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• French champion PSG aiming for 100 points after Bordeaux win

  22-04-2018 23:57 via sports.yahoo.com
  PARIS (AP) — With the French title already wrapped up, Paris Saint-Germain remains on course to reach 100 points after scraping a 1-0 win at Bordeaux on Sunday.Midfielder Giovani Lo Celso's 77th-minute strike from the edge of the penalty area moved PSG
  
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• Pogba insists: 'I have no problem with Mourinho'

  22-04-2018 23:14 via sports.yahoo.com
  Paul Pogba insisted Sunday that he has no problems with Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho despite a difficult season which has seen the French star dropped on several occasions. Pogba, who has even been linked with a summer move away from Old Trafford, said that he always accepts Mourinho's decisions and that the best response he can make to being snubbed is to improve on the pitch. "I have no problem with Mourinho," Pogba told Canal+ on Sunday.
  
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• Juventus 0-1 Napoli: Serie A title race back on… again

  22-04-2018 23:04 via sports.yahoo.com
  This season’s scudetto race has been very much on, all but over, back on, a mere formality and now, following Sunday’s clash between first- and second-place Juventus and Napoli, on again… all inside the last four or five weeks of this roller-coaster Serie A season. Some will say that Juventus have regressed as the majority of their stars are now on the wrong side of 30, while others will say that a young and always-improving Napoli side has closed the gap all on their own and
  
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• Bordeaux 0 Paris Saint-Germain 1: Lo Celso keeps champions on track for records

  22-04-2018 23:02 via sports.yahoo.com
  Paris Saint-Germain remain on track to smash Ligue 1 records after a late goal from Giovani Lo Celso earned a battling 1-0 win at Bordeaux on Sunday. Unai Emery's men, already champions of France, booked a place in the Coupe de France final with a midweek victory over Caen that moved them a step closer to a domestic treble, the Coupe de la Ligue having already been won against Monaco. Various Ligue 1 landmarks are in reach of PSG after the league's runaway winners eventually found a way to break
  
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• Atletico draw to leave Barcelona even closer to title

  22-04-2018 22:59 via sports.yahoo.com
  Atletico Madrid warmed up for their Europa League clash with Arsenal by playing out a 0-0 draw with in-form Betis in La Liga on Sunday, a result that left Barcelona closer still to the Spanish title. Antoine Griezmann was left out of the starting line-up by coach Diego Simeone and Atletico drew a second blank in four days, following their 3-0 defeat away at Real Sociedad on Thursday.
  
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• UPDATE 5-Ligue 1 Summaries

  22-04-2018 22:53 via sports.yahoo.com
  Apr 22 (OPTA) - Summaries for the Ligue 1 on Sunday (start times are CET)
  Nice (0) 1
  Scorers: P. Lees Melou 59
  Subs used: Le Bihan 84 (Balotelli), Sarr 86 (Saint-Maximin),
  Cyprien 89 (Tameze
  
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• Players choose Mo Salah over Kevin De Bruyne as Premier League's best

  22-04-2018 22:44 via sports.yahoo.com
  Players from over 100 English clubs have chosen Mohamed Salah over Kevin De Bruyne as their player of the 2017-18 season. Salah claimed the award at the annual Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) ceremony in London on Sunday, one day after scoring a record-tying 31st goal of the Premier League season. The Liverpool attacker was selected over the Manchester City midfielder and four other shortlisted candidates – David De Gea, Harry Kane, David Silva and Leroy Sane –
  
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• Barcelona defeats Sevilla 5-0

  22-04-2018 22:44 via sports.yahoo.com
  On CBS Sports HQ, soccer analyst Thomas Rongen joins Hakem Dermish to discuss Barcelona winning the Copa del Rey.
  
