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SYDNEY, Australia (AFP)–Former English Premier League defender Kalifa Cisse has joined the Central Coast Mariners in Australia’s A-League on a one-year deal, the club said on Thursday. The Frenchman, 34, heads to Australia after stints with Reading, Bristol City and Derby County. He last played with BEC Tero Sasana in Thailand. Cisse, who has five caps with the Mali national team, worked with new Mariners head coach Mike Mulvey at BEC Tero Sasana. “We have […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)–Wayne Rooney will arrive in Washington on Thursday to finalize his long-awaited Major League Soccer move to D.C. United, a source with knowledge of the situation told AFP Wednesday. The former England captain and Manchester United star is expected in the US capital to tie up the details of a two-and-a-half-year contract which reports have said will be worth $13 million. The Washington Post reported D.C. United had agreed to pay an […]
NIZHNIY, Novgorod (AFP)–Costa Rica coach Oscar Ramirez admitted he was unsure about his future after his team exited the World Cup Wednesday and he faces becoming the first World Cup managerial casualty. Ramirez has been under growing pressure back home after a disappointing Costa Rica followed up their 2014 quarter-final heroics by falling at the first hurdle this time round. Their 2-2 draw with Switzerland on Wednesday was their only point gained at this World […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Ex-England captain Terry Butcher has been named as the new head coach of the Philippines as the Azkals prepare to make their Asian Cup debut early next year. The former defender, who played in three World Cups, replaces former USA captain Thomas Dooley, whose four-year reign ended on March 18, officials announced late Thursday. A post on the team’s Facebook page hailed the appointment of Butcher as well as Sheffield-born […]
MUMBAI, India (AFP) — India’s football captain Sunil Chhetri Sunday joined Argentine star Lionel Messi as the second highest international goal scorer among active players with his 64th strike for the country. Chhetri scored twice in his team’s 2-0 win over Kenya to lift the Intercontinental Cup in Mumbai that saw another good crowd turnout after the the star striker’s appeal for fan support earlier in the tournament. The 33-year-old Chhetri scored in the eighth and […]
by Thomas Allnutt Agence France Presse MADRID,Spain (AFP) — Lionel Messi was thrown on as a substitute but 10-man Barcelona was relieved to escape with a draw as Celta Vigo came within a whisker of inflicting the Catalans’ first league defeat of the season on Tuesday. Messi was introduced after an hour at the Stade Balaidos and looked to have inspired another Barca victory when Paulinho gave the visitors a 2-1 lead four minutes later. […]
