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fubo Latino and Sling TV comparison

Read our fubo Latino and Sling TV comparison to find out which is best for you. When it comes to deciding which legal soccer streaming service to sign up for, the number of choices available continues to increase. At the same time, the services are adding new networks and enhancing their features quite often. To […]

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Man City v Monaco – clash of the nouveaux riches

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – They are the nouveaux riches of football but with very different business models: Manchester City and Monaco's Champions League last 16 clash on Tuesday is not one of equals. Since being taken over by Emirati billionaire Sheikh Mansour in 2008, Manchester City have invested heavily in stars and played the […]

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Man City's Guardiola keen to keep peace with Aguero

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Pep Guardiola insists his relationship with Sergio Aguero remains strong despite mounting speculation over the Manchester City striker's future since the arrival of Gabriel Jesus. Teenage sensation Jesus took Aguero's place in Guardiola's starting line-up before breaking a bone in his foot, an injury that may rule the Brazilian out […]

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Ancelotti must explain explicit gesture

Berlin (AFP) – Bayern Munich coach Carlo Ancelotti has been asked to explain how he lost his calm and stuck a finger up at a group of Hertha Berlin fans at the weekend. The German Football Federation have asked the usually affable Ancelotti to explain his behaviour in an exchange with Hertha fans whilst going […]

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Guardiola's Man City face Monaco reckoning

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – A hotly anticipated staging post in Manchester City's Pep Guardiola era arrives on Tuesday when Monaco visit the Etihad Stadium in the first leg of the Champions League last 16. Guardiola was appointed to take City to the next level on the European stage and he has already masterminded a […]

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Rashford targets Chelsea revenge mission

London (AFP) – Marcus Rashford insists Manchester United will be on a revenge mission when they face Chelsea in the FA Cup quarter-finals at Stamford Bridge. Jose Mourinho's side suffered an embarrassing 4-0 defeat against the Premier League leaders in west London in October. It was a chastening afternoon for former Chelsea boss Mourinho on […]

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Guardiola's Man City face Monaco moment of truth

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – A hotly anticipated staging post in Manchester City's Pep Guardiola era arrives on Tuesday when Monaco visit the Etihad Stadium in the first leg of the Champions League last 16. Guardiola was appointed to take City to the next level on the European stage and he has already masterminded a […]

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Genoa sack Juric, appoint Mandorlini

Milan (AFP) – Former Croatia midfielder Ivan Juric has been sacked as coach of Genoa following a 5-0 reverse at struggling Pescara and replaced him by Andrea Mandorlini, the Serie A club announced Monday. "Genoa Cricket and Football Club announces that Ivan Juric has been relieved from his duties as first team coach," said a […]

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Oscar in limelight for Champions League kick-off

Hong Kong (AFP) – Megabucks import Oscar will hope to make his mark for Shanghai SIPG as the AFC Champions League returns this week, featuring a trailblazing female coach but missing last year's winners, who were banned for match-fixing. Brazilian playmaker Oscar, SIPG's 60-million-euro buy from Chelsea, will be under the spotlight in week one […]

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Murty urges Rangers players to show some fight

Glasgow (AFP) – Rangers caretaker manager Graeme Murty questioned his side's desire after they lost further ground on Aberdeen in the hunt for second place in the Scottish Premiership following a 2-1 defeat to Dundee on Sunday. Rangers fell behind at Dens Park to first-half goals from Mark O'Hara and Kevin Holt before Joe Garner […]

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Manchester City braced for Monaco, Leicester face Champions League 'fight'

Paris (AFP) – Manchester City avoided Europe's heavyweights in the Champions League last-16 draw but Pep Guardiola's side must instead beware of an in-form Monaco, the leading scorers in Europe's top divisions this season. City host the French league leaders at the Etihad Stadium in the first leg on Tuesday looking to extend a nine-game […]

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FOX’s irresponsible programming change upsets Man Utd fans

By showing a rescheduled NASCAR race on Sunday morning on FOX Sports 1, the programming change caused plenty of consternation among soccer fans in the United States this weekend who wanted to watch the Manchester United FA Cup game against Blackburn Rovers. Originally scheduled to air at 11:15am ET on Sunday, the Blackburn-Manchester United game […]

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Barcelona boos unhelpful: Luis Enrique

Barcelona (AFP) – Barcelona boss Luis Enrique labelled harsh treatment dished out to his players by Barca fans nonsensical as the Spanish champions squeezed past Leganes 2-1 on Sunday. Following a 4-0 thrashing at the hands of Paris Saint-Germain in midweek, Barca needed a last minute Lionel Messi penalty to see off a Leganes side […]

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Manchester City and Monaco load their Silva bullets

London (AFP) – Manchester City and Monaco go into Tuesday's Champions League showdown each pinning their hopes on short, left-footed midfield creators from the Iberian peninsula who go by the name of Silva. Monaco's Silva is Bernardo, a 22-year-old Portuguese winger whose knack for decisive goals has made him a central figure in their free-scoring […]

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Wenger worried about Sutton's plastic pitch

London (AFP) – Arsene Wenger has expressed fears about Sutton United's synthetic 3G pitch ahead of Arsenal's perilous FA Cup fifth-round match against the non-league minnows on Monday. The Arsenal manager believes the artificial surface could impede his men despite their best efforts to prepare on a similar pitch. Arsenal desperately hope to avoid succumbing […]