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• MLS roundup: ATL roll past Galaxy; RSL survive 10-man Rapids

  22-04-2018 22:14 via sports.yahoo.com
  Two teams with fantastic attacking talent but very little in terms of a strong, controlling midfield presence — you’d expect a game like that to be wide open with plenty of chances at both ends of the field, and you’d have been right about Atlanta’s 2-0 victory over LA (at least for the opening 45 minutes. Atlanta’s ability to turn shooting chances into scoring chances, and LA’s inability to do so. Miguel Almiron was sensational on the night — constantly
  
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• Neymar must join Real Madrid to become the best - Rivaldo

  22-04-2018 22:10 via sports.yahoo.com
  Neymar must join Real Madrid if he is to be considered the best player in the world, according to former Barcelona and Brazil star Rivaldo. The 26-year-old left Barcelona for Paris Saint-Germain last year and has excelled in Ligue 1, but compatriot Rivaldo feels he will not be able to reach his full potential in France.
  
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• Iniesta will bid farewell as one of the greats

  22-04-2018 22:03 via sports.yahoo.com
  The silverware is easy to point to as a marker, but Andres Iniesta meant far more to both Barcelona and the sport of soccer than simply what he won.
  
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• As the curtain drops on Iniesta's European career, he'll go down as one of the greats

  22-04-2018 22:03 via sports.yahoo.com
  Andres Iniesta de la Mancha lived out a reality that seems like a hallucination. The silverware is easy to point to as a marker, but Iniesta meant far more to the sport and to the club than the shiny objects the club celebrated at the end of seemingly every season he served. In many ways, Iniesta kept Barcelona in Spain.
  
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• 'There was no player better than De Bruyne' - Pep tips Man City star for PFA award

  22-04-2018 21:56 via sports.yahoo.com
  Pep Guardiola insists there has been no Premier League player better than Manchester City's Kevin De Bruyne this season. De Bruyne is in the running to be named the PFA Player of the Year, but 41-goal Liverpool winger Mohamed Salah is expected to edge the top honour at Sunday's awards ceremony.
  
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• Man City 5-0 Swans: Royal blowout

  22-04-2018 21:30 via sports.yahoo.com
  Swans give guard of honor
  Four different goal scorers
  Fabianski saves PKFive different players scored as Manchester City hammered Swansea City 5-0 at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday.
  Fans flooded the pitch after the final whistle, many congregating around
  
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• Napoli vs. Juventus: Fans charge each other on Turin street, but it doesn't end how you might expect

  22-04-2018 21:29 via cbssports.com
  Down a narrow street of Turin, Italy, with the sound of Fiats zooming around, they spotted each other and got in formation. With about 30 yards between them, each decked out in their team's gear and with nerves about Sunday's match, it felt as if it was going to be like a scene out of "The Gangs of New York." Napoli and Juventus fans, a day before their massive Serie A encounter, rushed towards each other and it felt like violence was the only outcome we would see. But instead, they all set of a
  
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• Manchester City boss Guardiola aiming to smash records following title triumph

  22-04-2018 21:22 via sports.yahoo.com
  Pep Guardiola has told his title-winning Manchester City side to keep improving and set new records. City made light work of Swansea City in their first game since being crowned champions - David Silva, Raheem Sterling, Kevin De Bruyne, Bernardo Silva and Gabriel Jesus getting on the scoresheet in a 5-0 win. "You have to keep improving, if you think okay we are already champions, we are done, you cannot play like the way we played today," Guardiola told BBC Sport.
  
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• Las Palmas relegated from LaLiga after 4-0 home defeat to Alaves

  22-04-2018 21:04 via sports.yahoo.com
  Las Palmas' long-looming relegation was confirmed following a crushing 4-0 defeat at home to Alaves on Sunday. Despite losing coach Quique Setien to Real Betis and captain Roque Mesa to Swansea City in pre-season, there was an air of optimism around the club at the start of the campaign when they managed to secure the return of Vitolo, on loan from Atletico Madrid. After slipping into the bottom three in October, they were never to get out of the relegation zone again.
  
