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Argentina thrash Paraguay to reach Copa America final

Argentina reached the final of the Copa America in emphatic style thrashing Paraguay 6-1 in the semis in Concepcion, Chile. Angel Di Maria scored

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Hosts Chile beat Peru to reach Copa America final

Hosts Chile are through to their first Copa America final in 28 years after seeing off Peru in a hot tempered semi final in Santiago. Former

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Borussia Dortmund back to work

Thomas Tuchel oversaw his first training session as Borussia Dortmund coach on Tuesday as the Bundesliga title challengers got back to business

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Hiddink steps down as The Netherlands coach

The Dutch football association announced on Monday that Guus Hiddink has stepped down from his role as coach of the national side. 68-year old

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Petr Cech signs with Arsenal

Petr Cech has completed his move to north London after signing on with Arsenal. The Czech republic goalkeeper has joined the Gunners on a long term

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Catania supporters protest match-fixing

Some 3,000 supporters for the Sicily-based football club Catania have held street demonstrations amid allegations of match fixing. It is alleged the

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Paraguay defeat Brazil on penalties to reach Copa America semi-final vs Argentina

Paraguay beat Brazil 4-3 on penalties after 1-1 draw on Saturday, to advance to a Copa America semi-final against Argentina. Robinho scored a solo

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Copa America: Peru set up semi-final with hosts Chile

Peru will face hosts Chile in the semi-finals of the Copa America after they dominated Bolivia in the last eight. Paolo Guerrero lit up the stage in

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Goals replace guns and grenades in Libyan football tournament for peace

‘‘On the pitch for peace’‘ is a slogan given to a charity-organised football tournament aimed at giving Libyans a break from the relentless conflict

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Goalkeeper Reina returns to Napoli

Spanish goalkeeper Pepe Reina has secured a move back to Napoli after signing a reported three-year contract with the Serie A club. After eight

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Catania president one of seven arrested over suspected match-fixing

Seven people have been arrested on charges of match-fixing involving Italian second division side Catania. Among the seven people accused of ‘fraud

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Partick Thistle FC's new mascot described as "terrifying"

Sports teams’ mascots normally provide plenty of fun for the crowds, warming them up before the game begins, and providing half-time antics to keep

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Mandzukic joins Juventus

After weeks of speculation, Croatian international Mario Mandzukic has joined Juventus on a four-year contract for a fee of 19 million euros. The

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Maradona to stand as candidate for FIFA presidency?

Argentina legend Diego Maradona wants to succeed Sepp Blatter as FIFA president, according to reports in South America. Uruguayan journalist and

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Serbia beat Brazil to become Under-20 World Cup champions

In a shock result, Serbia have been crowned champions of the Under-20 World Cup after beating Brazil in the final in New Zealand on Saturday. The

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Neymar banned from Copa America

Brazil striker Neymar has been handed a four-match-ban after being sent off at the Copa America tournament in Chile. The ruling by the South American

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Barcelona star Neymar named in transfer fraud lawsuit

Barcelona’s troubled transfer saga took another twist on Wednesday. Neymar has been named in a lawsuit concerning his transfer. Brazilian investment

Switzerland

Fifagate: Swiss investigators look into 53 cases of possible money laundering

Swiss authorities announce they are investigating 53 cases of possible money laundering linked to the Fifagate scandal.

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Van der Vaart completes Real Betis move

Rafael Van der Vaart began the next chapter of his footballing career on Tuesday when he signed a three-year contract to play for recently promoted

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Sinisa Mihajlovic was appointed coach of AC Milan