Carli Lloyd‘s Manchester City joined Lyon, Barcelona and Paris St. Germain in the semifinals of the UEFA Women’s Champions League with its second 1-0 win over Denmark’s Fortuna Hjorring. Manchester City reach the semifinals for the first time The win sets up a meeting between Lloyd and fellow American Alex Morgan, who plays for defending […]
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U.S. Abroad: Lloyd hits winner in European debut
Carli Lloyd‘s first goal for Manchester City, a header in the 30th minute, was the winner as it beat Danish champion Fortuna Hjorring, 1-0, on the road in the first leg of their UEFA Women’sChampions League quarterfinal series. Former North Carolina star Lucy Bronze, who plays for England, hit the crossbar for City, which is […]
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Datebook: El Clasico highlights ICC summer slate
The fifth installment of the International Champions Cup will feature eight European clubs playing 12 games in July. The marquee match: the first El Clasico in the United States between Real Madridand Barcelona July 29 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami. English Premier League rivals Manchester City and Manchester United will meet July 20 at […]
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Pep: Defense not to blame for Man City exit
Manager Pep Guardiola refused to blame Manchester City’s defense for its exit from the UEFA Champions League after a 3-1 loss at Monaco sent it packing on away goals (aggregate score:6-6). “No, it’s not about the defense,” he said after his streak of seven straight appearances in the UCL semifinals ended. “Today was not about […]
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Pep Guardiola to stick with Man City's guns-blazing style
Manchester City, with a 5-3 first-leg lead going into Wednesday’s UCL clash with Monaco, will go on the attack, says Pep Guardiola. “Take the ball and attack is the only way I know tobeat this type of team,” said Guardiola. “I invite people to come here and see a good game. I am pretty sure […]
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MLS Power Rankings: Red Bulls' rally takes them to top
A spectacular opening weekend to the 22nd MLS season featured a sellout crowd of more than 55,000 in Atlanta, where the Red Bulls came back from a 1-0 deficit to disappoint the huge crowd. FC Dallas moved into second place with a calm, composed defeat of the Galaxy at StubHub Center, and Portland rattled in […]
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Aguero hailed by Guardiola after 'amazing' performance
Sergio Aguero scored twice in Manchester City’s 5-1 win over Huddersfield in their English FA Cup replay, winning praise from manager Pep Guardiola, who had previously dropped him favorof young Gabriel Jesus. “[It’s the] best I have ever seen from him,” said Guardiola. “The performance was amazing.”
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Manchester City-Monaco, an instant classic
Manchester City trailed twice, threatened to go down by two goals when it conceded a penalty kick in the second half, but rallied to beat French Ligue 1 leader Monaco, 5-3, in a wondrous game ofattacking soccer. And City manager Pep Guardiola promised more in the second leg of their Champions League round-of-16 series. Too […]
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UCL: Can EPL teams avoid shutout?
English Premier League clubs have struggled in recent years in the Champions League, and they face difficult tests in the round of 16. Arsenal will be an underdog against Bayern Munich, and LeicesterCity, whose season has taken a turn for the worse since the beginning of the year, will be hard-pressed to beat Sevilla. Manchester […]
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Guardiola: Gap is too great to catch Chelsea
Manchester City moved into second place in the English Premier League with a 2-0 win at Bournemouth on Monday, but City manager Pep Guardiola said the eight-point gap is too great. “Thegap is too big,” he told Sky Sports. “Yesterday [Chelsea] didn’t win [in a 1-1 draw with Burnley] but they play so solid, it’s […]