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Looking to continue on what has been a real romp on home soil, New York will welcome Philadelphia to the Red Bull Arena in the early hours of Friday morning.
New York Red Bulls
Starting with the hosts, while New York might have been disappointed by the way they ended June, The Red Bulls certainly bounced back in some style last time out. Despite making the trip to a high-flying Orlando City outfit earlier in the week, Gerhard Struber s side picked up an eye-catching 2-1 win on the road and they have continued to impress since bringing in the former Barnsley boss. Now with their sights firmly set on breaking back into the top-seven in the Eastern Conference, the former MLS champions have bounced back from that action-packed 3-2 loss a…
Despite watching his team struggle to deliver on the big stage, coach Gerardo Martino claimed Argentina deserved to win the Copa America Centenario.
In a centenary tournament that promised so much, it ended in more disappointment for Argentina, who lost 4-2 on penalties in a rematch of last year s final following 120 minutes of goalless action, which was overshadowed by red cards to Mauricio Diaz and Marcos Rojo in the first half in New Jersey on Sunday.
Captain Lionel Messi skied his spot-kick over the bar, while Lucas Biglia s missed penalty proved decisive after Gonzalo Higuain and Sergio Aguero failed to find the net in regulation as Argentina lost a third consecutive major final, with the South American giants still waiting to snap 23-year title drought.
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Michael Ballack feels Borussia Dortmund have recruited well this close season but still thinks they lack the personality to challenge Bayern Munich.
Dortmund have seen Mats Hummels join Bayern and lost Ilkay Gundogan and Henrikh Mkhitaryan since the end of the 2015/16 campaign but brought in the likes of Mario Gotze, Andre Schurrle and Ousmane Dembele as replacements.
And former Germany and Bayern midfielder Ballack feels Thomas Tuchel s side are in for another strong season.
He told Omnisport: I think Dortmund can compensate [for the departures] although Hummels is a heavy loss.
Gundogan is also an outstanding player but he was injured a lot while Mkhitaryan only had one good year, the last one.
They already have players that can plug thos…
Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain will visit Montpellier on the first weekend of the 2013-14 season after the fixtures were released.
The Parisian giants were handed a tough fixture to start their title defence, which begins on the weekend of August 10, with Montpellier the 2011-12 champions.
In each of the last three Ligue 1 seasons, the title holder has failed to win their first match, and PSG will be looking to break that hoodoo at Stade de la Mosson.
Another much-anticipated fixture of the first weekend will see big-spending Monaco on the road to Bordeaux.
Monaco – who have already spent more than 125 million euros in the off-season securing the likes of Radamel Falcao, James Rodriguez and Joao Moutinho – were only promoted from Ligue 2 last term.
Their first top-fl…
Sunderland A.F.C. have submitted a loan offer to Udinese Calcio for highly-rated striker Czech Republic international striker Matej Vydra, .
A number of English Premier League clubs, including the likes of Crystal Palace and West Ham United, are reportedly keen on the Football League Championship Player of the Year, who scored 22 goals in 45 league appearances while on loan at Watford last season.
Vydra, who is also attracting interest from Bundesliga side Werder Bremen, is currently valued at around £8 million by the Zebrette.
The 21-year-old talisman is currently the first choice striker for Czech Republic boss Michal Bílek.
It is correct that Sunderland are interested, but they are interested in a loan at the moment. They don t want …
Dean Windass, the veteran striker who fired Hull into the Premier League last year, has been released by the club.
Windass, 40, scored the winner in 2008 Championship play-off final but he found himself sidelined during his hometown club s first season in the top flight.
Midfielder Ryan France, one of a handful of players to have played for Hull in all four tiers of English football, has also been released, along with former Sunderland and Leeds striker Michael Bridges and former England under-21 midfielder John Welsh.
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Manchester United have agreed to sell Cristiano Ronaldo to Real Madrid for a world record 80 million pounds, the club said .
Manchester United have received a world-record, unconditional offer of 80 million pounds for Cristiano Ronaldo from Real Madrid, said a statement on its website, under the headline Reds accept £80m Ronaldo bid.
The statement continued: At Cristiano s request who has again expressed his desire to leave and after discussion with the player s representatives, United have agreed to give Real Madrid permission to talk to the player.
Matters are expected to be concluded by 30 June. The club will not comment until further notice.
Ronaldo described his move as historic , according to comments in the British press Friday.
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N Golo Kante was omitted as Frank Lampard named his first starting line-up since returning to Chelsea as caretaker manager, with the midfielder rested ahead of the Blues Champions League trip to Real Madrid.
Lampard opted to make two changes to Chelsea s side for Saturday s Premier League trip to Wolves, introducing England internationals Raheem Sterling and Conor Gallagher.
With Chelsea reverting to a back four after Bruno Saltor used a 3-5-2 system in Tuesday s goalless draw with Liverpool, Ben Chilwell was dropped to the bench and Kante was absent entirely.
Kante made his first Premier League start since last August against Liverpool, having missed the majority of the campaign with a hamstring injury.
However, Lampard played down any concerns regarding…
James Rodriguez says he would walk from Qatar to Valencia in order to join the LaLiga club.
The Colombia international only joined Al-Rayyan from Everton last September, but is eager for another move before the transfer window closes on Thursday.
James is contracted to the Stars League side until June 2024, but the former Real Madrid playmaker wants to link up with Valencia s new signing Edinson Cavani for another spell in Spain.
Speaking to El Chiringuito on Twitch, the 31-year-old said: If it were up to me, I would go there [Valencia] on foot. But if I went on foot I would arrive late because then the transfer market closes.
Seriously, it s a great club with a good fan base and now Cavani has arrived too. If they want someone to assist Cavani, I m th…
Newcastle Jets striker Roy O Donovan was handed a 10-match ban for his awful challenge on Lawrence Thomas in the A-League Grand Final.
O Donovan was sent off late in the Jets 1-0 loss to Melbourne Victory in the decider on May 5 after a studs-up challenge to the face of goalkeeper Thomas.
The 32-year-old was given a 10-game ban – which includes A-League and FFA Cup matches – by the Football Federation Australia (FFA) independent disciplinary and ethics committee on Friday.
The Jets announced they would appeal the decision, the club describing themselves as extremely disappointed with the ban.
The club has been informed of Roy O Donovan s suspension following a meeting of the Independent Disciplinary and Ethics Committee.
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