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Angel Di Maria Responds To Florentino Perez Claims And Speculates On Ronaldo Exit

The war of words between Angel Di Maria and Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has continued through the media after the Argentina international responded to comments made by his former boss on Spanish radio. On Friday, Perez stated that the La Liga giants had offered Di Maria an improved contract prior to the World Cup, but […]

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Champions League red zone channel coming to FOX Soccer Plus

FOX Sports has announced a new feature to its UEFA Champions League coverage named Multimatch 90, which will allow soccer fans the ability to watch a "red zone channel" where the best highlights will be shown live or on quick replay. The feature, which will become available for the UEFA Champions League matches beginning this […]

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Brazil Beat Colombia In Front Of Record Crowd in Miami

Brazil and Colombia faced off in front of a sold-out, record breaking crowd in Miami's Sun Life stadium as both of the team's desire for revenge after disappointing World Cups in Brazil showed. The crowd of 73,429 broke records both in Sun Life and the state of Florida for the largest soccer crowd and was […]

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Premier League Transfer Records: How Does Each Club Stack Up?

As more and more money is being pumped into the English Premier League, transfer fees are increasing exponentially from one transfer window to another. During the 2014 summer transfer window that closed on the first of September, a record £835 million was spent by Premier League clubs. Six of these clubs have broken their club-record […]

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Brazil vs. Colombia Line-Ups; Rematch In Miami

Brazil and Colombia meet in Miami for a rematch of the World Cup game that took place almost exactly two months ago. After four yellow cards, one broken back and Colombia's World Cup finished the game ended 2-1 with goals from Thiago Silva, David Luiz and James Rodriguez, two of whom traveled to Miami to […]

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The Future Of Kevin Strootman Lies With Louis Van Gaal and Manchester United

The summer window has been closed for a few days now, but it hasn't stopped the rumor mill from pumping out stories of potential player moves during the January transfer period. A name that has surfaced in recent days has been that of AS Roma midfielder and Dutch international, Kevin Strootman. The 24-year-old has been […]

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Don’t Sleep on Southampton

When a sports team sells off five key players in the offseason, chances are that they will almost certainly regress heading into the new season. This, however, may not be the case with Southampton. Yes, it is extremely difficult to lose nearly half of your starting XI, especially when they are quality players such as […]

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10 Soccer Stories This Week: Sept. 5, 2014

Exhale. Savor summer’s few remaining days. Fire up the grill. Slither down a slip n slide. Lay back in a hammock while cradling a watery beer. It’s the September international break, and with options like Finland v Faroe Islands, Denmark v Armenia, and Bolivia v Ecuador, the emphasis is on “break.” But before you take […]

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Real Madrid President Florentino Perez Explains Sale Of Angel Di Maria

The sale of Angel Di Maria has caused a stir in the capital city of Spain. Shortly after the player's departure, the Spanish newspaper AS took a survey amongst Real Madrid supporters and 83.5 percent of those polled wanted the Argentina international to stay with the club, following his efforts which helped Los Blancos secure their tenth European Cup […]

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Manchester United Defender Marcos Rojo Has Been Granted His Work Permit

Manchester United signed Marcos Rojo from Sporting Lisbon on August 19th for a reported fee of £16 million. But the defender has not been able to suit up for the Red Devils since his arrival at the English club due to a lingering issue with his work permit. Earlier today, United informed the media and fans […]

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England Need A Reality Check, Or Another Crop Of Talented Youngsters Will Be Wasted

It feels a little uneasy when it comes to criticising somebody like Roy Hodgson. The England boss is an amicable, articulate and courteous man after all, one of few true gentlemen that remain in the game. It’s little surprise that in various managerial roles he's assumed across the continent he’s struck up affinities with supporters, players and the […]

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England 1-0 Norway: Three Lions Player Ratings

England’s self proclaimed new era got off to a stuttering start, as the Three Lions put in an unconvincing performance against Norway at Wembley. Wayne Rooney spared Roy Hodgson’s blushes with a second half penalty, and the hosts eventually ran out 1-0 winners. Just 40,000 people—the lowest ever for an England game at the new Wembley […]

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Manchester United Fans Should Be Excited By Angel Di Maria's Performance Against Germany

Yes, it was a "warm up" match for the reigning world champions prior to their Euro 2016 qualifier against Scotland this weekend. But Argentina's 4-2 victory over Germany gave the South Americans a bit of revenge following their heartbreaking 1-0 defeat to the Germans in the final of the World Cup in Brazil a few months ago. Argentinian […]

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Daniel Agger Is The Last Of A Dying Breed

After eight-and-a-half injury-plagued, yet successful years at Anfield, Liverpool’s Danish vice captain Daniel Agger was allowed to leave this summer after finding himself dropping further down the pecking order. However, Agger was not only allowed to leave, he was allowed to leave for practically nothing. The main reason for this was that it was his […]

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Cristiano Ronaldo Reiterates His Desire To Return To Manchester United

Cristiano Ronaldo admits that he is currently "happy" at Real Madrid but reiterated his desire to return to Manchester United in the future. The Portuguese forward still has four years remaining on his contract with the La Liga giants after signing an extension last September, which saw his annual salary reach a reported £14 million […]