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FA Cup heroics from Peterborough, Arsenal march on

Peterborough United manager Graham Westley had urged his players to take inspiration from the Oscar-nominated film, The Revenant.
West Bromwich Albion v Peterborough United – FA Cup Fourth Round

Russia forward Kokorin joins Zenit St. Petersburg

Russian champions Zenit St. Petersburg have signed forward Alexander Kokorin from Dynamo Moscow.
Russia’s national soccer team player Alexander Kokorin stretches during a training session in the Pantanal arena in Cuiaba

Angers go third after thrashing Monaco 3-0

Angers captain Cheikh N'Doye scored two first half goals as second-placed Monaco slumped to a surprise 3-0 defeat.

Debutant El Shaarawy scores with backheel in Roma win

Debutant Stephan El Shaarawy scored with a crafty backheeled volley to give AS Roma a 3-1 win over Frosinone in Serie A.
AS Roma v Frosinone – Italian Serie A

Suarez winner helps Barca sink nine-man Atletico

Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez scored the goals as Barcelona came from behind to beat nine-man Atletico Madrid.
Football Soccer – Barcelona v Atletico Madrid- Spanish Liga BBVA

Chadli double helps Spurs ease past spirited Colchester

By Ian Chadband LONDON (Reuters) – Tottenham Hotspur negotiated a potentially tricky FA Cup trip to lowly Colchester United on Saturday with relative ease, winning their fourth-round tie 4-1 thanks largely to a double from Nacer Chadli. Colchester, bottom of the third tier League One, had been hoping to rekindle memories of one of the […]
Colchester United v Tottenham Hotspur – FA Cup Fourth Round

Players spend much time with national teams – Juve president

MILAN (Reuters) – Juventus president Andrea Agnelli has criticised the amount of time players spend with their national teams and said that FIFA’s rules are far away from the interests of European clubs. Agnelli’s comments were the latest indication that Europe’s powerful clubs are unhappy at way the sport is run and turned up the […]

Chelsea sign U.S. defender Miazga on four-year deal

LONDON (Reuters) – Chelsea made their second signing in 24 hours when defender Matt Miazga joined from MLS club New York Red Bulls on Saturday. The Premier League club, who took Brazilian forward Alexandre Pato on loan from Sao Paulo-based Corinthians on Friday, said Miazga had signed a four-and-a-half year contract. New Jersey born Miazga, […]

Real’s Rodriguez needs to defend more, says Zidane

MADRID (Reuters) – Real Madrid forward James Rodriguez is set to start against Espanyol in Sunday’s La Liga clash with Gareth Bale injured but coach Zinedine Zidane wants him to do more defensive work. It has been a disappointing season for Rodriguez after an impressive debut campaign in which he established himself as an important […]
Real Madrid v Barcelona – Liga BBVA

Exclusive – Nearly $1 mln in FIFA funds missing in Guatemala

Nearly $1 million in funds from soccer's global governing body FIFA may have gone missing from Guatemala's soccer federation last year.
The FIFA logo is seen outside the FIFA headquarters in Zurich

Iraq edge Qatar for final Olympic berth in Asia

Iraq booked a spot at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics after edging hosts Qatar for third place at the Asian Football Confederation.

United Cup win over Derby eases pressure on Van Gaal

Under-pressure Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal enjoyed a rare highlight after weeks of gloom when his side comfortably beat Derby County.
Derby County v Manchester United – FA Cup Fourth Round