By Mike Woitalla Claudio Ranieri, recently the world’s most celebrated coach after engineering the Leicester City fairy tale — its first top-flight titlein its 133-year history — got the dreaded vote of confidence from his bosses on Tuesday. But he doesn’t see it that way. The Foxes, with preseason odds of 5,000/1 to lift lastseason’s […]
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Philipp Lahm announces retirement
Philipp Lahm, after his 501st appearance for Bayern Munich in a German Cup win over Wolfsburg on Tuesday, confirmed he’s retiring after this season, a year before his contract runsout. The 33-year-old, who been in negotiations over becoming Bayern sporting director, also indicated he would not be taking on that role.
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Roma routs Fiorentina to keep pressure on Juventus
Roma kept its perfect home record intact with a 4-0 win over Fiorentina that moved Roma up to second place on 50 points, four behind Juventus, which plays at struggling Crotone on Wednesday. EdinDzeko’s two goals in the win over Fiorentina give him 17 for the season.
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Barcelona reaches Copa del Rey final
Luis Suarez scored and was red-carded as nine-man Barcelona reached the Copa del Rey final with 1-1 tie with 10-man Atletico Madrid for a 3-2 win on aggregate. Barcelona will Alavesor Celta Vigo, who play their semifinal second leg on Wednesday, in the final. Suarez, who tapped in a rebound off a Lionel Messi shot […]
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U.S. Abroad: Bobby Wood scores in German Cup win
Bobby Wood scored Hamburg SV’s second goal in a 2-0 win over FC Cologne that sends HSV to the German Cup quarterfinals. Fabian Johnson assisted inBorussia Moenchengladbach’s 2-0 cup win over Gruether Furth. Wood intercepted a pass in the center circle and finished after a give-and-go with Gideon Jung, who had scoredHSV’s first goal. The […]
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Video Pick: Two goals at once — one from a fan
In Honduras, Motagua players had plenty to complain about after the referee let stand the stoppage-time equalizing goal by Roger Rojas in a 2-2 tie with Olimpia even thougha field invader scored with a different ball at the same time.
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Video Pick: Eden Hazard has Messi Moment against Arsenal
Eden Hazard started in the center circle and beat four Arsenal players — including Theo Walcott, who sprawled to the ground during his attempt to stop the Belgian –before chipping Arsenal keeper Petr Cechfor one of first-place Chelsea’s goals in a 3-1 win over the Gunners.
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Video Pick: A Frank Lampard farewell tribute
Frank Lampard has retired after a 21-year career. The 38-year-old, whose last 32 games were for MLS’s New York City FC, made 106 appearances for England and 649 for Chelsea,which honored him with a farewell video including highlights and memories from Chelsea teammates such as John Terry, Eden Hazard, Oscar andDidier Drogba (“I think he […]
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Video Pick: The worst own goal ever, really
The goalkeeper of Turkish lower division Gaziantep Belediyespor saves a penalty kick. Well done! But … but when a delighted teammate celebrates with a bear hug, the keeper loses his grip on theball — and it bounces into the goal. It is, the worst own goal we’ve ever seen.
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Egypt's 44-year-old keeper steals the show at Africa Cup of Nations
By Mike Woitalla Goalkeeper Dino Zoff, at age 40, helped Italy win the World Cup in 1982. Egypt’s Essam El Hadary, at age 44, has shut out everyfoe so far in Gabon and is aiming to win his fifth Africa Cup of Nations. Egypt has won the Africa Cup of Nations a record seven timessince […]