Chelsea defender Nemanja Matic was suspended for its English League Cup final win over Tottenham last weekend but still managed to injure himself. Video of the incident — during thepostage celebrations — is now available. Keep your eye on No. 21. Jose Mourinho‘s account:
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Video Pick: How Messi and Neymar warm up
Lionel Messi and Neymarentertain even before the game. Here’s a 30-second glimpse of them warming up before Barcelona beat Villarreal, 3-1, to secure a spot in the Copa del Rey final.
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What They're Saying: Arsene Wenger
“At the moment we are nowhere near to winning the Premier League, and nowhere near close to being in the race. At the moment we are too far from Chelsea to say we are in the title race, but you neverknow what can happen.” — Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger, whose team trails EPL leader Chelsea […]
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The Good, the Bad and — the struggles of Serie A
Europe in a nutshell: An assist of the season offering from Jackson Martinez; Joao Moutinho makes magic at the Emirates; superheroes arrive just in time to saveGermany’s biggest derby; Barcelona gains ground on its Madrid rivals. Plus, how cold hard cash is dictating the decline of Italian soccer … THE GOOD.Wolfsburg came from behind three […]
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Video Pick: The Bundesliga's Top 5 golazos
The German Bundesliga’s 23rd game day lived up to the league’s reputation as the Europe’s highest scoring with 30 goals in nine games. The Top 5 golazos came from Bayern Munich’s FranckRibery and Bastian Schweinsteiger, Wolfsburg’s Maximilian Arnold, Werder Bremen’s Franco di Santo and Borussia Dortmund’s HenrikhMkhitaryan.
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What They're Saying: Sinisa Mihajlovic
“Let’s be clear. I didn’t take his neck, I took his shirt, pushed his chest and screamed at his face. That’s all. I’m generally serene. I’d say, ‘Case closed,’ but there is no case. We move on.” –Sampdoria coach Sinisa Mihajlovic denies he tried to choke his left back, Vasco Regini. (The Guardian)
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Europe embraces Latino flair, how about the USA?
By Paul Gardner Ten minutes into Tuesday’s Champions League game between Manchester City and Barcelona, TV commentator Martin Tyler told us “There are South Americans everywhereyou look on the pitch here.” Quite so — nine of the 20 field players were South Americans. Nearly half — five Argentines, three Brazilians and one Uruguayan. Tyler did […]
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What They're Saying: Juergen Klopp
“I hope there aren’t any more unexploded bombs in the stadium — especially not in yellow jerseys.” — Borussia Dortmund coach Juergen Klopp tries joking about the discovery of anunexploded 550-pound World War II bomb of British origin near Dortmund’s Signal Iduna Park on Thursday. The bomb, found shortly before Klopp was to address Saturday’s […]
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Video Pick: Robinho's still got it
Here’s an update on Robinho, who after a decade in Europe that included winning titles at Real Madrid and AC Milan, returned to Santos, where broke into the limelight as a teenager.In a 3-1 win over Portuguesa, the 31-year-old scores a long-range golazo after running on to his keeper’s precise sidewinder service, converts from the […]
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Video Pick: Sombrero chip sets up golazo
Bryan, a 22-year-old defender for Brazilian club America-MG, chips the ball over an Atletico defender before unleashing this sweet volley golazo in his team’s 2-1 win.