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• Kevin De Bruyne celebrates scoring Manchester City's third goal of the game

  22-04-2018 20:20
  Manchester City laid on a Premier League title party for their fans at the Etihad Stadium, with David Silva, Raheem Sterling, Kevin De Bruyne, Bernardo Silva and Gabriel Jesus all taking advantage of Swansea's flimsy resistance. On duty for the first time since being crowned champions, Pep Guardiola's side delighted their joyous home support with a wonderful display of their attacking qualities and a 5-0 scoreline.
  
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• Pep celebrates another historic Man City performance

  22-04-2018 19:57 via sports.yahoo.com
  Pep Guardiola was thrilled with his club’s response to sealing the Premier League title: More dominance. Man City battered Swansea City 5-0 at the Etihad Stadium on the strength of goals from five different players. “From the first minute to the last one, we played what we have shown in the season,” Guardiola said on NBCSN after the match.
  
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• Soccer-Man City power past Swansea in search of records

  22-04-2018 19:54 via sports.yahoo.com
  * Man City romped to a 5-0 victory over hapless Swansea
  * David Silva opened the scoring, Raheem Sterling grabbed second
  * Kevin De Bruyne netted a brilliant third from long distance
  * Bernardo Silva and Gabriel Jesus completed the rout
  * Man City next
  
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• Three things we learned: Chelsea v. Southampton

  22-04-2018 19:52 via sports.yahoo.com
  Chelsea beat Southampton 2-0 in the FA Cup semifinal at Wembley on Sunday, with the Blues setting up an FA Cup final clash with Manchester United on May 19. Antonio Conte‘s side scored twice in the second half with Olivier Giroud and Alvaro Morata on the scoresheet against a sorry Saints outfit. Here’s what we learned as Chelsea have set up a tasty clash with Jose Mourinho next month.
  
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• Conte denies Mourinho rift ahead of FA Cup final

  22-04-2018 19:51 via sports.yahoo.com
  Antonio Conte says he has a "great respect" for Manchester United's progress under Jose Mourinho as he prepares to renew their rivalry in the FA Cup final. Chelsea booked a May clash with United by beating Southampton 2-0 at Wembley on Sunday thanks to second-half goals from Olivier Giroud and Alvaro Morata. With United having beaten Tottenham 2-1 in the first semi-final, Conte and Mourinho, who had two spells in charge of Chelsea, will now go head-to-head in the final on May 19.
  
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• Arsene Wenger's reluctant abdication from Arsenal is yet to heal the club's wounds

  22-04-2018 19:44 via sports.yahoo.com
  Arsene Wenger has been reading the professional obituaries with a mix of gratitude and bafflement. There are too many undercurrents, from Wenger’s obvious hurt to disengagement by many Arsenal supporters, who left thousands of seats empty and chanted their manager’s name with fervour only when the team were 4-1 up against West Ham. Until then “there’s only one Arsene Wenger” was sung only once or twice - and quietly.
  
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• Wenger quit Arsenal after 'hurtful' fan protests

  22-04-2018 19:32 via abcnews.go.com
  Arsene Wenger said he wasn't tired of managing Arsenal but quit after finding fan protests calling for his departure "hurtful" and damaging to the club's image. The 68-year-old Frenchman was initially reticent on Sunday to discuss the precise reason for his decision after 22 years in charge. But facing the media for the first time since Friday's shock announcement, Wenger relented and gave an insight into what precipitated his departure when he had another season remaining on his contract. "I wa
  
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• United will be Cup final favourites, says Conte

  22-04-2018 19:27 via sports.yahoo.com
  Antonio Conte says Chelsea will be underdogs when they face Manchester United and his old rival Jose Mourinho in the FA Cup final. Conte's side cruised to a 2-0 win over Southampton in Sunday's semi-final to set up a heavyweight clash with United at Wembley on May 19.
  
