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/ 3743 days agoKieran Tierney backs Celtic to recover from stumble
Kieran Tierney insists Celtic will return to winning ways when the Scottish Premiership leaders take on Motherwell at Fir Park on Saturday. Ronny Deila's side were held to a disappointing goalless draw by Dundee in midweek to give nearest rivals Aberdeen hope in the race for the title. The Hoops now face a tough task […]

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/ 3743 days agoWenger admits Arsenal can learn from Leicester fairytale
Arsene Wenger insists he has not given up on Arsenal's Premier League title challenge but admits there are lessons to be learnt from Leicester's dominance at the top of the table. Wenger's third-placed side, who lie 11 points adrift of the leaders, head to West Ham on Saturday where they will seek the third successive […]

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/ 3743 days agoAgainst Dortmund, Liverpool coped well facing their future self
Occasionally soccer schedule computers throw up matches that seem too good to be true. A Jürgen Klopp homecoming to Dortmund for example, or a Liverpool vs. Manchester United clash or Real Madrid-Barcelona Clasico in Europe. How convenient was it that Liverpool started their league campaign this year against Stoke City, the side that thrashed them […]

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/ 3743 days agoZlatan Ibrahimovic sees a movie career in his future
Never one to shun the limelight, Zlatan Ibrahimovic claimed Thursday that he could make a film about his life and portray it as a 10-part saga — just like Rambo. "There are talks but nothing has been decided," the Paris Saint Germain star told Swedish business newspaper Dagens Industri. SEE MORE: Watch the trailer for […]

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/ 3743 days agoLiverpool earn draw on Jurgen Klopp's Dortmund reunion [VIDEO]
Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool grabbed a precious away goal on his emotional return to Borussia Dortmund as Thursday's Europa League quarter-final, first leg finished in a 1-1 draw. A superb finish from Liverpool striker Divock Origi was cancelled out by a bullet header from Dortmund captain Mats Hummels. The result favors the English side ahead of […]

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/ 3744 days agoPaulo Dybala to miss Milan vs. Juventus clash
Injury-hit Juventus star Paulo Dybala is set to miss the trip to AC Milan on Saturday where the champions can take another step towards a record-equalling fifth consecutive title. Dybala, who is Juve's top scorer with 14 league goals this term, has been sidelined since March 20 when he crumpled to the ground in pain […]

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/ 3744 days agoManchester City must cut out mistakes, says Pellegrini
Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini admitted his side must not repeat the defensive errors that marred their Champions League quarter-final, first leg with Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday despite the 2-2 draw giving them the edge. Away goals by Kevin De Bruyne and Fernandinho at the Parc des Princes mean City have the upper hand ahead […]

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/ 3744 days agoTickets on sale for Arsenal vs. Chivas Guadalajara game in Los Angeles
As of press time, less than one thousand tickets remain for the Arsenal vs. Chivas Guadalajara friendly that's scheduled to be played at the Stubhub Center outside Los Angeles on Sunday, July 31. Tickets for the game will certainly be sold out very soon. And for most Arsenal fans, the game will be the best […]

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/ 3744 days agoWolfsburg manager tells Real Madrid's Marcelo to 'cut the acting'
Wolfsburg coach Dieter Hecking has told Real Madrid defender Marcelo to "cut out the acting" following his antics during his team's 2-0 Champions League quarter-final first leg defeat in Germany. The Brazil left-back thrust his head towards Wolfsburg midfielder Maximilian Arnold's chest in the 69th minute of Real's shock defeat, then crumpled to the turf, […]

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/ 3744 days agoArsene Wenger plays down Jack Wilshere nightclub incident
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger on Thursday played down a late-night scrape involving Jack Wilshere and revealed that the midfielder will make his long-awaited return to action this week. Wilshere, 24, was photographed speaking to police in the early hours of Sunday morning after reportedly being rejected from a nightclub in central London. The England midfielder […]

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/ 3744 days agoPierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s evolution has put him in the world-class bracket
There aren’t many forwards in world soccer who intertwine attributes as neatly and as devastatingly as Borussia Dortmund’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. Soccer is full of players with searing pace, forwards with a strong running style and strikers who are unerringly composed when chances come their way. But to marry all these traits makes for a very […]

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/ 3744 days agoLiverpool's Jurgen Klopp says Borussia Dortmund are favorites in quarter-final
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says there will be no place for sentimentality when he faces his former club Borussia Dortmund in Thursday's Europa League quarter-final, first-leg. "I want to beat them, even though they are all my friends here. No question," said the Liverpool boss who quit as Dortmund coach last May after seven years […]

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/ 3744 days agoClaudio Ranieri hails 'horse' Jamie Vardy and battery-powered N'Golo Kante
Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri has described Jamie Vardy as a "fantastic horse" and says that his Premier League title-chasing players were "too small or too slow" for other clubs. A year ago, Leicester were six points from safety at the foot of the table, but Sunday's 1-0 win over Southampton left them seven points […]

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/ 3744 days agoReal Madrid suffer shock first leg defeat at Wolfsburg [VIDEO]
Zinedine Zidane's Real Madrid suffered a shock 2-0 Champions League defeat at Wolfsburg in Wednesday's quarter-final, first-leg to leave them on the verge of a European exit. Just five days after ending Barcelona's 39-game unbeaten run with a 2-1 away win in El Clasico, Real were humbled as Wolfsburg ignored their struggling mid-table form in […]

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/ 3744 days agoMan City in driving seat after slapstick night against PSG
Away goals by Kevin De Bruyne and Fernandinho handed Manchester City a 2-2 first-leg draw at Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday to give the English side the edge in their Champions League quarter-final tie. On a night that will be remembered for some comical defending and a Zlatan Ibrahimovic penalty that was saved by City goalkeeper […]