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/ 3823 days ago

Pep Guardiola unfazed by juggling Bayern Munich and Man City tasks

Bayern Munich coach Pep Guardiola has dismissed concerns about his ability to remain focused on the job at hand with the German champions after committing his future to Premier League side Manchester City as of next season. "I'm like a woman, capable of doing multiple things at once," Guardiola told reporters on Friday, in his […]

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Pellegrini in spotlight as Manchester City brace for Leicester showdown

Manchester City's home supporters will have their first opportunity to begin a drawn out farewell to Manual Pellegrini when their team face Leicester in a contest that will play a major role in deciding the Premier League title race. Until Monday's announcement that City boss Pellegrini will be replaced by Bayern Munich's Pep Guardiola at […]

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Valencia's Gary Neville on brink of sack

Gary Neville could take charge of Valencia for the final time should he fail to deliver a league win at the ninth attempt when his side travel to fellow strugglers Real Betis on Sunday. Neville's terrible run of five points from eight La Liga games since taking charge in December was compounded as Valencia suffered […]

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Ronaldo vs. Cristiano Ronaldo: A battle of soccer stars

Two players, one name, but who is best? Ronaldo and Cristiano Ronaldo might share the same name, but we thought we’d sit down and calculate which one is the king. Calculate? Yes, we are comparing hard facts here, let’s see who will emerge victorious from a battle of numbers. On the one hand, Ronaldo's professional […]

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Manchester City vs. Leicester predicted lineups and team news

The first match of this weekend’s Premier League action sees title contenders Leicester City travel to Manchester City knowing that a win at the Etihad will see them go at least five points clear at the top of the table. The Foxes have been the most consistent side all season and they have continued to […]

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USA vs. Canada preview: USMNT hoping to close out January camp on a high

The year 2016 got off to a good start for the USMNT with a 3-2 victory over Iceland. A last minute winner from Steve Birnbaum capped off an entertaining game. Now the US must turn their focus to the next game as they look to close the January Camp on a high note against Canada. […]

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Bayern face Leverkusen after turbulent Bundesliga week

Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich head to Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday looking for three points to steady the ship again after a turbulent week. Bayern head to the Rhineland in rude health with an eight-point lead in the table, but there have been plenty of tensions off the field in the last five days. On Monday, […]

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Chinese Super League overtake EPL in transfer window spending

Chinese club Jiangsu Suning's 50 million euro ($56 million) signing of Brazilian midfielder Alex Teixeira from Ukraine's Shakhtar Donetsk on Friday saw the Chinese Super League overtake the English Premier League in spending during the winter transfer window, the transfermarkt website said. According to the website, which tracks commercial dealings in the sport, clubs in […]

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Alex Teixeira joins Chinese Super League club in £38 million move

Brazilian midfielder Alex Teixeira became China's third record signing in just over a week on Friday when Jiangsu Suning snapped him up for 50 million euros ($56 million) — following earlier interest from English giants Liverpool. China's latest monster move came only three days after Guangzhou Evergrande paid 42 million euros for Atletico Madrid's Jackson […]

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Tomas Rosicky injury could end Arsenal career

Tomas Rosicky's latest injury setback, a torn thigh tendon, leaves him in a race against time if he is to play for Arsenal again with his Gunners contract due to expire in June. The 35-year-old missed the first half of the current campaign with a knee injury and coach Arsene Wenger confirmed on Friday the […]

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Liverpool fans plan Anfield walkout over ticket prices

Liverpool fans have been urged to walk out of Anfield during Saturday's match against Sunderland in protest at their club's new ticket prices. The Spion Kop 1906 supporters group has asked fans to show their unhappiness in the 77th minute of the Premier League fixture. Liverpool this week announced a new pricing structure for the […]

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Neuer insists it's business as usual at Bayern Munich despite distractions

Germany goalkeeper Manuel Neuer insists it's business as usual at Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich despite a turbulent week off the pitch for the Bavarian giants. On the pitch, Bayern are in rude health with an eight-point lead in the German league table and have only lost twice all season ahead of Saturday's away match at […]

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Kia Joorabchian’s involvement with MLS demands further scrutiny

Last Wednesday, the LA Galaxy announced the signing of defensive midfielder Nigel De Jong who started the 2010 FIFA World Cup Final for the Netherlands and won the 2012 Premier League title with Manchester City. De Jong is yet another prestige signing for MLS’ signature club but raises questions about how he got to MLS and […]

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/ 3824 days ago

FOX’s record-breaking Bundesliga number for Stuttgart-Hamburg

Congratulations to the Bundesliga and FOX Sports on the record-breaking audience of 468,000 who watched Stuttgart against Hamburg on the over-the-air FOX network last Saturday. The 468,000 number is the biggest audience ever on US television for a live Bundesliga match. With it being the first of 8 live Bundesliga matches that FOX will be […]

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Atletico Madrid keen on Diego Costa return from Chelsea

Atletico Madrid have made the return of Chelsea striker Diego Costa to the Vicente Calderon as their primary transfer target for next season, club president Enrique Cerezo admitted on Thursday. Atletico have money to spend after selling Colombian international Jackson Martinez to Chinese side Guangzhou Evergrande for 42 million euros ($46 million) on Wednesday. And […]