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/ 3933 days agoManchester United's McNair finally home after stay in Finnish hospital
Manchester United defender Paddy McNair has finally returned home from Helsinki after spending three nights in hospital. McNair was injured in Northern Ireland's final Euro 2016 qualifier, a 1-1 draw against Finland, coming off early in the second half. MORE EPL INJURY NEWS: Coutinho | Kompany | Courtois | Stones | Krul The 20-year-old, making just […]

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/ 3933 days agoManchester City posts first-ever profit under Sheikh Mansour
Manchester City have made a profit for the first time since the club's takeover by Sheikh Mansour in 2008, despite what the chairman describes as a "below par" season on the pitch. City made a £10.7 million profit in the 2014-15 season, figures which highlight how the club have been able to free themselves of any UEFA […]

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/ 3933 days agoCONCACAF offers Jurgen Klinsmann an easy crisis reprieve
Sometimes in life, the “way out” of a jam is by … doing nothing. You keep your head down and ride out the proverbial storm, uncomfortably perhaps, but more or less safe in the knowledge that worms turn, fortunes swing, the sun comes up tomorrow, etc. The waves of frustrated discontent over Jurgen Klinsmann and […]

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/ 3933 days agoMartinez expects Stones on the pitch when Everton face United
Everton boss Roberto Martinez expects to have John Stones back available for Saturday's Barclays Premier League home clash with Manchester United. The 21-year-old defender Stones has missed the Toffees' last two games because of a knee injury and was also not involved for England during the international break. MORE EPL INJURY NEWS: Coutinho | Kompany | Courtois | […]

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/ 3933 days agoMourinho fined, suspended one-match ban for disparaging referees
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has been fined £50,000 and given a suspended one-match stadium ban for comments made about the refereeing in the Blues' 3-1 loss to Southampton before the international break. Mourinho's punishment comes after being charged with misconduct by England's FA on Oct. 5, with his suspension to be served if he breaks the […]

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/ 3933 days agoWhat do you miss most about FOX Soccer (aka Fox Soccer Channel)?
It's been over 2 years since FOX Soccer was shut down and replaced by FXX. A lot has changed in those 2 years. Soccer is more readily available to be watched on TV and online than ever before in the United States, but it's strewn across many networks and plenty of online choices. The comfort […]

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/ 3933 days agoArsene Wenger hopes Alexis Sanchez can maintain form after international break
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is hopeful Alexis Sanchez should return fit from international duty with Chile ready to help fire the Gunners' Barclays Premier League campaign at Watford. Sanchez smashed six goals in his last three club appearances before heading off with La Roja for their opening 2018 World Cup qualifiers, where he netted in […]

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/ 3934 days agoSam Allardyce focuses on plugging holes in Sunderland's defense
Sam Allardyce will found his Sunderland rescue mission on trying to repair the holes in a porous defense. The 60-year-old will get to work with his players in earnest later this week when the club's remaining internationals return from duty with their respective countries ahead of Saturday's Barclays Premier League trip to West Brom. Eight […]

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/ 3934 days agoKompany set to return from injury for Manchester City
Vincent Kompany seems set to return to action for Manchester City this weekend after playing close to an hour for Belgium on Tuesday. The influential City captain has missed his club's last five games with a calf injury and was also declared unfit for international action by his club manager Manuel Pellegrini. But that did […]

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/ 3934 days agoLucas Leiva impressed by new Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp
Liverpool midfielder Lucas Leiva feels new manager Jurgen Klopp has already made a "very positive" impact at the club. Klopp was appointed last Thursday as successor to the sacked Brendan Rodgers and the German oversaw his first training session in the job at Melwood on Monday. The group that took part – small in number […]

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/ 3934 days agoChelsea goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois targets December return
Chelsea goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois hopes to be back in action from a knee injury by December, but the Blues are expected to be without defender Branislav Ivanovic when Barclays Premier League action resumes. Belgium international Courtois needed surgery following damage to ligaments in his right knee suffered in training last month. Courtois revealed the procedure […]

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/ 3934 days agoEuro 2016 qualifying, group stage results
The Netherlands became the biggest casualty of the 2016 European Championship qualifying cycle on Tuesday, with a 3-2 loss to the Czech Republic confirming the third place finishers at the 2014 World Cup would not qualify for UEFA's preeminent international competition. Even if the Dutch had won, their status would have also been confirmed by Turkey's win over […]

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/ 3934 days agoEverton progress report after eight Premier League games
It’s been 20 long years since Paul Rideout scrambled a goal home to win the FA Cup for Everton against Manchester United, and since then the Blues haven’t won another piece of silverware. They have, though, for the past decade been in a very comfortable position, first started by David Moyes and then continued by Roberto […]

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/ 3934 days agoGladbach add to Klinsmann's woes by confirming Johnson's injury
The first post backing their player already caused a stir among United Soccer men's soccer's most devout supporters, but Borussia Moenchegladbach didn't stop there. One day after midfielder/defender Fabian Johnson returned unexpectedly early from international duty with the U.S., the Bundesliga club sent out two tweets assuring that yes, the player who'd been controversially released from national team […]

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/ 3934 days agoMan United's Paddy McNair remains hospitalized in Finland
Manchester United defender Paddy McNair is to remain in Helsinki for another night for further assessment on the abdominal injury sustained on Northern Ireland duty. Press Association Sport understands the 20-year-old is still being monitored at a hospital in the Finnish capital. McNair was injured in the 13th minute of Sunday's 1-1 draw against Finland — […]