By Samuel Charles@SoccerIsArt Leicester City extended its lead over Tottenham to seven points with six games toplay in the Premier League by winning its fifth game in six tries by a scoreline of 1-0, this time over Southampton. With feel-good stories of fairy tales and glass slippers one fact should not gounmentioned, Leicester City is […]
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Suarez strikes twice in Barcelona win
Luis Suarez scored twice in Barcelona’s 2-1 comeback win in its first-leg Champions League quarterfinal win over Atletico Madrid, whose Fernando Torres was ejectedfor two-yellow card fouls after putting the visiting team ahead with a 25th minute goal.
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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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Video Pick: Beautiful back-heel volley golazo
The first goal by 23-year-old Jordan Blondel for US Avranches of the French third division came with a back-heel volley while facing away from the Consolat Marseille goal in a3-0 victory.
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Making a List: Youngest Americans in EPL
Matt Miazga, who debuted for Chelsea on Saturday at the age of 20, is the sixth youngest American to play in the EPL. But an early start has not been an indicator of long-term success. Of the10 youngest Americans in the EPL, only two played 10 or more games with their first team: Jozy Altidore […]
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Video Pick: QPR player falls into a hole
This weekend’s blooper reel brings us Queens Park Rangers’ Canadian striker Junior Hoilett falling into a photographer’s pit while trying to play a ball into the goalmouth.Hoilett survived the fall unscathed and QPR beat Middlesbrough, 3-2.
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Messi aims for goal No. 500 goals in El Clasico
Barcelona star Lionel Messisays it would be a special moment to score his 500th career goal in Saturday’s Clasico vs. Real Madrid at Camp Nou. He scored his 499th career goalfrom the penalty spot in Argentina’s 2-0 World Cup qualifying victory over Bolivia on Tuesday. “It would be a nice moment to reach that figure against […]
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Video Pick: An Ouch! own goal
Syria’s Hamdi Al Masri scored on own goal in his team’s 5-0 loss to Japan in a painful manner — smack off his face.
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Video Pick: Ronaldo the foot-volleyball star
Cristiano Ronaldo performs some neat tricks in a foot-volley game at Real Madrid practice ahead of Saturday’s El Clasico vs. Barcelona. Among those competing are Pepe, ToniKroos and Raphael Varane.
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Is there any fair way to judge Ronaldo's time at Madrid?
By Samuel Charles@SoccerIsArt Prior to Cristiano Ronaldo‘s arrival at Real Madrid in 2009 theclub hadn’t won fewer than two La Liga titles in any seven-year stretch since just after World War II. Real Madrid has won only one Spanish title since 2008, and this year will make eight seasonsinvolving just one league title, seven of […]