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/ 4012 days agoWhy this UK Spurs fan is excited about the NFL coming to White Hart Lane
The last couple of weeks have seen plenty of exciting news at Tottenham Hotspur especially with the confirmation of the NFL deal that will see at least two games a year played at the new White Hart Lane for 10 years from 2018. As the NFL continues to grow in the UK, rumors have continued to […]

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/ 4012 days agoChelsea striker Patrick Bamford moves to Crystal Palace on loan
Chelsea forward Patrick Bamford has completed a season-long loan move to Crystal Palace. The 21-year-old won the Championship Player of the Year award for his displays whilst at Middlesbrough last season, scoring 17 goals before the Teessiders lost the play-off final to Norwich – and he will now look to prove he can replicate such […]

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/ 4012 days agoClaudio Ranieri believes he started rotation policy trend
Leicester boss Claudio Ranieri insists he was ahead of his time when he was branded the 'Tinkerman'. The new Foxes manager believes the nature of the Barclays Premier League has changed in the 11 years he has been away. Ranieri was nicknamed the Tinkerman during his four years with Chelsea and guided them to second […]

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/ 4012 days agoStambouli completes transfer from Spurs to Paris Saint-Germain
Paris St Germain have announced the signing of midfielder Benjamin Stambouli from Tottenham on a five-year contract. Stambouli, 24, joined Spurs from Montpellier, but has opted to move on after just one season at White Hart Lane. Stambouli, who made 25 appearances for Spurs in all competitions, said: "I am delighted and very proud to […]

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/ 4012 days agoWill Jeffrey Webb and Aaron Davidson try to bring down USSF?
It’s difficult to conceive that US Soccer President Sunil Gulati and USSF CEO Flynn had no inkling of CONCACAF corruption. Gulati regularly would have been in contact with Blazer, Warner and Jeffrey Webb, who succeeded Jack Warner as CONCACAF President. In the meantime, CONCACAF’s dirty deals were mostly being hatched on American soil, with US […]

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/ 4012 days agoRickie Lambert set for transfer talks with West Bromwich Albion
West Brom are expected to step up their interest in Liverpool's Rickie Lambert in the next 24 hours. The Baggies are keen to bring the striker to The Hawthorns and talks are set to take place between all parties, Press Association Sport understands. A deal could be wrapped up by the end of the week […]

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/ 4012 days ago5 strikers on Manchester United's transfer radar
Manchester United are in the process of signing a new striker, but manager Louis van Gaal has insisted he is not a forward the club have been strongly linked with. Van Gaal cryptically noted the target is "not a striker that the media has written (about)" – appearing to rule out Bayern Munich's Robert Lewandowski, […]

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/ 4012 days agoNewcastle sign Aleksandar Mitrovic in £12.5 million deal
Newcastle have signed striker Aleksandar Mitrovic on a five-year deal from Anderlecht. The 20-year-old arrives subject to receiving the appropriate visa in a deal the club claims is the fourth biggest in their history. The Serbia international said: "There will be pressure here, for sure, but I like pressure. I also know about the famous […]

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/ 4012 days ago10 things we learned from MLS gameweek 20
Here are the 10 things we learned from week 20 of the MLS season. 1. The Galaxy Raise The Stakes A fair number in MLS would tell you that the 2014 LA Galaxy was the league’s best attacking team ever. The front six – Juninho, Marcelo Sarvas, Stefan Ishizaki, Landon Donovan, Gyasi Zardes, and Robbie […]

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/ 4012 days agoAnalyzing Chelsea target and Everton center-back John Stones
"We don’t deny we made a bid for Stones. It means we are trying to buy." “At the moment Everton say, ‘We don’t accept this bid’. They don’t say, ‘We don’t accept any bid.’ While they say, 'We don’t accept this bid', until September 1 [when the summer transfer window closes] we can improve it. One […]

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/ 4012 days agoClaudio Ranieri issues ultimatum to Leicester's Esteban Cambiasso
Claudio Ranieri has issued Esteban Cambiasso an ultimatum and insisted Leicester need to know if he will stay. The new Foxes boss has held talks with the midfielder but he is yet to commit his future to the club after his contract expired last month. Ranieri faced the media for the first time since signing […]

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/ 4013 days agoRobin van Persie rips Louis van Gaal but praises Arsene Wenger
Former Manchester United and Arsenal striker Robin van Persie has vented his feelings towards his former boss at Old Trafford. The 31-year-old forward did not have many positives words to say about Louis van Gaal following his switch to the Turkish club Fenerbahce. Van Persie suggested that there was a turning point in his relationship […]

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/ 4013 days agoAlex Morgan to be featured on FIFA 16 cover with Messi
For the first time in the game's history, a woman will be featured on the cover of FIFA '16. EA Sports announced today that Alex Morgan will be on the cover alongside Lionel Messi for the game's United States release this September. Earlier in the year, Messi was announced as the global cover star meaning that […]

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/ 4013 days agoSampdoria's jerseys play chants when club crest is pressed
Sampdoria have released their new jerseys for the 2015-16 season and have included a small microchip in a limited number of jerseys, which plays soccer chants whenever the club crest is pressed. "It is the first shirt to be technologically modified to encourage the fans when they need it," explained shirt manufacturers Joma. The chants were pre-recorded in […]

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/ 4013 days agoIvan Gazidis expects Arsenal to challenge for title this season
Arsenal can head into the new campaign with real belief they will be able to mount a sustained assault on the Barclays Premier League title, according to chief executive Ivan Gazidis. The Gunners have returned to London from a successful tour to the Far East where they won the Barclays Asia Trophy with an impressive […]