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Las Palmas will be looking for a new coach for next season after the La Liga outfit announced on Thursday that Xavier Garcia Pimienta is leaving at the end of the season after two and a half seasons in charge. “Las Palmas thank Garcia Pimienta for his commitment and effort during his two and a…
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Arsenal forward Kai Havertz has said he feels sorry for the supporters after they fell short in the Premier League title race again. Havertz scored the winning goal as the Gunners came from behind to defeat Everton 2-1 on the last day. But it was not enough to win the title, as Manchester City beat…
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England captain Harry Kane is struggling with a back injury less than a month out from the European Championship, with Bayern Munich manager Thomas Tuchel confirming he will miss the final game of the season. Kane was forced to sit out Bayern’s last Bundesliga match against Wolfsburg on May 12, and will be absent from their trip to Hoffenheim on Saturday. Tuchel said Kane…
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Cole Palmer says Chelsea players “love” under-pressure manager Mauricio Pochettino and must fight for him as they target a European spot after an inconsistent season. The Argentine boss’s future has been a source of ongoing debate during his first campaign at Stamford Bridge. But the Blues, who finished a lowly 12th last season, need just…
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Inter Miami’s Lionel Messi expressed his anger over the new Major League Soccer rule that forces an injured player to the sideline for two minutes, saying, “These types of rules…it’s going bad,” after exiting the pitch during a 3-2 victory over host Montréal on Saturday night. In the 40th minute of the match, Montréal defender…
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Manchester United are open to selling most of their first-team squad this summer, according to reports. The football club are said to be open to bids for most of their players, including England forward Marcus Rashford, who has struggled for form this season. Only three players are reportedly “off limits” and definitely safe from the…
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Arsenal footballer Oleksandr Zinchenko has said he would leave the UK to fight in Ukraine if called up. His comments came after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed into law a new bill which lowered the military mobilisation age from 27 to 25, boosting the country’s armed forces against invading Russian troops. In a new interview, Zinchenko…
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Super Eagles goalkeeper, Stanley Nwabali, has said that South African players, looked scared during their penalty shootout defeat to Nigeria at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. Nwabali saved penalties from Teboho Mokoena and Evidence Makgopa in the semifinal that ended 1-1 after 120 minutes. Ronwen Williams, the Bafana Bafana goalkeeper was the talk of…
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Former Chelsea coach, Frank Lampard has asserted that Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta would have been sacked if he had gone through a similar situation as the Blues’ manager. Arteta had no prior coaching experience at the highest level until he was offered the chance to lead his former club. Two eighth-place finishes later, Arteta is…
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Arsenal boss, Mikel Arteta has described defender Ben White’s long-term new contract with the club as ‘great news’. Arteta said White is a top professional and a key player for the Gunners. Arsenal had on Thursday confirmed that the England star has signed a new long-term deal with the Premier League North London club. Reacting,…
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Luton Town’s Gabriel Osho was handed his first international call up by Nigeria, along with Benjamin Ihefu of Tanzanian club Ihefu SC, for two friendlies against Ghana and Mali later this month. Osho, 25, was born in England to Nigerian parents and is among 27 players called up by Nigeria for the tune up games,…
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Arsenal’s round-of-16 curse in the Champions League is finally broken. Arsenal’s difficult journey to victory required a penalty shootout at the end of a gruelling 120 minutes — in which FC Porto tested the Gunners’ patience in almost every conceivable way — but they’ve reached the quarterfinals for the first time since 2010. As manager, Mikel Arteta inherited a glass ceiling…
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Real Madrid have lost their appeal to overturn the two-match ban handed to Jude Bellingham. Los Blancos’ attempt was dismissed by the Spanish Football Federation’s Competition Committee. Bellingham, who is La Liga’s top scorer with 16 goals, will now miss Sunday’s league game against Celta Vigo and the clash at Osasuna on March 16. The…
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Roberto De Zerbi, Thomas Frank and Gareth Southgate are being assessed as potential successors to Erik ten Hag at Manchester United should the Dutch manager leave his post at Old Trafford this summer.. While ESPN sources have said that no decision has been made on Ten Hag’s future by Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s Ineos group, who now control…
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Napoli beat Juventus 2-1 on Sunday to hurt their Italian Serie A title chances. Georgian winger Khvicha Kvaratskhelia netted the hosts’ first goal in the 42nd minute at Diego Armando Maradona Stadium. Juventus’ Italian attacker Federico Chiesa equalized the score in the 81st minute. Napoli’s Nigerian forward Victor Osimhen missed a penalty kick given by…
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Brazil forward Neymar said on Saturday that he would like to play again with Inter Miami’s Lionel Messi in the future. The two are good friends and played together at both Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain, but will not face off in this summer’s Copa América after the Brazil international suffered a knee injury last October. Since signing Messi in the summer of 2023, Miami…
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