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• Former Brazil great Rivaldo advises Neymar to quit PSG

  22-04-2018 19:25 via sports.yahoo.com
  Injured Brazil and Paris Saint-Germain star Neymar should leave France and resume his career in Spain if he wants to become the world's top player, former Brazil great Rivaldo said Sunday. Rivaldo, who starred in the 1998 and 2002 World Cups, told GloboEsporte.com and Esporte Espetacular that while a return to Barcelona might be too complicated, Neymar should consider rivals Real Madrid.
  
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• Conte relishing renewal of Mourinho rivalry

  22-04-2018 19:20 via sports.yahoo.com
  The FA Cup final on May 19 will be some showdown between two Premier League giants as Chelsea breezed past Southampton 2-0 in their semifinal at Wembley on Sunday. Conte against Mourinho is a battle which has become increasingly feisty over the past two seasons as they’ve had public spats and insulted one another. Speaking after the game, Conte was asked about his relationship with Mourinho and potential fireworks on the sidelines, as well as on the pitch, during the final.
  
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• Manchester United are FA Cup favourites, claims Chelsea boss Conte

  22-04-2018 19:19 via sports.yahoo.com
  Antonio Conte does not believe Chelsea will be the favourites in the FA Cup final against Manchester United. A sensational goal from Olivier Giroud and superb header from Alvaro Morata sealed a 2-0 victory for Chelsea against Southampton in their semi-final at Wembley on Sunday. United saw off Tottenham 2-1 on Saturday, and Conte – whose side lost to Arsenal in last season's final – claims the Red Devils will likely be the favourites.
  
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• Five Things We Learned From The Weekend

  22-04-2018 19:18 via sports.yahoo.com
  1. Giroud shows why he has leapfrogged Morata to be first-choice forward. It felt a little odd, then, that two centre-forwards scored to give it the possibility of a happy ending and Antonio Conte the chance to depart with more silverware. Giroud did not merely score the more memorable goal.
  
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• UPDATE 2-China Super League Standings

  22-04-2018 19:13 via sports.yahoo.com
  Apr 22 (OPTA) - Standings for the China Super League on MondayP W D L F A Pts
  1 Shanghai SIPG 7 6 1 0 22 5 19
  2 Shandong 7 5 0 2 13 6 15
  3 Guangzhou 7 4 2 1 16 9 14
  4 Jiangsu
  
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• Soccer-Wenger grateful for praise but worried by lack of unity among fans

  22-04-2018 19:12 via sports.yahoo.com
  Arsene Wenger joked on Sunday that the broad coverage of his impending departure as Arsenal manager made him feel as if he had already been to his own funeral - but he also expressed dismay at a perceived lack of unity among the club's fans. The Frenchman announced on Friday that he would be leaving Arsenal at the end of the season after nearly 22 years in the job. "I am touched by all the praise I got from all English football, and I'm grateful for having had that experience in this country ...
  
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• Mexico, 'America's team' in Russia 2018

  22-04-2018 19:00 via chicagotribune.com
  It’s a Tuesday night in March, 2½ months before the World Cup, and almost 80,000 ticket-buyers are dashing through a day-long thunderstorm to attend an inconsequential soccer match under AT&T Stadium’s closed roof. As part of preparations for this summer’s spectacle in Russia, the Mexican national team has swept into town for a friendly against Croatia. Crowds begin arriving hours before kickoff, jamming Tom Landry Freeway and Cowboys Way. Vendors fly flags, scalpers
  
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• I don't need to die anymore - Wenger reflects on Arsenal 'funeral'

  22-04-2018 18:45 via sports.yahoo.com
  Arsene Wenger says the response to his decision to leave Arsenal has given him a glimpse of what his own funeral will be like, and does not expect to take up another position in England. It was announced on Friday the veteran manager will step down at the end of the season, having helped to transform the club by winning three Premier League titles, seven FA Cups and overseen the move from Highbury to the Emirates Stadium, since his appointment in 1996.
  
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• Bayern must be fearless against Real: Robben

  22-04-2018 18:25 via sports.yahoo.com
  Arjen Robben says Bayern Munich can ill afford to show Real Madrid any fear if they want to avoid a second-straight Champions League exit against the Spaniards. Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice in each leg of the 2017 quarters, after Bayern had failed to capitalise on their chances at home, as Real won 6-3 on aggregate. "Last year we did not do well in the home game and played with a bit of fear," said Robben.
  
