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June 2, 2026
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Laurent Blanc playing both sides of the racial divide

France continues to be rocked by after shocks stemming from its World Cup debacle. Mediapart, a Paris based journal...
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Against Liverpool Newcastle find themselves South Bound Suarez

szólj hozzá: Liverpool – Newcastle 3:0 Luis Suarez seems hellbent on consigning Fernando Torres to the wayback machine and...
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Ramsey’s goal is not just a goal

szólj hozzá: A1-0M Arsenal’s matches of late come with advisories so this is a rare opportunity to enjoy an...
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Europa Cup SF, first leg: Cardozo powers Benfica past Braga

Oscar Cardozo’s free kick traversed a perfect arc to beat Braga’s Artur for the winning goal. The Paraguayan had...
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Europa Cup SF, first leg: Porto’s Colombians put Villarreal to the sword

Radamel Falcao scored four goals while Freddy Guarin scored one and provided two assists as Porto sank the Yellow...
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Mourinho confronts UEFA with his sob story

The fall out over Wednesday’s El Crassico continues. UEFA has decided to open disciplinary cases into both Real Madrid...
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Monterrey ends Real Salt Lake’s dream

Yesterday was not a good day for clubs named Real. Humberto “El Chupete” Suazo scored the winning goal for...
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CL semi-final, first leg: Two sublime Messi moments stun Real

Spare a thought for Wolfgang Stark. For about 75 minutes this was the El Crassico as players dived, pulled,...
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Real Salt Lake on the cusp of making history

Can RSL mail it in? CONCACAF Champions League Finals, second leg: Real Salt Lake vs Monterrey, 10 PM ET,...
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Pep Guardiola lays into Mourinho

The lead in to Barca vs Real is just as fascinating. The normally composed Pep Guardiola finally lays into...
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Albert Einstein channels Mourinho

“I am looking at you, Jose” Yesterday: Mourinho said: “I told my players there was someone called Albert, Albert...
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Raul leads Schalke. Shocker? Perhaps

Champions League Semi Finals, First Leg Its almost rote now but Real Madrid’s rejects will do well in their...
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Roberto Carlos heralds Anzhi Makhachkala’s revolution

szólj hozzá: roberto carlos debüt The ageless Roberto Carlos who many thought would finish his career in Corinthians made...
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Edin Dzeko ends his goal drought

szólj hozzá: Blackburn 0-1 Manchester City Fernando Torres toiled for 703 minutes to finally score his first Chelsea goal....
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Arsenal vs Bolton: All the painful highlights

szólj hozzá: Bolton vs Arsenal 2-1 Highligh Highlights with doomsday soundtrack. Painfully familiar patterns repeated themselves. For the umpteenth...
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Chicharito Hernandez’s late goal sinks Everton

The real PFA player of the year scores another magnificent goal. By now we are well acquainted by Chicharito...
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Bob Houghton resigns

While the Indian cricket team did the country proud by winning the World Cup, Indian football took a step...
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Gino Coutinho: Full time goalkeeper, part time pot grower

A cleverly photoshopped jersey leaves no doubt as to Gino Coutinho’s sponsors. The ADO Den Haag goalkeeper is facing...
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Real Madrid drops the Copa Del Rey

Footage of Sergio Ramos dropping the trophy atop the bus cruising the Madrid streets celebrating their Copa Del Rey...
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Messi is lasered

szólj hozzá: Messi lézer Real Madrid fans take to a laser to distract the world’s best footballer. First at...
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Arsenal vs Spurs in a cracking game

szólj hozzá: Tottenham vs Arsenal 3:3 Gone are the days you could turn to Spurs for comic relief. Nowadays...
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Arsene Wenger’s Enter the Void dilemma

In Gaspar Noe’s “Enter the Void”, the soul of the deceased protagonist floats above the streets of Tokyo in...
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Neil Lennon gets a gift that goes boom

A few days ago, Neil Lennon had talked about the scourge of sectarianism underlining the Old Firm rivalry and...
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Will Jose Mourinho resign if he fails to beat Barca?

Jose Mourinho has already lost the Liga. What if he loses the Copa Del Rey and the Champions League...
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Newcastle hold Man Utd to a goalless draw

szólj hozzá: Newcastle v United longer Good news for Arsenal in ordinary circumstances but we’re talking of a mentally...
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Fabregas says club has a choice: Wenger’s experiment or win titles

Cesc Fabregas who Arsene Wenger spirited away from Barca as a 16 year old to lead the charge in...
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Serie: AC Milan sink Sampdoria, 3-0

Every time one writes off Clarence Seedorf he comes up with the goods. Antonio Cassano scored against his former...
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Serie: Inter’s season goes south against Parma

Pint sized Sebastian Giovinco and Juventus reject Amauri give the dairy farmers a 2-0 win over Internazionale. And once...
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Pepe gives Messi a lecture on sanity!

