Chelsea boss Antonio Conte has been charged with misconduct by the Football Association after his dismissal in Wednesday’s match with Swansea City. The former Italy head coach was sent off from the dugout by referee Neil Swarbrick in the 43rd minute of the champions’ 1-0 victory at Stamford Bridge. Conte reacted furiously to the decision […]
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Everton have appointed former England manager Sam Allardyce as their new manager on an 18-month contract, the English Premier League club announced Thursday. Allardyce, previously also in charge of Bolton, Newcastle, Sunderland and Crystal Palace, will take charge of the Merseysiders for the first time when they welcome Huddersfield Town for a league match at […]
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Raheem Sterling scored a stunning 96th-minute winner as Man City dramatically edged Southampton 2-1 on Wednesday to preserve their eight-point lead at the Premier League summit. Pep Guardiola’s side looked set to drop points after Oriol Romeu cancelled out Kevin De Bruyne’s opener, only for Sterling to give City a 19th straight win in all […]
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Arsenal midfielder Santi Cazorla has been forced to have another operation on his Achilles, prolonging his long injury nightmare and delaying his return to action. Cazorla has not played for the Gunners since October last year and said earlier this month he almost lost his foot due to a serious infection. Arsene Wenger had expressed […]
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Tottenham Hotspurs went down 2-1 to Leicester City, a result that ensures the North London side continue a winless run in the English Premier League (EPL). They last beat Crystal Palace 1-0 on 5 November. Since then, they lost to Arsenal 2-0 and drew 1-1 with West Brom. In another game, Newcastle held West Brom […]
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Arsenal Manager, Arsene Wenger has ruled out January departures for Arsenal pair Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil, who are out of contract at the end of the season as both have so far refused to sign new deals at the Emirates. Ozil has been linked with a move to Barcelona while Sanchez almost joined Manchester […]
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The one all draw between Valencia and Barcelona on Sunday was overshadowed by the denial by the centre referee of Lionel Messi’s opening goal in the 30th minute. A matter that goal line technology ought to have resolved very clearly left Barcelona players complaining and fuming about the injustice. La Liga, unlike other leagues in […]
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Veteran Nigerian striker Obafemi Martins scored a cracker as Shanghai Shenhua stunned rivals Shanghai SIPG to win the Chinese FA Cup final on away goals 3-3 on aggregate on Sunday. It was Shenhua’s first FA Cup triumph since 1998 and earns them a place in next season’s Asian Champions League. They did it in thrilling […]
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It was an uneasy outing for Manchester United, but in the end, they ran away with a lone goal victory over Brighton and Hove Albion. An unfortunate Lewis Dunk own goal was enough to earn Manchester United an 11th straight home win and cut Manchester City’s lead at the top to five points ahead of […]
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Argentinian football sensation, Lionel Messi has extended his contract with Spanish club side, FC Barcelona until 2021. This ended speculation that the five-time World Player of the Year could leave the club he has spent his entire career for free next June. “FC Barcelona and Lionel Messi signed on Saturday morning a new contract that […]
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