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/ 3789 days agoHiddink confident over Diego Costa fitness for PSG clash
Guus Hiddink dismissed concerns over Diego Costa's fitness by insisting the Spain striker will be available for Chelsea's crucial Champions League clash with Paris Saint Germain on Wednesday. Costa missed Saturday's 1-1 Premier League draw against Stoke as he rested to avoid aggravating a tendon injury, but Blues interim manager Hiddink is confident his star […]

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/ 3789 days agoPochettino rues wasted chance for Spurs to seize title momentum
Mauricio Pochettino admits Tottenham missed an opportunity to step up their Premier League title challenge, after failing to beat 10-man Arsenal in a pulsating 2-2 draw at White Hart Lane. Pochettino's side remain in second place, five points behind leaders Leicester, but the Tottenham manager was left frustrated after Spurs squandered a 2-1 lead against […]

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/ 3789 days agoNapoli down Chievo to move joint top of Serie A
Napoli moved joint top of Serie A after goals from Gonzalo Higuain, Vlad Chiriches and Jose Callejon saw them beat Chievo 3-1 on Saturday and get their title challenge back on track after a three-game mini-slump. Maurizio Sarri's side are level on 61 points with reigning champions Juventus after a winning a hugely entertaining encounter […]

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/ 3789 days agoTeams won't fear Rangers in Scottish Cup draw, says Warburton
Rangers manager Mark Warburton says he and his players will keep their feet on the ground after booking their place in the Scottish Cup semi-finals for the second time in three years with a 4-0 demolition of Dundee. The Championship leaders, who are 14 points ahead of Hibernian in their bid to gain promotion back […]

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/ 3789 days agoFour-goal Ronaldo silences Madrid critics in Celta rout
Cristiano Ronaldo silenced his critics with four goals in Real Madrid's 7-1 mauling of Celta Vigo on Saturday after being jeered by certain sections of the home support. Ronaldo wheeled away in celebration with hand cupped to his ear after smashing home Madrid's second after Pepe had headed Zinedine Zidane's men in front before half-time. […]

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/ 3790 days agoSpurs and Arsenal’s strengths and weaknesses exposed in derby
The biggest winner in the north London derby was Leicester City, seeing that both of their biggest title rivals dropped five out of a possible six points in a week when even they dropped points. While there are both positives and negatives for both sides to take from one of the more enthralling derbies in […]

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/ 3790 days agoWounded LA Galaxy seeking revenge during 2016 MLS season
The LA Galaxy are a wounded team. Coming off a season in which they were knocked from the Major League Soccer playoffs in the knockout round, the Galaxy are looking for redemption. Yet, the team’s first attempt at revitalization, the CONCACAF Champions League, saw the Los Angeles outfit crash and burn to Mexico’s Santos Laguna […]

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/ 3790 days agoWest Brom vs. Manchester United predicted lineups and team news
Manchester United travel to the Hawthorns on Sunday hoping to secure a third consecutive Premier League victory at West Bromwich Albion. Pressure has eased on Louis van Gaal after the Red Devils were able to qualify for the next round of the FA Cup and Europa League while league wins against Arsenal and Watford kept […]

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/ 3790 days agoUSA white home jersey for 2016 leaked online [PHOTO]
The first leaked photograph of the USA's home white jersey for 2016 has been leaked online. The 2016 USA home jersey, which will be worn by both the men's and women's team and will officially be unveiled later this month, features a white jersey, which includes the new US Soccer logo. As far as the most […]

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/ 3790 days agoMLS reaches maturity as 21st season kicks off
The 21st season of Major League Soccer kicks off across North America this weekend with officials optimistic about prospects for future growth despite emerging challenges from rival competitions across the globe. A legacy of the 1994 World Cup, MLS has come a long way since the San Jose Clash kicked off the league with a […]

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/ 3790 days agoBundesliga's next 2 games on FOX over-the-air network revealed
Germany's Bundesliga has revealed their schedule for the upcoming weeks, so we now know which two games will be featured on the over-the-air FOX network in the near future. FOX's national TV network has agreed to feature 8 Bundesliga games live on its terrestrial channel for the latter half of the 2015/16 Bundesliga season. With […]

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/ 3790 days agoLeave my son out of Olympiacos match-fixing talk
The father of UEFA's new interim general secretary Theodore Theodoridis, a top official at Greek champions Olympiakos, has called on media to leave his son out of match-fixing talk concerning the club. "They should leave my son out of it," Olympiakos vice-president Savvas Theodoridis told sports daily Fos on Friday. "(Theodore) is an outstanding boy, […]

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/ 3791 days agoChelsea vs. Stoke City predicted lineups and team news
Chelsea come into Saturday’s game against Stoke City at Stamford Bridge with one eye on the big midweek Champions League tie against PSG next Wednesday. Guus Hiddink’s men have been in superb form of late with 19 points in this calendar year, more than any other Premier league side bar Tottenham. The Blues will want […]

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/ 3791 days agoDemoralized Arsenal team faces biggest test of the season against Spurs
Following Arsenal’s 2-1 defeat to Swansea City on Wednesday, which was their third defeat in a row, the Gunners are now six points behind league leaders Leicester City. Although the teams surrounding Arsenal in the table, Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City, both lost as well, there are some serious issues with the Gunners at the […]

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/ 3791 days agoFiery Moscow derby marks Russian winter end
After a long winter lay-off the Russian Premier League is back with a bang this weekend as leaders CSKA Moscow welcome city rivals Spartak for the nation's most hotly disputed derby. CSKA top the table with 37 points from 18 matches, three ahead of second-placed Rostov, while another Moscow outfit, Lokomotiv sit, third two points […]