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Celtic & Dundee consider playing Scottish Premiership match in US

Dundee are considering the possibility of playing a Scottish Premiership match against Celtic in the United States, according to reports on Monday. It is believed Dundee and Scottish champions Celtic have held talks about the prospect of playing a top-flight fixture in the USA, with Boston and Philadelphia mentioned as possible venues. The BBC reported […]

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Steven Gerrard set to put on Liverpool kit in upcoming legends match in Australia

Former Liverpool star Steven Gerrard will pull on the famous Reds' shirt once again after agreeing to play for the club's 'Legends' side in Australia next year. Gerrard is currently on a post-season break from his LA Galaxy commitments after joining the Major League Soccer club from Liverpool earlier this year. The ex-Liverpool captain has […]

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Ramos and Marcelo out of Real Madrid’s Champions League trip

Real Madrid defenders Marcelo and Sergio Ramos will not feature in Wednesday's Champions League clash with Shakhtar Donetsk in Ukraine due to injury, the club said on Monday. After undergoing a series of tests, Brazil left back Marcelo was diagnosed with a thigh injury, said the club, still reeling from a 4-0 defeat to arch […]

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Difference between MLS, NASL models creates worrying arms race

The North American Soccer League (NASL) concluded its fifth season on Nov. 15 with the New York Cosmos' 3-2 win over the Ottawa Fury in the league’s title game. The title was the Cosmos' seventh across the league's two incarnations, with the club currently benefiting from a league model that's drastically different from Major League […]

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3 possible defensive midfield options for Arsenal

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger the broke news, and the hearts of Arsenal fans, on Monday by confirming defensive midfielder Francis Coquelin will be sidelined “at least two months” with a knee injury suffered during Arsenal’s disappointing 2-1 defeat to West Brom on Saturday. Coquelin is one of the most important players in the entire Arsenal […]

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Guardiola: Champions League match vs Olympiakos ‘a final for us’

Bayern Munich coach Pep Guardiola insists Tuesday's Champions League clash against Olympiakos is effectively 'a final' for the Germans in the battle to finish top of the group. Both Olympiakos and Bayern have nine points in Group F, but Guardiola's Bavarians lead the table with an overwhelming goal difference and beat their Greek rivals 3-0 […]

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Swansea finally paying the price for selling Wilfried Bony

No matter how you spin Swansea's record so far this season, the situation looks bleak in South Wales. While the club has achieved victories against Aston Villa, Manchester United and Newcastle, it has been mired by a string of losses against Arsenal, Watford, Southampton, Stoke and Norwich, as well as draws against Sunderland, Spurs, Chelsea, Everton […]

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Lahm not concerned with potential Guardiola exit

Bayern Munich will be able to find a "great coach" to replace Pep Guardiola, should the Spaniard not renew his contract which expires next June, says captain Philipp Lahm. "If Guardiola leaves one day, for sure another excellent coach will come along, but first we have to see what happens," Lahm told German magazine Kicker. […]

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Injuries will force Juventus to reshuffle

Juventus are preparing to do without Sami Khedira, Patrice Evra and Hernanes when they host Manchester City on Wednesday looking to clinch their place in the last 16 of the Champions League. Serie A champions Juventus claimed a third consecutive win in Italy's top flight for the first time this season with a 1-0 win […]

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Enrique: ‘Flattery weakens … achieving objectives is difficult’

Far from riding on the euphoria of his team's 4-0 thrashing of Real Madrid, Barcelona coach Luis Enrique warned Monday that "flattery weakens" and said the club still had not won anything. "Flattery weakens. We are in a phase of flattery but the team is intelligent enough and the players know that playing football and […]

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FIFA cases against Blatter and Platini to be decided in December

The judgement arm of FIFA's ethics committee on Monday opened a case against the body's suspended president Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini, with a verdict in the corruption allegations surrounding both men due next month. The panel of judges, known as the adjudicatory chamber, received the final report from the ethics committee's investigative branch on […]

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Arsenal lose Francis Coquelin for two months due to knee injury

Arsenal have been dealt a blow with the news that midfielder Francis Coquelin will be out for at least two months with a knee injury. Manager Arsene Wenger announced that the 24-year-old Frenchman suffered knee ligament damage in Saturday's 2-1 Premier League defeat at West Bromwich Albion. Coquelin will now miss the busy festive period […]

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Defiant Wenger expects Arsenal to avoid Champions League exit

Arsene Wenger insists Arsenal can still salvage their calamitous Champions League campaign as they prepare for Tuesday's do-or-die showdown with Dinamo Zagreb. Wenger's side are on brink of a stunning failure to make the knockout stages for the first time in 16 years after three defeats from their four Group F fixtures. The Gunners must […]

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/ 3921 days ago

I thought I was going to die, says Blatter of recent health scare

Suspended FIFA president Sepp Blatter revealed Sunday that he feared he was dying during a recent health scare. The 79-year-old, who has been banned for 90 days as the ongoing probe into widespread corruption at football's world governing body, was hospitalised earlier this month suffering from stress. "I was close to dying. I was between […]

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Zinedine Zidane in 'no rush' to coach Real Madrid

French legend and Real Madrid reserve team coach Zinedine Zidane has played down suggestions he could be set to replace the under-pressure Rafael Benitez in the top job at the Santiago Bernabeu. Madrid were humiliated 4-0 at home by Barcelona on Saturday to pile the pressure on Benitez after just 16 games in charge. Zidane […]