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Home > Section 2 Around the Net > Monday, Oct. 28, 2013
by Ross Fadner
AS Roma made history in Serie A on Sunday, becoming the first team to win all nine of its opening matches in the Italian first division. Juventus actually achieved the same feat in 2005-06, but the record, along with the Serie A title, were later taken away due to the ... Read the whole story
by Ross Fadner
The first 'El Clasico' of the season ended 2-1 in Barcelona's favor, with Barca's Neymar easily winning the battle of the new boys vs. Real Madrid's Gareth Bale. Whereas Los Blancos' world record signing was dismissed in the Spanish media as being "irrelevant" in La Liga's biggest game of the ... Read the whole story
by Ross Fadner
Jose Mourinho threatened to field Chelsea's U21 team in Tuesday's Capital One Cup fourth-round trip to Arsenal in protest at being forced to play the game 48 hours after Chelsea's 2-1 win at home to Manchester City in the Premier League. While Mourinho has since backtracked from suggesting he might ... Read the whole story
by Ross Fadner
Following Borussia Dortmund's 3-1 win at Schalke on Saturday, Jurgen Klopp condemned the behavior of some of Dortmund's fans, whose antics forced a delay to the start of the game. Flares and fireworks rained down from the stands as the players were starting to line up for the 143rd Revier ... Read the whole story
by Ross Fadner
Fulham manager Martin Jol described reports linking Seattle Sounders forward Clint Dempsey with a return to Craven Cottage on loan next year as "unbelievable speculation." The USA international, who scored 60 goals in five seasons at Fulham, is expected to return to the Premier League on loan during the MLS ... Read the whole story
by Ross Fadner
Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger believes that Zlatan Ibrahimovic is currently playing at a higher level than both Barcelona's Lionel Messi and Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo. In an interview with TF1, Wenger said that if the Ballon d'Or were presented today, Ibrahimovic would be taking it home. "Right now, he's better ... Read the whole story
by Ross Fadner
The sports court of Germany's soccer federation (DFB) has rejected Hoffenheim's appeal for a replay of its 2-1 defeat at home to Bayer Leverkusen thanks to Stefan Kiessling's infamous "ghost goal". The court ruled that the decision of referee Felix Brych was final. Read the whole story
by Ross Fadner
UEFA President Michel Platini has suggested that the World Cup should be expanded to 40 teams to include more Asian and African representatives, starting in 2018 in Russia. FIFA President Sepp Blatter has also said that he too would like to see more non-European teams at the World Cup, although ... Read the whole story


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