Those who saw El Clasico this weekend saw Leo Messi kick the ball into the stands in a moment...
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Jack Wilshere wins PFA’s young player of the year

Jack Wilshere his fighting spirit on the pitch. Good on ye, Jack. The one Arsenal player who’s shown consistent...
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FA Cup semi-final: Stoke humiliates Bolton, 5-0

Bolton’s defending was shambolic. They made Kieran Richardson look like Leo Messi. And Stoke showed it helps to crack...
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Arsenal vs Liverpool: 1-1

112 minutes and two penalties later. Btw, a weak goal kick by Wojciech Szczesny that barely cleared the half...
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Arsenal are a team of mental midgets

But does he love Arsenal? God is a Man Utd fan 96 minutes of almost nothingness. Then a dodgy...
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FA Cup semi-final: Magical Mystery Toure

Edwin Van Der Sar so magnificent in the Chelsea match manages a weak clearance. Michael Carrick enjoying a rejuvenation...
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Europa Cup: Benfica overcome PSV Eindhoven (6-3 agg)

Portugese giants Benfica drew PSV Eindhoven after falling behind two goals as the spectacularly named Balázs Dzsudzsák and Jeremain...
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Roman Abramovich: “My team has no personality”

The above headline is not written as mere sensationalism. It is what Abramovich thought of his team after they...
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Maradona’s missing Golden Ball melted down to gold bars

Captured crime lord Salvatore Lo Russo reveals in his testimony what happened to Diego Maradona’s Golden Ball trophy won...
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Will CR 7 steal Messi’s thunder in El Clasico?

The bedrock of Spanish football will be strip mined in a series of four encounters between Real Madrid and...
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Carlo Ancelotti should stay: Lack of choices, rebuilding challenge

Guus Hiddink left Stamford Bridge after his four month cameo righted the ship. The Premiership proved out of range...
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Champions League QF: Schalke complete their embarrassment of Inter

Before we say Raul and make no mistake this was all the former Real Madrid man, we’ve to say...
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If you’re wondering where Ruud Gullit is …..

He is in the capital of Chechnya coaching Terek Grozny, a football club whose chief patron is Chechen warlord...
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Berlusconi: Ibra “a waste of money”

The AC Milan striker came back from a 3 match ban and is promptly sent off for three more...
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Champions League QF: Man Utd get through Chelsea 2-1 (3-1 agg)

Man Utd looked sharper and decisive when they had the ball while Chelsea had more of it without looking...
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Ancelotti is paying for Abramovich’s £50m folly

“Hey Roman! Look at this classy spittoon.” Can we lay the £50m Torres boondoggle squarely on Roman Abramovich? Except...
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How is Stan Kroenke financing his Arsenal takeover?

The biggest news over the weekend was 41 year old Jens Lehmann’s return and the commanding difference he made...
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Wenger: Less a manager, more a savant

Look to the future is Arsene Wenger’s mantra once again. Don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater maybe...
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Neymar basks with a mask

Great goal by Neymar against Colo Colo in the Copa Libertadores which sets off a celebration that is borderline...
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Joey Barton: Pundit and man of letters

The man can be a short fused nightmare on and off the pitch but he speaks the truth. Spot...
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Champions League QF: Barca destroy Shakhtar

5-1. With goals from Iniesta (who had a brilliant game), Dani Alves, Gerard Pique, Seydou Keita, and Xavi Hernandez....
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Evra’s foul on Ramires was a clear penalty

Sir Alex might feel a bit more at equilibrium right now. Somehow this time the dark forces that haunt...
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LeBron James becomes a Liverpool stakeholder

Liverpool fans can expect NBA superstar LeBron James to be present in their midst at Anfield taking in a...
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Birmingham’s psychic blow

Much has been said of the huge damage done by Birmingham’s victory over Arsenal in the Carling Cup finals....
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Dejan Stankovic’s 50 metre goal against Genoa

Almost two years ago, Stankovic lashed an equally spectacular volley from midfield past Marco Amelia. Compare this to the...
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A Real spanking: Spurs get torched 4-0

The match was lost in the first 15 minutes. Aaron Lennon taken ill before the match was replaced by...
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