Gabon striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who plays for Borussia Dortmund, edged Ivory Coast’s Yaya Toure of Manchester City to win the African soccer confederation’s Player of the Yearaward. In a vote of African national team coaches and technical directors, Aubameyang, the Bundesliga’s leading scorer so far this season, with 18 goals in 17 league games, earned […]
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Platini calls it quits, withdrawing from FIFA presidential race
Only four months ago, Michel Platini was seen as the overwhelming favorite to succeed Sepp Blatter as FIFA president, but he has now withdrawn from the race following his eight-year banfrom soccer for breaches of FIFA’s ethics code. He is appealing the suspension, but in the meantime he is banned from campaigning and unlikely to […]
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Video Pick: Meet Liverpool's $7 million 19-year-old
If you’re curious about the 19-year-old Serbian midfielder Liverpool bought from Red Star Belgrade for $7 million, here are some highlights — Red Star goals, assists and skills. Marko Grujicstarred on Serbia’s 2015 U-20 World Cup-winning team that beat the USA in a shootout tiebreaker in the quarterfinals.
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Video Pick: Zinedine Zidane the Player
Zinedine Zidane being named head coach of Real Madrid reminded us that it’s already been nearly a decade since he hung up his cleats. To refresh your memory on just how dazzling Zizouplayed the game, enjoy this montage that includes his feats for France, Real Madrid and Juventus — all of which he led to […]
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Jordan Morris turns pro, joins Bremen for winter training
Jordan Morris, the 21-year-old U.S. national team striker who last month led Stanford to the NCAA title, will be a “guest” of Bundesliga club Werder Bremen for its winter trainingcamp on the Turkish Riviera that begins Jan. 11. “It’s an opportunityfor us to get to know a player better,” said Werder Bremen sporting director Thomas […]
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U.S. Abroad: Dortmund promotes Pulisic to first team
Christian Pulisic, the 17-year-old Pennsylvania product who in 2015 starred for Borussia Dortmund’s U-17 and U-19 teams, will practice with Dortmund’s first team for the remainder ofthe season and is joining the squad on its winter-break training camp in Dubai. The former U.S. U-17 international had previously been called into first team training sessions, along […]
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Video Pick: Player takes other team's free kick
Andy Yiadom of English fourth division Barnet flew out of his team’s wall and pounced on the ball, which was set up for a Northampton Town free kick, and nearly ignited a brawl. The incident recalled the infamous Zaire-Brazil free kick at the 1974 WorldCup.
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Video Pick: EPL Goals of the Week
A flying side-volley from Aston Villa’s 23-year-old Spanish midfielder Carles Gil takes best English Premier League Goal of the Week, edging out Wayne Rooney(back-heel), Sergio Aguero (header), Dele Alli (volley) and Willian (long range).
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Bayer's Voeller: Chicharito is going nowhere
Mexico star Javier Hernandez will be staying at Bayer Leverkusen, according to sporting director Rudi Voeller. Chicharito has attracted significant interest after winning back-to-backplayer of the month awards and scoring 19 goals in all competitions since arriving from Manchester United, but Voller insisted Leverkusen will keep its team together for the second half of theBundesliga […]
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Why Real's Populist Move Could Pay Off
Real Madrid on Monday fired Rafael Benitez as head coach, immediately installing Real Madrid Castilla (the club’s second-team) coach Zinedine Zidane as the Spaniard’ssuccessor for the remainder of the season. Zidane, who is a former La Liga and UEFA Champions League winner with Real as a player in the early 2000s, will be formally unveiled […]