The 82,000-seat MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, will host the 2016 Copa Centenario final on June 26. The tournament schedule and match venues will be announced on Thursday. The special edition of the South American championship will feature 16 teams, all 10 South American teams and six from Concacaf. It will be held […]
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Video Pick: Juggling keeper nearly blows it
Eintracht Braunschweig goalkeeper Rafal Gikiewicz decided to do some juggling in the middle of a German second division game against Sandhausen and revealed that his foot skills needsome work. Braunschweig managed to win, 2-0, because Sandhausen’s Aziz Bouhaddouz just missed robbing Gikiewicz.
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The compelling evolution of Andres Iniesta
Andres Iniesta voiced his displeasure after Barcelona coughed up a two-goal lead against Deportivo during its last La Liga game before Christmas, speaking as the undisputed leader ofthe 21st century’s best soccer team, a response and designation few would have predicted for the shy boy from a small town. Barcelona took a 2-0 lead in […]
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Video Pick: Dazzling Mahrez strike tops EPL goals
The brilliant ball work that froze his Chelsea foe earned Leicester’s Riyad Mahrez English Premier League goal of the week honors. Also on the list of the top five goals: goals byNewcastle’s Ayoze Perez, Bournemouth’s Joshua King (after well-placed low corner kick), Swansea’s Bafetimbi Gomis (with a supersonic blast) andArsenal’s Aaron Ramsey (impressive for the counterattack […]
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Video Pick: Free-kick play works perfectly
One of the best free kicks of the month comes out of the fourth tier of English soccer, where Northampton’s 4-3 win over Luton Town included this bit of trickery: Nicky Adams fakingthe shot and passing to Alfie Potter, who sets up a player who had been hiding in the wall, John-Joe O’Toole.
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Time's Up: Mourinho Turns on His Players
Defending Premier League champion Chelsea fell to a ninth defeat in 16 league matches this year as Leicester City moved to the top of the table with a 2-1 on Monday night. It’s hardto tell which is more astonishing: the fact that Leicester leads the Premier League table heading into the hectic Christmas period, or […]
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Club World Cup: Guangzhou Upsets Club America
Former Tottenham midfielder Paulinho scored in the final minute of stoppage time Sunday as Chinese champ Guangzhou Evergrande came from behind to beat Club America, 2-1, in the FIFA ClubWorld Cup quarterfinal. After the game, coach Luiz Felipe Scolari said his team could beat Barca in Thursday’s semifinal. “My goal is to win against Barcelona,” […]
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Benitez Baffled by Real Performance
Real Madrid slumped to a third defeat in five games, losing 1-0 to Villarreal on Sunday. After the game, coach Rafael Benitez said he was baffled by his team’s first-half performance:”It is difficult to explain because it is clear in the first-half we didn’t play well and I expected the team we saw in the […]
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La Liga: Atleti Moves Joint-Top with Barca
Atletico Madrid surged to the top of La Liga on Sunday with a 2-1 win against Athletic Bilbao, which moved Diego Simeone’s men to level on points with Barcelona, which could onlymanage a 2-2 draw with Deportivo La Coruna. “We’ll continue in this vein,” Simeone said. “We’ll always work to our best, but our objective […]
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Messi: Argentina Trophy a 'Priority'
Barcelona striker Lionel Messi says that winning a major title with Argentina is his top priority since he “has won everything” with his club. “Always, all the matches with the national teamare the priority,” the four-time Ballon d’Or winner said in an interview with TyC sports. “With this club and individually I have had the […]