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Jamie Vardy extends Leicester contract to 2019

Leicester City capped a memorable day on Saturday by announcing that star striker Jamie Vardy has extended his contract by one year until June 2019. "I'm absolutely delighted to be fighting to achieve something special with this club," Vardy said in comments published on the club website. "I've never known a spirit like it — […]

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Chelsea vs. Man United lineups: Feb. 6, 2016

Chelsea host Manchester United on Sunday with the Blues still looking for the points to climb into the top half of the table after an away draw to Watford in midweek. Guus Hiddink’s side are still unbeaten since Jose Mourinho left the club last December but three wins and five draws from the last eight […]

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Review of FOX's Leverkusen vs. Bayern Munich TV coverage

There’s been no doubt that FOX Sports has done an excellent job with their Bundesliga coverage for the 2015/16 season. With a strong set of studio talent led by Ian Joy, the opinions of Eric Wynalda, Thomas Hitzlsperger and Jovan Kirovski seem better suited for the Bundesliga, a league that they undoubtedly enjoy and know […]

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Man United boss Van Gaal haunted by Chelsea managers past and present

Manchester United's tentative resurgence will be tested this Sunday when Louis van Gaal pits his side against a Chelsea team slowly finding their feet under his countryman Guus Hiddink. It is only two weeks since United were booed off at Old Trafford after a 1-0 home defeat by Southampton, but consecutive wins — 3-1 at […]

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Plenty left in 31-year-old 'beast' Cristiano Ronaldo, says Zidane

Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane has insisted three-time World Player of the Year Cristiano Ronaldo still has plenty more years at the top of the game thanks to his superb physical condition. Ronaldo turned 31 on Friday and has been questioned for his failure to deliver his best performances in the big games this season […]

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Klopp quashes Daniel Sturridge Liverpool exit talk

Jurgen Klopp has slammed claims that injury-prone striker Daniel Sturridge is looking to leave Liverpool at the end of the season. Sturridge has been sidelined since early December with a hamstring problem and has made just six appearances this season and playing in only 19 games last term. His current injury is the latest in […]

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Brazilian judge throws out Neymar tax charges

A Brazilian judge has thrown out tax fraud charges against Brazil and Barcelona star striker Neymar, his father and two senior FC Barcelona figures. The magistrate, Mateus Castelo Branco Firmino da Silva, said the charges brought Tuesday "should be rejected." The ruling late Thursday in Santos gave some respite to the Brazilian superstar. Prosecutors accused […]

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Ian Ayre warns Liverpool fans 'be careful what [you] wish for' over walkout threat

Liverpool chief executive Ian Ayre has warned Reds fans to "be careful what they wish for" after a supporters group called for an Anfield walkout in protest at rising ticket prices. Supporters' groups are planning to make their unprecedented protest in the 77th minute of Saturday's Premier League match against Sunderland after Liverpool this week […]

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Pep Guardiola unfazed by juggling Bayern Munich and Man City tasks

Bayern Munich coach Pep Guardiola has dismissed concerns about his ability to remain focused on the job at hand with the German champions after committing his future to Premier League side Manchester City as of next season. "I'm like a woman, capable of doing multiple things at once," Guardiola told reporters on Friday, in his […]

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Pellegrini in spotlight as Manchester City brace for Leicester showdown

Manchester City's home supporters will have their first opportunity to begin a drawn out farewell to Manual Pellegrini when their team face Leicester in a contest that will play a major role in deciding the Premier League title race. Until Monday's announcement that City boss Pellegrini will be replaced by Bayern Munich's Pep Guardiola at […]

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Valencia's Gary Neville on brink of sack

Gary Neville could take charge of Valencia for the final time should he fail to deliver a league win at the ninth attempt when his side travel to fellow strugglers Real Betis on Sunday. Neville's terrible run of five points from eight La Liga games since taking charge in December was compounded as Valencia suffered […]

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Ronaldo vs. Cristiano Ronaldo: A battle of soccer stars

Two players, one name, but who is best? Ronaldo and Cristiano Ronaldo might share the same name, but we thought we’d sit down and calculate which one is the king. Calculate? Yes, we are comparing hard facts here, let’s see who will emerge victorious from a battle of numbers. On the one hand, Ronaldo's professional […]

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Manchester City vs. Leicester predicted lineups and team news

The first match of this weekend’s Premier League action sees title contenders Leicester City travel to Manchester City knowing that a win at the Etihad will see them go at least five points clear at the top of the table. The Foxes have been the most consistent side all season and they have continued to […]

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USA vs. Canada preview: USMNT hoping to close out January camp on a high

The year 2016 got off to a good start for the USMNT with a 3-2 victory over Iceland. A last minute winner from Steve Birnbaum capped off an entertaining game. Now the US must turn their focus to the next game as they look to close the January Camp on a high note against Canada. […]

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Bayern face Leverkusen after turbulent Bundesliga week

Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich head to Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday looking for three points to steady the ship again after a turbulent week. Bayern head to the Rhineland in rude health with an eight-point lead in the table, but there have been plenty of tensions off the field in the last five days. On Monday, […]