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Barcelona boss Luis Enrique cautious of threat posed by Manchester City

Barcelona manager Luis Enrique is leery of the threat poised by the reigning Premier League champions Manchester City and warned his side needs to change its mentality in the wake of their weekend defeat to Malaga, speaking ahead of today's Champions League Round of 16 first leg against Manchester City, "Things didn't come off against Malaga," Enrique said […]

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Fernando Torres excited about Champions League debut at Atleti

While Fernando Torres has previous UEFA Champions League experience with Liverpool and Chelsea – making 53 appearances between both Premier League sides – Wednesday night will be the first time the Spanish forward will step on the European stage as a member of his boyhood club, Atletico Madrid. Torres began his career with Los Colchoneros making […]

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Start your 7-day free trial to FOX Soccer 2GO

FOX Sports is offering a free 7-day trial to FOX Soccer 2GO so you can watch all of the UEFA Champions League and Europa League action and get a chance to give the streaming service a test drive. With FOX Soccer 2GO, you don't need a TV subscription, so it's the perfect solution for soccer fans […]

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Sky Sports will televise 2 MLS games per week

Sky Sports, the UK sports TV juggernaut, will televise two MLS games per week beginning with the 2015 season, revealed ESPN's MLS analyst and co-commentator Taylor Twellman. No details have been announced yet by Major League Soccer or Sky Sports, but the move by Sky Sports and MLS will certainly help give the American top […]

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Soccer Morning with Dom Dwyer, Jeff Carlisle & Jamie Goldberg

Today's Soccer Morning is going to be a big, big show featuring special guests Dom Dwyer, Jeff Carlisle and Jamie Goldberg. The Sporting Kansas City striker, who also played for Orlando City and Norwich City, Dwyer will discuss the upcoming MLS season, last week's marriage to Sydney Leroux, and much more. Plus, the show will […]

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Barcelona striker Luis Suarez returns to England a different player

Luis Suarez's last appearance in England was during Liverpool's 2-1 win over Newcastle at Anfield, as the Premier League title race with Manchester City went down to the final day of the season. City would go on to be crowned champions of England after defeating West Ham United 2-0 at the Etihad, while Liverpool and Suarez were […]

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World Cup 2022 in Qatar edges closer to November and December

World Cup 2022 in Qatar has taken a step closer to being held in late November and late December after a FIFA task force recommended shifting the global event from summertime to winter. The task force's recommendations will be taken to FIFA executive committee meeting in Zurich on March 19 and 20 for a final […]

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Arjen Robben is arguably the world’s third best soccer player

When most athletes get to 30, they understand their athletic peak is coming to an end. Most teams in all sports leagues around the world start looking for successors to their superstars once they hit that benchmark. Or they sever ties with them similar to how A.C. Milan got rid of Andrea Pirlo. Arjen Robben […]

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Bob Bradley is a fine coach and capable of securing a big European role

Bob Bradley cuts an imposing figure on a touchline. Booming voice. Chiseled features. Wilting stare. And you’d kill for his posture. On Sunday afternoon, it was Bradley standing ramrod straight for 90 minutes on a clear, chilly Portland day, coaching his Norwegian outfit Stabaek in a friendly against the Chicago Fire. His counterpart, Frank Yallop, […]

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VfL Wolfsburg's Bas Dost is one of Europe's most clinical strikers

There have been an array of top players to ply their trade in the top tier of Dutch soccer. Ronaldo, Robin van Persie, Zlatan Imrahimovic, Luis Suarez and Wilfried Bony, just to name a few. While the formerly mentioned Eredivisie top scorers went off to impress on bigger stages almost immediately, another former Golden Boot […]

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Rating 3 former Atleti strikers who play in the Premier League

La Liga champions Atletico Madrid churn out the finest goal scorers in world soccer year after year. Ever since Fernando Torres captained the club in 2007, the standard of strikers being produced has been of the highest quality; far superior compared to other teams around the globe. Three of these forwards are the most feared in world soccer, and now plying their trade in England they […]

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Stuttgart fans console the players after loss to Borussia Dortmund

Bundesliga side Stuttgart slumped to a 3-2 home defeat to Borussia Dortmund with young defender Timo Baumgartl making the decisive error that cost Die Roten. Dortmund's Marco Reus pounced on the 18-year-old's under-hit backpass in the 89th minute to score the decisive goal of the game that condemned Stuttgart to the very bottom of the […]

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It's time for Manchester City to stand up and deliver in Europe

When Manuel Pellegrini was hired by Manchester City, he was charged with bringing stability to a squad that had little of it, and take the Etihad club to new heights. In his first season, he won a double, which included his team’s amazing comeback from a substantial deficit to win the Premier League title and […]
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Fernando Torres and Luis Suarez set to play in Steven Gerrard's testimonial match

Former Liverpool strikers Fernando Torres and Luis Suarez have been tipped to return to Anfield next month to feature in Steven Gerrard's scheduled testimonial according to Spanish newspaper AS. Torres in particular, enjoyed a fantastic partnership with Gerrard in his Liverpool days before his £50million transfer to Chelsea, a move that was said to have […]

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Moussa Dembélé is failing to fulfil his full potential with Tottenham Hotspur

Mousa Dembélé’s removal at halftime from the thrilling 2-2 draw between Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham United on Sunday was not surprising. His first half performance bordered on dismal. He failed to contribute meaningfully to attack and regularly conceded possession, most notably in the build up to Cheikhou Kouyaté's opening goal. To be fair, he […]