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/ 3379 days ago

Napoli preparing hostile reception for Higuain

Milan (AFP) – Napoli fans will treat former favourite Gonzalo Higuain to a barrage of abuse when he returns to the San Paolo on Sunday with Serie A leaders Juventus. Higuain was worshipped in the balmy southern port city as the striker banged home a historic 36 goals last season as Napoli made the cut […]

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/ 3379 days ago

Everton's new stadium plan gets funding boost

London (AFP) – Everton's bid to build a new £300 million ($373 million, 349 million euros) stadium received a boost on Friday as Liverpool City Council approved the establishment of a funding scheme. The Premier League club want to leave their historic Goodison Park home and will be allowed to borrow the necessary money, guaranteed […]

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/ 3379 days ago

Arsenal's Wenger says only one London team worth playing for

London (AFP) – Arsene Wenger claims Alexis Sanchez will be happy to stay with Arsenal because his club are the only London team worth playing for. Sanchez is yet to sign a new deal with the Gunners amid suggestions he had demanded a transfer following a heated row with Wenger earlier this season. The Chile […]

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Drugs ban came from spiked drink, says Stoke's Berahino

London (AFP) – Stoke City striker Saido Berahino says he was an innocent party and did not take drugs claiming to the BBC someone spiked his drink which led to an eight week ban earlier this season. The 23-year-old — who moved to Stoke from Premier League rivals West Brom in the January transfer window […]

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Bundesliga's rising stars collide in Ruhr derby

Berlin (AFP) – Borussia Dortmund's teenage stars Ousmane Dembele and Christian Pulisic will be in the spotlight in Saturday's 150th Ruhr Valley at bitter Bundesliga rivals Schalke 04 in Germany's top derby. Both Dortmund and Schalke will be heavily stacked with the German league's top young talent at Gelsenkirchen's Veltins Arena. "In the category of […]

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Pochettino warns Spurs to fear Burnley threat

Burnley (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Mauricio Pochettino has warned title-chasing Tottenham not to underestimate Burnley in Saturday's crucial trip to Turf Moor. Pochettino's side have won their last four matches and still have an outside chance of winning the Premier League as they try to close the 10-point gap on leaders Chelsea. Although Tottenham are […]

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Monaco princes primed to snatch PSG's crown

Paris (AFP) – Monaco have a real chance to end two years of complete domestic dominance by Paris Saint Germain when they face the title holders in Saturday's French League Cup final. Owned by billionaire Russian businessman Dmitry Rybolovlev, Monaco have banked on recruiting the cream of French youth whilst their Portuguese coach Leonardo Jardim […]

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Mkhitaryan reaps rewards of United's patience

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Henrikh Mkhitaryan insists he was never concerned about his Manchester United career despite making a slow start to life at Old Trafford. The United playmaker made just one substitute appearance in two and a half months earlier this season as he struggled for fitness and form following his arrival from […]

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/ 3380 days ago

Telemundo net 1.41 million viewers for Panama-USA game

Tuesday's broadcast of the Panama-USA game netted 1.41 million viewers across Telemundo and Universo combined, which ranked as the most watched show in Spanish-language television in its time period among Adults 18-49 in Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Denver and Boston. The game averaged 257,000 on Universo (formerly known as NBC Universo) as well as 1,153,000 on […]

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/ 3380 days ago

Why truTV may be Turner’s ticket to Champions League success

While many English-language sportswriters and sports business reporters in the U.S. were caught by surprise by Turner Sports' $180 million winning bid for the U.S. English-language media rights for the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League for August 2018-May 2021, this seemingly bold move by Turner Sports appears to this long-time observer of […]

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/ 3381 days ago

USA-Honduras game scores 1.6 million viewers on Univision

Univision's broadcast of the World Cup qualifier between the US Men's National Team and Honduras on Friday night averaged 1.62 million viewers across Univision, Univision Deportes and UniMas. The broadcast featured a 6-0 win by the United States, which was televised live from Avaya Stadium in San Jose, California. Univision's coverage of the USA-Honduras game […]

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/ 3382 days ago

Panama vs. USA preview, TV times and team news

After Friday night’s overwhelming win over Honduras, many US fans are breathing a massive sigh of relief. Had the US not picked up all three points, they would have been in extremely dire straits trying to qualify for the World Cup in Russia next year. But nobody needed to worry as the US went up […]

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/ 3383 days ago

Kickoff time for el Clasico confirmed

The kickoff time for the April 23, 2017 el Clasico between Real Madrid and Barcelona has been confirmed. The match is scheduled to begin at 2:45pm ET. For viewers in the United States, the live Sunday broadcast will be shown live across beIN SPORTS and beIN SPORTS en Español. With the viewing time starting on […]

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/ 3385 days ago

Bayern Munich bullish on growth of club in United States

Bayern Munich Americas President Rudolph Vidal can point to a lot of metrics to illustrate the growth of the club's reach in the United States as well as its impressive network of supporters throughout the country. But the challenge the club and Bundesliga faces in the United States is that almost all of its matches […]

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/ 3386 days ago

Turner and FOX acquire Argentine Primera Division rights

Turner Sports and FOX Sports have teamed up in South America to acquire the rights to the Primera Division, according to a report by Reuters. Media in Argentina is reporting that FOX Sports Latin America and Turner Broadcasting System Latin America will pay $206 million per year for the rights to the league over a […]