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Sarri gets a winners' medal, but may still leave Chelsea

Thursday, 30 May 2019, 11:06 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Maurizio Sarri can take the Europa League title to the bank. The Chelsea manager and ex-banker already had the most improbable rise from Tuscan amateur teams to soccer's elite, but he had never...

Cech retires, beaten by the team he helped build

Thursday, 30 May 2019, 01:31 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

As Eden Hazard celebrated in a huddle with his Chelsea teammates, Petr Cech stood to one side, staring straight ahead. The last time Hazard and Cech played a Europa League final six years before,...

Neymar misses Brazil training session because of knee pains

Wednesday, 29 May 2019, 22:41 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Neymar sat out Brazil's training session on Wednesday, a day after he limped off the field with knee pains as the team began its Copa America preparations. Brazil's soccer confederation said in a...

UEFA tightens rules on Kosovo, but leaves loopholes

Wednesday, 29 May 2019, 18:54 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

UEFA is tightening its rules to stop countries which don't recognize Kosovo from excluding its national soccer team, but left some loopholes. "This policy obliges all other teams to accept to...

Arsenal, Chelsea square off in all-English Europa League final

Wednesday, 29 May 2019, 13:00 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

London rivals Arsenal and Chelsea will square off in an all-English UEFA Europa League final in Azerbaijan in what has turned out to be a landmark year for the footballing nation in Europe's top club...

Milan coach Gattuso leaves club by mutual agreement

Tuesday, 28 May 2019, 18:34 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

AC Milan coach Gennaro Gattuso is stepping down by "mutual agreement," the Italian club confirmed Tuesday. The announcement came shortly after the club also said sporting director Leonardo has...

Arsenal hopes to win Europa League for missing Mkhitaryan

Tuesday, 28 May 2019, 17:23 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Arsenal players Granit Xhaka and Sokratis Papastathopoulos want to win the Europa League title for teammate Henrikh Mkhitaryan, who is missing the final for political reasons. Mkhitaryan is from...

Baku quiet as Europa League fans struggle with travel

Tuesday, 28 May 2019, 16:46 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

As Arsenal and Chelsea fans scramble for flights and buses to get to the Europa League final, Baku's streets are quiet. On the main shopping street, only soccer-shaped plant pots indicate there's...

Clouds hang over Neymar as Copa America looms in Brazil

Tuesday, 28 May 2019, 12:50 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Under a wave of suspicion and criticism, Neymar will start his Copa America preparations on Tuesday. The 27-year-old striker arrived at Brazil's training ground outside Rio de Janeiro on...

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