Like just about everything else in the rarified universe of professional soccer, agent-spend is on the rise. The term is just what is sounds like: the amount spent by teams on agents whiletransacting deals. And in the case of the Premier League, as one might imagine, it’s a big number. The English Football Association released […]
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Vardy: Leicester City players inspired by 'unfair' criticism
Leicester City’s Jamie Vardy said he and his teammates were “fired up” to prove their critics wrong after they were accused of undercutting fired manager Claudio Ranieiri. The Englandinternational scored twice — his first league goals since December — as the Foxes defeated Liverpool, 3-1, in their first game since Ranieiri’s dismissal. “There has been […]
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Southampton sweeps Liverpool with Anfield shocker
Southampton achieved one of its greatest victories in its history when it beat Liverpool, 1-0, at Anfield and completed a sweep of the English League Cup semifinal. Shane Long‘s goal instoppage time made the aggregate score, 2-0. The second leg of the Hull City-Manchester United series will be played on Thursday.
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Gerrard comes full circle with move into Liverpool academy
As expected, former Liverpool star Steven Gerrard has officially returned to the club he served for nearly two decades. Gerrard ended an 18-month playing stint with the LA Galaxy inNovember and though he spoke of perhaps continuing his playing career he spent much of his time in the last two months — during which he turned […]
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Premier League clubs dominate Europe profit list
Manchester United, Liverpool, Newcastle United, Real Madrid and Leicester ranked as the five most profitable clubs in Europe for financial year of 2015. The loss-leaders? Inter Milan, AC Milan andQueens Park Rangers.
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Liverpool thumps Stoke, trails Chelsea by six points
Liverpool is in second place, six points behind EPL leader Chelsea and one point ahead of third-place Manchester City, after a 4-1 win over Stoke that keeps Liverpool unbeaten at home this season.Liverpool, which faces Man City on New Year’s Day, responded to Jon Walters‘ 12th minute goal with strikes by Adam Lallana, Roberto Firmino […]
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No Swansea City Christmas party: Next two games, January window are vital
There will not be a Christmas party for Swansea City players to celebrate the holiday season. Whether they will be in a partying mood to welcome the New Year hinges on results of theirnext two games, both of which are at home. According to news reports, theplayers decided to cancel the traditional holiday gathering after […]
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Liverpool's Klopp hails 'deserved win' in first trip to Everton
Sadio Mane‘s goal in stoppage time gave Liverpool a 1-0 win at Everton in Reds manager Jurgen Klopp‘s his first visit to Goodison Park. “It was veryintense and a deserved win in a difficult game,” said Klopp. “The best thing you can do on a night like this is win and you saw how happy […]
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On Thursday, Serie A rivals Genoa and Fiorentina meet. There is also action in Portugaland the Netherlands. SOCCER AMERICA’s free e-letters (Soccer on TV, SA Daily, and more): sign up (All timesEastern unless noted. TV programming is always subject to change. Besides the exclusive streaming programming listed here, many networks make TV programming available on streamingdevices — […]
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Hazard: EPL race will involve Chelsea, Liverpool and Man City
Chelsea star Eden Hazard thinks the EPL title race will be a contest between the Blues, currently on top, and Liverpool and Manchester City, both a point behind. “They’re bothgood,” Hazard said of Liverpool and City, which Chelsea faces on Sunday. “If we want to be there at the end, we have to finish above […]