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Real Madrid may have a comfortable 3-0 advantage over Galatasaray ahead of Tuesday’s Champions League quarterfinal, second leg here but coach Jose Mourinho is not resting on his laurels. The Portuguese boss, chasing a third European title with a third … read more »
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Tagged Barcelona, champions league, Denizlispor, IndepthAfrica, José Mourinho, madrid, real madrid, Real Madrid C.F, Uefa Champions League
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Zlatan Ibrahimovic will be hoping to haunt his former employers after Paris Saint-Germain drew Barcelona in the quarter-finals of the Champions League, the BBC has reported. The Swedish striker, who spent four seasons at Camp Nou, will be suspended … read more »
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Tagged Antonio Conte, Barcelona, Borussia Dortmund, champions league, Didier Drogba, IndepthAfrica, Paris Saint-Germain F.C., spain, Zlatan Ibrahimović
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Champions League: Round of 16/Matchday 3 Bayern Munich’s Toni Kross raises his arms in celebration after scoring past Arsenal’s Wojciech Szczesny early in Tuesday’s Champions League Round of 16 match in north London.Eddie Keogh/Reuters Bayern Munich’s Toni Kross raises his … read more »
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By Gowon Akpodonor, who was in Jo’burg HE stormed the dressing room of the Super Eagles looking cheerful despite his team’s unexpected elimination in the quarterfinal. His teammates, many of them looking dejected and frustrated, had to wait inside the … read more »
Posted in 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Article, Cote d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Soccer, Sports, West Africa
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Tagged champions league, Chelsea, Didier Drogba, Drogba, Galatasaray, IndepthAfrica, Shanghai, Uefa Champions League, Wesley Sneijder
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TEAM NEWS Defender Antonio Barragán is suspended for the home side, but Roberto Soldado returns from a ban. Sofiane Feghouli could also feature after his stint at the African Cup of Nations. But full-back Aly Cissokho misses out with a … read more »
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(Reuters) – Ivory Coast captain and former Chelsea striker Didier Drogba has left Shanghai Shenhua to sign a 1-1/2 year contract with Galatasaray, Turkish broadcaster CNN Turk said on Sunday. The channel did not give any more information and Galatasaray … read more »
Posted in 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria, Soccer, Sports
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Tagged Africa Cup of Nations, champions league, Chelsea, Chelsea FC, Didier Drogba, IndepthAfrica, Nicolas Anelka, Shanghai Shenhua F.C., Wesley Sneijder
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Cristiano Ronaldo will return with nine-times winners Real Madrid to Manchester United, where he developed into one of the world’s greatest forwards, and Lionel Messi’s Barcelona take on AC Milan in the Champions League last 16. Bayern Munich, last season’s … read more »
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Tagged 2012-13 Champions League, AC Milan, Barcelona, Borussia Dortmund, champions league, Cristiano Ronaldo, La Liga, Lionel Messi, Real Madrid C.F, Uefa Champions League
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By Shahan Ahmed On Wednesday night, the Champions League arrives at the Etihad Stadium as Group D, the “group of death,” takes center stage again for another round of play. English Premier League champion Manchester City, which suffered a heartbreaking … read more »
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Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini claims out-of-favour defender Kolo Toure is free to move to Bursaspor. Toure has fallen down the pecking order at Etihad Stadium after a six-month ban for failing a drugs test and has been linked with … read more »
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Manchester United are reportedly considering an approach for Everton star Leighton Baines after Sir Alex Ferguson admitted he is in the market for a left-back. Ferguson offered Reserve team pair Robbie Brady and Tyler Blackett the chance to establish themselves … read more »
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Manchester United have suffered a major pre-season injury blow after England defender Chris Smalling was ruled out for up to 10 weeks with a broken metatarsal. Smalling had been training at United’s Carrington HQ after recovering from a thigh injury … read more »
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Juventus are ready to drop out of the race to sign Robin van Persie and concentrate on Fiorentina’s Stevan Jovetic over fears they will be priced out of a move for the Dutchman. The Bianconeri are determined to add a … read more »
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Manchester United and Manchester City have made £15million bids for wantaway Arsenal striker Robin van Persie, who has refused to join his team-mates on the pre-season tour of the Far East. The Premier League giants have been joined in the … read more »
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It was back to business for Chelsea’s stars on Sunday as the European champions began preparations for their tour of America with a training session in Seattle. The Blues, who kick-start their four-match tour with a friendly against Seattle Sounders … read more »
