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Next EPL season could be most unpredictable ever

Monday, 20 May 2013, 11:59 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

Get ready for the Premier League like you've never seen it before.   No Alex Ferguson. No Roberto Mancini. The expected return of Jose Mourinho. The likely influx of more world-class...

Mazzarri quits as Napoli coach after end of season

Monday, 20 May 2013, 09:37 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

Walter Mazzarri has quit as Napoli coach following the final match of a Serie A season that ended with the team finishing runner-up.   Mazzarri had been in charge of Napoli for four seasons...

Barcelona toasts title with win over Valladolid

Monday, 20 May 2013, 08:41 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

Newly crowned Spanish champion Barcelona celebrated winning the league title in front of its home fans by easing to a 2-1 victory over Valladolid on Sunday.   While rain and dropping...

Ancelotti asks to leave PSG, Madrid an option

Monday, 20 May 2013, 08:31 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

Paris Saint-Germain coach Carlo Ancelotti wants to leave the club and says Real Madrid is a possible destination.   The Italian had a meeting to discuss his future with club president Nasser...

Milan secures Champs League spot with dramatic win

Sunday, 19 May 2013, 23:17 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

AC Milan secured third spot and a place in the Champions League after coming from behind to win 2-1 at Siena on Sunday in the final Serie A round of the season.   Fiorentina crushed Pescara...

Arsenal clinch Champions League berth

Sunday, 19 May 2013, 19:57 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

    Arsenal qualified for the Champions League for the 16th straight season after edging Tottenham to fourth place in the Premier League, as Alex Ferguson bowed out as Manchester...

Beckham walks off in tears after last home game

Sunday, 19 May 2013, 09:10 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

    David Beckham hugged his teammates with tears in his eyes, then walked off the pitch to a standing ovation — for the last time in front of a home crowd at a football...

Sampdoria beats Juventus 3-2 in final Serie A game

Sunday, 19 May 2013, 00:12 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

Sampdoria became the only team to beat Juventus twice in the league under Antonio Conte as it secured a 3-2 victory over the newly-crowned Serie A champion on Saturday.   Eder, Lorenzo De...

Schalke gets last CL spot, Duesseldorf relegated

Saturday, 18 May 2013, 19:49 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

    Schalke clinched Germany's last Champions League spot by winning 2-1 at Freiburg in the final round of Bundesliga games on Saturday.   Fortuna Duesseldorf was...

Fired Mancini thanks City fans in newspaper advert

Saturday, 18 May 2013, 15:18 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

    Roberto Mancini has bid farewell to Manchester City fans by taking out a full-page advert in the local newspaper, thanking them for their support during his 3 1/2 years in...

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