan withManchester United, where he struggled to make an impact, scoring just four goals in 29 appearances. In joining Chelsea, the 29-year-old links up with several […]
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Fiorentina Threatens to Sue Salah
Fiorentina on Friday released an official statement confirming that the Serie A club is considering legal action against Chelsea midfielder Mohamed Salah. After the Egyptian internationalrefused to sign a contract with La Viola, he immediately stated his desire to leave for another Serie A club via Twitter, prompting Fiorentina, which was trying to extend the […]
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A Mouth-Watering Copa Final for Neutrals
Could there be any better game for neutrals than the Copa America final between Argentina and Chile on Saturday? The contest pits the favorite against the tournament’s high-scoringhost in a game that feels like a must-win for both countries. As AFP says, it is atrue clash of a pair of golden generations. Despite boasting the […]
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Olivia the parrot picks Japan over USA
Olivia, a 10-year-old African gray parrot, is predicting Japan over the USA in the Women’s World Cup. The successor to Paul the Octopus in the realm of sports clairvoyants, Olivia has a sportingallegiance as she resides at Japan’s Nasu Animal Kingdom. But her backers note that she is six-for-six on predicting Japanese victories at the […]
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ICYMI | MLS: Report: New DP procedures formulated
Allocation money could become even more valuable under new policies adopted by MLS. One of the New York Red Bulls’ most promising players, Chris Duvall, has been shelvedafter suffering a broken tibia, and one of Crew SC’s most valuable midfield players, Wil Trapp, has returned to action. Heading into the fourth of Julyweekend her are some of […]
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Scouting Report: USA preps for Gold Cup against Guatemala
Two years ago, the USA tuned up for the Gold Cup with a 6-0 win over Guatemala — and then ran off six wins by a margin of 20-1 to capture its fifth Concacaf championship. On Friday, the USAhopes for the start of a similar run when it faces the Chapines in Nashville, Tennessee. Only two […]
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Record TV audience will be great, but it's still all about building base
By Paul Kennedy (@pkedit) One of the big winners when the USA beat Germany, 2-0, in Tuesday’ssemifinals at the Women’s World Cup was Fox. If the last two U.S. finals are any indication, that U.S. victory could be worth an extra 10 million viewers for Fox on Sunday when the USAfaces Japan in the final. […]
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Video Pick: Freddy Adu — Good News, Bad News
The good news is that Freddy Adu scored an impressive free kick goal. The bad news is that it came playing for the reserve team of his Finnish club Kuopion Palloseura, in the fourthdivision. The 26-year-old reportedly can’t make on the bench ofKuPS’ first team.
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NASL enters Phase 2; Strikers welcome back ex-coach
The New York Cosmos, as champions of the 10-game spring season, are ensured a spot in the 2015 NASL semifinals. The other three teams that will complete the final four will be determined by the20-game fall season that kicks off this weekend when the league returns from its two-week break. The fall season winner and […]