Speaking at an event on Monday, former Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson said he believes that Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho will come through adversity thathe and his club are facing this season. “I have been watching Jose recently and spoken to him a couple of times, and this is the first time he has […]
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Schweinsteiger Faces Three-Game Ban
The English FA on Monday charged Manchester United midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger with violent conduct after clashing with West Ham United defender WinstonReid. The Germany international caught the Hammers defender with his left arm as they contested a free kick in the 40th minute of Saturday’s 0-0 draw. If found guilty, the 31-year-oldfaces a three-game ban.
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Report: Blatter in $100 Million Scandal?
The BBC is reporting that the FBI is investigating the role played by FIFA president Sepp Blatter in a $100 million bribes scandal. Sports marketing company ISL paid a total of $100 millionto officials including former FIFA president Joao Havelange and ex-FIFA executive Ricardo Teixeira. In return, ISL was granted lucrative television and marketing rights […]
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Johnson: Bayern Win 'Not Sensational'
USA international Fabian Johnson said Borussia Monchengladbach’s 3-1 defeat of Bayern Munich was “not all that sensational” because his team also beat the Bundesligachamp last season. Johnson, 27, has been in terrific form over the last couple weeks, scoring four goals in his last three games in all competitions, including the final tally in the […]
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Video Pick: Fallen player scores golazo
In Mainz 05’s 3-1 win over Hamburg SV, 22-year-old Spaniard Jairo scored twice — the first with a volley while laying on the grass.
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Copa Centenario: the World's Most Tainted Sporting Event?
Is the 2016 Copa Centenario, held on U.S. soil next summer, the world’s most tainted sporting event? Perhaps only a Russian national championship (insert sport here) could supersede it forall-around cheating and deception, but the Copa Centenario would at least have to be part of the conversation. And, judging by the looks of things, that […]
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Video Pick: Goal celebrations gone wrong
Arjen Robben, Jurgen Kohler and Miroslav Klose feature in a compilation of the Bundesliga’s worst goal celebrations, which include red cards,ill-fated somersaults and a goalkeeper who gets punished for enjoying his converted penalty kick too much.
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Making a List: The FIFA 24
Here’s the tally from Thursday’s indictments in the growing soccer scandal: 16 indictments (two arrests) and eight guilty pleas. The FIFA 24 — 23 men and one woman — included the current presidentsof Concacaf and Conmebol, 12 current or former federation presidents, five current or former members of the FIFA executive committee, a former Honduras […]
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Video Pick: Chicharito sets up an own goal
Mexican striker Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez has scored six goals in 11 Bundesliga games since joining Bayer Leverkusen. He didn’t hit the net in last weekend’s 1-1 tie with Schalke04, but “assisted” on the 85th equalizer — an own goal by a very unlucky Sascha Riether.
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Valencia Names Gary Neville Head Coach
Gary Neville on Wednesday was appointed head coach of La Liga giant Valencia until the end of the season. The former Manchester United defender had been working as an England coach andaward-winning analyst for Sky Sports since retiring as a player in 2011. This will be his first head coaching position. His brother, Phil Neville, was last […]