Marcus Rashford scored on a free kick to give Manchester United a 1-0 win at Spanish club Celta in the first leg of their Europa League semifinal series.
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Manchester derby: Mourinho says Aguero sold Fellaini red card
After the scoreless tie between Manchester City and Manchester United, the latter’s manager, Jose Mourinho, accused City forward Sergio Aguero of overreacting and gettingMarouane Fellaini sent off for a head-butt. Mourinho admitted Fellaini had given Atkinson “a chance” to send him off but suggested Aguero’s reaction contributedto the dismissal. “If Sergio doesn’t go to the […]
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Schweinsteiger: Move to Manchester United was 'right one'
Chicago Fire midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger insists he made the right choice in joining Manchester United from Bayern Munich two years ago, even though he ended up being benched by Unitedmanager Jose Mourinho in his second season and moving to MLS. “My move from Bayern to Manchester was the right one,” he told Germany’s Sport1. “I […]
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Europa League: Price to pay for Manchester United win
Manchester United’s 2-1 overtime victory over Anderlecht in the Europa League came with a potentially high price as defender Marcos Rojo and star forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic both sufferedpossibly serious knee injuries.
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Bale returns to training for Real Madrid
Gareth Bale, who sustained a calf injury during Real Madrid’s 2-1 Champions League victory at Bayern Munich, has returned to first-team training a week later, but it is unclear if he willbe fit in time for El Clasico.
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The EPL agent life is a good life
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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Now Jose Mourinho cares about the Europa League
By Mike Woitalla Before we get to the heart of the matter, a reminder that when Jose Mourinho took Manchester United’s helm, he got to spend about $180 million onnew players, which didn’t include free-transfer Zlatan Ibrahimovic. And Man United has the English Premier League’s highest payroll — its players earning an average of $7.6 […]
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Mourinho apologizes for how he treated Schweinsteiger
Jose Mourinho, who took over as Manchester United manager in May 2016 and banished German World Cup star Bastian Schweinsteiger to train with United’s U-23 team, says he regrets whathappened and made sure to make up for that in allowing Schweinsteiger to join the Chicago Fire in MLS. “He’s in the category of players that […]
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Griezmann wants to stay at Atletico Madrid
French star Antoine Griezmann‘s future at Atletico Madrid may be tied to whether Diego Simeone stays on as coach. Griezmann, targeted by Manchester United, says he’d stay if Simeone gaveassurances on his own future.
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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 […]