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Western United FC show a glimpse of the preparations going into their debut season in the A-League. The head of Football Federation Australia has promised that anyone found guilty of match-fixing will be banned from football for life. Melbourne Victory have bolstered their midfield with the signing of experienced Albania international Migjen Basha on a
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Edson Alvarez didn’t want to hear Frank De Boer’s criticism of his play. Mexico international Edson Alvarez was unhappy with Ajax youth coach and club legend Ronald de Boer‘s comments about the 21-year-old lacking the creativity to play as a central midfielder against certain teams. De Boer suggested that he wasn’t yet sure whether Alvarez
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PSG forward Kylian Mbappe with the Coupe de la Ligue trophy in 2018. The French football league says it’s ending the League Cup competition after this season’s edition. The decision comes as the European Club Association pushes for cuts in national fixture schedules to create more space for an expanded Champions League in 2024. The
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ESPN FC’s Steve Nicol details how Marcus Rashford has transformed into the most important piece of the puzzle at Manchester United. Manchester United have signed defender Victor Lindelof to a long-term contract that will keep him at the club at least until June 2024, the club announced on Wednesday. The deal includes an option to
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9:43 PM ET Josef Martinez scored twice to extend his MLS-record goal-scoring streak to 15 games as visiting Atlanta United defeated FC Cincinnati 2-0 on Wednesday to tighten the Eastern Conference race. In avoiding its first three-game losing streak in its third year of existence, Atlanta (16-11-3, 51 points) moved to within six points of
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ESPN FC’s Steve Nicol details how Marcus Rashford has transformed into the most important piece of the puzzle at Manchester United. Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has said he is “excited” about Red Bull Salzburg striker Erling Braut Haaland following his Champions League heroics. Haaland, 19, has enjoyed an incredible start to the season and
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ESPN FC’s Steve Nicol cannot find a positive thing to say about Real Madrid’s performance in their 3-0 defeat at PSG. Frank Leboeuf joins the ESPN FC crew to break down how Paris Saint-Germain came together as a team to defeat Real Madrid 3-0 in the Champions League. Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane fumed at
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Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino accused his players of not respecting the plan after they squandered a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 away to Olympiakos in their Champions League opener on Wednesday. The visitors looked in control after 30 minutes following Harry Kane‘s penalty and Lucas Moura‘s superb strike, but Olympiakos hit back before half-time through
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