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Bundesliga players who could land in England in January
With the January Transfer Window now open here's looking at the Bundesliga players who might just make a move to English teams this year.
Sunderland’s Allardyce moves to bury hatchet with Klopp
Having previously blamed Klopp's tactics for Liverpool's injury woes, Allardyce is trying to make amends by burying the hatchet with his colleague.
No transfer agreement with players, says Martinez
Everton manager Roberto Martinez admitted that they have not made any verbal agreements with respect to transfers with the players.
Koeman threatens Saints who try to force transfers
Southampton manager Joe Koeman has threatened his players against trying to force transfers in the January window.
Former England midfielder Cole extends Coventry stay
Former England and Aston Villa player, Joe Cole is said to have made his stay at Coventry City permanent.
China dismiss soccer head coach Perrin – reports
Frenchmen Alain Perrin was dismissed as the coach for the Chinese football team after their failure to perform,
Platini withdraws candidacy for FIFA presidency
By Brian Homewood ZURICH (Reuters) – Banned European soccer boss Michel Platini has withdrawn his candidacy from the race for the presidency of soccer’s scandal-plagued governing body FIFA, he told French sports daily L’Equipe on Thursday. Platini, the head of European soccer body UEFA, was handed an eight-year ban from the game along with outgoing […]
Arsenal’s Sanchez ruled out of FA Cup tie with Sunderland
REUTERS – Striker Alexis Sanchez will miss Arsenal’s FA Cup third round tie with Sunderland on Saturday as a precautionary measure, manager Arsene Wenger has confirmed. The Chilean has been sidelined for more than a month after picking up a hamstring injury against Norwich City on November 29. He was expected to return to the […]
Paraguay officials raid South American soccer confederation CONMEBOL
By Daniela Desantis ASUNCION (Reuters) – Paraguayan state prosecutors on Thursday raided the headquarters of South American soccer confederation CONMEBOL after a request for cooperation from U.S. justice officials probing corruption inside world soccer, the prosecution office said. CONMEBOL lawyer Cristóbal Cáceres said the raid was linked to the case pending in the United States […]
Suspended Guatemalan judge granted release on bond in U.S. soccer case
By Nate Raymond NEW YORK (Reuters) – A suspended Guatemalan judge who was arrested last month as part of a U.S. investigation into corruption in soccer’s world governing body FIFA won the right to be released from jail on Thursday on a $4 million bond. Héctor Trujillo, 62, was secretary general of the Guatemalan soccer […]
Late Momo strike hands Las Palmas win over nine-man Eibar
By Tim Hanlon (Reuters) – Las Palmas’s Momo scored a stoppage-time winner as they twice came from behind to snatch a 3-2 win at nine-man Eibar in the first leg of their King’s Cup last-16 clash on Thursday. Momo fired into the top corner from the centre of the penalty area after 92 minutes against […]
Brazil football chief Del Nero to go on leave again
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Brazilian football boss Marco Polo Del Nero, one of 16 soccer officials indicted by U.S. prosecutors last month, is to go on leave again from Friday for up to 150 days, his organization, CBF, said on Thursday. Del Nero returned to work on Wednesday after completing a 45-day leave of […]
