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Former Manchester United captain Vidic announces retirement
LONDON (Reuters) – Former Manchester United captain and defensive rock Nemanja Vidic announced his retirement on Friday, saying injuries had taken their toll and it was time to call it a day. The 34-year-old Serbian central defender moved to Inter Milan in 2014 but his contract with the Serie A club was terminated by mutual […]
Blatter to attend appeal hearing on February 16
ZURICH (Reuters) – Disgraced FIFA president Sepp Blatter will return to the headquarters of soccer’s governing body on Feb. 16 when his appeal against his ban from the sport will be heard, according to his advisor. Blatter, head of soccer’s scandal-plagued governing body since 1998, was banned in December from all football-related activity for eight […]
Sunderland agree deal with Bordeaux for winger Khazri
REUTERS – Girondins Bordeaux have agreed a deal for their Tunisia winger Wahbi Khazri to move to Sunderland, the Ligue 1 club said on Friday. No financial details were given but Sky Sports television reported a nine-million pound ($12.89 million) fee had been agreed with the relegation-threatened Premier League club. Bordeaux said in a statement […]
Holders Barca face Valencia in King’s Cup semis
BARCELONA (Reuters) – Holders Barcelona will play Valencia in the two-legged semi-finals of the King’s Cup and Sevilla will take on Celta Vigo following the draw on Friday. Valencia are yet to win in the league in seven matches under former England defender Gary Neville and face the ominous task of taking on last season’s […]
No emergency replacement for injured Boateng, say Bayern
BERLIN (Reuters) – Bayern Munich will not be forced into an emergency signing to replaced injured central defender Jerome Boateng, club CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge said on Friday. Boateng was injured midway through the 2-1 Bundesliga victory over Hamburg SV in the first game back after the winter break. Bayern have said the adductor muscle injury […]
Man City’s De Bruyne out for about 10 weeks
(Reuters) – Manchester City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne will be out for about 10 weeks after tearing ankle and knee ligaments in Wednesday’s League Cup semi-final win against Everton, he tweeted on Thursday. “Just got back from the specialist. I’ll be out for around 10 weeks,” wrote the Belgium international, who will miss the showpiece […]
Exclusive – FIFA candidates head to Qatar as Sexwale says ‘time for alliances’
By Simon Evans MIAMI (Reuters) – Four of the candidates for president of FIFA are heading to Qatar for meetings on Saturday, with one of them, South African Tokyo Sexwale, saying “the time for alliances is coming”. The development suggests that electoral horse-trading might be about to begin in the battle to replace Sepp Blatter […]
Man City’s De Bruyne out for at least six weeks, says agent
LONDON (Reuters) – Manchester City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne will be out for at least six weeks after tearing ankle and knee ligaments in Wednesday’s League Cup semi-final against Everton, according to his representative. “Kevin will be out for at least six weeks but it is too early to know more at this stage,” Patrick […]
I’ve been sacked by ‘awful’ media three times, says Van Gaal
(Reuters) – Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal slammed the British media on Thursday for ‘awful and horrible’ stories about his future and said the club’s support, while welcome, had put more pressure on him. United were beaten 1-0 by Southampton at Old Trafford in the Premier League last weekend and subsequent media reports suggested […]
CONMEBOL says it backs Infantino for FIFA president
ASUNCION (Reuters) – The South American Football Confederation CONMEBOL will back Gianni Infantino’s bid for the presidency of soccer’s governing body FIFA, it said on Thursday. “The CONMEBOL executive committee has decided to back Gianni Infantino’s candidacy and plan of action for the presidency of FIFA,” it said in statement. It said the committee had […]
Atletico anxious to rediscover scoring touch at Barca
By Tim Hanlon BARCELONA (Reuters) – After suffering two setbacks in the space of a week, Atletico Madrid will be looking to avoid a third when they travel to La Liga leaders Barcelona for Saturday’s top-of-the-table clash at the Nou Camp. Atletico, who won the title at the stadium two years ago, surrendered top spot […]
Faltering Schalke out to correct course against Darmstadt
BERLIN (Reuters) – Schalke 04 are desperate to revive their Bundesliga campaign for a top-four finish and douse reports of a rift between coach Andre Breitenreiter and the club management with a win at Darmstadt 98 on Saturday. The Ruhr valley club are still smarting after missing a bagful of first half chances in last […]
