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/ 4007 days ago

Aston Villa 0-1 Manchester United match highlights; Januzaj on target [VIDEO]

Adnan Januzaj maintained Manchester United's stranglehold on Aston Villa as they extended their unbeaten league run at Villa Park to 20 years with a 1-0 win. The midfielder netted for the first time since April 2014 to settle an uneventful game which the visitors comfortably controlled. United have now not lost at Villa Park in […]

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/ 4007 days ago

Bayern Munich begin season with 5-0 rout of Hamburg; Match highlights [VIDEO]

Bayern Munich got their quest for a fourth straight Bundesliga title off to an emphatic start with a 5-0 win over Hamburg on Friday night. No team has ever won four Bundesliga titles in a row, but after goals from Medhi Benatia and Robert Lewandowski were added to by a Thomas Muller brace and a […]

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/ 4007 days ago

Nicolas Otamendi nearing Valencia exit after asking out of training

The summer transfer saga of Nicolas Otamendi appears to finally be coming to its conclusion after the Argentine defender asked out of Valencia's training session earlier today. Also, Otamendi has been excluded from Valencia's probable first team squad ahead of their Champions League qualifier against AS Monaco next week. According to Cadena Cope, the center-back […]

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/ 4008 days ago

Everton defender Leighton Baines ruled out for 3 more months after ankle surgery

Everton defender Leighton Baines has been ruled out for three months after ankle surgery so 19-year-old Brendon Galloway is expected to deputise at left-back again at Southampton. Forward Kevin Mirallas has recovered from the ankle injury which forced him off against Watford last weekend. Gerard Deulofeu, Aiden McGeady and Muhamed Besic all returned to training […]

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/ 4008 days ago

Spurs reach agreement to sell Roberto Soldado to Villarreal

Roberto Soldado is on the verge of moving back to Spain after Tottenham announced they had reached an agreement to sell the striker to Villarreal. Soldado became Spurs' most expensive signing when he moved to north London from Valencia for £26million in August 2013. But he scored just 16 goals in 76 appearances over the […]

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/ 4008 days ago

Top 5 must-see soccer games: Aug. 14, 2015

Domestic soccer in Europe is back in full swing and that means the return of our weekly piece picking out the best five games for you to savor this weekend. The Premier League is into its second round of matches and Sunday will see two tantalizing clashes played, which could have an early say on the […]

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/ 4008 days ago

The weekend starts early; Which soccer match will you be watching?

Typically, Fridays are quiet soccer days. There's the late-night MLS kick-off on UniMas as well as a mid-afternoon game from Ligue 1, but today is something quite different. Aston Villa vs. Manchester United First, there's Aston Villa against Manchester United, which is the first Friday night game (outside of holiday games) since 2003. The Premier […]

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/ 4008 days ago

A profile on Lyon striker Clinton N’Jié and what he can bring to Spurs

At White Hart Lane, it appears to be a case of out with the old and in with the new. Roberto Soldado’s ill-fated adventure in the Premier League appears to be at an end with Clinton N’Jié close to finalizing his move from Lyon to the North London club. On the face of it, the […]

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/ 4008 days ago

Aston Villa complete signing of Adama Traore from Barcelona for £7.3 million

Aston Villa have completed the signing of Adama Traore from Barcelona. The 19-year-old has penned a five-year deal, Aston Villa announced in a statement, and the transfer fee could rise to from an initial 10 million euros (£7.1million) to 12 million euros (£8.6million) if certain clauses are met. Barcelona have a first refusal option on […]

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/ 4008 days ago

Mourinho bans Eva Carneiro and Jon Fearn from Chelsea bench

Chelsea club doctor Eva Carneiro may return to the bench in future despite the furore of her banishment for Sunday's match with Manchester City, manager Jose Mourinho said today. The Chelsea boss has been heavily criticized for his reaction towards Carneiro and head physiotherapist Jon Fearn entering the field of play to treat Eden Hazard […]
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/ 4008 days ago

Hugo Lloris set to return for Spurs this Saturday against Stoke

Hugo Lloris is ready to start for Tottenham after head coach Mauricio Pochettino reported a fully-fit squad ahead of Saturday's match against Stoke. The 28-year-old goalkeeper sustained a fractured wrist in pre-season and was only fit enough to start the season-opener at Manchester United from the bench, although he played 90 minutes for Spurs' Under-21s […]

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/ 4008 days ago

Chelsea's rough start: Why anything can happen in the Premier League

The Premier League is now well underway and, as ever, that means the fortunes of the top (and bottom) teams is now under the spotlight. Although it's far too early for teams to rejoice (or panic), the bookmakers, fans and everyone else in between are now offering their thoughts on who will win this year's […]
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/ 4008 days ago

AC Milan's summer spending gives them genuine chance of challenging Juventus

When AC Milan’s season gets underway on Sunday evening away to Fiorentina they will start a Serie A campaign for the first time in four years thinking that they have the squad to win the league. Times have been hard and let’s face it tiresome for the fans of the red and black. Since winning […]

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5 talking points ahead of Aston Villa vs. Manchester United Friday night game

Aston Villa host Manchester United in the first Premier League clash of the weekend on Friday night. Here, Press Association Sport looks at five of the main talking points ahead of the match. 1) CAN WAYNE ROONEY PROVE HE IS THE RIGHT MAN TO LEAD UNITED'S ATTACK? Wayne Rooney started last year's draw at Villa […]

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/ 4008 days ago

What if MLS clubs switched jerseys from adidas to Nike?

An incredibly talented artist, Nerea Palacios, has created concept jerseys for all current 20 MLS teams and included concept shirt designs for the two newest expansion teams — Miami and Atlanta as well. Palacios, a graphic artist based in Barcelona, combines minimalism and the team's identities in a really interesting way that would not look out […]