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/ 3988 days agoSpurs sign striker Clinton Njie from Lyon for £12 million
Tottenham have announced the signing of Clinton Njie from Lyon on a five-year contract. Spurs have been on the lookout for a new striker for some time, with Friday's sale of Roberto Soldado to Villarreal and Emmanuel Adebayor not being given a squad number for the new season leaving Harry Kane as the only senior […]

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/ 3988 days agoAthletic Bilbao thrash Barcelona 4-0 in Spanish Supercopa
Barcelona's hopes of claiming a record-equaling six trophies in 2015 look to be in tatters after they were thrashed 4-0 by brilliant Athletic Bilbao in the first leg of the Spanish Supercopa, with Aritz Aduriz netting a hat-trick. Barca made it four trophies from four on Tuesday night when they beat Sevilla 5-4 after extra-time […]

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/ 3988 days agoAston Villa 0-1 Manchester United match highlights; Januzaj on target [VIDEO]
Adnan Januzaj maintained Manchester United's stranglehold on Aston Villa as they extended their unbeaten league run at Villa Park to 20 years with a 1-0 win. The midfielder netted for the first time since April 2014 to settle an uneventful game which the visitors comfortably controlled. United have now not lost at Villa Park in […]

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/ 3988 days agoBayern Munich begin season with 5-0 rout of Hamburg; Match highlights [VIDEO]
Bayern Munich got their quest for a fourth straight Bundesliga title off to an emphatic start with a 5-0 win over Hamburg on Friday night. No team has ever won four Bundesliga titles in a row, but after goals from Medhi Benatia and Robert Lewandowski were added to by a Thomas Muller brace and a […]

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/ 3988 days agoNicolas Otamendi nearing Valencia exit after asking out of training
The summer transfer saga of Nicolas Otamendi appears to finally be coming to its conclusion after the Argentine defender asked out of Valencia's training session earlier today. Also, Otamendi has been excluded from Valencia's probable first team squad ahead of their Champions League qualifier against AS Monaco next week. According to Cadena Cope, the center-back […]

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/ 3988 days agoEverton defender Leighton Baines ruled out for 3 more months after ankle surgery
Everton defender Leighton Baines has been ruled out for three months after ankle surgery so 19-year-old Brendon Galloway is expected to deputise at left-back again at Southampton. Forward Kevin Mirallas has recovered from the ankle injury which forced him off against Watford last weekend. Gerard Deulofeu, Aiden McGeady and Muhamed Besic all returned to training […]

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/ 3988 days agoSpurs reach agreement to sell Roberto Soldado to Villarreal
Roberto Soldado is on the verge of moving back to Spain after Tottenham announced they had reached an agreement to sell the striker to Villarreal. Soldado became Spurs' most expensive signing when he moved to north London from Valencia for £26million in August 2013. But he scored just 16 goals in 76 appearances over the […]

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/ 3989 days agoTop 5 must-see soccer games: Aug. 14, 2015
Domestic soccer in Europe is back in full swing and that means the return of our weekly piece picking out the best five games for you to savor this weekend. The Premier League is into its second round of matches and Sunday will see two tantalizing clashes played, which could have an early say on the […]

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/ 3989 days agoThe weekend starts early; Which soccer match will you be watching?
Typically, Fridays are quiet soccer days. There's the late-night MLS kick-off on UniMas as well as a mid-afternoon game from Ligue 1, but today is something quite different. Aston Villa vs. Manchester United First, there's Aston Villa against Manchester United, which is the first Friday night game (outside of holiday games) since 2003. The Premier […]

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/ 3989 days agoA profile on Lyon striker Clinton N’Jié and what he can bring to Spurs
At White Hart Lane, it appears to be a case of out with the old and in with the new. Roberto Soldado’s ill-fated adventure in the Premier League appears to be at an end with Clinton N’Jié close to finalizing his move from Lyon to the North London club. On the face of it, the […]

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/ 3989 days agoAston Villa complete signing of Adama Traore from Barcelona for £7.3 million
Aston Villa have completed the signing of Adama Traore from Barcelona. The 19-year-old has penned a five-year deal, Aston Villa announced in a statement, and the transfer fee could rise to from an initial 10 million euros (£7.1million) to 12 million euros (£8.6million) if certain clauses are met. Barcelona have a first refusal option on […]

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/ 3989 days agoMourinho bans Eva Carneiro and Jon Fearn from Chelsea bench
Chelsea club doctor Eva Carneiro may return to the bench in future despite the furore of her banishment for Sunday's match with Manchester City, manager Jose Mourinho said today. The Chelsea boss has been heavily criticized for his reaction towards Carneiro and head physiotherapist Jon Fearn entering the field of play to treat Eden Hazard […]

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/ 3989 days agoHugo Lloris set to return for Spurs this Saturday against Stoke
Hugo Lloris is ready to start for Tottenham after head coach Mauricio Pochettino reported a fully-fit squad ahead of Saturday's match against Stoke. The 28-year-old goalkeeper sustained a fractured wrist in pre-season and was only fit enough to start the season-opener at Manchester United from the bench, although he played 90 minutes for Spurs' Under-21s […]

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/ 3989 days agoChelsea's rough start: Why anything can happen in the Premier League
The Premier League is now well underway and, as ever, that means the fortunes of the top (and bottom) teams is now under the spotlight. Although it's far too early for teams to rejoice (or panic), the bookmakers, fans and everyone else in between are now offering their thoughts on who will win this year's […]

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/ 3989 days agoAC Milan's summer spending gives them genuine chance of challenging Juventus
When AC Milan’s season gets underway on Sunday evening away to Fiorentina they will start a Serie A campaign for the first time in four years thinking that they have the squad to win the league. Times have been hard and let’s face it tiresome for the fans of the red and black. Since winning […]