Football: Chelsea's success next season hinges on transfer ban being lifted, says former striker Jimmy Floyd HasselbainkSINGAPORE - Maurizio Sarri should be given more time as Chelsea manager, but the club's success next season will also depend greatly on whether it succeeds in getting a transfer ban lifted.That's the...
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Football: Morata double gives Spain win over defensive MaltaTA'QALI, Malta (REUTERS) - Spain beat a highly defensive Malta side 2-0 away from home with a goal in each half from Alvaro Morata to move top of their Euro 2020 qualifying group on Tuesday (March 26) as Luis Enrique's side made it two wins out of two games.Malta...
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Emery urges fired-up Gunners to keep cool headsLONDON • Unai Emery has called on his players to "control their emotions" with Arsenal staring at a Europa League exit at the last-16 stage unless they can overturn a 3-1 deficit against Rennes in the second leg today.Sokratis Papastathopoulos' sending-off proved costly...
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Klopp could miss United clash with touchline banLONDON • Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp could miss the crucial Premier League clash at Manchester United on Feb 24.The German is facing a touchline ban or a fine after being charged by the Football Association (FA) for comments he made about referee Kevin Friend after his...
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Arsenal pay price for dismal displayENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUEEverton 1Arsenal 0LONDON • Just when it seemed Arsenal had discovered the resolve and momentum to propel themselves into next season's Champions League, they reverted to being, well, Arsenal.The old flaws of recent years - weak defending and character in particular...
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Football: Delighted Klopp tells players to stay focusedLONDON (AFP) - Jurgen Klopp refused to get carried away with the growing expectation that Liverpool can lift the league title for the first time in 29 years saying his players must stay focussed after they thrashed Arsenal 5-1 on Saturday (Dec 29).Roberto Firmino's...
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Football: Aubameyang ready to start for Arsenal against NapoliLONDON (REUTERS) - Arsenal manager Unai Emery says striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang will be ready to start Thursday's Europa League quarter-final first leg at home to Napoli after illness kept him on the bench for their past two games."He had a small problem...
