ESPN reports that Real Madrid could be kicked out of the Copa Del Rey after fielding an ineligible player in its 3-1 fourth-round first-leg win at Cadiz. Real named winger DenisCheryshev in its starting eleven against the Segunda B club, but reports in Spain claim he should have been suspended for the game having being booked […]
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Cazorla Out Three Months as Gunners' Injury Crisis Deepens
Arsenal midfielder Santi Cazorla will miss at least three months with the knee ligament injury he suffered in the 1-1 draw at Norwich City on Sunday, while the Guardian claims hecould be sidelined for longer. Meanwhile, Gunners coach Arsène Wenger continues to be hit by fitness problems for key players, as Alexis Sanchez and Laurent […]
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Report: Copa Centenario rights fees plummet
The commercial rights to 2016 Copa Centenario — initially sold to the Datisa marketing group at the heart of the Federal indictments of 14 FIFA officials and sports marketing executives — have beensold to IMG and SUM, which is the marketing agency for MLS and U.S. Soccer. The combined bid was selected from 12 responses. […]
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Jamie Vardy and Leicester City: How long can the magic last?
Fourteen games into the season tiny Leicester City is tied for the top spot in the Premier League with mighty Manchester City, and these party-crashing Foxes are propelled by an equally unlikelysource, one Jamie Vardy, the EPL’s top scorer, who didn’t play his first game of Premier League soccer until he was 27 years old. […]
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Video Pick: Dortmund pals perform synchronized warm-up
Borussia Dortmund’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, the Bundesliga’s leading scorer, and Marco Reus‘ balletic warmup (dubbed a “Bromance Dance” by BundesligaYouTube) got caught on camera before a 4-1 win over VfB Stuttgart in which Aubameyang scored twice and Reus created an own goal.
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Video Pick: Barcelona delivers a Messi & Neymar montage
Barcelona put together a one-minute video featuring the feats of its two FIFA Ballon d’Or 2015 player of the year nominees: Lionel Messi and Neymar. The thirdnominee, not part of this clip of course, is Cristiano Ronaldo of archrival Real Madrid. Messi and Neymar helped Barcelona to Champions League, La Liga and Copa del Rey […]
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Video Pick: Klopp gets Scouse lesson from boy reporter
Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp sits down for an interview with 9-year-old Kop Kids reporter Isaac, who amid the questioning gives the German a lesson in the Merseysidedialect of Scouse.
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Johnson scores again in Champions League
Fabian Johnson scored in his second straight game for Borussia Moenchengladbach in the UEFA Champions League as it beat Sevilla, 4-2, in their Group D match. It was Gladbach’s first win in thecompetition and ended Sevilla’s hopes of reaching the knockout stage. Lars Stindl scored twice before second-half goals from Johnson and Raffael gave Gladbach […]
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Video Pick: How Ronaldo gets treated by customs
Cristiano Ronaldo doesn’t seem to have a difficult time getting through customs, as demonstrated by this clip of Real Madrid arriving in Ukraine to face Shakhtar Donetsk in the UEFAChampions League play. His passport was checked thoroughly by a woman who seemed to have had her most delightful day on the job.
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Video Pick: Messi proves he's fully recovered
Lionel Messi, out of Barcelona’s starting lineup for two months because of a knee injury, scored two goals and assisted while going the full 90 in 6-1 win over over Roma in UEFAChampions League play. Here’s a compilation of Messi’s every touch in the game. Messi’s first goal: