Friday, May 25, 2018

A dentist agent, Messi the dog: meet the Real Madrid and Liverpool teams

Football | The Guardian
A dentist agent, Messi the dog: meet the Real Madrid and Liverpool teams

On the eve of the Champions League final we uncover the less well-known stories behind the players who will line up in Kiev

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Thursday, May 24, 2018

West Ham: James Collins and Patrice Evra to leave this summer

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West Ham: James Collins and Patrice Evra to leave this summer
West Ham: James Collins and Patrice Evra to leave this summer
Defenders James Collins and Patrice Evra will leave West Ham when their contracts expire on 30 June.

Wednesday, May 23, 2018

Monaco chief Vasilyev: I told Mbappe of €180M Real Madrid offer

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Monaco chief Vasilyev: I told Mbappe of €180M Real Madrid offer
Monaco chief Vasilyev: I told Mbappe of €180M Real Madrid offer

AS Monaco vice-president Vadim Vasilyev has revealed Real Madrid were willing to pay 180m for Kylian Mbappe last summer.

Mbappe eventually joined PSG on-loan this season, with the option to sign permanently for a fee rising to 180m.

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Sunday, May 20, 2018

Saturday, May 19, 2018

Manchester City seek to salvage season with Champions League place

Football | The Guardian
Manchester City seek to salvage season with Champions League place
In April Nick Cushing’s charges were on course for the treble of WSL, FA Cup and Champions League. A few weeks later and securing second place is all that remains open to them

When Manchester City announced that their women’s team would be embarking on a ground-breaking tour of the United States this summer a glorious treble remained within the grasp of Nick Cushing’s side.

It was April and optimism at the Etihad Campus, where Cushing’s players share many facilities with Pep Guardiola’s Premier League champions, was high. Then the setbacks began. First, City lost an FA Cup semi-final to Emma Hayes’s Chelsea and then Lyon knocked them out at the same stage of the Champions League, before Hayes’s team clinched the Women’s Super League title.

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