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Cristiano Ronaldo considering move to Major League Soccer, says report

According to Sports Illustrated, Cristiano Ronaldo is contemplating a move to Major League Soccer when his current contract with Real Madrid expires in June 2018. The 30-year-old forward would prefer to move to one of the bigger cities in the US, with Los Angeles, Miami or New York being considered as his future destinations. The […]

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Jurgen Klopp never doubted his philosophy despite Dortmund's early struggles

Borussia Dortmund's early season struggles in the Bundesliga have been well documented. Despite finishing on top of their Champions League group, Jurgen Klopp side's continued its nosedive in the German league through the winter break. On February 4, 10-man Augsburg handed BVB a 1-0 defeat at home which led to Dortmund players taking to the stands to apologize to their disgruntled […]

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Atletico Madrid announce the contract renewal of Diego Simeone

Atletico Madrid are expected to announced the contract renewal of Diego Simeone in a few days, according to the manager's agent. Last month, both Simeone and the club confirmed negotiations were underway to extend the Argentine boss' current deal in Madrid past its expiration date of June 2017. The Spanish publication Marca would later report […]

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The Greatest Teams – Bayer Leverkusen 2001- 2002

Bayer Leverkusen (4-1-4-1): Butt, Sebescen, Nowotny, Lucio, Placente, Ramelow, Schneider, Basturk, Ballack, Ze Roberto, Neuville. For a team of so much quality, this Leverkusen side ended the 2001-2002 season without a trophy. They completed the treble of second-place finishes, losing to Real Madrid in the Champions League final, losing the German Cup final to Schalke, […]

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Tottenham fan’s first-hand account of Old Trafford experience

Old Trafford, Manchester, England, capacity 75,000. Home to Manchester United Football Club, it is an international tourist destination that attracts visitors from all over the world to the industrial city of Manchester. It is nicknamed “The Theater of Dreams” but for away supporters over the last 25 or so years it can be more appropriately […]
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/ 4133 days ago

Iconic el Clasicos: Ronaldinho bewitches Santiago Bernabeu

Real Madrid 0-3 Barcelona, Nov. 19 2005 We’ve all seen how tough it can be to appease the crowd at the Santiago Bernabeu. The Real Madrid supporters have immaculately high standards for their own players and should they fall short of them, regardless of the opposition, they’ll make their feelings unashamedly clear. So you can […]

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/ 4133 days ago

Watch Monaco 0-2 Arsenal match highlights [VIDEO]

Arsenal battled to a 2-0 win at Monaco but the victory was not enough to keep them in the Champions League. The odds had been stacked against the English side following their 3-1 home defeat in the first leg, a deficit from which no team in the Champions League era has recovered when heading into […]

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2015 Monaco vs Arsenal and Atletico Madrid vs Leverkusen

In the first legs, Monaco beat Arsenal 3-1 in London, while Bayer Leverkusen defeated Atletico Madrid 1-0 in Germany. Today is a chance for the defeated sides to turn the tables. Otherwise, it'll be Monaco and Leverkusen advancing to the quarter-finals of the 2014/15 UEFA Champions League tournament. Here’s today’s TV schedule for viewers/readers in […]

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New York Cosmos announce historic game to be played in Cuba

The New York Cosmos announced they will play a historic friendly against the Cuban national team, which will be played in Havana on June 2. Only three months after President Barack Obama and his Cuban counterpart Raul Castro agreed to restore diplomatic ties which were severed 54 years ago, the Cosmos announced plans to be […]

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Simeone wants 90 mins of deafening noise inside Atleti stadium

Today in Madrid will undoubtedly be a spectacle. On a normal match day, Atletico's stadium, the Vicente Calderon, is one of the loudest and most intimidating grounds in European soccer. But tonight, the stadium – which was inaugurated in 1966 when it was called the Estadio Manzanares – will have its foundation shaken to the core […]

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AS Monaco vs Arsenal; predicted lineups and team news

Monaco host Arsenal in the second leg of their last 16 tie and will attempt to consolidate on their 3-1 win from the first leg at the Emirates Stadium. Leonardo Jardim's side are in fine form with four wins and a draw from their last five games but are coming into this match as underdogs […]

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/ 4134 days ago

10 things we learned from MLS gameweek 2

Here are the 10 things we learned from MLS gameweek 2: 1. A Little Joy For NYCFC NYCFC’s rollout was rough. It ranged from brutally mismanaged to the deliberately misleading in the signing of Frank Lampard. The team still doesn’t have a stadium plan, the New York Yankees are moaning about their use of Yankee Stadium, […]

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Arsenal, Barcelona and Liverpool in race to sign Hakan Calhanoglu

While most hardcore Bundesliga fans know who Hakan Calhanoglu is by now, the 21-year-old Bayer Leverkusen midfielder is still under the radar for many casual soccer fans around the globe. The German-born Calhanoglu’s stock is rapidly rising since his switch to Leverkusen from Hamburger SV last summer. Labeled “the next Mesut Ozil”, for both his […]

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Leverkusen expecting Atleti to “scratch, bite and kick” to advance

Bayer Leverkusen CEO Michael Schade believes Atletico Madrid will do anything in order to advance to the Champions League quarter-final. The general manager said he expects the reigning champions of Spain to "scratch, bite, kick and provoke" during Tuesday's return leg at the Vicente Calderon. Bayer 04 hold a narrow 1-0 advantage from the first […]