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Some Manchester United games have bored me too, says van Gaal
Even Louis van Gaal has been "very bored" watching Manchester United's dull games this season, the Dutch manager has admitted.
Australian football rocked by dozens of drug bans
Australian football has been hit by as many as 34 2-year bans because of drug abuse.
Sexwale feels sorry for banned FIFA president Blatter
LONDON (Reuters) – FIFA presidential candidate Tokyo Sexwale feels sorry for Sepp Blatter, the banned president of soccer’s scandal-plagued governing body, and has described his work as a “monument.” Sexwale, a South African businessman and politician, is one of five candidates standing to replace Blatter, who has been banned for eight years along with European […]
CONMEBOL soccer clubs create alliance to defend financial rights
MONTEVIDEO (Reuters) – South America’s top soccer clubs on Monday created an alliance to defend their financial interests in the distribution of broadcast revenues by the region’s soccer confederation, CONMEBOL. Representatives of the 15 clubs from Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, Ecuador, Peru and Uruguay met in Montevideo and demanded that CONMEBOL call an extraordinary executive committee […]
Palermo name Schelotto as third coach of the season
MILAN (Reuters) – Serie A side Palermo have named Argentine Guillermo Barros Schelotto as their third coach of the season after firing Davide Ballardini, who fell out with the team. Ballardini, who had been in charge for just seven games, did not coach Palermo when they beat Verona 1-0 away on Sunday in a key […]
Newcastle sign Senegalese midfielder Saivet
LONDON (Reuters) – Newcastle United have signed Senegal midfielder Henri Saivet on a five-and-a-half year deal from Ligue 1 side Bordeaux, the relegation-threatened Premier League club said on Monday. The 25-year-old, Newcastle’s first signing of the January transfer window, has made 178 appearances and scored 23 goals for the French club in all competitions. While […]
Holders Arsenal draw Burnley in FA Cup fourth round
Holders and Premier League leaders Arsenal will be at home to Championship (second tier) Burnley in the FA Cup fourth round.
Twitter reacts as Lionel Messi wins his fifth Ballon d’Or
Lionel Messi wins his 5th Ballon d’Or ahead of fellow FC Barcelona team-mate Neymar Jr and Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo. Messi is the only footballer in the world to win the coveted trophy five times. Messi had previously won four consecutive titles in 2009,2010,2011 and 2012, though Cristiano Ronaldo had won the last two […]
Klopp to pair Toure and Sakho in defence against Arsenal
REUTERS – Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp is celebrating having at least one senior centre-back available from his injury-ravaged squad to face Premier League leaders Arsenal on Wednesday, with Kolo Toure set to play against his former club at Anfield. Klopp has been hit with an injury crisis with 11 first-team players carrying knocks of varying […]
Are Leicester really a two-man show?
Are Leicester's extraordinary performances only down to Riyad Mahrez and Jamie Vardy? Or is there more to their table topping season?
I’m playing on for two years, says 39-year-old Totti
REUTERS – Veteran AS Roma forward Francesco Totti vowed to play on for another two years in a light-hearted birthday message to his former team mate Daniele Conti. Totti, 39, has spent his entire career at the Italian capital club while the 37-year-old Conti left Roma to join Cagliari in 1999. “You’re getting old… I’ve […]
PREVIEW – Newcastle, Manchester United seek to lift gloom
By Mike Collett LONDON (Reuters) – Two of the unhappiest sets of supporters in the country will be hoping to alleviate at least some of their shared misery when Newcastle United and Manchester United meet at St James’ Park in the Premier League on Tuesday. Manchester United produced another tedious performance and needed a stoppage-time […]
