* Dane says he had refused club’s request to change backroom staff * Adds Swansea took nine days to explain why he had been sacked * Laudrup says he had been committed to staying at Swansea (Adds Swansea quotes, extra Laudrup quotes) By Mark Pangallo LONDON, Feb 18 (Reuters) – Michael Laudrup said on Tuesday […]
Feb 16 (Infostrada Sports) – Summaries from the Ligue 1 matches on Sunday Sunday, February 16St Etienne 1 Brandao 90+2 Olympique Marseille 1 Nicolas N’Koulou 64 Halftime: 0-0; Attendance: 32,024- – -Evian Thonon Gaillard FC 2 Kevin Berigaud 15, Cedric Mongongu 64pen Lille 2 Divock Origi 23, Ryan Mendes Da Graca 90+3 Halftime: 1-1; Attendance: […]
Feb 15 (Reuters) – Luc Castaignos and Dusan Tadic scored second-half goals as Twente Enschede beat Vitesse Arnhem 2-0 on Saturday to move to within one point of leaders Ajax Amsterdam in the Dutch league. Ajax play Heerenveen at home on Sunday. For Vitesse, who had done much of the early running this season, it […]
Qatar issued new guidelines Tuesday aimed at protecting thousands of expatriate workers employed on construction projects for the finals of the 2022 World Cup. The gas-rich Gulf state has faced mounting criticism from human rights groups over the safety and working conditions of migrants working in its booming construction industry. Its Supreme Committee for Delivery […]
By Paulo Prada RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – A Brazilian television cameraman was pronounced brain dead by surgeons at a Rio de Janeiro hospital Monday, four days after a firework lit by a protester struck him in the head. His death, the first in Brazil this year protests that threaten to disrupt the World Cup […]
By Terry Daley ROME, Feb 8 (Reuters) – Goals from Josip Ilicic and Rafal Wolski spurred Fiorentina to a 2-0 victory over a spirited but limited Atalanta on Saturday, with the visitors reduced to 10 men for the last 10 minutes. Vincenzo Montella’s side moved up to 44 points in fourth place after Slovenia international […]
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Bayern Munich share their Allianz Arena stadium with second-division 1860 Munich, but with Valentines day looming, a tiff has emerged between the neighbouring clubs — over who is the sexiest. The bragging over which Munich club has the most sex appeal started when 1860's new CEO Markus Rejek boasted "1860 has much more sex than […]
AC Milan striker Mario Balotelli on Wednesday finally acknowledged he was the father of his daughter Pia, two months after failing to attend a hearing in Italy aimed at establishing paternity. In a message on Twitter, Balotelli wrote: "Finally the TRUTH :-)??…PIA … Sweet child of mine !!! your Dad." Italy striker Balotelli is no […]
Feb 2 (Infostrada Sports) – Results and standings from the Dutch championship matches on Sunday Sunday, February 2Twente Enschede 3 SC Cambuur 1 Utrecht 1 Ajax Amsterdam 1 NEC Nijmegen 1 Go Ahead Eagles Deventer 1 RKC Waalwijk 2 PSV Eindhoven 0 Saturday, February 1AZ Alkmaar 2 Groningen 0 Heracles Almelo 1 NAC Breda 2 […]
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