Roma captain Daniele de Rossi has signed a new two-year deal with the club, which will pay him $6.5 million a year, making him the highest paid player in Serie A. The announcementcomes three days after the retirement of Roma legend Francesco Totti. “Totti’s departure has hurt us all,” said De Rossi, 33, who has played […]
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World's Top 10 in the Class of 2000
American Josh Sargent, who turned 17 in February, has put on a stunning display with three goals at the Under-20 World Cup in South Korea, where the USA will play New Zealand in the round of 16on Thursday. He is among the players who were born in 2000 and are already turning heads. Here are […]
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NWSL: Waldrum is out as Houston head coach
Randy Waldrum, who left his job as head coach at Notre Dame, one of the most successful women’s programs in the country, to take over as the Houston Dash head coach for its launch in 2014, isout. The Dash and Waldrum agreed to part ways just seven games into the 2017 season. Assistant coach Omar […]
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What They're Saying: Daniele De Rossi
“There are people who are not normal. There are careers that are not normal. There are only flags and banners for Francesco. I saw a banner that said the real battle against modern soccer is to wearthe same jersey for 25 years. I know how hard it is to be in a city and a […]
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Longer contract, more funds for Conte and the 'new generation' at Chelsea
Chelsea is not standing still after capturing the Premier League title in its first season under manager Antonio Conte. Some time this month or inearly June he is expected to sign a new contract that will extend his association with the club to 2021, two years longer than the deal currently in place, and pay […]
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What They're Saying: Ivanka Trump
“Which saint is that?” — Ivanka Trump, who went to dinner on the presidential trip to Rome at the Le cave di Sant’Ignazio restaurant whose walls were full ofreligious images. The man she asked about in a light blue shirt with arms outstretched as he looked up to the sky was the late Giorgio Chinaglia, Lazio’s […]
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Season Review: Big year for Yanks in Europe
Much of the spotlight on Americans in Europe was on 18-year-old Christian Pulisic, who continued to break barriers at Borussia Dortmund. He became the youngest American to score inthe Champions League and tied DaMarcus Beasley for the most appearances in a Champions League season with 10. But he was not alone to have a strong season […]
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Juventus completes purchase of Cuadrado
Colombian winger Juan Cuadrado, who has been on loan to Juventus from Chelsea for the past two seasons, has moved to the Italian club on a permanent basis for a transfer fee of $22.5 million.Juventus will pay Chelsea in three annual installments.
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Bonucci: Juventus 'switched off'
Following the 3-1 defeat to Roma, Juventus defender Leonardo Bonucci said the Italian Serie A leader and UEFA Champions League and Coppa Italia finalist “switched off” in recentweeks. The Bianconeri head into Wednesday’s cup final against Lazio with just two points in the last three league games against Atalanta, Torino and Roma.
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Juventus eyes Barca midfielder Andre Gomes
After one season at Barcelona, 23-year-old Portuguese midfielder Andre Gomes could be allowed to leave, and his destination might be Italian champion and Champions League finalist Juventus.