Sam Allardyce‘s tenure as England’s national team coach has been terminated after 67 days following allegations he had offered advice on how to circumvent the English FA’s rules onplayer transfers. An FA statement read: “The FA can confirm Sam Allardyce has left his position as England manager. Allardyce’s conduct, as reported today, was inappropriate of […]
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Video Pick: James Corden comically coaches Arsenal
James Corden, of “The Late Late Show” and “Carpool Karaoke” fame, takes charge of Arsenal for a day to turn a”good club into a great club.” Corden quotes Aristotle, leads the squad in team-bus sing-alongs, introduces grab-the-pineapple and light twerk warm-up exercises, and teachesTheo Walcott & Co., “frying-pan” and “lawnmower” goal celebrations.
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Video Pick: Hat trick by Chicharito
Mexican striker Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez scored his second Bundesliga hat trick since joining Bayer Leverkusen in the summer of 2015, in a 3-2 win over Mainz. The28-year-old, now with 21 goals in 32 Bundesliga appearances, pulled Leverkusen even twice before heading home the stoppage-time winner.
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U.S. Abroad: Another convincing win for Pulisic's Borussia Dortmund
Borussia Dortmund completed its second perfect week in a row when it beat Freiburg, 3-1, to take its haul to 20 goals scored in its last four games. Christian Pulisic came on in the second halffor his fourth straight appearance. In the German second division, Jerome Kiesewetter (Fortuna Duesseldorf) and Andre Wooten (Sandhausen) both scored […]
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Video Pick: The Dancing Announcer of Leipzig
Leipzig stadium announcer Tim Thoelke takes the field and adds some flair to the lineup announcement for undefeated Bundesliga newcomer RB Leipzig.
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U.S. Abroad: Carter-Vickers makes pro debut in Spurs win
Cameron Carter-Vickers, 18, made his pro debut in Tottenham’s 5-0 win over Gillingham in the third round of the English League Cup. Luca de la Torre, who is also 18, made his thirdappearance in the same competition for Fulham, which fell to Bristol City, 2-1. DENMARK, Superliga WEDNESDAY: Conor O’Brien (Horsens), 90 minutes, 0-0 vs. […]
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Video Pick: Bad bounce own goal from Russia
Croatian national team defender Vedran Corluka managed to, while marking his man closely, score the only goal in his team Lokomotiv Moscow’s 1-0 loss to FC Ufa by letting a lowcross bounce off him and into the net.
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Rooney's woes are a gift for Mourinho, Man United and Mkhitaryan
By Samuel Charles@SoccerIsArt Wayne Rooney‘s woeful performance in Manchester United’s 3-1loss at Watford on Sunday sparked a slew of speculation about the club icon’s status at Old Trafford, with many suggesting this created a conundrum for Jose Mourinho, but Rooney’sstruggles should make things easier for the new coach to make better decisions. Rooney scored just […]
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U.S. Abroad: Zelalem plays first Arsenal game since 2014
Gedion Zelalemmade his first domestic appearance for Arsenal in almost 32 months, making a late appearance in the Gunners’ 4-0 win at Nottingham Forest in the English League Cup. Zelalem,who played one game each for Arsenal in the FA Cup and Champions League in 2014, entered Tuesday’s game in the 83rd minute for 18-year-old FrenchmanJeff Reine-Adelaide, […]
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FIFA corruption defendants in plea bargain talks
Several defendants charged in a wide-ranging corruption case involving FIFA are in negotiations with U.S. officials about possibly pleading guilty, assistant U.S. Attorney Evan Norrisrevealed at a hearing in Brooklyn federal court after U.S. District Judge Pamela Chen set a Nov. 6, 2017, trial date for seven former officials and one former marketingexecutive. “We are […]