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Rampant Juventus sweep aside Inter with Morata brace
Holders Juventus swept aside old rivals Inter Milan 3-0 with some flowing attacking football and a brace from Alvaro Morata.
Argentine duo send PSG into third straight League Cup final
PARIS (Reuters) - Holders Paris St Germain reached their third consecutive League Cup final when goals by Argentina’s Ezequiel Lavezzi and Angel Di Maria ga
Aguero heads Manchester City into League Cup final
Manchester City reached the League Cup final after recovering from a shaky start as Sergio Aguero's brilliant header sealed a 3-1 win over Everton.
Swiss defender Senderos leaves Aston Villa
Switzerland central defender Philippe Senderos has left Aston Villa by mutual consent.
Sunderland sign defender Kone
Sunderland have signed central defender Lamine Kone from FC Lorient.
Pato arrives in London ahead of Chelsea move
Brazilian striker Alexandre Pato arrived in London ahead of a loan move to Chelsea.
Newcastle sign Townsend from Spurs
Newcastle United have completed the signing of Andros Townsend from Tottenham Hotspur/
Balotelli not in shape for Milan derby match, coach says
AC Milan striker Mario Balotelli is not fit enough to start this weekend's derby with Inter despite scoring in a cup match, coach Sinisa Mihajlovic said.
Exclusive Interview with Gurpreet Singh Sandhu: The Young Wall of Indian Football
With the SAFF Cup win and Europa league qualification, Sandhu had one of the best years of his life. Read his interview with Essentially Sports.
BBC abandons plans to hold FIFA presidential debate
By Brian Homewood ZURICH (Reuters) – Britain’s BBC has abandoned plans to stage a televised debate with the five candidates vyving for the presidency of soccer’s scandal-plagued governing body FIFA after one declined to take part and others imposed conditions. The broadcaster had hoped to stage the debate in London in mid-February, two weeks before […]
Exclusive: Chelsea’s Cahill wants move to save England career
LONDON (Reuters) – England centre back Gary Cahill is so frustrated by a lack of first-team football at Chelsea that he wants to leave the club in an attempt to safeguard his international place at the European Championship in the summer. The England vice captain has played more than 170 games for the Premier League […]
Real will not boost squad ahead of ban, says Perez
REUTERS – Real Madrid will not seek to boost their squad ahead of their transfer ban, which starts at the end of the month, club president Florentino Perez said on Wednesday. Perez’s leadership at Real has been synonymous with glamour signings but the club will be unable to register new players during the next two […]
