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Mourinho to leave Real Madrid at end of season

By Iain Rogers 20/05/13
Jose Mourinho will leave Real Madrid at the end of the season after coming to a mutual agreement with the Spanish club three years before the end of his contract, president Florentino Perez said on Monday... Read on

Alvez sends Omonia into Europa League, Olympiakos relegated

By Nemanja Bjedov 20/05/13
ANDRE Alves’ brace helped Omonia beat AEK 3-1 and secure a spot in the Europa League qualifiers next season at the GSP Stadium in Nicosia over the weekend. Prior to the match, Omonia held a two-point advantage over the Larnaca side and needed only a draw to finish third in the table and book their European berth, while only victory would help Ran Ben Shimon’s men keep their European dream alive... Read on

Ferguson bows out after 10-goal thriller

By Sonia Oxley 20/05/13
Alex Ferguson bowed out of management on Sunday with a smile, a wave and a bucketful of goals in his 1,500th Manchester United game but without the victory he had so wanted... Read on

Arsenal and Spurs battle for fourth in English finale

By Sonia Oxley 17/05/13
TOTTENHAM Hotspur hope to turn the tables on bitter rivals Arsenal on the final day of the Premier League season on Sunday by snatching a top-four finish at their expense... 2 comments

Beckham announces retirement from football

By Sonia Oxley 16/05/13
England's best known footballer David Beckham announced his retirement on Thursday after a career laden with trophies and glamour that had a worldwide impact that went way beyond football. The 38-year-old former England captain, who this month helped Paris St Germain to the French league title to add to titles won in England, Spain and the United States, will hang up his boots at the end of this season... Read on

Late drama as Ivanovic wins Europa League for Chelsea

By Tony Jimenez 16/05/13
A stoppage-time header from Branislav Ivanovic helped Chelsea become the first English club to win all three of UEFA’s major trophies as they beat Benfica 2-1 in the Europa League final on Wednesday night... Read on

Emanuel set to take over as APOEL coach

By Nemanja Bjedov 15/05/13
NEWLY-CROWNED Cyprus champions APOEL have announced that they have reached a preliminary agreement with Associacao Academica de Coimbra coach Pedro Emanuel to succeed Ivan Jovanovic as manager of the club. APOEL secured their 22nd league title this season, but the campaign ended with influential Serbian coach Jovanovic announcing his intention not to renew his contract, a decision that also triggered president Phivos Erotokritou’s decision not to continue at his post a few weeks later... Read on

Eriksson says Benfica are more gifted than Chelsea

By Tony Jimenez 14/05/13
Benfica are more technically gifted than Chelsea, but will still go into Wednesday's Europa League final in Amsterdam as the underdogs, according to former England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson.The Swede knows a great deal about Benfica having twice been in charge of the double European champions during his globetrotting career."Sure, Chelsea are the favourites with a very balanced squad and with very expensive players but in my opinion the technique of Benfica's players is a tad better," Eriksson told the A Bola daily newspaper... Read on

Baghdatis appoints Krajan as new coach on trial basis

By Nemanja Bjedov 14/05/13
Marcos Baghdatis’ loss to Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov in the opening round of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia in Rome was his first match under new coach Croatian Zeljko Krajan who, until recently, coached Croatia’s Davis Cup team and rising WTA star Laura Robson of Great Britain.“My wife knows him,” explained Baghdatis. “It’s not good that I change coaches all the time; I need stability. I asked Ivan Ljubicic if he could help me out and we thought of him (Krajan). He’s from the same city as Karolina, which helps when I am in Croatia... 1 comment

Mancini sacked as Man City manager

By Sonia Oxley 14/05/13
Manchester City sacked manager Roberto Mancini late on Monday night after the Italian's future had been in doubt for several months following his team's feeble defence of the ... 1 comment
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