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/ 3791 days agoDortmund ready to put pressure on Bayern Munich in Bundesliga title race
Borussia Dortmund deserve an immense amount of credit for still being in touch with league leaders Bayern Munich at the top of the Bundesliga. Because Pep Guardiola’s swashbuckling side have been awesome in 2015-16, the champions have suffocated opposition teams with a constricting cocktail of pressing and possession, surging to the summit of the table, […]

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/ 3791 days agoSpurs vs. Arsenal predicted lineups and team news
Arsenal will be looking to arrest their dreadful run of three consecutive defeats in all competitions when they travel to bitter rivals and fellow title contenders Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday. Arsene Wenger has come under severe criticism in recent weeks for the failure of his side to capitalize on the collapse of regular title contenders […]

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/ 3791 days agoEx-Benfica president arrested in corruption investigation
A former president of Portuguese football giants Benfica, Manuel Damasio, was arrested and indicted Thursday for alleged influence peddling and money laundering as part of an international corruption investigation. The 75-year-old — who served as Benfica president between January 1994 and October 1997 — was arrested in the morning and brought before an investigating judge […]

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/ 3791 days agoManchester City run risk of missing out on Champions League qualification
What goes around comes around, and so it did for Manuel Pellegrini and his Manchester City side all within 72 hours this week. On Sunday, Manchester City was celebrating their fourth League Cup trophy victory after they had defeated Liverpool in a tense match and went on to win on penalties. But as luck had it, the two sides […]

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/ 3791 days agoPressure cranked up on title-chasing Juventus
Just as Juventus have overhauled pace-setters Napoli in the race for the Serie A title, the Italian leaders are under increasing pressure as they head to Atalanta on Sunday. The defending champions qualified for the Italian Cup final beating Inter Milan after extra-time and penalties on Wednesday in what was described as a dreadful performance […]

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/ 3791 days agoSpurs-Arsenal: Most important derby of the Premier League era
Back in November, I wrote about that edition of the north London derby, which was shaping up to be the most important in years. That game was important in its own way, but after the past few months of soccer, it turns out that that game was an appetizer for the return leg at White Hart […]

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/ 3791 days agoFOX Sports decides to show Dortmund-Bayern on FX
FOX Sports has made a last-minute U-turn and has decided to broadcast the biggest Bundesliga game of the season between Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich on FX. Originally, FOX Sports announced on Tuesday that the high-profile game would only be shown on FOX Soccer Plus, the sports network that very few soccer fans in the […]

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/ 3791 days agoMinnows Eibar next on rampant Barca's radar
European champions Barcelona can take another step closer to a sixth La Liga title in eight years when they travel to the humble surroundings of Eibar's 6,000 capacity Ipurua on Sunday. Barca are on a record 35-game unbeaten streak stretching back to October to put them well on course to repeat the treble of league, […]

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/ 3791 days agoNemanja Matic eyes Chelsea push for top four finish
Nemanja Matic claims Chelsea can still secure a top four finish if they can secure a fourth successive Premier League win when Stoke visit Stamford Bridge on Saturday. The Blues' win at Norwich this week moved last season's champions into the top half of the table for the first time since August and within eight […]

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/ 3791 days agoArsenal title hopes hit as Petr Cech faces lengthy absence
Arsenal's hopes of capturing their first Premier League title in 12 years took a huge hit on Friday when it was revealed that goalkeeper Petr Cech faces up to a month out injured. The Czech Republic international suffered a muscular problem at the end of Wednesday's 2-1 loss at Swansea City. That reverse left the […]

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/ 3792 days agoCrystal Dunn's blast powers USA women past England [VIDEO]
Crystal Dunn and the reigning World Cup champion USA got off to a flying start with a win in their opening game of the inaugural SheBelieves Cup tournament. Dunn's goal in the 72nd minute was all the US national women's team would need in a 1-0 victory over world number five England at Raymond James […]

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/ 3792 days agoEuro 2016 TV schedule
The Euro 2016 TV schedule is available for the event in June featuring many of the world's greatest soccer nations including France, Spain, Germany and Italy as well as several entertaining teams such as Belgium, England, Ireland and Sweden, as well as surprise appearances by Wales, Northern Ireland, Iceland and Albania. With all 24 national […]

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/ 3792 days agoESPN announces Euro 2016 TV and streaming coverage plans
ESPN has announced its initial coverage plans for Euro 2016, one of the world's most entertaining national soccer competitions. Every match will be shown live on TV and online. All together, ESPN networks will combine to televise more than 230 live hours of Euro 2016 beginning Friday, June 10 through Sunday, July 10 from 10 […]

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/ 3792 days agoBayern Munich must now fight for title, admits Guardiola
Pep Guardiola admits his Bayern Munich face a fight at Borussia Dortmund on Saturday in their battle to win a historic fourth Bundesliga title after Mainz's upset victory in Bavaria. Bayern's shock 2-1 defeat both trimmed their lead over second-placed Dortmund to just five points and saw them lose their 100 percent home record for […]

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/ 3792 days agoCeltic boss warns of Scottish title slip-up
Celtic manager Ronny Deila warned his players they are in danger of missing out on the Scottish Premiership title if their recent run of poor form continues. The Hoops were left frustrated as they couldn't break down a Dundee side that rested several first team players ahead of their Scottish Cup quarter-final clash with Rangers […]