Football
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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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Birkirkara president plans to reinforce squad for next season
Heartened by Birkirkara’s amazing title triumph, club president Joe Zammit is already planning to strengthen the squad for next season. Birkirkara secured their fourth Premier League crown after coming from a goal down to beat Hibernians 3-1 in a...
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Watford reach play-off final
Troy Deeney’s last-minute goal earned Watford a dramatic 3-1 win over Leicester City yesterday and a place in the Championship play-off final with a 3-2 aggregate victory. Leicester, trailing 2-1 after winning the first leg 1-0, looked poised to...
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Ferguson wins emotional final game at Old Trafford
Alex Ferguson’s last home match in charge of Manchester United ended in a 2-1 Premier League victory over Swansea City as the Old Trafford crowd gave their long-serving manager a warm and emotional send-off yesterday. Defender Rio Ferdinand struck...
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Adebayor strikes late winner for Spurs
Emmanuel Adebayor struck late to earn Tottenham Hotspur a 2-1 Premier League victory at Stoke City yesterday that kept their slim hopes of Champions League qualification alive. David Moyes, Alex Ferguson’s replacement, watched Everton beat West Ham...
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Milan held in match halted by racist jeers
Milan, needing a win to clinch a Champions League play-off place, had Sulley Muntari sent off in the first half before drawing 0-0 at home with Roma last night in a match interrupted by racist behaviour from visiting fans. Ghanaian midfielder...
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PSG secure title
Paris St Germain celebrated their first Ligue 1 title in 19 years following a 1-0 win at Lyon last night. Jeremy Menez’s 53rd-minute strike was enough to end the capital club’s long wait to reclaim the French crown and seal a first title since their...
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Football results
Primera LigaVallecano vs Valencia 0-4; R. Betis vs Celta Vigo 1-0; Atl. Madrid vs Barcelona 1-2; Malaga vs Sevilla 0-0; Espanyol vs R. Madrid 1-1. Playing today (22.00 R. Sociedad vs Granada. Leading standings: Barcelona 91; R. Madrid 81; A. Madrid...
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Barca celebrate title with Atletico comeback win
A bizarre own-goal from Atletico Madrid captain Gabi helped newly-crowned La Liga champions Barcelona celebrate as they recovered to win 2-1 at the Calderon yesterday. Radamel Falcao had threatened to spoil Barca’s title party when he struck in the...
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Top Barca official rules out major changes to squad
Barcelona turned their attentions to strengthening the squad for next season after securing their fourth La Liga title in five years. “There’ll only be a few changes,” Barcelona vice-president Josep Bartomeu told Barca TV. “It’s a very competitive...
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Manchester City set to sack Mancini – reports
Manchester City are reportedly set to sack manager Roberto Mancini later this week. The Blues have not commented about the stories, however the Italian has been under increasing pressure over the past couple of weeks amid apparent City interest in...
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