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/ 4013 days ago

Filipe Luis secures €16 million return to Atletico Madrid

Atletico Madrid have completed the signing of former left-back Filipe Luis from Chelsea, according to the Spanish publication Marca. Luis only joined the English side last summer from Madrid. However, during his first season at Stamford Bridge, the Brazilian defender failed to secure a spot in Jose Mourinho's starting eleven and has ultimately elected to re-join Atletico Madrid, […]

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/ 4013 days ago

Comedian throws cash at Sepp Blatter to disrupt FIFA press conference [VIDEO]

At today's FIFA press conference, an English comedian disrupted the event by throwing money at Sepp Blatter before being whisked away by security. The comedian, Simon Brodkin, said, ""This is for North Korea, 2026." Once the press conference started after a delay, Sepp Blatter confirmed that he will step down from FIFA after he hands […]

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/ 4013 days ago

Watch FIFA's ExCo Meeting press conference at 9am ET [LIVESTREAMING]

FIFA President Sepp Blatter and FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke will participate in a press conference today in Zurich, which will be streamed live beginning at 9am ET. The extraordinary FIFA Executive Committee meeting is taking place today. During the meeting, the agenda for the elective Congress will be finalized and approved. The extraordinary elective […]

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/ 4013 days ago

Manchester United unlikely to sign new striker this summer to partner Rooney

Manchester United are prepared to start the season with Wayne Rooney as their only established senior striker. Louis van Gaal has sold Robin van Persie to Fenerbahce and decided against signing Radamel Falcao on a permanent basis from Monaco. That means the United boss has been left with Rooney, unproven youngster James Wilson, and Javier […]

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/ 4013 days ago

Newcastle United closing in on signing Aleksandar Mitrovic

Newcastle are expected to make Anderlecht striker Aleksandar Mitrovic their next summer signing. Following the deal to bring Georginio Wijnaldum to St James' Park from PSV Eindhoven, manager Steve McClaren has turned to 20-year-old Serbian Mitrovic to strengthen his attack. McClaren, quoted by the Chronicle while on Newcastle's United States tour, said of transfer dealings: […]

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/ 4014 days ago

Juan Mata excited by return to Champions League with Man United

Juan Mata is hungry for Champions League glory with Manchester United after being forced to watch the biggest club competition in the world from his sofa last year. Two years after Mata helped Chelsea win the competition on that famous nail-biting night in Munich, Mata was forced to exit the most glamorous stage in European […]

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/ 4014 days ago

Pedro expected to join Manchester United later this week

Following his side's 1-0 win over Club America on Friday, Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal hinted there could be a "surprise" signing in the coming days. When asked about United's lack of scoring options, Van Gaal responded: "I am not worried about depth of forwards. We still have Rooney. He can play in the […]

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/ 4014 days ago

MLS unable to generate TV ratings boost from Women's World Cup

On a rare day last month when there were no Women's World Cup or Copa America games played due to rest days in the tournaments, MLS had the perfect opportunity to ride the wave from the record Women's World Cup and Copa America TV ratings and see a boost in its own viewing figures. Unfortunately, they didn't […]

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/ 4014 days ago

10 best mobile apps for soccer fans

One of the best parts about the continued growth of soccer in the United States is the ability to watch it on-the-go. There are more mobile options to watch games than ever before, but with it comes more things to choose from, which can be confusing and time-consuming as you hunt for the apps that […]

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/ 4014 days ago

USA vs. Cuba player ratings from Gold Cup quarterfinal

The USA got their easiest and biggest win of the 2015 Gold Cup on Saturday afternoon in Baltimore against a depleted Cuba in the quarterfinal. The final score? 6-0 to the Americans. Stiffer tests are to come, but for now, the US can enjoy a big day. Here are the player ratings (out of 10): Brad […]

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/ 4014 days ago

Aston Villa will stay up despite Benteke and Delph departures

The will-he won’t-he saga that was the transfer of Aston Villa captain Fabian Delph culminated Friday with the player moving up the M6 to the blue half of Manchester. Less than a week after pledging his allegiance to Villa in a statement on the club website that featured an image of him pointing to the captain’s […]

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/ 4014 days ago

Liverpool agree £32.5 million Christian Benteke deal

Liverpool have reached an agreement with Aston Villa over the payment terms for the B£32.5million transfer of Christian Benteke. A bid to trigger the Belgium international's release clause was submitted on Friday and Reds chief executive Ian Ayre, who is with the squad in Australia on their pre-season tour, has been conducting negotiations over the […]

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/ 4015 days ago

Phil Jones is positive about Manchester United's title hopes

Phil Jones is optimistic about Manchester United's chances of winning the Barclays Premier League this coming season. United have been one of the busiest clubs in the transfer market this summer, signing four new players and offloading some dead wood. Australian bookmakers and their European counterparts have United pegged as one of the clear favourites […]