“I don’t mind spending money on the ticket, I don’t have to watch the game, but you should send your players in the stadium or even just have them walking a lap around the field.” –Chinese soccer fan Netizen Liu Ningning on social media, angry about the cancellation of the Manchester United-Manchester City match in […]
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Indeed, a wet blanket on soccer
You don’t need to be a meteorologist to know something serious is going on with weather patterns. A heat dome persists over much of the country. Weekend afternoon action in MLS was painful. Atleast if you were New York City FC or Seattle Sounders fans. Bad weather in China had its effect also: Monday’s Manchester […]
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Manchester showdown canceled due to bad field conditions in Beijing
Manchester United and Manchester City will have to wait for their first game under their managers Jose Mourinho and Pep Guardiola as their International Champions Cup game at Beijing’sBird’s Nest Stadium was cancelled due to bad weather. Torrential rain soaked the playing surface. Even before the decision, Mourinho had criticized the quality of the field.
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Premier League teams are all over the map during preseason
One might think that bitter rivals Manchester United and Manchester City see enough of each other in annual Premier League encounters and the occasional cup clash to forgo a foreign meeting, butmeet they will a week from Monday. In China. The famed National Stadium — opened in 2008 for the Summer Olympics and nicknamed the “Bird’s […]
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Pep: Manchester City can play 'beautiful football'
Pep Guardiola wants to show English fans it’s possible to play “beautiful football” in the Premier League. That was the message from the new Manchester City boss in his first press conferencewith the media on Friday. Guardiola said there was no reason City couldn’t play the soccer Barca did under him though he admitted he […]
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Spain's Nolito targeted by Manchester City
Celta winger Nolito, who has impressed for Spain at Euro 2016, is a summer transfer target of Manchester City. His former club, Barcelona, is also interested in Nolito, who has started allthree games at Euro 2016. He played at Portuguese club Benfica before joining Celta in 2013.
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Manchester City on brink of landing Gundogan
The first major signing of the Pep Guardiola era at Manchester City should be Borussia Dortmund’s German midfielder Ilkay Gundogan. Other players on Pep’s radar: Everton defender JohnStones and Athletic Bilbao’s young French central defender Aymeric Laporte.
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Myriad scenarios are in play on Premier League's final day
The title is decided, and so are the relegation places, so what’s up for grabs Sunday when the Premier League season ends? Money. Lots of it. The Champions League and Europa Leaguecompetitions can be worth millions, and as many as six teams could be in contention for the slots not yet claimed. Sunday won’t necessarily […]
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Louis van Gaal: 'We gave it away'
Manchester United coach Louis van Gaal said his team “gave away” the chance to solidify a chance at a top-four finish on Tuesday as it crashed to a 3-2 defeat at West Ham Unitedafter leading 2-1 with 15 minutes left. On Man United’s chances of finishing in the top four for a Champions League spot […]
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Uninspiring Real Madrid win makes Atletico favorite for Champions League final
So the UEFA Champions League trophy is headed back to Madrid. Either Real Madrid will add to its record and win its 11th European title under first-year coach Zinedine Zidane, or AtleticoMadrid will claim its first trophy and gain revenge for the heartbreak of two years in Lisbon when it was moments away from winning […]