Currently second, Tottenham hasn’t been named champion of England since 1961, with media darling Leicester City monopolizing the role of underdog while the heavyweights at Arsenal and Manchester Cityhog headlines, the youngest team in the Premier League continues to fly under the radar, even though Spurs title chances are as robust as any. Leicester City […]
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Four Spanish clubs advance in Europa League
Four Spanish clubs (Athletic Bilbao, Valencia, Villarreal, Sevilla) and three English teams (Manchester United, Liverpool, Tottenham) advanced to the Europea League round of 16, along with Germany’sBayer Leverkusen and Borussia Dortmund, Basel (Switzerland), Braga (Portugal), Fenerbahce (Turkey), Lazio (Italy), Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine), Sparta Prague (Czech Republic) and Anderlecht (Belgium).
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Report: Conte close to landing Chelsea job
Italy national team coach Antonio Conte has edged closer to becoming the next Chelsea boss after positive talks between his representatives and the Premier League club on Thursday.The 46-year-old former Juventus coach was one of three names on Chelsea’s shortlist to replace to succeed Guus Hiddink but has edged ahead of the other two contenders,Massimiliano […]
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Liverpool edges Augsburg on PK
Liverpool advanced to the Europa League round of 16 thanks to a 1-0 aggregate win over Bundesliga 13th place Augsburg. James Milner‘s fifth minute penalty in the second-leg inLiverpool on Thursday proved the difference. “It is important for Augsburg to feel proud tonight,” said Liverpool’s German coach Juergen Klopp. “Icongratulated [Augsburg coach] Markus [Weinzierl] before […]
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Video Pick: Trick PK play goes wrong in Zimbabwe
Lionel Messi passing his penalty kick to Luis Suarez for a goal two weeks ago in a 6-1 win over Celta Vigo inspired this attempt by Zimbabwe’s Dynamos FC during its4-0 friendly win over Wha Wha FC. Messi and Suarez show how it’s done: The Johan Cruyff version:
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Video Pick: Top 5 Bundesliga Golazos
A diving header, overhead strike and long-range rocket are among the Top 5 Bundesliga Goals of the Week, provided by Mahmoud Dahoud (Borussia M’gladbach), SandroWagner (Darmstadt), Ja-cheol Koo (Augsburg), Jairo Samperio (Mainz 05) and Thomas Mueller (Bayern Munich).
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TV: Networks offer extensive FIFA election coverage
Fox Sports — the current FIFA rights-holder — and ESPN — which broadcast the last six World Cups — will offer extensive coverage of Friday’s FIFA presidential election in Zurich. ESPN2 has been providing coverage on ESPN FC, the daily soccer news show, at 5 p.m. ET, while Fox Sports 1 begins its coverage Thursday […]
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Pots for Sunday's Copa Centenario draw revealed
How does a group with Ecuador, Bolivia and Haiti sound? Or Chile, Peru and Costa Rica? Those are the extremes of the groups the USA could draw in the Copa Centenario. Copa Centenario: Match Schedule The USA will learn its opponents onSunday when the draw is held at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City […]
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A lucrative season to forget at Chelsea for Eden Hazard
Eden Hazard’s inexplicably awful season at Stamford Bridge has mirrored that of his club, and the fact the Belgian star has never been a more valuable commodity — even thoughEngland’s reigning Player of the Year hasn’t scored a league goal for Chelsea since May — reflects the absurd nature of soccer’s transfer market. Hazard’s precipitous […]
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Van Gaal suffers a new low
A 2-1 loss at Danish club Midtjylland in Thursday’s Europa League marked the nadir of Louis van Gaal‘s Manchester United tenure, during which the club has spent more than $350 millionon players. For Man United to lose this Europa League round of 32 opening leg to the Danish champion that last played competitively on Dec. […]