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• Wenger's reception at Emirates shows relationship with Arsenal fans is broken

  22-04-2018 18:16 via espnfc.us
  It was a strange day at the Emirates. It certainly did not feel like the start of a celebratory long goodbye for Arsene Wenger, but at least we knew by the end the reason why the Frenchman's departure as manager at the end of the season is laced with apathy and acrimony in equal measure. When Sir Alex Ferguson announced his retirement as Manchester United manager in May 2013, Old Trafford was awash with colour and emotion (and plenty of tears too) when Swansea City were the visitors for the game
  
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• Stoke on the brink after dropping points against Burnley

  22-04-2018 18:01
  Stoke's grip on their Premier League status loosened significantly as they could only take a point from a self-proclaimed must-win clash with Burnley at the bet 365 Stadium. Potters boss Paul Lambert had targeted three wins from their last four games to ensure their 10-year stay in the top flight continued but, with a trip to Liverpool to come next weekend followed by matches against fellow strugglers Crystal Palace and Swansea, that now appears hugely unlikely.
  
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• Arsene Wenger watched Arsenal win 4-1 on Sunday

  22-04-2018 18:01
  A late flurry of goals saw Arsenal secure a 4-1 win over West Ham in their first game since Arsene Wenger revealed he is stepping down as boss. It took the Gunners 51 minutes to open the scoring on a day of high emotion at the Emirates as Nacho Monreal fired in his sixth goal of the season in all competitions.
  
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• Chelsea's strikers send it to an FA Cup final that'll be a battle to avoid disappointment

  22-04-2018 18:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  Olivier Giroud sent Chelsea to the FA Cup final with the first of two goals against Southampton in the semifinal. Chelsea and Manchester United have done their fair shares of winning over the past two seasons. By many measures, the first two seasons at their respective clubs for Jose Mourinho and Antonio Conte have been successful.
  
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• Chelsea, United battling to avoid disappointment

  22-04-2018 18:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  Chelsea advanced to the FA Cup final with a 2-0 victory over Southampton. Neither the Blues nor Manchester United has won a trophy this year.
  
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• Stoke held 1-1 by Burnley, heading for relegation from EPL

  22-04-2018 17:58 via sports.yahoo.com
  Stoke's grip on its Premier League status loosened significantly with a 1-1 home draw against Burnley on Sunday. Stoke manager Paul Lambert had targeted three wins from his team's last four games to ensure its 10-year stay in the top flight continued but, with a trip to Liverpool to come next weekend followed by matches against fellow strugglers Crystal Palace and Swansea, that now appears hugely unlikely. There was again no shortage of effort from the hosts, who have not won since Lambert's fir
  
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• 'Hurtful' fans damaged Arsenal's image, Wenger claims

  22-04-2018 17:57 via sports.yahoo.com
  Arsene Wenger feels Arsenal are more respected around the world than in England and found the recent divisions among supporters "hurtful" after giving the best years of his life to the club. It was announced on Friday Wenger will step down at the end of the campaign, despite having a season remaining on the two-year contract extension he agreed in May 2017. Arsenal defeated West Ham 4-1 at Emirates Stadium on Sunday in the first match since Wenger's impending departure was reveale
  
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• Wenger: Praise after exit announcement “more than I deserve”

  22-04-2018 17:23 via sports.yahoo.com
  Arsene Wenger doesn’t seem like the type to go on a victory lap, but the Arsenal boss is handling his resignation and the accompanying praise with pure class. Wenger announced the end of his long Arsenal tenure earlier this week, and has been met by heaps of praise from ex-players, fans, current Gunners, and even rivals. The Frenchman addressed the plaudits following a 4-1 win over West Ham United at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday.
  
