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United fans may have left early to beat traffic – Van Gaal
REUTERS – Manchester United fans may have left Old Trafford early during the FA Cup game against Sheffield United because of concerns about the traffic, manager Louis van Gaal said on Monday. The United players were booed off at halftime in the third- round tie on Saturday after another insipid display and many fans streamed […]
Arsenal hoping to wrap up Elneny deal this week – Wenger
REUTERS – Arsenal are hoping to complete the signing of midfielder Mohamed Elneny from Swiss champions FC Basel by the end of the week, with only work permit issues standing in the way of the switch, manager Arsene Wenger said on Monday. With midfield trio Santi Cazorla, Jack Wilshere and Francis Coquelin all on the […]
PREVIEW – Barca, Espanyol seek to calm waters before Cup clash
MADRID (Reuters) – Barcelona and Espanyol have fought out a couple of brutal derbies in recent weeks and the bitter city rivals are seeking to calm the waters ahead of Wednesday’s King’s Cup last-16 second leg. Espanyol held visiting Barca to a 0-0 draw in La Liga on Jan. 2 before the Cup holders thumped […]
Klopp warns Guardiola over English fixture list and weather
REUTERS – Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp has warned Bayern Munich coach Pep Guardiola about the Premier League’s packed fixture list, and the weather, if he goes ahead with his plan to join an English club. Guardiola has been strongly linked with a move to Manchester City since the former Barcelona manager confirmed that he was […]
Wenger extols heavy schedule for helping Arsenal rhythm
REUTERS – Manager Arsene Wenger believes Arsenal’s heavy schedule has helped the side maintain a rich vein of form that continued with a 3-1 victory over Sunderland in an FA Cup third round tie on Saturday. The packed fixture list in England over the Christmas and New Year period has come under fire from several […]
Atletico surge back above Barca to the top of La Liga
MADRID (Reuters) – Antoine Griezmann and Yannick Carrasco each conjured moments of magic as Atletico Madrid recaptured top spot in La Liga from Barcelona with a hard-fought 2-0 victory at Celta Vigo on Sunday. Chances were scarce on a heavy Balaidos stadium pitch sodden with rain but Griezmann and Carrasco both scored excellent goals to […]
Leicester’s strength in depth boosts Ranieri’s rotation plan
REUTERS – Manager Claudio Ranieri believes he can confidently rotate his thin squad following Sunday’s 2-2 FA Cup draw with Tottenham Hotspur despite eight changes to their starting line-up. Leicester are now winless in four games in all competitions but the Foxes, despite being without Premier League’s joint top scorer Jamie Vardy and midfielder Riyad […]
Sporting come from two down to win, Porto hit five
LISBON (Reuters) – Portuguese league leaders Sporting staged a stirring comeback from two goals down to beat Braga 3-2 on Sunday with Islam Slimani heading the winner in the last minute. Second-placed Porto, who fired coach Julen Lopetegui after a 1-1 draw at home to Rio Ave on Wednesday, fielded exactly the same starting lineup […]
Top 10 Strikers in Europe
Every team needs a top class striker to win titles and It’s not easy to take the whole responsibility of leading the team forward on their own and scoring goals day in and out without getting injured. Here’s a list of top 10 Strikers in Europe. 10. Alexandre Lacazette (FRA, Lyon) The France international has been […]
Ballon d’Or 2015 GALA: ES TOP 3
The final countdown for the FIFA Ballon d’Or gala has started and the event is less than 24 hours away from us . The ceremony which awards the best footballer for that calendar year is scheduled to take place at the Kongresshaus haul in Zurich (Switzerland) at 5:30 pm GMT ( 11:00 pm IST) and we present to […]
Neville asks for patience after latest Valencia setback
MADRID (Reuters) – Valencia coach Gary Neville has asked the fans for patience after watching his side stumble to a 2-0 reverse at Real Sociedad in La Liga on Sunday that left him still winless in Spain’s top flight. Appointed last month to replace the sacked Nuno Espirito Santo, Neville has presided over three draws […]
Twitter Reaction: Tottenham vs Leicester City
A cracker of a match between Spurs and Leicester City in a FA Cup tie, 2-2 is how it ended but an event full match. A controversial penalty was awarded to Spurs and Harry Kane converted it to force a replay with Leicester. Twitter reacted in a mix fraction. Here are the tweets https://twitter.com/ScottCK66/status/686244112236941313 There's […]