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Tagged Africa football, Africa Nations Cup, Best Soccer Players, Brazil, bundesliga, champions league, Chelsea, Chelsea FC, Copa América, Europa League, football, games, Indepth Nigeria, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica Magazine, IndepthSoccer, Italia Serie A, La Liga, London, MLS, Premier League, premiership, Roberto Di Matteo, Roman Abramovich, Soccer, sports, Stamford Bridge, World cup, world footballers
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Different worlds: Mario Balotelli’s mum Rose Barwuah earns just £6 an hour He earns £120,000 a week, likes to drink vintage champagne straight from the bottle and once famously put hundreds of pounds on to a church collection plate. But … read more »
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As Didier Drogba touched down in China to begin the latest chapter of his glittering career, the Ivory Coast striker has called on two of his former Chelsea teammates to join him in Shanghai. Drogba, whose last action for the … read more »
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Jose Mourinho looks to have got one over his former club Chelsea with reports from Italy claiming Real Madrid are close to sealing an €8million deal for Internazionale full-back Maicon. Sport Mediaset claim the buccaneering Brazilian right-back, who turns 31 … read more »
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Tagged Africa football, Africa Nations Cup, André Villas Boas, Best Soccer Players, bundesliga, champions league, Copa América, Europa League, football, games, Indepth Nigeria, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica Magazine, IndepthSoccer, Italia Serie A, José Mourinho, La Liga, Luka Modrić, madrid, Maicon, Maicon Douglas Sisenando, MLS, Paulo Ferreira, premiership, Soccer, sports, World cup, world footballers
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Florent Malouda may have scuppered his proposed move from Chelsea to Santos due to his high wage demands though the Frenchman is still in talks with the Brazilian club. After a failing to consistently find a place in the Chelsea … read more »
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Tagged Africa football, Africa Nations Cup, Best Soccer Players, Brazil, bundesliga, champions league, Chelsea, Copa América, Europa League, Florent Malouda, football, games, Indepth Nigeria, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica Magazine, IndepthSoccer, Italia Serie A, La Liga, Lyon, MLS, Muricy Ramalho, premiership, Santos, Soccer, sports, Stamford Bridge, Vasco da Gama, World cup, world footballers
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Frenchman Patrice Carteron has succeeded compatriot Alain Giresse as the coach of Mali, the country’s football federation confirmed on Friday. His contract takes the team through the World Cup qualifiers until October next year. The 41-year-old takes over from Giresse, … read more »
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Tagged 2010 FIFA World Cup, 2014 FIFA World Cup, 2014 World Cup, Africa Cup of Nations, Africa football, Africa Nations Cup, Alain Giresse, Best Soccer Players, bundesliga, champions league, Copa América, Europa League, football, games, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Nigeria, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica Magazine, IndepthSoccer, Italia Serie A, La Liga, Mali, MLS, premiership, Soccer, sports, World cup, world footballers
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Tottenham manager Andre Villas-Boas has confirmed that he is interested in signing Manchester City striker Emmanuel Adebayor. The 28-year-old scored 17 goals in 33 league appearances for the north London club during a season-long loan spell last term and talks … read more »
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Tagged Africa football, Africa Nations Cup, André Villas Boas, Best Soccer Players, bundesliga, champions league, Copa América, Daniel Levy, Emmanuel Adebayor, Europa League, football, games, Indepth Nigeria, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica Magazine, IndepthSoccer, Italia Serie A, La Liga, London, Manchester City FC, MLS, Premier League, premiership, Soccer, sports, Tottenham, Tottenham Hotspur F.C., World cup, world footballers
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Nigeria international Yakubu Aiyegbeni says he is in good condition and hopes to make his debut for his new Chinese club in Sunday’s Guangzhou derby. The 29-year-old striker was officially unveiled by Guangzhou Fuli on Wednesday and told reporters he … read more »
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Nigeria’s Football Federation (NFF) is seeking friendly matches for the Super Eagles after English side Arsenal pulled out of a pre-season match. The setback has left Nigeria scrambling for games ahead of the 2013 African Cup of Nations qualifier against … read more »
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Tagged Africa football, Africa Nations Cup, Best Soccer Players, bundesliga, champions league, Chinedu Obasi, Copa América, Emmanuel Emenike, Europa League, football, games, Indepth Nigeria, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica Magazine, IndepthSoccer, Italia Serie A, Jay-Jay Okocha, John Mikel Obi, La Liga, MLS, Nigeria, Nigeria national football team, Obafemi Martins, premiership, Soccer, sports, Stephen Keshi, World cup, world footballers
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Cameroon coach Denis Lavagne wants Samuel Eto’o removed as captain when he returns from suspension later this year. Eto’o was given an eight-month ban for leading a strike last November when Cameroon refused to play a friendly in Algeria because … read more »
