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Neymar? The leader of this Brazil team is Coutinho
Tite insists Brazil can cope with being installed as World Cup favourites, following Germany's shock exit, with the Selecao boss backing his side to grow in the knock-out stages at Russian Federation 2018. I had the luck of playing 14 matches in two World Cups, fighting for the title until the end in both and I never heard anyone talking about our planning. [Full Article...]
LeBron returns to LA to plot next move as free agency nears
According to a former National Basketball Association team executive, the Los Angeles Lakers might be among the top candidates in the Cousins sweepstakes, though that would also mean choosing only one of the three players most frequently mentioned as potential new additions to the team - LeBron James , Paul George , or Kawhi Leonard . [Full Article...]
OKC forward Paul George opts out of $20.7M deal
Oklahoma City's Paul George (13) celebrates with City's Russell Westbrook (0) during Game 5 of the first round National Basketball Association playoff series between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Utah Jazz at Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City, Wednesday, April 25, 2018. [Full Article...]
Germany knocked out of World Cup by South Korea
South Korea did not advance despite its surprising victory over Germany . German soccer fans had their hopes of a fifth World Cup title dashed on Wednesday after watching their team crash out of the tournament in the opening round for the first time in 80 years. [Full Article...]
France’s Mbappe set to donate World Cup earnings to charity
The explosive 19-year-old netted France's third goal in the 64 minute and sealed the win four minutes later with a cool finish to set up a quarter-final clash with Uruguay or Portugal, who meet later on Saturday. And the player was delighted with his performance. "As I've already and always said, at a World Cup you have all the top-level players, so it's an opportunity to show what you can do ... [Full Article...]
Diego Maradona watches as Argentina crash out of the World Cup
The two players who have dominated world football for the last decade are heading home from the World Cup in Russian Federation, as a dejected Cristiano Ronaldo joins his chief rival Lionel Messi in taking an early exit. There were plenty of emotions on display, as players from both teams paid respect to a legend. Cavani struck in the seventh minute of Saturday's last-16 tie in Sochi to put ... [Full Article...]
Of The 16 2018 FIFA World Cup Round Of 16 Spots Confirmed!
ESPN Stats & Info noted that the left side of the bracket shares between it 10 World Cup titles and 16 appearances in the final, compared to just two titles and three appearances amongst the other eight teams remaining. For the winning team in Group G, the second-placed side from Group H will be up next, while the victor of Brazil against Mexico awaits in the quarter-final. [Full Article...]
Ki Sung-yueng makes Newcastle switch
Ki has proved himself in the Premier League , and the South Korea global midfielder would be a good and bargain signing for Newcastle, as he would be a free agent and has extensive experience in the Premier League . Ki is Newcastle's second signing of the close season, following goalkeeper Martin Dubravka to the club. Ki - who had a loan spell at Sunderland earlier in his career - will add P... [Full Article...]