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/ 4078 days agoNewcastle United secure Premier League status after final win
Jonas Gutierrez signed off from his Newcastle career in style by cementing a first victory in three months to end the club's Barclays Premier League relegation fears. The 31-year-old Argentinian, playing his final game for the club after recovering from testicular cancer, had already set up Moussa Sissoko for the opening goal nine minutes after […]

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/ 4078 days agoChelsea crowned Premier League champions for 2014/15 [VIDEO]
Chelsea bade farewell to Didier Drogba before coming from behind to beat Sunderland 3-1 and lift the Premier League trophy on a day of celebration, farewells and potential goodbyes. The title was sealed with three matches to go after a defeat of Crystal Palace and there was a strange atmosphere on the day of Chelsea's […]

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/ 4078 days agoWest Ham United announce departure of Sam Allardyce
West Ham United have announced they've decided not to renew the contract of manager Sam Allardyce. The club made the official announcement on its website just minutes after the game between Newcastle United and West Ham United ended. The cold-blooded decision by West Ham United's owners to make the decision so soon after the final […]

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/ 4078 days agoFrank Lampard scores in his final game for Manchester City
Frank Lampard scored for Manchester City today in his final league game for the club. Lampard scored the goal in the 31st minute against Southampton much to the delight of Lampard and his father, Frank Lampard Sr, who was in the crowd. Manchester City finish the season in second place before getting to embark on […]

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/ 4078 days agoDidier Drogba carried off by teammates in Chelsea farewell
In a pre-planned move, Jose Mourinho substituted Didier Drogba in his final game for Chelsea. Not only did the Chelsea legend receive huge applause from the crowd at Stamford Bridge, but the Chelsea footballers carried him off the field in a triumphant end to a historic career at the west London club. Earlier today, Drogba […]

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/ 4078 days agoDidier Drogba announces departure from Chelsea
Chelsea legend Didier Drogba today announced he will be departing the club for the second time but he still feels he has one more season as a player before retirement. Speaking to the Official Chelsea website, Drogba said: "I want to play for at least one more season and in order to play more football I […]

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/ 4079 days agoEverton home shirt for 2015-16 season unveiled: Official [PHOTOS]
Everton has officially unveiled its new home shirt for the 2015-16 season. The new shirt, which has been designed by Umbro, is inspired by iconic Everton home shirts of the past and features a white V-neck collar with a rib insert. The reverse of the shirt carries an 'NSNO' insignia on the back neck area, […]

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/ 4079 days agoCarlo Ancelotti planning to take a year off
Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti still does not know his fate for next season. The Italian tactician is under contract with the club for one more year. But speculation is the 55-year-old will have the final year of his deal terminated next week by club president Florentino Perez. Speaking after his side's 7-3 victory over […]

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/ 4079 days agoSL Benfica replaces Porto in 2015 International Champions Cup
In a surprise announcement, International Champions Cup event organizers have announced that SL Benfica will replace Porto in this summer's tournament, which will be played in stadiums across North America. As a result, it means that Benfica will play Paris Saint-Germain F.C. in Toronto at BMO Field, ACF Fiorentina in East Hartford, CT at Rentschler Field, […]

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/ 4079 days agoBayern Munich celebrate Bundesliga title with beer soaking
The stars of FC Bayern Munich celebrated winning the German Championship on Saturday with Paulaner Hefe-Weißbier Alkoholfrei and wheat beer soakings. After the trophy had been presented to Philipp Lahm, captain of the reigning and new German Champions, the team clearly decided to enjoy the successful season to the full. The focal points of the […]

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/ 4079 days agoTottenham away shirt for 2015-16 season leaked online [PHOTO]
If you want to see a leaked photograph of what Tottenham's away shirt looks like for the 2015-16 season, read on. After Spurs officially unveiled their home shirt last week, anticipation has been building from fans to see what their away and third shirts from Under Armour will look like. The home shirt for Spurs was […]

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/ 4079 days agoSteve Bruce imagines what might have been during Hull's difficult season
Hull boss Steve Bruce has admitted he never imagined the Tigers would be fighting for their Barclays Premier League lives after starting their campaign with arguably the strongest squad in the club's history. Bruce was widely credited with landing the pick of the transfer deadline day buys with Abel Hernandez, Mohamed Diame, Gaston Ramirez and […]

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/ 4079 days agoRodgers calls for Liverpool fans to support Raheem Sterling
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has called on the fans to throw their support behind Raheem Sterling believing the player "is being led by his representative". The 20-year-old's name has been splashed over the back pages all week which culminated in a scheduled meeting with his agent, Rodgers and chief executive Ian Ayre being cancelled after […]

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/ 4079 days agoJohn Carver attempts to drag Newcastle back from the brink of disaster
Newcastle head coach John Carver is expecting an "electric" atmosphere as he attempts to drag the club back from the brink of disaster. West Ham will arrive at St James' Park on Sunday to face a Magpies team knowing that anything short of a victory – something they have not managed since February – could […]

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/ 4079 days agoSteven Gerrard is ready for his final Liverpool farewell
Headlines about Raheem Sterling's contract issues and the prospect of Liverpool losing a star player this summer have deflected attention from the departure of one of the club's true greats. There was, quite correctly, great fanfare surrounding Steven Gerrard's final match at Anfield last week but Sunday's trip to Stoke will be the midfielder's 710th […]