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/ 3821 days ago

Report: Ramires close to $28 million move from Chelsea to China

Brazilian midfielder Ramires is set to leave Chelsea in a $28.5 million move to China's Jiangsu Suning, according to The Guardian. The move would end the 28-year-old's five-and-a-half-year stay at Stamford Bridge. Ramires, capped 52 times by the Brazilian national team, moved to Chelsea from Benfica in 2010 for £18 million. Over course of the […]

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Analyzing Liverpool's problems at both ends of the field

Their last two league matches have pretty much summed up Liverpool’s season: dominating against a much better opponent (on paper) yet somehow throwing away a result at home against Manchester United; struggling against a team they should beat, looking unable to break down a packed defense before scraping through in 5-4 game of the season […]

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Bundesliga race heats up as strikers set sites on Mueller’s mark

While the Bundesliga title-race may be lacking drama, the battle between hot-shot strikers Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Robert Lewandowski to finish as top-scorer looks set to enthrall fans until the season's end. Bayern Munich remain on course to become the first club to win the Bundesliga for a fourth year running after Lewandowski scored twice in […]

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Man United home jersey for 2016/17 season

Manchester United's home jersey for the 2016/17 season has been leaked on the Internet. In its second season of wearing Adidas, Manchester United will be wearing a half-and-half shirt design that features two shades of red as part of the new Adidas template, which features the three white stripes down the side of the jersey. […]

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Liverpool vs. Stoke preview: Reds eye League Cup final spot

Zigzagging across the road like a clown car they may be, but Liverpool are also just 90 minutes from Wembley ahead of Tuesday's League Cup semi-final second leg against Stoke City. A team that recorded seven 1-1 draws in nine games in September and October is beginning to gain a reputation for slapdash spectaculars, following […]

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Arsenal don't have Chelsea mental block, says Wenger

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger dismissed suggestions that his side have a mental block regarding London rivals Chelsea following a 1-0 home defeat that carried an air of deja vu. Arsenal were bidding to return to the top of the Premier League table in Sunday's game, but they were left in third place after Per Mertesacker […]

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Zidane 'proud' despite dent in Real Madrid title hopes

Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane insisted he was proud of his side's display despite slipping further behind Barcelona in the La Liga title race with a 1-1 draw at Real Betis on Sunday. Zidane had cruised to victory in his first two games in charge since replacing Rafael Benitez earlier this month, scoring five goals […]

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Juventus and Roma bosses clash as De Rossi accused of racism

Roma midfielder Daniele De Rossi was accused of racially abusing Juventus's Croatian striker Mario Mandzukic in Sunday's stormy 1-0 win for the Turin giants. A late Paulo Dybala strike secured a 1-0 win and an 11th consecutive league victory for Italian champions Juventus, who closed to within two points of Serie A leaders Napoli. The […]

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Everton 1-2 Swansea: New Swans boss Francesco Guidolin off to winning start

Francesco Guidolin's first game in charge of Swansea saw them win 2-1 away to Everton on Sunday as the Welsh club moved four points clear of the Premier League relegation zone. A hard fought victory saw Swansea climb to 15th place, just three positions behind Everton, who've now won just once in their last 10 […]

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Arsenal 0-1 Chelsea: Costa dents 10-man Arsenal's title charge

Diego Costa scored as Chelsea renewed their hold over Arsenal with a 1-0 win at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday that dented their London rivals' Premier League title hopes. Costa had been the central figure in Chelsea's 2-0 win over Arsenal in September, when he goaded Gabriel into getting sent off, and he drew the […]

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Wolfsburg and Schalke crash to shock defeats

Eintracht Frankfurt captain Alexander Meier hit a hat-trick as Champions League side Wolfsburg lost 3-2 away while Schalke also crashed as Sunday yielded two shock Bundesliga defeats. Wolfsburg, who face Ghent in the last 16 of the Champions League, are seventh, outside next season's European places, after the Frankfurt defeat. Schalke are sixth after losing […]

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Gervinho leaving Roma, says club official

Ivorian striker Gervinho will leave Roma as soon as contract talks with interested parties end in the coming days, the Serie A club's sporting director Mauro Baldissoni said on Sunday. "I can confirm we're currently in talks, we've received interesting offers and when a player wants to leave the club there's little you can do," […]

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Manchester United's Victor Valdes joins Standard Liege on loan

Victor Valdes's unsuccessful time at Manchester United effectively came to an end on Sunday when it was confirmed the goalkeeper was joining Standard Liege on loan. The 34-year-old will remain with the Belgian club until the end of the season and then become a free agent. A statement on United's website said: "Manchester United and […]

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/ 3822 days ago

Man United’s European qualification chances on a knife’s edge

Louis van Gaal’s face said it all after Manchester United succumbed to their 6th loss of the season. The venue Old Trafford and the club Southampton but this felt like the same old song and dance for the Dutchman. Saturday's 0-1 loss to Southampton is another damning defeat for the club especially given that they had seemed […]

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Jamie Vardy strikes against Stoke as Leicester go top again

Jamie Vardy rediscovered his Midas touch to extend Leicester City's fairytale season as they regained top spot in the Premier League with a 3-0 win at home to Stoke on Saturday. The England striker had not scored for seven matches during which Claudio Ranieri's surprise package had managed only one win and had crashed out […]