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• Did Wenger jump or was he pushed? – Arsenal boss proves evasive

  22-04-2018 17:20 via sports.yahoo.com
  Rumours over the 68-year-old's future had lingered for a long while before this week's news amid growing fan unrest, although Wenger felt he addressed all he needed to in his initial statement. Speaking to Sky Sports post-match, Wenger was reminded that he had previously underlined his commitment to see out his latest contract, which tied him to the club until 2019. "I respect my contract," said Wenger, whose name rung out around the stadium following a late Arsenal rally.
  
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• Fit-again Mendy on the bench for Manchester City

  22-04-2018 17:04 via sports.yahoo.com
  France international Mendy made a swift impact following his arrival from Monaco in July for a reported fee of £52million. The former Le Havre and Marseille man will soon have the opportunity to make a difference on the field, as Guardiola picked him on the bench for the game at home to relegation-threatened Swansea - City's first outing since being crowned champions.
  
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• Chievo 1 Inter 2: Icardi grateful to VAR as Nerazzurri remain in top-four hunt

  22-04-2018 17:01 via sports.yahoo.com
  Mauro Icardi had the video assistant referee to thank for allowing his 26th Serie A goal of the season to stand in Inter's 2-1 victory over Chievo. The 25-year-old Argentine, who is hot on the heels of Lazio's Ciro Immobile in the hunt for this season's Capocannoniere, thought his 50th-minute strike had been ruled out for offside but referee Paolo Valeri consulted replays before confirming its legitimacy, setting Inter on course for a crucial win. Luciano Spalletti's men had been disap
  
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• Ramsey: Winning Europa League would be the perfect send-off for Wenger

  22-04-2018 16:59 via espnfc.us
  Aaron Ramsey delivers a heartfelt message to Arsene Wenger after the Gunners' four-goal haul against West Ham.
  
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• Maritzburg United 3-1 Mamelodi Sundowns: The Team of Choice stun the 10-man Brazilians

  22-04-2018 16:56 via sports.yahoo.com
  Goals by Lebohang Maboe, Mxolisi Kunene and Fortune Makaringe saw Maritzburg United overcome Mamelodi Sundowns and book their place in the Nedbank Cup final on Sunday afternoon. Sundowns looked to keep their hopes of a league and cup double alive as they travelled to Pietermaritzburg to lock horns with a formidable Maritzburg in the Nedbank Cup semi-final. The clash was a sold-out affair and promised to be a thriller with both teams eager to book their place alongside Free State Stars in the fin
  
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• Arsenal beats West Ham 4-1 at start of Wenger's farewell

  22-04-2018 16:42 via usatoday.com
  LONDON (AP) — Arsene Wenger saw Arsenal claim a 4-1 victory over West Ham on Sunday in his first game since announcing his 22-year managerial reign will finish at the end of the season. That Arsenal remains sixth in the Premier League is why support for Wenger has drained among the north London club's fan base. When Wenger stepped onto the pitch before kickoff there was no acknowledgment of the 68-year-old Frenchman from the stadium announcer. And fans only chanted about the only manager o
  
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• Arsenal 4-1 West Ham: Big win for Wenger

  22-04-2018 16:38 via sports.yahoo.com
  Monreal scores fifth of season
  Arnautovic answers
  Lacazette thunders home beautyAaron Ramsey‘s hopeful cross turned into a match-winning goal as Arsenal beat West Ham United 4-1 at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday.
  Substitute striker Alexandre Lacazette
  
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• Chivas players protest club directors before CCL second leg vs. Toronto FC

  22-04-2018 16:28 via espnfc.us
  GUADALAJARA, Mexico -- Chivas players have once again complained about the club's directors, just four days ahead of the CONCACAF Champions League final, second leg, against Toronto in Estadio Chivas. Twenty-one members of the first team squad took a photo together and sent it out on social networks on Saturday using the hashtag #DirectivaCumplanSuParte ("Directors fulfill your part"). The statement comes just three weeks after widespread reports that players were unhappywith the lack of bonus p
  
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