Arjen Robben‘s golden left foot features in the Top 5 Bundesliga goals of the week, as does a fantastic Hoffenheim passing sequence finished by Nadiem Amiri, aDavid Alaba free kick for Bayern Munich following Thomas Mueller‘s distraction, a rocket from Ingolstadt’s Pascal Gross, and a 35-yard blast fromHamburg SV’s Gotoku Sakai.
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U.S. Abroad: Rubin headed to Silkeborg, Zelalem to VVV
Rubio Rubin, whose start to his pro career in the Netherlands began so promisingly in 2014, has been transferred from FC Utrecht to Danish club Silkeborg. Arsenal loaned Gedion Zelalemto Dutch second division leader VVV Venlo for the rest of the season. Rubio was called up to the U.S. national team at the age of […]
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Video Pick: Bad own goal, good recovery
Derby’s Darren Bent scored one of the more embarrassing own goals, blasting an attempted goal-line clearance into the side-netting, but he redeemed himself with a goal at theother end in last weekend’s 2-2 FA Cup tie with Leicester City. The teams face off again Feb. 8 to determine passage to the fifth round. Bent redeems […]
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USA-Jamaica: Seven MLS players in Reggae Boyz team
Seven MLS players, including 2016 Goalkeeper of the Year Andre Blake, are in the Jamaican national team for Friday’s international friendly against the USA in Chattanooga, Tenn. The squad alsoincludes three players from the USL. Jamaica did not qualify for the Hexagonal, resulting in the ouster of German Winfried Schaefer as national team coach. Former […]
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Video Pick: Schweinsteiger scores in comeback game
German 2014 World Cup winner Bastian Schweinsteiger got his first start for Manchester United in more than a year in an FA Cup clash with Wigan. The 32-year-old assisted on aMarouane Fellaini goal and scored the final goal of a 4-0 win with an overhead kick — his first Man United goal since November of […]
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Video Pick: A sublime chip in FA Cup play
Newly promoted Burnley not only sits in a comfortable 13th place of the English Premier League but also advanced in the FA Cup last with a 2-0 win over Bristol City that included this fine goal bySteven Defour. The Belgian midfielder chipped Bristol City goalkeeper Fabian Giefer from the edge of the penalty area for […]
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Video Pick: Jozy Altidore put to 100-cap test
Jozy Altidore is on the verge of making his 100th appearance for the USA, quite likely on Sunday when it faces Serbia in San Diego. The 27-year-old forward gets put on the spotto name the 16 players who have been capped 100 times by the USA. How would you do? Check out the list of […]
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Video Pick: Keeper red-carded 131 seconds after kickoff
Goalkeeper Lukas Hradecky played every minute for Eintracht Frankfurt in 2016 Bundesliga action, but lasted only 131 seconds in its first game of 2017, getting red-carded in a3-0 loss to RB Leipzig after stumbling and handling a through ball outside the penalty area. “It was a reflex,” said the Finn. “As goalkeeper you simply never […]
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A Van Basten idea worth considering: only captains speak to refs
By Mike Woitalla When FIFA technical director Marco van Basten reeled off a list of possible rule changes most, like getting rid of offside, could be easily dismissed. But his solution toprevent the mobbing of referees should be seriously considered. “There is far too much complaining about the referee, and that also wastes time,” Van […]
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Police question Arsenal's Xhaka over allegation of racial abuse
Granit Xhaka has been interviewed by police after a heated argument at Heathrow Airport during which he allegedly racially abused a British Airways employee. The Swiss midfielderdisputes using such language. He made a voluntary appearance at a west London police station.