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Two sides who find themselves battling it out at opposite ends of the Serie B standings, Parma will travel to the Stadio Luigi Ferraris on Friday night when they meet Sampdoria.
Starting with the hosts, losing their Serie A status last season and dealing with a string of glaring issues, Sampdoria find themselves at the heart of another nightmare spell. Although Andrea Pirlo’s men might have managed to find a route out of the drop zone, the former Juventus icon certainly has a huge amount of pressure on his shoulders. Opening the New Year with a 5-3 loss at the hands of Venezia, the Blucerchiati have collected just a single point from their previous three second-tier appearances and they open this weekend’s fixtures firmly …
Manchester United could be losing a midfield player this summer. Ander Herrera is close to joining Paris Saint-Germain, MARCA are reporting. It was first reported by The Sun that the Spaniard has been on the radar of the Parisian club, but now it is Spanish media outlet claiming they understand the deal could happen soon.
Herrera s brilliant performances since the arrival of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer might not be enough for him to prolong his stay at the club, as PSG seem really interested in him. The midfielder could be earning 173 thousand euros per week if he is to agree the deal, MARCA claim, which is around nine million euros per season! The sum of 7.7 million pounds per year would be hard to turn down, it is explained in the report.
The player has joined Man U…
Wantaway Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski has had his head turned by his agent, according to the Bundesliga champions sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic.
Lewandowski last week confirmed that he has informed Bayern he will not be extending his contract beyond the end of next season when it is due to expire.
The Poland international stated after the final game of the season against Wolfsburg that he had not received a proposal for new terms.
However, Bayern chief executive Oliver Kahn insisted on Saturday that was not the case, with a concrete offer being tabled to his agent.
Salihamidzic has now accused Lewandowski s representative of talking his client into a move away from the Allianz Arena, where he has spent the past eight seasons.
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Rangers attacker Scott Wright was delighted to see his side’s “ruthless” streak come to the fore at Dens Park.
Philippe Clement’s side overcame delays caused by traffic problems and their fans’ pyrotechnic display to beat Dundee 5-0 and stay five points behind Celtic in the cinch Premiership.
Ryan Jack’s fifth-minute strike – shortly before the flares held up the game for 18 minutes – was enough to give Rangers a half-time lead on Wednesday.
Further goals from Danilo, Sam Lammers, Cyril Dessers and James Tavernier ultimately gave the Light Blues a convincing win.
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Rangers had left it very late to get the two goals needed to beat Hearts in their previous game and played ou…
UPDATE June 21, 2012!. Juventus have been withdrawn from this friendly game and instead replaced with Club Santos Laguna.
The World Football Challenge brings some of the best teams from around the world to the United States for a series of games that mostly take place against teams from Major League Soccer. One of these games will come to Las Vegas Nevada taking with them Real Madrid. The La Liga champion . This significant soccer game has been in the works for 25 years and now that it is set Justice Entertainment Group and COO Daren Libonati said he can’t think of a better matchup for the city’s introduction to the sport.
“We’re talking about the best of the world’s sport coming to the world’s playground,” Libonati said.
Last weekend, both teams w…
The New England Patriots and Miami Dolphins will be entering their Week 8 matchup in very different moods.
New England was on the right end of one of the biggest upsets of the year vs. the Bills while the Dolphins are spending the week being accused of being frauds after a disappointing loss to the Eagles.
This is the second matchup of the season between the teams with Miami winning the first game 24-17 in Week 2. The Dolphins are the biggest favorite on the NFL odds board, coming in as a 9.5-point favorite with the total sitting at 47.
Let’s take a look at what we’ve seen from these teams this season, how they match up, and my free NFL picks for Patriots vs. Dolphins on…