Belgium midfielder Radja Nainggolan says talks about a transfer from Roma to Chelsea have broken down and he’s promised Roma president James Pallotta he wants to stay. “Chelsea were talking but at the moment there is nothing,” he said. “The Premier League is a big competition, it’s lovely, but I think sometimes in life you […]
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Euro 2016: Unlucky France wins group despite draw
Host France won its Euro 2016 group without conceding a goal, but it again struggled to finish its chances in a 0-0 draw with Switzerland that also sent the Swiss into the round of 16. The Bleusrattled the crossbar three times on two shots by Paul Pogba and a volley by Dimitri Payet. Albania stayed […]
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Euro 2016: Results & Schedule
Italy recorded the first big win of the European Championship with a 2-0 victory over Belgium on goals by Emanuele Giaccherini and Graziano Pelle. The Red Devils entered thetournament as the highest-ranked European teams in the FIFA rankings, but they could not beat veteran keeper Gianluigi Buffon. For all the results and schedule. Note: All […]
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Belgium: Euro 2016's most-expensive team
Belgium’s Euro 2016 cost team almost $462 million in transfer fees — an average of $20 million a player — more than team. Germany, England, France and Spain follow, according to an in-depth analysisof every one of the 552 players at the tournament and the last transfer fee that was paid for them. Twelve Red […]
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Euro 2016: Ciman scores for Belgium in tune-up win
Montreal Impact defender Laurent Ciman came off the bench to score his first goal for Belgium in a 3-2 win over Norway 3-2 in the Red Devils’ final warm-up game before Euro 2016. Chelsea starEden Hazard and Ciman both scored on headers to give Belgium the win. “We are showing at times that we are […]
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MLS Countdown: Voids in Crew and Impact backlines
In terms of severity, the knee injury suffered by Columbus centerback Gaston Sauro last weekend in Toronto is pretty bad. The timing, though not great, isn’t quite as severe. Last season the Argentine arrived in August to shore up a rickety back line and form a reliable partnership with captain Michael Parkhurst that helped guide […]
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Perry Kitchen finds a new niche in Scotland
By Ridge Mahoney (@ridgemax) Why did Scottish club Hearts pursue former D.C. United midfielder Perry Kitchen and sign him to anice contract in March? Among his many attributes, he’s not a poser. So said D.C. United U-23 coach Richie Burke, a native of Liverpool who coached in Scotland beforetaking his post with the MLS club […]
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Mbokani faces DR Congo sanction after escaping Brussels bombs
Norwich City striker Dieumerci Mbokani faces a possible sanction from his country Democratic Republic of Congo because he skipped two African Nations Cup qualifiers last month afterbeing caught up in the Brussels Airport bombing. Mbokani did not travel for the home and away matches against Angola after escaping unhurt from the Zaventem Airport when suicide […]
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What They're Saying: Don Garber
“It’s going to take time before we develop players as good as the Germans. Belgium has a cultural dynamic that we don’t yet have. How do you have [a] player think about nothing elsebut the team when they’re 16? That culture doesn’t yet exist and it will take some time before that happens.” — MLS […]
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Belgium moves Euro 2016 warmup game to Portugal
Belgium has moved Tuesday’s friendly with Portugal from Brussels to Leiria after the Brussels terror attacks. Portugal stepped up to host the Euro 2016 warmup clash after the Brussels friendlyhad initially been cancelled for security reasons.