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/ 3773 days agoArsenal, Barca and Bayern among clubs set to fight for Ousmane Dembele
Rennes midfielder Ousmane Dembele is quickly making a name for himself in the French top division. Despite having just made his season debut back in November, the 18-year-old has already racked up 10 Ligue 1 goals, as well as five assists. The impressive goal tally in the short amount of time (just 19 league matches) […]

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/ 3774 days agoMan City vs. Man United ranks as most-watched Manchester derby ever on US TV
Sunday's derby between Manchester City and Manchester United shown on NBC in the United States scored an average of 1.17 million viewers, according to The Nielsen Company. Manchester United’s 1-0 win over Manchester City was the most-watched Manchester derby in U.S. history. Plus, the game was the most-streamed NBC Premier League game on NBC Sports […]

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/ 3774 days agoNewcastle United's Rafael Benitez looking for more after first point
Newcastle United manager Rafael Benitez warned his side that they need to start better in matches, after Aleksandar Mitrovic rescued a 1-1 derby draw against Sunderland on Sunday. The Serbian striker headed in an 83rd-minute equalizer as the Magpies ended a four-match losing streak. But Benitez, who was in charge for just the second time […]

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/ 3774 days agoBayer Leverkusen down Stuttgart to boost Euro hopes [VIDEO]
Bayer Leverkusen rejoined the fight for a Champions League qualifying berth on Sunday with a 2-0 win at VfB Stuttgart that saw them break back into the German Bundesliga's top six. Goals by Julian Brandt and Karim Bellarabi handed Leverkusen a win that put them level on points with fifth-placed Borussia Moenchengladbach and two points […]

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/ 3774 days agoJuventus stretch unbeaten run on record day for Buffon
Champions Juventus took their Serie A unbeaten run to 20 games with a 4-1 derby win at Torino that saw goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon set a new clean sheet record of 973 minutes. Juventus made the short trip to the Stadio Olimpico looking to make amends for their spectacular Champions League collapse at Bayern Munich on […]

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/ 3774 days agoTitle-chasing Tottenham ready to hit the gas, says Pochettino
Mauricio Pochettino has warned Leicester that title-chasing Tottenham are ready to step on the gas as the race for pole position in the Premier League hots up. Thanks to Harry Kane's latest heroics in Sunday's swaggering 3-0 win over Bournemouth, Pochettino's second placed team are just five points behind Leicester heading into the final seven […]

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/ 3774 days agoNapoli can keep dreaming of Scudetto, says Higuain
Napoli can keep on dreaming of a first scudetto in more than a quarter of a century, said striker Gonzalo Higuain after taking his Serie A goal tally to 29 in 30 games with a brace in a 3-1 win over Genoa on Sunday. Napoli, chasing a first Serie A title since the heady days […]

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/ 3774 days agoArlo White and Steve Bower to replace Rebecca Lowe
NBCSN's Premier League presenter Rebecca Lowe will be replaced by Arlo White and Steve Bower while she's on maternity leave, according to NBC Sports. Lowe, who is expecting to deliver a baby boy in April, will initially be replaced by Arlo White, who will be temporarily moving from England to the United States to host […]

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/ 3774 days agobeIN SPORTS goes PPV for CONMEBOL World Cup Qualifiers
UPDATE: beIN SPORTS has decided to move the Chile-Argentina game (and all other games originally scheduled for pay-per-view) to beIN SPORTS and beIN SPORTS en Espanol. More details here. In what can only be seen as a step backwards in the evolution of soccer broadcasting in the United States, beIN SPORTS will be offering some of […]

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/ 3774 days ago10 things we learned from MLS gameweek 3 of the 2016 season
Here are the ten things we learned from Week 3 of the 2016 MLS season. 1. Red Cards Everywhere PRO's point of emphasis this offseason was on properly recognizing and punishing red card-worthy tackles. So far this season? Mission accomplished – in a big way. This weekend's slate of games was littered with sending offs […]

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/ 3774 days agoManchester United derby win gives Van Gaal top-four belief
Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal believes that his team have a "big chance" of finishing in the Premier League's top four following their 1-0 win at Manchester City. United's season looked to be on the rocks after they were knocked out of the Europa League by Liverpool last Thursday, but teen sensation Marcus Rashford's […]

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/ 3775 days agoDundee United salvage late point in derby
Dundee United came from two goals down to snatch a 2-2 draw with Dundee in a dramatic city derby at Tannadice on Sunday that keeps alive their slim hopes of avoiding relegation. Dundee had looked on course to claim a first win away to their local rivals since August 2004 when leading marksman Kane Hemmings […]

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/ 3775 days agoIstanbul soccer derby postponed over 'serious' threat
A derby between bitter Istanbul rivals Galatasaray and Fenerbahce was postponed Sunday over a "serious" threat, authorities said, a day after a suicide bomb attack in the Turkish city killed four people. "The football match was postponed in light of serious information" pointing to the risk of an attack, the local governor's office said in […]

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/ 3775 days agoNewcastle 1-1 Sunderland: Mitrovic late show keeps northeast foes in mire
Newcastle United striker Aleksandar Mitrovic headed home an 83rd-minute equaliser in a 1-1 draw with Sunderland on Sunday that did nothing to ease both clubs' Premier League relegation fears. Both remain in the bottom three, but it could have been so much worse for Newcastle manager Rafael Benitez as his side trailed in his second […]

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/ 3775 days agoBarcelona extend advantage despite blowing lead against Villarreal
Barcelona extended their lead at the top of La Liga to nine points despite blowing a two-goal advantage to draw 2-2 at Villarreal on Sunday. Ivan Rakitic and a controversial Neymar penalty had Barca on course for a 13th consecutive La Liga win before half-time. Yet, Villarreal were more than worthy of a point and […]