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Charlie Austin paving his way to Premier League goalscorer

While new Liverpool recruit Danny Ings has received plenty of hype and praise during this off-season, there is another England striker that has been even more impressive. Queens Park Rangers forward Charlie Austin scored 18 Premier League goals during the 2014/15 campaign, fourth most in the league and seven more than Ings, however, Austin’s road […]

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2015 Women's World Cup open thread: June 15

As the group stages wrap-up we see who is emerging as the top teams in the 2015 Women's World Cup as they prepare for the knock-out rounds. Today one of the tournament favorites, Germany, attempt to recover from a disappointing draw and say goodbye to newcomers Ivory Coast. Tell us below, who are you most […]

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Copa America: Chile vs Mexico – Team News and Predicted Lineups

Chile take on Mexico in the second round of fixtures in Group A knowing that a victory could see them through to the knockout phase of the 2015 Copa America with a game to spare. The Copa America hosts began the competition on a good note, beating Ecuador 2-0 in the opening match with Arturo […]

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Liverpool linked with promising central defender to replace Sebastian Coates

Liverpool are weighing up a bid for Charlton teenager Joe Gomez as a replacement for the soon-to-be-offloaded Sebastian Coates. With Sunderland seemingly set to pay £4million to make Coates' loan last season into a permanent deal, the Reds are on the lookout for cover at centre-back. Press Association Sport understands Gomez, aged 18, is of […]

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Manchester United hope that pre-season US tour will pay dividends, says Louis van Gaal

Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal will expect his team to hit the ground running next season after improving their summer schedule. Van Gaal was critical of the program for Manchester United's pre-season tour of the United States last summer, believing the team spent too much time crossing time zones. United played games in Los […]

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Aston Villa aware of Jack Grealish pictures [PHOTOS]

Aston Villa have said they are "aware of the photographs circulating" of Jack Grealish after the midfielder was pictured apparently drunk on holiday in Tenerife. Several photographs of the 19-year-old lying on the floor were posted on Twitter by Briony King, who described the footballer as being "paralytic". King later claimed she had no idea […]

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4.5 million watched US-Sweden Women’s World Cup game on FOX

The USA-Sweden Women's World Cup game attracted a viewing audience of 4.5 million people, who watched the 0-0 draw on Friday night live on the free-to-air FOX network across the United States. The 4.5 million viewing figure means that the game was the most-watched Women's World Cup Group Stage ever on US television. Plus, it […]

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Whose stock is up or down among 10 USMNT players

The United States Men’s National Team enjoyed a historic week with friendly wins in Amsterdam against the Netherlands and in Cologne against Germany. While the results were incredible from the perspective of a national team that has historically performed poorly on European soil, the more important takeaways were the performances of individual players. Below we […]

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Sinisa Mihajlovic is the right man for AC Milan manager's job

Sinisa Mihajlovic is set to become the fourth AC man to take the helm of AC Milan in the past sixteen months. Since the sacking of Massimiliano Allegri, a coach who brought the club their eighteenth scudetto and achieved the double with Juventus, Milan have gone with appointing club legends to the position and then shaming […]

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France-Colombia, Brazil-Spain, England-Mexico, Korea-Costa Rica

Now that the Group Stage games of the 2015 Women's World Cup are well under way, we can start to see some of the team's strengths and weaknesses. We get our second looks at Groups F and E to wrap up the second games of the group rounds before heading into the final games before […]

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Manchester United formally complete signing of Memphis Depay

Manchester United have formally completed the signing of Memphis Depay from PSV Eindhoven. United agreed a £31million deal with the Dutch club for the 21-year-old winger last month. United have now confirmed Depay has signed a four-year contract at Old Trafford with the option to extend for a further year. Depay was the top scorer […]

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Liverpool sign goalkeeper Adam Bogdan

Liverpool have made their third signing of the summer with Bolton goalkeeper Adam Bogdan, another free agent, agreeing terms. The 27-year-old Hungary international's contract with Wanderers, for whom he made more than 100 Premier League appearances, expires at the end of the month and he will officially join the Reds on July 1. Bogdan's arrival […]

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Review of Andrea Pirlo's book, 'I Think Therefore I Play'

The Italian midfielder Andrea Pirlo’s autobiography I Think Therefore I Play does what most books of its kind sadly fail to do, stay truthful. Pirlo can be best described as one of the most intelligent players of this generation and in his book he speaks his mind; no holds barred. The title of the book […]

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Liverpool reject Man City’s £25 million offer for Raheem Sterling

Liverpool look set for another summer of transfer upheaval after rejecting a £25million offer from Manchester City for forward Raheem Sterling. Press Association Sport understands the bid, which could rise to £30million with add-ons, was not even seriously considered by the Anfield hierarchy as they value the 20-year-old, who has 24 months left on his […]
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Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere vows not to curb his feisty playing style

Arsenal and England midfielder Jack Wilshere is undeniably talented and is widely seen as one of the England national team’s top performers over the last year or so. The midfielder has be awarded as the Man of the Match in multiple games while playing for his country during the 2014/15 season and also ran the show […]