Monthly Archives: May 2015

FA Cup wins must fuel title challenge, says Walcott

LONDON (Reuters) – Arsenal must not rest on their laurels after successive FA Cup victories and instead use one of the side's "best squads" to inspire them to Premier League glory next season, according to forward Theo Walcott.

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Marvellous Messi leads Barca to Cup final triumph

BARCELONA, May 30 (Reuters) – A magical Lionel Messi goal, the first of a personal double, led treble-chasing Barcelona to a 3-1 victory over Athletic Bilbao in the King's Cup final on Saturday.

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Dortmund farewell too painful for Klopp after Cup loss

BERLIN (Reuters) – Borussia Dortmund coach Juergen Klopp battled to contain his emotions on Saturday after his final game on their bench saw his team lose 3-1 to VfL Wolfsburg in the German Cup final.

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PSG land unique treble as Cavani grabs French Cup winner

PARIS (Reuters) – Paris St Germain achieved a unique domestic treble when Edinson Cavani's goal secured a 1-0 French Cup final victory over Ligue 2 team AJ Auxerre on Saturday.

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Blatter will not see out term of office says FA’s Dyke

LONDON (Reuters) – FIFA president Sepp Blatter will be forced to resign over the corruption scandals swirling around the game's world governing body, English Football Association chairman Greg Dyke told reporters on Saturday.

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Hectic schedule not a bother for Wee Kiong-V Shem

KUALA LUMPUR: National doubles shuttlers Tan Wee Kiong-Goh V Shem will be a spent force by the time they arrive in Singapore for the SEA Games.

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Chelsea beat Thai All-stars 1-0 in first tour game

BANGKOK (Reuters) – English champions Chelsea kicked off their end-of-season tour with a 1-0 win over a Thai All-Stars team in a friendly on Saturday less than a week after their last Premier League match.

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Indonesian FA suspended by FIFA for government meddling

ZURICH (Reuters) – The Indonesian Football Association has been suspended by football's world governing body FIFA because of government meddling in the Southeast Asian country's domestic league.

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Rooney targets silverware as Man United captain

LONDON (Reuters) – Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney believes finishing in the Premier League's top four last season was essential for the record 20-times English champions.

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U.S. official ‘fairly confident’ of more FIFA indictments – NYT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A senior U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) official said on Friday he is "fairly confident" there will be another round of indictments in the criminal investigation into alleged corruption within football's governing body, FIFA, the New York Times reported.

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