By Samuel Charles@SoccerIsArt The job security of Arsene Wenger is once again front andcenter in London. With the Premier League title slipping through his fingers, again, and Arsenal headed for a 12th consecutive season without sipping the champagne of English champions, only one thingis certain, the Frenchman will not waver. On Saturday, Ronnie McFall stepped […]
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Leicester City fans causing earthquakes?
Leicester City fans jumping up and down at the King Power Stadium when Leicester grabbed an 89th-minute winner against Norwich City caused a quake with a magnitude of 0.3, according to researchers atthe University of Leicester.
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Tough times for German World Cup hero Mario Goetze
Mario Goetze, who scored Germany’s gamewinner in the 2014 World Cup final, has yet to play a game for Bayern Munich in 2016. In fact, the 23-year-old has had three bleak seasons sincejoining Bayern from rivals Borussia Dortmund in 2013. Just 25 of Goetze’s 66 Bundesliga appearances in three seasons at Bayern have been a […]
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Wolfsburg makes history with win over Gent
Germany’s VfL Wolfsburg made club history by reaching the quarterfinals of the UEFA Champions League for the first time. A 1-0 home win on a goal by Andre Schürrle over Belgium’sGent earned the Wolves a 4-2 win on aggregate.
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Video Pick: Pizarro's 100th is top Bundesliga golazo
The 37-year-old Peruvian Claudio Pizarro scored his 100th goal for Werder Bremen and it leads this week’s Top 5 Bundesliga Goals of the Week, which include strikes by AndrejKramaric (Hoffenheim), Ja-Cheol Koo (Augsburg), Max Kruse (Wolfsburg) and Raffael (M’Gladbach).
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Video Pick: Medics make it worse for injured player
This week’s blooper clip comes from Israel where Moamen Saleh of Maccabi Ahi Nazareth finally decides it’s better to limp off the field than to trust a pair of clumsy stretchercarriers.
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Brian Hall named Concacaf's director of refereeing
Concacaf appointed Brian Hall as its director of refereeing following a review of its refereeing department and the confederation’s referees who came in for tremendous criticism at the 2015Gold Cup. Hall, who refereed at the 2002 World Cup, most recently served as match official development manager at PRO, which oversees referees for the USA’s pro […]
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Video Pick: Arsenal & Tottenham among Top EPL Golazos
A superb flick by Arsenal’s Aaron Ramsey and a curving rocket from Totttenham’s Harry Kane in the 2-2 derby are among the Top 5 EPL Goals of the Week, which alsoinclude strikes by Virgil Van Dijk (Southampton), Riyad Mahrez (Leicester City) and Bertrand Traore (Chelsea).
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Video Pick: A perfectly headed own goal by Papy
Werder Bremen’s Papy Djilobodji scored Bayer Leverkusen’s only goal in last week’s 4-1 Bremen win with this header that gave keeper Felix Wiedwald no chance.
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Video Pick: Schalke 04 does the double throw-in
This one fits the “never seen it before” category. In the 10th minute of Schalke 04’s 3-2 win over Hamburg SV, Junior Caicara and Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg tookthrow-ins at the same time for Schalke.