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fuboTV adds Look Back feature

fuboTV has added an on-demand feature called "Look Back," which allows fuboTV subscribers on desktop and mobile web to easily go back and watch live sports and entertainment that aired during the previous three days. The feature is available for most channels and can be found by clicking on the electronic program guide. The "Look […]

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Colombia's 'Exceptional' James has to make right decision – Pekerman

Murcia (Spain) (AFP) – Colombia coach Jose Pekerman defended star midfielder James Rodriguez's quality, but said the 2014 World Cup top scorer has an important decision to make over his future at club level. Rodriguez was left out of Real Madrid's 18-man squad for Saturday's 4-1 thrashing of Juventus in the Champions League final, further […]

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2017 Champions League final hits 3 million viewers

More than 3 million viewers watched the 2017 UEFA Champions League final on FOX and FOX Deportes combined, according to Showbuzz Daily. The Real Madrid-Juventus final was shown live on both the English-language FOX network and Spanish-language FOX Deportes channel. The FOX network broadcast averaged 1,762,000 viewers, while the FOX Deportes broadcast had 1,241,000 people […]

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Liverpool set to smash transfer record to sign Virgil Van Dijk

London (AFP) – Dutch international defender Virgil van Dijk is set to become the world's most expensive defender and join English Premier League giants Liverpool from rivals Southampton, according to British media reports. The 25-year-old — who joined Southampton in 2015 after impressing at Scottish champions Celtic — will cost around £60million (69m euros, $77m), […]

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FOX Deportes to air Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana

FOX Deportes has announced that Spanish-language broadcasts of Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana will be returning to US airwaves through the end of the year. The Group Stages of the Copa Libertadores competition were aired on FOX Soccer 2GO streaming service earlier this year, but FOX Sports stopped broadcasting the games in February with no […]

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Hazard ruled out for three months

London (AFP) – Chelsea playmaker Eden Hazard is likely to miss the beginning of next season as the Premier League champions announced on Monday he is sidelined for three months after undergoing ankle surgery. The Belgium international fractured his ankle training ahead of the friendly with the Czech Republic and the 2018 World Cup qualifier […]

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Africa Cup of Nations winner Tiote dies aged 30

London (AFP) – Ivory Coast international midfielder Cheick Tiote has died aged 30 while training with his Chinese club Beijing Enterprises, his spokesman announced in a statement on Monday. Tiote, who was part of the Ivory Coast squad that delivered the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations after a 23 year drought although he was injured […]

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Liverpool away jersey for 2017/18 season to celebrate club's 125-year anniversary

Liverpool and kit manufacturers New Balance have unveiled the new 2017/18 Liverpool FC away jersey, which will help celebrate the club's 125th anniversary celebrations. This year’s away jersey takes inspiration from Liverpool’s founding jersey worn in 1892, which featured a blue and white quartered pattern. Since then, iterations of this iconic kit have featured throughout […]

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France's Mbappe back training for Sweden clash

Clairefontaine-en-Yvelines (France) (AFP) – France received a boost on Monday as star young striker Kylian Mbappe joined training following a slight thigh strain. The Euro 2016 runners-up face a crucial trip to Sweden on Friday in their quest to qualify for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. Monaco teenager Mbappe missed last Friday's 5-0 friendly […]

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World Cup qualifiers, friendlies & AFCON 2019 qualifiers

In the next week, there'll be more than 50 soccer games televised live on television and/or streaming to viewers in the United States featuring a huge variety of matches. There will be World Cup qualifiers such as Mexico against USA and Scotland vs. England. And there'll also be plenty of exciting friendlies including Brazil versus […]

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Football: Gulf crisis could hit Qatar 2022

Doha (AFP) – The diplomatic crisis sweeping the Gulf could invigorate a campaign by critics of Qatar to strip Doha of the 2022 World Cup, experts said Monday. Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Egypt and Yemen were among those to cut diplomatic ties with Qatar on the grounds that Doha supported extremist groups […]

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Chelsea's Eden Hazard suffers ankle fracture on Belgium duty

Brussels (AFP) – Chelsea's Belgium international star Eden Hazard has fractured his ankle, the Belgian football federation confirmed late Sunday. The 26-year-old playmaker sustained the injury training with the national side and will miss Monday's friendly against the Czech Republic and a 2018 World Cup qualifier in Estonia on Friday. A tweet from his national […]

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Adoring Madrid fans demand Ballon d'Or for hero Ronaldo

Madrid (AFP) – Thousands of delirious Real Madrid fans called for Cristiano Ronaldo to win a fifth Ballon d'Or on Sunday as the Spanish giants paraded the Champions League trophy for a record 12th time. Ronaldo scored twice in Real's 4-1 thrashing of Juventus in Cardiff on Saturday as Madrid became the first side to […]

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Girona promoted to La Liga for first time

Madrid (AFP) – Girona will play in the Spanish top flight for the first time next season after a mutually beneficial 0-0 draw with Real Zaragoza sealed their promotion on Sunday. The Catalan side needed just a point to be assured of glamour ties against newly crowned European giants Real Madrid and neighbours Barcelona next […]

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Confidence boosting friendly wins for Dutch, Ireland

Paris (AFP) – The Netherlands warmed up for a vital 2018 World Cup qualifier next week with an emphatic 5-0 friendly win against Ivory Coast on Sunday. The Dutch are struggling to make it to Russia next year, placed only fourth in Group A on seven points behind leaders France (13) Sweden (10) and Bulgaria […]