The Netherlands The Netherlands have missed out on the most recent European Championships and World Cup but an exciting new side, containing young stars Matthijs de Ligt and Frenkie De Jong among others, topped a group including France and Germany. They narrowly missed out in this year’s final against Portugal. Switzerland Vladimir Petkovic’s men have built a reputation based on
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No team has been as successful in the Women’s World Cup as the United States. Yousef Teclab recaps the Stars and Stripes’ trophy-laden World Cup history… Doing the legwork 1991 sees the United States women’s national team (USWNT) intensively prepare for the inaugural Women’s World Cup, taking place that year in China, under Coach Anson Dorrance. Many of their squad
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The Bundesliga has opened New York City office, the latest European soccer entity to reach across the Atlantic. It will be the second international office for Germany’s top league, which previously opened a Singapore office in 2012.
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Juventus have officially launched yet another appeal to have the 2005/06 Serie A title removed from Inter. Due to the Calciopoli scandal of 2006, Juventus had two Scudetti revoked, the 2004/05 edition went unassigned, while the 2005/06 title was awarded to third-place Inter. Inter were handed the title because second place Milan were also docked points in the trial. Juventus
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Sports Company PUMA presented Borussia Dortmund‘s new home kit, which combines traditional and modern elements to mark the German football club’s 110-year anniversary. The new home shirt takes cues from the kits of the past, combining a clean, classic look with a round neck, raglan sleeves and modern graphics on the shoulders. The neck label inside the shirt also pays
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Barcelona’s most recent big money signing Frenkie de Jong has confirmed that he’s not sure on one kit proposition from club sponsors Nike. According to the 21 year old, Nike want him to play with ‘Frenkie’ on the back of his shirt. This is supposedly what they prefer ‘from the point of view of merchandising’. However, De Jong has suggested that
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Two shirts worn by Diego Maradona during his time at Napoli have been sold at an auction in Italy for €18,500. One of the shirts, a red, long-sleeved number 9 jersey worn during the 1990-91 season sold for €12,000 while the blue number 10 jersey worn during Napoli’s first scudetto win in 1986-87 sold for €6500. A collection of over
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Puma announced that Spanish midfielder David Silva, whose extraordinary ball control and many assists earned him the name “El Mago” (the magician), has signed with PUMA Football. A crucial part of his country’s golden generation, Silva scored 35 goals for Spain’s national team in 124 appearances. At club level, Silva has delighted fans of Manchester since 2010 with 50 goals and 77
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Juventus hit another record on the stock exchange, closing trading with a share worth €1.343, an increase of 3.55 per cent from yesterday. The Bianconeri’s value has sky-rocketed in recent months, partly due to the Cristiano Ronaldo effect of signing the €100m Ballon d’Or winner from Real Madrid. Today they hit another all-time record with shares trading at €1.343, beating
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Manchester United want former Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane to replace Jose Mourinho if the Portuguese departs Old Trafford. Mourinho has become the bookies’ favourite to be the first Premier League manager to leave his job next season and United are already considering Zidane as a possible alternative, according to The Sun. The France legend will be available for free
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