Imagine your team being 7-0 up with just a few minutes remaining, thanks to a four-goal blitz in only six minutes making the score 5-0 before the half time whistle blows. And even taking the foot off the gas in the second period, your team adds two more goals and look good to set an unprecedented record in the World
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Twenty-four years ago the world’s pre-eminent soccer tournament finally came to the United States. The tournament lives on to this day as one of the most ambitious projects in sports history. While the tournament was initially intended as a means of galvanizing interest in the game in America it did so much more for the world. Nearly quarter of a
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Massimiliano Allegri said he is not thinking about his future as the in-demand Juventus head coach prepares for end-of-season talks amid Premier League links. A reported target for Arsenal and Chelsea, Allegri oversaw Juve’s 4-0 rout of Italian rivals AC Milan in Wednesday’s Coppa Italia final. The rout secured a fourth successive Coppa Italia triumph, with Juventus also on the
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AC Milan head coach Gennaro Gattuso said it is up to the club to decide on the future of star goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma. Donnarumma signed a new contract through to 2021 last year but the 19-year-old’s future is far from certain amid Milan’s pursuit of soon-to-be free agent and Napoli keeper Pepe Reina. Mino Raiola’s desire to see his client
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Jose Mourinho does not love or trust some of his players as the Manchester United manager insisted the Premier League side need more quality to reach the level of champions Manchester City. “How many points separate us from Manchester City? Not two, three or four – a lot of points,” Mourinho told reporters. “I think we need both things that
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Atletico Madrid star Antoine Griezmann would be a “cheap” buy for €100million, according to team-mate Filipe Luis. Griezmann, 27, is linked with a move to Barcelona at the end of the season, although the LaLiga champions’ pursuit has angered Atletico. The France international is reported to have a €100m release clause in his contract, which expires in 2022. Filipe Luis
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Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola praised the “outstanding” Leroy Sane, admitting he was worried about the attacker after the title party on Sunday. Sane inspired City to a 3-1 win over Brighton and Hove Albion on Wednesday as Guardiola’s men reached 97 points – a Premier League record. The Germany international and PFA Young Player of the Year set up
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Outgoing Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has backed the club to challenge for the Premier League title next season, claiming his side have shown “championship-winning form” at home in his final campaign at the helm. Wenger will leave Emirates Stadium after 22 years in charge following Sunday’s fixture at Huddersfield Town, having won the last of his three top-flight crowns in 2004.
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Real Madrid midfielder Toni Kroos has taken a shot at some of Europe’s heaviest spenders by saying ‘’you can’t buy the Champions League’’. Holders Madrid take on Bayern Munich in the semi-final first leg on Wednesday, in the third last-four encounter between the teams since the 2011-12 season. ‘’You can’t buy a Champions League trophy. If that was the case,
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Speaking in his Europa League press conference ahead of Arsenal’s massive semi-final clash with Atletico Madrid , Arsene Wenger has admitted that the timing of his Emirates exit was beyond his control. After 22 years at Arsenal, Arsene Wenger shocked the footballing world last week when he suddenly announced that he would be parting company with the Gunners. Despite having
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