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Tagged Africa Cup of Nations, Africa football, Africa Nations Cup, Algeria, Best Soccer Players, bundesliga, Cameroon, Cape Verde, champions league, Copa América, Europa League, football, games, Indepth Nigeria, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica Magazine, IndepthSoccer, Italia Serie A, Javier Clemente, La Liga, MLS, premiership, Samuel Eto, Samuel Eto'o, Soccer, spain, sports, World cup, world footballers
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AC Milan have agreed to sell striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic and midfielder Thiago Silva to Paris Saint Germain, Italian media quoted club owner Silvio Berlusconi as saying on Thursday. “Yes, I have sold Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Thiago Silva to PSG. We’ll … read more »
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Tagged AC Milan, Africa football, Africa Nations Cup, Best Soccer Players, bundesliga, champions league, Copa América, Europa League, football, games, Gennaro Gattuso, Gianluca Zambrotta, Indepth Nigeria, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica Magazine, IndepthSoccer, Italia Serie A, La Liga, Milan, MLS, Paris Saint-Germain FC, premiership, Silvio Berlusconi, Soccer, sports, Thiago Silva, World cup, world footballers, Zlatan Ibrahimović
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Vincent Kompany described Manchester City’s injury-time title triumph as a ‘miracle’ after the most dramatic ending to a Premier League season left Roberto Mancini claiming he felt “90 years old”. With City trailing 2-1 to 10-man Queens Park Rangers as … read more »
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Tagged champions league, Indian Premier League, Manchester City v QPR Preview, premier league 2011-12 calendar, premier league 2011-12 fixtures, premier league 2011-12 kits, premier league 2011-12 results, premier league 2011-12 schedule, premier league 2011-12 table, premier league 2011-12 transfers, premier league fixtures, premier league highlights, premier league results, premier league table, premier league top scorers, premier league transfers, scottish premier league 2011-12
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English football has been around for over a century and its modern form, the Premier League has been in action for 20 years. But none of those previous campaigns could ever come close to matching the 2011/12 season for sheer … read more »
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Tagged champions league, Indian Premier League, Manchester City v QPR Preview, premier league 2011-12 calendar, premier league 2011-12 fixtures, premier league 2011-12 kits, premier league 2011-12 results, premier league 2011-12 schedule, premier league 2011-12 table, premier league 2011-12 transfers, premier league fixtures, premier league highlights, premier league results, premier league table, premier league top scorers, premier league transfers, scottish premier league 2011-12
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Incredible, unforgettable, crazy. Three words that were so synonymous with a final day of football in the English Premier League that was emotionally unlike any other. If the 1989 title showdown between Arsenal and Liverpool could spawn a book and … read more »
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Tagged champions league, Indian Premier League, Manchester City v QPR Preview, premier league 2011-12 calendar, premier league 2011-12 fixtures, premier league 2011-12 kits, premier league 2011-12 results, premier league 2011-12 schedule, premier league 2011-12 table, premier league 2011-12 transfers, premier league fixtures, premier league highlights, premier league results, premier league table, premier league top scorers, premier league transfers, scottish premier league 2011-12
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Manchester United are already planning for their assault on next season’s league title – and it seems they will be doing much of their shopping in Dortmund. A deal for Shinji Kagawa, Borussia’s attacking midfielder, has been nearing completion in … read more »
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Tagged champions league, Indian Premier League, Manchester City v QPR Preview, premier league 2011-12 calendar, premier league 2011-12 fixtures, premier league 2011-12 kits, premier league 2011-12 results, premier league 2011-12 schedule, premier league 2011-12 table, premier league 2011-12 transfers, premier league fixtures, premier league highlights, premier league results, premier league table, premier league top scorers, premier league transfers, scottish premier league 2011-12
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Sergio Aguero won the Premier League title for Manchester City with a winning strike against 10-man QPR – four minutes into stoppage time at the Etihad Stadium. City appeared destined to suffer the most remarkable collapse in Premier League history … read more »
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Tagged champions league, Indian Premier League, Manchester City v QPR Preview, Manchester City: The Premier League 2011-12 Champions, premier league 2011-12 calendar, premier league 2011-12 fixtures, premier league 2011-12 kits, premier league 2011-12 results, premier league 2011-12 schedule, premier league 2011-12 table, premier league 2011-12 transfers, premier league fixtures, premier league highlights, premier league results, premier league table, premier league top scorers, premier league transfers, scottish premier league 2011-12
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