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Teams and schedule announced for International Champions Cup

The official schedule for the 2016 International Champions Cup has been announced, which will be played across the United States and Europe. The teams participating in the tournament are Barcelona, Real Madrid, Liverpool, Celtic, Leicester City, Paris Saint-Germain, Inter Milan, Bayern Munich, Chelsea and AC Milan. The matches will be shown live on ESPN and […]

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Sacking Arsene Wenger may not be Arsenal’s wisest decision

If not for Arsene Wenger and the sacrifices he's made, it’s hard to imagine where Arsenal would be today. The stature, the reputation or even the identity Arsenal have as a club among all other European giants is all down to the Frenchman’s contributions. Compare the club’s state prior to Wenger’s appointment and the state thereafter, and you’ll […]

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/ 3780 days ago

5 thoughts from MLS gameweek 3

Major League Soccer’s week 3 was another that showed anything can happen in the league. Here are 5 things we learned from Major League Soccer’s week 3. Penalty! After three weeks of MLS fixtures, the league has seen 12 penalties given by referees. Of the 12 penalties awarded this season, all but two have been […]

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Arsenal, Barca and Bayern among clubs set to fight for Ousmane Dembele

Rennes midfielder Ousmane Dembele is quickly making a name for himself in the French top division. Despite having just made his season debut back in November, the 18-year-old has already racked up 10 Ligue 1 goals, as well as five assists. The impressive goal tally in the short amount of time (just 19 league matches) […]

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Man City vs. Man United ranks as most-watched Manchester derby ever on US TV

Sunday's derby between Manchester City and Manchester United shown on NBC in the United States scored an average of 1.17 million viewers, according to The Nielsen Company. Manchester United’s 1-0 win over Manchester City was the most-watched Manchester derby in U.S. history. Plus, the game was the most-streamed NBC Premier League game on NBC Sports […]

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Newcastle United's Rafael Benitez looking for more after first point

Newcastle United manager Rafael Benitez warned his side that they need to start better in matches, after Aleksandar Mitrovic rescued a 1-1 derby draw against Sunderland on Sunday. The Serbian striker headed in an 83rd-minute equalizer as the Magpies ended a four-match losing streak. But Benitez, who was in charge for just the second time […]

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Bayer Leverkusen down Stuttgart to boost Euro hopes [VIDEO]

Bayer Leverkusen rejoined the fight for a Champions League qualifying berth on Sunday with a 2-0 win at VfB Stuttgart that saw them break back into the German Bundesliga's top six. Goals by Julian Brandt and Karim Bellarabi handed Leverkusen a win that put them level on points with fifth-placed Borussia Moenchengladbach and two points […]

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Juventus stretch unbeaten run on record day for Buffon

Champions Juventus took their Serie A unbeaten run to 20 games with a 4-1 derby win at Torino that saw goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon set a new clean sheet record of 973 minutes. Juventus made the short trip to the Stadio Olimpico looking to make amends for their spectacular Champions League collapse at Bayern Munich on […]

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Title-chasing Tottenham ready to hit the gas, says Pochettino

Mauricio Pochettino has warned Leicester that title-chasing Tottenham are ready to step on the gas as the race for pole position in the Premier League hots up. Thanks to Harry Kane's latest heroics in Sunday's swaggering 3-0 win over Bournemouth, Pochettino's second placed team are just five points behind Leicester heading into the final seven […]

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Napoli can keep dreaming of Scudetto, says Higuain

Napoli can keep on dreaming of a first scudetto in more than a quarter of a century, said striker Gonzalo Higuain after taking his Serie A goal tally to 29 in 30 games with a brace in a 3-1 win over Genoa on Sunday. Napoli, chasing a first Serie A title since the heady days […]

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Arlo White and Steve Bower to replace Rebecca Lowe

NBCSN's Premier League presenter Rebecca Lowe will be replaced by Arlo White and Steve Bower while she's on maternity leave, according to NBC Sports. Lowe, who is expecting to deliver a baby boy in April, will initially be replaced by Arlo White, who will be temporarily moving from England to the United States to host […]

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beIN SPORTS goes PPV for CONMEBOL World Cup Qualifiers

UPDATE: beIN SPORTS has decided to move the Chile-Argentina game (and all other games originally scheduled for pay-per-view) to beIN SPORTS and beIN SPORTS en Espanol. More details here. In what can only be seen as a step backwards in the evolution of soccer broadcasting in the United States, beIN SPORTS will be offering some of […]

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10 things we learned from MLS gameweek 3 of the 2016 season

Here are the ten things we learned from Week 3 of the 2016 MLS season. 1. Red Cards Everywhere PRO's point of emphasis this offseason was on properly recognizing and punishing red card-worthy tackles. So far this season? Mission accomplished – in a big way. This weekend's slate of games was littered with sending offs […]

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Manchester United derby win gives Van Gaal top-four belief

Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal believes that his team have a "big chance" of finishing in the Premier League's top four following their 1-0 win at Manchester City. United's season looked to be on the rocks after they were knocked out of the Europa League by Liverpool last Thursday, but teen sensation Marcus Rashford's […]

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Dundee United salvage late point in derby

Dundee United came from two goals down to snatch a 2-2 draw with Dundee in a dramatic city derby at Tannadice on Sunday that keeps alive their slim hopes of avoiding relegation. Dundee had looked on course to claim a first win away to their local rivals since August 2004 when leading marksman Kane Hemmings […]