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/ 4066 days agoSwansea cancel plans to compete in Dallas soccer tournament
Swansea City have cancelled plans to compete in the Dallas/Fort Worth international preseason tournament that was scheduled for this summer. According to a spokesman for event organizers M3 Sport, a decision will be made in the next 48 hours whether the tournament will be held or postponed until next summer. As of press time, the […]

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/ 4066 days agoWatford pursuing Quique Flores to replace manager
Despite winning promotion to the Premier League, numerous reports are that Watford are ready to replace manager Slavisa Jokanovic with highly-rated Spaniard Quique Flores set to replace him at Vicarage Road. Jokanovic, a Serbian, has been manager of Watford for under a year, joining in October of 2014 after previous spells at Hercules and Levski Sofia. He was […]

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/ 4066 days ago2015 MLS attendance up 12% compared to 2014
A third of the 2015 MLS season has flown by, and attendances for this season are still ahead of 2014 by 11.9%. In Columbus, Montreal and New England, there were soft showings. The rest of the clubs did well, including San Jose who played in Levi’s Stadium for Kaka’s visit (with Orlando City SC). SEE […]

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/ 4066 days agoWest Ham United earn place in Europa League
West Ham's new manager will have Europa League soccer to contend with after the club announced they have qualified through the fair play league. Just days after the end of the season and news that Sam Allardyce is leaving, the Hammers have confirmed they have secured European qualification for the first time since the 2006/07 season. […]

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/ 4066 days agoBarcelona taking precaution with Luis Suarez leading up to Copa del Rey final
Barcelona are taking no risks with Luis Suarez leading up to their Copa del Rey final against Athletic Bilbao on Saturday (live on ESPN2 in the United States). The Uruguayan has not returned to first team training since picking up a knock during the club's Champions League semi-final against Bayern Munich on May 12. The […]

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/ 4066 days agoChelsea star Didier Drogba keen on MLS move
Four-time Premier League champion Didier Drogba has opened the door to joining a Major League Soccer side next season following his decision to leave Stamford Bridge at the end of this season. The Ivorian claims he has already received offers from other sides but maintains that he would not be continuing his trade in English […]

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/ 4066 days agoRafael Benitez 99% certain to take over Real Madrid
Napoli coach Rafael Benitez is "99%" certain to be named the next manager of Real Madrid, according to Carlo Ancelotti's agent Ernesto Bronzetti. Yesterday, Ancelotti was sacked by the club following a meeting of the Madrid's board of directors, with the official announcement coming during a press conference held by president Florentino Perez. "The affection […]

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/ 4067 days agoArsene Wenger complains about summer soccer schedule
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has hit out at FIFA's international summer schedule and believes the move to start the new Barclays Premier League season a week earlier in August was "the wrong decision". Like many top-flight clubs across Europe, Arsenal are set to see several of their first-team regulars away with their countries on the […]

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/ 4067 days ago10 things we learned from MLS gameweek 12
Here are the 10 things we learned from gameweek 12 of the Major League Soccer season. 1. Congratulations to Chris Wondolowski The wait for Wondo’s 100th MLS goal wasn’t a long one. Eight days after heading in 99 at Avaya Stadium, the San Jose Earthquakes striker hit the century mark at Levi’s Stadium by converting […]

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/ 4067 days agoThe strange and curious case of French talent Yoann Gourcuff
Yoann Gourcuff is France’s soccer enigma. On his day Gourcuff is a mesmerizing presence who makes the game of soccer look ridiculously easy. Elegant on the ball, creative with an uncanny ability to dictate the pace of a soccer match the soon to be ex-Olympique Lyonnais star (whose departure was confirmed by the club’s owner […]

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/ 4067 days agoReal Madrid sack manager Carlo Ancelotti after trophy-less season
Carlo Ancelotti has been relieved of his duties as Real Madrid manager after two years in charge. The move to dismiss the Italian comes as no surprise after a disappointing 2014/2015 season in which they got knocked out at the semi-finals stage of the Champions League at the hands of Juventus and lost out on […]

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/ 4067 days agoAgent says Yaya Toure will stay at Manchester City
Yaya Toure's agent has performed a U-turn and insists his client will remain at Manchester City this summer. Dmitri Seluk recently claimed Toure was "90 per cent certain" to leave City at the end of the season, but he has now changed his tune. Speaking to Sky Sports News on Monday, Seluk said Toure, who […]

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/ 4067 days agoJackson Martinez to Arsenal rumor heats up; Why he'd be ideal for the Gunners
The rumor mill circulated all weekend about the possibility of star striker Jackson Martinez making a move to Arsenal ahead of the upcoming summer transfer period. The story began with the Portuguese newspaper, as Jornal di Noticias publishing a story with the headline reading, “Jackson says goodbye, with Arsenal looking.” Also noticeable in the story are the […]

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/ 4067 days agoMan United target Nicolas Otamendi wants to leave Valencia
Manchester United target Nicolas Otamendi wants to leave Valencia in order to join a "top" club next season, according to the player's agent Eugenio Lopez. The timing of Lopez's comments are curious after reports surfaced last week that the defender had reached a pre-contract agreement with United. The Argentine publication Olé stated that while the two […]

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/ 4067 days agoSevilla unveil limited edition kit ahead of Wednesday's Europa League final
Sevilla have unveiled a limited edition kit which will be worn during Wednesday's Europa League final in Warsaw. Only 5000 have been made available to the public and, as you would expect, supporters have rushed to the club's store to purchase the new gear. Sevilla are set to face Ukrainian side Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk on Wednesday […]