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Four must-knows from the biggest day of the NWSL offseason

The National Women's Soccer League rang in its offseason on Monday with four significant trades, finalizing the previously reported Alex Morgan deal while seeing other U.S. internationals land in Seattle and Orlando. Along with announce the upcoming expansion draft's protected/unprotected lists, it will likely be the busiest day of the league's third offseason. Here's what […]

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Sherwood 'very disappointed' with dismissal, 'learned a lot' from Villa tenure

Tim Sherwood has expressed his disappointment after being sacked by Aston Villa. The former Villa boss was dismissed on Sunday after their sixth straight defeat left them rooted in the Barclays Premier League relegation zone and without a win since the opening day. MORE SHERWOOD: 7 candidates | Tim's machismo | Yorke wants the job Sherwood […]

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Remi Garde, the favorite for the Aston Villa manager job

Remi Garde is hotly tipped to become Aston Villa's new manager after the club sacked Tim Sherwood on Sunday. The club are bottom of the Barclays Premier League and the former Lyon boss is the bookies' favorite to take the Villa Park hotseat. Here, Press Association Sport looks at the ex-Arsenal midfielder's history. Remi Garde […]

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All of Jose Mourinho's disciplinary problems since returning to Chelsea

Jose Mourinho was on Monday charged with misconduct following his dismissal at halftime of Chelsea's 2-1 Barclays Premier League loss at West Ham. Here, Press Association Sport looks at his prior disciplinary indiscretions during his second spell as Blues boss. CARDIFF DISMISSAL (Oct. 19, 2013) Mourinho was sent to the stands during a 4-1 win […]

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Arsenal, agent fined for use of unauthorized representation in Calum Chambers' transfer

Arsenal have been fined £60,000 after breaching agent regulations in the transfer of Calum Chambers from Southampton. The Football Association also warned the Gunners over their future conduct following Chambers' move from Saints on July 26, 2014 for an undisclosed fee in the region of £11million. Agent Alan Middleton was fined £30,000 and given a […]

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How Jamie Vardy’s goal-scoring streak compares

Jamie Vardy became only the eighth striker to score in at least seven consecutive Premier League games as Leicester beat Crystal Palace 1-0 at the weekend. The Foxes marksman now stands shoulder to shoulder with the likes of Alan Shearer and Ian Wright, among others, but he remains three games off matching Ruud van Nistelrooy's […]

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Jose Mourinho charged with misconduct

Jose Mourinho has been charged with misconduct by the Football Association following his half-time dismissal in Chelsea's loss at West Ham. Mourinho, who is appealing against a £50,000 fine and suspended one-match stadium ban for comments made about officials following the Oct. 3 loss to Southampton, faces further charges after being sent to the stands […]

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Capital One Cup schedule for US TV: Oct. 26, 2015

Several of this week's Capital One Cup Round of 16 games will be shown on television and streaming in the United States. Here are all the details you need: Tuesday, October 27 Stoke City vs. Chelsea, 3:45pm, beIN SPORTS and fuboTV, Sheffield Wednesday vs. Arsenal, 3:45pm, beIN SPORTS Español and fuboTV, Everton vs. Norwich City, 3:45pm, beIN SPORTS […]

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Men In Blazers suffer from declining TV viewing numbers on NBCSN

Sometimes perception isn't reality. While Men In Blazers, on paper, may be perceived by some as a success given their TV appearances and name recognition, the reality couldn't be further from the truth. So far this TV season, their live show on NBCSN has averaged just 47,000 viewers*, which is 3.4% fewer than last season's first 9 […]

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Newcastle appeal against Fabricio Coloccini's red card in Sunderland game

Newcastle have appealed against Fabricio Coloccini's red card in Sunday's derby defeat at Sunderland. The Magpies captain was dismissed just before half-time after fouling Steven Fletcher, an incident which led to Adam Johnson opening the scoring from the penalty spot in the Wearsiders' 3-0 win. A statement from the Magpies on Monday morning read: "Newcastle […]

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Everton captain Phil Jagielka out for up to nine weeks with knee damage

Everton defender Phil Jagielka could miss up to nine weeks with medial knee ligament damage, Toffees manager Roberto Martinez has confirmed. England international Jagielka, 33, picked up the injury in the 2-1 loss at Arsenal on Saturday and although Martinez was pleased his knee cartilage and cruciate ligament remain unaffected, the Spaniard could be without […]

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Tim Sherwood undone by his own machismo at Aston Villa

Soccer is a fickle world. Mere months ago, Aston Villa under Tim Sherwood were playing exciting football, with 4-0 wins against Sunderland and a come from behind victory against Liverpool in a cup semi-final at Wembley. Sherwood was planning on building something over a period of time at Villa, already having put into place steps to […]

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MLS average attendances increase 13% in 2015

Now that the 2015 Major League Soccer regular season has been completed, we can report that the average attendance in 2015 was 21,574, which is a 12.8% increase compared to last season. The increase can be attributed to several factors: 1. The contraction of Chivas USA, which drew an average of 7,063 fans last season, […]

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Confidence breeds success for Mesut Ozil and Arsenal FC

Arsenal's record-breaking transfer signee has been a controversial player during his tenure at the North-London based club. Some look at him as a playmaker who can become the new Dennis Bergkamp and symbolizes Arsene Wenger's philosophy in its purest form. Others see him as a talent who disappears too often in matches, lacks the work-rate […]

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7 leading candidates to replace Tim Sherwood at Aston Villa

Aston Villa are looking for a new manager following the decision to part company with Tim Sherwood. Sherwood left Villa Park following Saturday's 2-1 home defeat by Swansea, a sixth straight defeat which left the club bottom of the Barclays Premier League table after Sunderland's derby win on Sunday. Here Press Association Sport looks at […]