Football
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Manchester City sack manager Mancini
Manchester City sacked manager Roberto Mancini late Monday following his team’s feeble defence of the Premier League title they won exactly one year ago. Manchester United regained the title last month with four games to spare and City were then...
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Cup winners Wigan go down after Arsenal loss
Wigan Athletic became the first team to be relegated from England’s top flight in the same season as winning the FA Cup after they lost 4-1 at Arsenal in the Premier League last night. The victory keeps Arsenal in pole position to claim fourth spot...
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Kaka, Ronaldinho out of Brazil squad
World Cup winners Ronaldinho and Kaka were both left out of the Brazil’s Confederations Cup squad on Tuesday as coach Luiz Felipe Scolari opted for youth ahead of experience. Manchester United full-back Rafael and Chelsea midfielder Ramires, who has...
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Roma’s racism fine not enough – Blatter
FIFA president Sepp Blatter has criticised the 50,000 euro fine handed to Roma for racist behaviour by their fans, describing the sanction as too weak and unacceptable. Blatter said he would call the Italian football federation, who he said had not...
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No turning back for Napoli after Serie A surge
There were mixed feelings at the San Paolo stadium at the end of Napoli’s 2-1 win over relegated Siena on Sunday. The good news was that Napoli had come from 0-1 down to record their 23rd success of the season and consolidate the runners-up spot in...
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Bayern’s Heynckes to end Bundesliga coaching career
Bayern Munich coach Jupp Heynckes will sit on the coaching bench for a Bundesliga game for the last time when the champions meet his former club Borussia Moenchengladbach in the season finale on Saturday, and hinted yesterday that he might...
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Right time to go says Ferguson
Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson insists the huge numbers that attended Monday’s Premier League trophy parade have not prompted him to ponder another retirement U-turn. Ferguson claimed the scale of the parade even eclipsed that which...
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Drogba points out some home truths to Fener fan
Galatasaray striker Didier Drogba hit back at a Fenerbahce fan who waved a banana towards him and team-mate Emmanuel Eboue during the weekend’s league encounter by highlighting some home truths about racism. Ivory Coast players Eboue and Drogba, who...
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Football news
England midfielder Jack Wilshere will have a minor operation on his ankle at the end of the season, ruling him out of the friendlies against Ireland and Brazil. The 21-year-old, seen as an integral part of Roy Hodgson’s plans for the World Cup,...
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Sporting briefs
FA Youth Cup: Norwich won the club’s first FA Youth Cup since 1983 with a hard-earned 3-2 second-leg victory over holders Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. The Canaries were defending a slender 1-0 advantage from the first leg following a stoppage-time...
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Italian football culture “backward”
Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri condemned Italian soccer culture as backward yesterday after his team’s match at home against Roma on Sunday was interrupted by racist chanting from fans. Allegri also criticised the interruption, during which...
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Coach decision at season end says Moratti
Inter president Massimo Moratti will not make any decision on the long-term future of head coach Andrea Stramaccioni until the Serie A season draws to a close next weekend. The Nerazzurri have endured a difficult campaign that now sees them...
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Preziosi considering Del Neri U-turn
Genoa president Enrico Preziosi is considering recalling Luigi Del Neri to the Rossoblu hotseat for the 2013-14 campaign, despite watching current coach Davide Ballardini secure survival in Serie A on Sunday. A dismal start to the season left Genoa...
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Zaha fires Palace into playoff final
Wilfried Zaha scored both goals as Crystal Palace beat Brighton and Hove Albion 2-0 last night to reach the Championship playoff final where they will face Watford. The two sides were level 0-0 after Friday’s first leg and it took until the 69th...
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Manchester United parade Premier League trophy
Sir Alex Ferguson has challenged Manchester United’s Premier League title winners to make it a hat-trick in the next two seasons. Ferguson retires after Sunday’s trip to West Brom but he was very much in charge for yesterday’s trophy parade from Old...
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Wigan boss Martinez focused on survival
Wigan manager Roberto Martinez insists the club’s FA Cup triumph will not be a distraction as the fight for Premier League survival comes down to a make-or-break night at Arsenal today. The Spaniard believes the Latics, who need six points from...
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Ghedin, Farrugia agree... tactical change key to Birkirkara’s win
Malta coach Pietro Ghedin and Ray Farrugia, the U-21 mentor, hail Birkirkara as worthy champions after the Stripes again showed remarkable resilience, bouncing back from a goal down to beat Hibs 3-1 in Saturday’s title decider. National coach Pietro...
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Al-Khelaifi rejects Real move for Ancelotti
Paris St Germain president Nasser al-Khelaifi claims the club have rejected an approach from Real Madrid for the services of their title-winning coach Carlo Ancelotti. PSG secured their first Ligue 1 title in 19 years on Sunday night with a 1-0 win...
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Football news
Phillip Cocu has been appointed PSV Eindhoven coach on a four-year deal. The 42-year-old replaces Dick Advocaat, who had previously stated his intention to step down at the end of the season if PSV failed to win the league title. With the club...
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Sporting briefs
Gattuso: Gennaro Gattuso became the fifth coach this season to be sacked by FC Sion when he was dismissed following a 5-0 rout at St Gallen. Gattuso had taken on the role of player-coach in February but managed only 10 points from 11 league games...
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