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Copenhagen confirm Leicester bid for Daniel Amartey
High-flying Premier League club Leicester City are in negotiations to sign Daniel Amartey from FC Copenhage.
Chile says negotiations have broken down with coach Sampaoli
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Chile’s football association (ANFP) said on Thursday that negotiations had broken down with coach Jorge Sampaoli, who has indicated that he is looking for a way out of his contract. Sampaoli, who led the national team to their first major trophy at last year’s Copa America, said on Wednesday that he no […]
‘Little’ Leicester are not normal, says Ranieri
REUTERS – The success “little” Leicester City have achieved this season is not normal, manager Claudio Ranieri said on Thursday as his side sit second in the Premier League after 21 games, behind leaders Arsenal only on goal difference. Unlikely title challengers Leicester were rock bottom for most of last season but pulled off a […]
PREVIEW – Juve, Napoli gather momentum as Serie A enters second half
Preview for the second half of Serie A
Elneny needs to adapt to physical nature of Premier League – Wenger
REUTERS – Egypt midfielder Mohamed Elneny will need to adapt to the challenges of playing in the Premier League if he is to succeed at the Emirates Stadium, Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said. Elneny completed the switch from Swiss champions FC Basel on Thursday after making over 90 league appearances and winning three consecutive Super […]
Roma confirm Spalletti as new coach to replace Garcia
ROME (Reuters) – Luciano Spalletti returned for a second stint as AS Roma coach as the Serie A club confirmed on Thursday that he would replace Rudi Garcia, fired the day before. Spalletti was handed the task of hauling Roma back into the title race after a slump in form saw them drop to fifth […]
After Golden Ball, Messi targets 500 career goals
MADRID (Reuters) – With a fifth world player of the year award safely tucked away in the trophy cabinet, Lionel Messi can set his sights on one of the next milestones in his remarkable career: reaching 500 goals for club and country. The Barcelona and Argentina forward can add to his jaw-dropping tally of 479 […]
Arsenal must convert frustration into motivation – Wenger
REUTERS – Arsenal must transform their frustration from Wednesday’s 3-3 Premier League draw with Liverpool into motivation for their next game against Stoke City on Sunday, manager Arsene Wenger has said. Arsenal were denied maintaining their two point lead at the top of the table by a Joe Allen strike in the 90th minute after […]
Liverpool’s Klopp defends Mignolet after erratic display
REUTERS – Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp jumped to the defence of goalkeeper Simon Mignolet after the Belgium international’s scrappy performance allowed Arsenal to twice come back from a goal down in Wednesday’s 3-3 Premier League draw. This was not the first time Klopp has had to defend Mignolet this season after the 27-year-old’s errors contributed […]
Arsene Wenger -The Architect of Arsenal’s Future
Having just crossed the half way point in the league, Arsene Wenger will be happier than most, sitting level on points with Leicester on top of the table and having commenced their second consecutive defence of the FA Cup with an impressive win over Sunderland. The FA Cup is a special competition for Wenger, who holds […]
Real, Atletico get two-window transfer bans
ZURICH (Reuters) – Real Madrid and neighbours Atletico Madrid have been banned from registering players for two transfer windows for breaching rules on signing non-Spanish under-18 players, world soccer’s governing body FIFA said on Thursday. The sanction means that the clubs, currently third and first respectively in Spain’s top division, will not be able to […]
FIFA inspector, Harold Mayne-Nicholls, was banned for seeking personal favours – committee
By Brian Homewood ZURICH (Reuters) – FIFA’s ethics committee said on Thursday that former World Cup bid inspector Harold Mayne-Nicholls repeatedly asked for personal favours from one of the countries that bid to host the 2018 and 2022 World Cups. Mayne-Nicholls, who was banned for seven years on July 6, “ignored his responsibility as a […]
