Paraguay s attempts at qualifying for the 2014 FIFA World Cup could be finally extinguished against Argentina on Tuesday.
Paraguay, who have reached the last four World Cup tournaments, will not be able to reach next year s event in Brazil unless they beat the group leaders in Asuncion.
The qualifying campaign has been poor from start to finish from Paraguay, who have not recovered from losing six of their first eight matches.
They have failed to replace manager Gerardo Martino, who declined to renew his contract in 2011 following the Copa America tournament.
Martino, who took Paraguay to the quarter-finals of the 2010 World Cup, is now in charge at Barcelona.
Both Francisco Arce and Gerardo Pelusso have lost their jobs in charge of the nation during qualif…
Galatasaray have sacked manager Fatih Terim, bringing to an end his third spell at the club.
The Super Lig outfit announced the departure of the veteran coach on Tuesday, following lengthy meetings between the club s board members.
The 60-year-old who recently took up a dual role in charge of the Turkey national team had been in discussions over a new two-year deal. However, after talks broke down he has now been relieved of his duties.
Terim has overseen a disappointing start to the season, which leaves Gala sitting in 11th place in the Super Lig.
Under Terim s charge, they have taken just six points from their opening four games, with their derby clash against Besiktas abandoned on Sunday after supporters invaded the pitch at the Olympic Stadium.
Gala als…
Netherlands international Memphis Depay has no hard feelings towards Jose Mourinho or Manchester United after being forced to resurrect his career with Lyon in Ligue 1.
Depay won a move to Old Trafford in 2015 after inspiring PSV to the Eredivisie title but he fell short of expectations under former national-team boss Louis van Gaal at Old Trafford before finding himself on the fringes when Mourinho picked up the reins this term.
Since joining Lyon in January, the 23-year-old has scored five goals in nine Ligue 1 appearances, including an incredible effort from the halfway line against Toulouse last weekend.
Depay will take his stellar form into an eagerly anticipated clash against champions Paris Saint-Germain on Sunday and told beIN Sports he will be back to th…
Germany survived a scare to record a 4-1 victory over Azerbaijan that keeps them top of World Cup qualifying Group C with a 100 per cent record.
Andre Schurrle, making his first start for Germany since October 2015, opened the scoring and set up Thomas Muller to make it 2-1 after Dimitrij Nazarov had threatened to spark a huge shock, before Mario Gomez struck just before half-time and Schurrle added a late fourth.
Germany, who made seven changes to the team that beat England 1-0 in Wednesday s friendly, took the lead thanks to Schurrle after 19 minutes of the match in Baku but conceded their first goal in qualifying through Nazarov who plays for Erzgebirge Aue in the 2. Bundesliga.
Muller promptly restored the advantage before Gomez s header made it 3-1, and Jo…
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We re into the month of May and we all know what that means the end of the Premier League season is almost upon us. We re into the final stretch and there s still a whole lot left to be determined across the top flight landscape, from the title race all the way down to the relegation battle. Today, we re going to take a look at a game between two teams in very different positions as Tottenham Hotspur prepare to host Sheffield United in the capital.
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Tottenham Hotspur have been through a major transition period lately with Jose Mourinho departing the club. At this stage the focus is likely going to be on what they can do to kick on and surge towards the top four, which is the right move, especi…
Patrick Bamford s 15th Premier League goal of the season helped Leeds United to a 3-1 win over Tottenham, all but ending their opponents tenuous Champions League hopes.
Leeds laid siege to their visitors in typical fashion and led through Stuart Dallas eighth league goal of the campaign.
Son Heung-min levelled and Harry Kane had a goal disallowed for offside before Bamford again pressed his claims for joining the England captain in Gareth Southgate s Euro 2020 squad.
Kane hit the crossbar with a free-kick inside the final 20 minutes at Elland Road but chasing the game left Tottenham increasingly vulnerable on the break and Rodrigo completed the misery for Ryan Mason s side at Elland Road.
Hugo Lloris got down and across to his left well to deny Bamford af…
French footballer Franck Ribery said Friday he is not worried about his career despite being charged this week with having sex with an under-age prostitute, because he did not knowingly do anything wrong.
I am not scared about my future or about my career, either in the (French) national side or at Bayern Munich, Ribery told the German daily Bild in an interview.
I never knowingly did anything wrong, Ribery said.
The 27-year-old, who was questioned for seven hours in Paris on Tuesday and faces up to three years in prison if convicted, has admitted paying for sex with Zahia Dehar but denies knowing the call girl was under 18 at the time.
German prosecutors said on Thursday that they had also opened a preliminary probe, but a spokeswoman stressed that he…
Bundesliga outfit FC Cologne ( Koln) have completed the signing of Brazilian defender Andrezinho from Vitoria Guimarães. The 28 year old, whose real name is André Ricardo Soares, has signed a two year contract with Cologne.
Andrezinho started his career with Mineiros in his native Brazil and played for São Raimundo, Vila Nova, Goiás and Coritiba before moving to Portugal and joining Vitoria in 2007.
Cologne finished 13th in the Bundesliga last season. Andrezinho is the second Brazilian defender in the club s ranks- 24 year old Pedro Geromel, also signed from Vitoria in 2008, also plies his trade for the Billy Goats.
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that Southampton midfielder Adam Lallana is set to seal a £20m move to Liverpool next week.
The 26 year old was one of the stand out performers in the Premier League during the 2013/14 campaign, making it into the PFA Team of the Year alongside teammate Luke Shaw.
Both players are set to be named in Roy Hodgson’s England squad for this summer’s World Cup finals in Brazil, and both are expected to begin next season at new clubs with runners-up Liverpool leading the race to secure the services of the Saints’ captain.
Lallana has been with the south coast club since the age of 12, making his professional debut in a league cup victory over Yeovil Town in 2006.
He has made 265 appearances for the club in total, and in that time won promotion from…
Diego Simeone has urged Atletico Madrid to seize on a unique opportunity as they chase a domestic and European double.
A draw with Barcelona last weekend ensured Atletico lifted the Liga title for the first time since 1996, but rather than celebrate their achievements, Simeone s men must focus on Saturday s UEFA Champions League final.
Their opponents in Lisbon will be city rivals Real, who are going in search of a historic 10th title in Europe s elite club competition.
Atletico s transformation under Simeone has been impressive with the Europa League and Copa del Rey already won since he took over in 2011, but this season the head coach has guided them to a new level.
Victory over Real would see them lift their first Champions League title and the 44-year-old wa…