Manchester United coach Louis van Gaal said he felt like kissing Memphis Depay after his new signing scored twice and set up a third in United’s 3-1 UEFA Champions Leaguefirst-leg play-off win at home to Club Brugge. “I want to kiss him tonight,” Van Gaal said. “I’m very happy for him because a player needs […]
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Wolfsburg Coach Undermines Manchester City
Wolfsburg coach Dieter Hecking took a dig at Manchester City over its pursuit of winger Kevin De Bruyne by saying that he couldn’t see the Belgian leaving for any club exceptReal Madrid or Bayern Munich. “I expect Kevin to stay. With all due respect for Manchester City, it would be different if Real Madrid, Barcelona […]
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Bayer-Lazio, Monaco-Valencia Highlight UCL Playoffs
Bayer Leverkusen and AS Monaco, which both impressed in the UEFA Champions League last season, were paired with Lazio and Valencia, respectively, in the UCL playoffs draw in Nyon on Friday.Following the event, Leverkusen CEO Michael Schade said glumly, “I think we got the toughest draw possible but obviously we want to be in the […]
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Video Pick: Anderlecht wonderkid scores stunner
Youri Tielemans, who made Sacha Kljestan expendable at Anderlecht when he broke into the starting lineup two years agoat the age of 16, waited until the last second of the Mauves’ season opener against Waasland-Beveren to win the game with this blast from 35 yards.
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Benteke Completes Liverpool Transfer
Liverpool coach Brendan Rodgers on Tuesday finally captured his number one summer transfer target after striker Christian Benteke completed his 32.5 million-pound ($50.5 million)transfer from Aston Villa. The Belgium international becomes the seventh new arrival at Anfield since the end of last season, signing a five-year contract. “I’m very happy to be here and Iwould […]
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Newcastle Signs Mitrovic
Newcastle United on Tuesday completed the signing of Anderlecht striker Aleksandar Mitrovic, subject to the player receiving a visa. The 20-year-old Serbia international penned a five-yearcontract at St James’ Park in a deal the club claims is the fourth biggest in its history. In two seasons at Anderlecht, Mitrovic scored 36 goals in 69 games and […]
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Liverpool Close to Benteke Capture
Liverpool is on the brink of completing a 32.5 million-pound ($50.7 million) deal for Aston Villa striker Christian Benteke. The Reds have triggered the release clause in the Belgiuminternational’s contract and he’s set to become the second most expensive signing in the club’s history, after Andy Carroll, who signed for 36 million pounds ($56.2 million) […]
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Alderweireld Signs for Spurs
Tottenham on Wednesday signed Belgian defender Toby Alderweireld to a five-year contract from Atlético Madrid for a fee of 11.4 million pounds ($17.5 million). Alderweireld is thenorth London club’s third signing of the summer. As the Guardian points out, he joins in spite of a dispute between Atlético and Southampton, the club with which he […]
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Wales, Romania Secure WCQ Seeds
Not only did Gareth Bale’s winning goal against Belgium on Friday fire Wales to the brink of qualification for Euro 2016, it also guaranteed Chris Coleman’s team a place among theseeds in next month’s World Cup qualifying draw. In a lineup of mostly usual suspects, Wales will be joined by Romania in appearing in pot […]
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What They're Saying: Michel D'Hooghe
“I cannot reconcile myself with an institution where I work, where I have carried the medical responsibility for 27 years and about which I now learn that there is a lot of corruption My conclusion isvery clear: I will no longer continue to participate under such conditions. So, it is high time for change to […]