Category: Headlines
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Barcelona close in on Suarez
Catalan daily Mundo Deportivo have reported that Barcelona are close to agreeing a deal to sign Liverpool striker Luis Suarez. Fresh off the back for a two goal performance against England in the World Cup for his country – Uruguay, Suarez has once again attracted the interest of Barcelona and Real Madrid, who have been…
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FT: Uruguay 2-1 England
England are on the brink of elimination after two Luis Suarez goals saw them lose to Uruguay 2-1 on Thursday night. Liverpool’s Luis Suarez returned from injury just in time to face England and he almost opened the scoring after five minutes but keeper Joe Hart was equal to his effort and palmed the ball…
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Arsenal hold another meeting with Super Mario agents
Arsenal held more meetings with the representatives of Mario Balotelli and is it understood that a £27m deal is now set to be completed. The Italian striker is currently at the World Cup with his country and scored against England in their 2-1 win last week, prompting more interest from a number of clubs who…
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Spain crash out of the World Cup
Spain have crashed out of the World Cup following a 2-0 defeat to Chile, sending shock waves across the World after years of dominance in international football. Spain started slow against Chile and that allowed Eduardo Vargas to test the quality of Iker Casillas, shooting from distance but his shot went wide of the Real Madrid keeper’s goal.…
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FT: Germany 4-0 Portugal
Reporter : Mark Young Follow @markyoung1988 A Thomas Muller hat trick and a Pepe red card assisted Germany to a 4-0 rout of Portugal in their opening Group G encounter on Tuesday. Muller was in the right places at the right time and even played a part as the red mist descended over…
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Barcelona sign Ivan Rakitic
Barcelona have completed the signing of Ivan Rakitic from Sevilla, with Denis Suarez being loaned out to the Andalusian club in return. The Croatian midfielder was arguably the most in-form midfielder in La Liga last season, helping Sevilla to a Europa League title success and being the only man in the Spanish top flight to…
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Arsenal defender agrees 100k-per-week Man United deal
Arsenal captain Thomas Vermaelen has agreed a 100k-per-week deal to join Premier League rivals Manchester United. The Belgian defender joined Arsenal in 2009 from Ajax and started life in the Premier League well, quickly earning a reputation and the plaudits for fans and media close to the North London club, but a string of injuries…
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FT: Argentina 2-1 Bosnia Herzegovina
Lionel Messi scored a superb winning goal as Argentina got their World Cup campaign off to a winning start, narrowly beating Bosnia Herzegovina at the Maracana stadium. Pressure was heavy on the Barcelona man after failing to help Argentina in previous World Cup’s but he was involved early on as his free kick caused problems…
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FT: France 3-0 Honduras
Karim Benzema inspired France to an opening day win over a very physical Honduras. After a scrappy opening couple of minutes, France took full advantage of some dodgy defending by Honduras when Antoine Griezmann and Karim Benzema both came close. And, it would be the latter who opening the scoring from the penalty spot after…
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FT: Switzerland 2-1 Ecuador
Switzerland left it late to beat Ecuador but did so in dramatic fashion as Haris Seferovic scored in the final seconds. Despite being favourite for the win, the Swiss failed to convert two early chances as Xherdan Shaqiri and Ricardo Rodriguez were kept out by the impressive Alexander Dominguez. And, those missed chances served as…
