Thomas Tuchel said “he may never celebrate” with his players despite leading Bayern Munich to a 4-2 win over Borussia Dortmund in his first game in charge on Saturday. Tuchel replaced the fired Julian Nagelsmann last week and preferred a low-key celebration as Bayern went back to the top of the Bundesliga standings. “I think it’s not […]
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Serie A: Naples gearing up for title party as faltering Milan comes to town
Naples is getting ready for the mother of all title parties as AC Milan travel south on Sunday for the first of three major clashes between the Serie A giants in a matter of weeks. Southern Italy’s biggest city is counting down the days until Napoli can officially say it is champion for the first […]
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LaLiga: Mendilibar starts Sevilla survival bid with Cadiz derby clash
On Saturday, new Sevilla coach Jose Luis Mendilibar kicks off his bid to save the club from relegation with a crucial La Liga Andalusian derby at Cadiz. Mendilibar is the third manager Sevilla has had this season, after it sacked Julen Lopetegui in October and then dismissed his successor Jorge Sampaoli last week. The latter led […]
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Premier League: Arsenal ready for title push, Man City faces Liverpool test
Arsenal enters the final furlong of the Premier League title race with a clash against Leeds on Saturday as the club bids to be crowned champion for the first time in 19 years. Second-place Manchester City cannot afford to stumble in a marquee match-up against Liverpool, while the battle to avoid relegation is heating up. […]
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Der Klassiker: Dortmund targets overcoming Munich hoodoo on Tuchel's big day
Borussia Dortmund can gatecrash former coach Thomas Tuchel’s unveiling party at Bayern Munich on Saturday and take another step closer to thwarting the Bavarian giant’s bid for an 11th consecutive Bundesliga title. Dortmund sits one point ahead of Bayern, but faces its title rival at Munich’s Allianz Arena, a place that has been a graveyard for the […]
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Ligue 1: Alexis Sanchez key to Marseille's pursuit of Paris SG
Alexis Sanchez has no intention of letting Paris Saint-Germain ease to another Ligue 1 title after helping drag Marseille back into a position to catch its bitter rival. His two goals in a 2-1 win at Reims and PSG’s first home league defeat in two years before the international break saw Marseille close to within […]
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New rules bar human rights abusers from owning English Premier League clubs
A committed human rights abuser will be unable to serve as an owner or director of a English Premier League soccer club under new rules approved on Thursday. Human rights abuses, based on the Global Human Rights Sanctions Regulations 2020, will be one of a number of additional “disqualifying events” under a strengthened owners’ and […]
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Herve Renard named head coach of French women's national team
On Thursday, the French soccer federation (FFF) announced the appointment of Herve Renard as the new head coach of the country’s women’s soccer team following the sacking of Corinne Diacre at the start of March after her position was weakened because of a revolt by leading players. She was under contract until 2024 but came under […]
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Results: UEFA Women's Champions League (Quarterfinals)
Arsenal 2 Bayern Munich 0. (Goals: Maanum 20, Blackstenius 26. Att.: 21,307.) (Arsenal wins 2-1 on aggregate.) Barcelona 5 Roma 1. (Goals: Rolfo 11, 45+2. Leon 33, Oshoala 46, Guijarro 53; Serturini 58. Att.: 54,667.) (Barcelona wins 6-1 on aggregate.) Wolfsburg 1 Paris SG 1. (Goals: Popp 20; Diani 30. Att.: 14,367.) (Wolfsburg wins 2-1 […]
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FIFA hands Spurs managing director Fabio Paratici handed worldwide ban over Juve suspension
Tottenham managing director of soccer Fabio Paratici has received a worldwide ban by FIFA that could end his time with the North London club. Paratici was handed a 30-month ban from Italian soccer in January after his former club Juventus was found guilty of false accounting. The 50-year-old Italian was sporting and managing director at […]