Emanuel Rosu

Emanuel Rosu

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Emanuel Rosu follows world soccer for OG News. He's freelanced for the BBC, The Guardian, FourFourTwo, Goal, and the New York Times. He's part of the "Ballon d'Or" jury, representing Romania in the vote that rewards the best soccer player in the world each year. He is based in Bucharest, Romania.

Daniel Farke is the fourth manager to be sacked this season by a Premier League club. (Image: Twitter/NorwichCityFC)

Norwich Sack Manager Farke After Their First Win of the Season

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Norwich City won 2-1 in London against Brentford, but that wasn’t enough to keep manager Daniel Farke in charge. The German was sacked following Norwich’s first league victory this season. Farke was told about being let go by the club at the end of his press conference at Brentford Community […]

Lionel Messi scored three Champions League goals since joining PSG in August. (Image: Twitter/williamhill)

Messi Visits Regenerative Therapy Clinic to Accelerate Recovery

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Leo Messi missed PSG’s Champions League trip to Leipzig and isn’t expected to be involved against Bordeaux over the weekend. Even so, the six-time Ballon d’Or winner is doing his utmost to become available for club and country as soon as possible. LaSexta revealed on Friday that Messi traveled to […]

Xavi enjoyed a great start to his life as a coach, winning seven trophies with All Sadd in just two and a half years. (Image: Twitter/alsaddsc)

Xavi Hoping to Join Barcelona, but Al Sadd Won’t Budge

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Top FC Barcelona executives flew to Qatar for talks with Al Sadd’s hierarchy over Xavi’s appointment as the Blaugrana’s next permanent manager. Xavi is managing Al Sadd with great results and the club’s CEO Turki Al-Ali made his position clear. “We are committed to keeping our coach Xavi with us. […]

Aguero will be out of action at least until the end of February, FC Barcelona have informed. (Image: Twitter/aguerosergiokun)

Aguero On the Sidelines For at Least Three Months, Barcelona Confirms

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Kun Aguero was substituted just before half-time in FC Barcelona’s 1-1 home draw against Alaves at the weekend. The Argentine suffered from chest pain and club doctors didn’t hesitate when they asked an ambulance to take him immediately to the hospital for a complete medical examination. Following their investigations from […]

Antonio Conte will have to bring Champions League football back to Tottenham Stadium. (Image: Twitter/FabrizioRomano)

Tottenham Expected to Finalize and Announce Conte Deal on Tuesday

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Nuno Espirito Santo left Tottenham Hotspur on Monday, just four months after he penned a two-year deal in North London. Former Chelsea, Juventus and Inter Milan coach Antonio Conte held talks described as productive with the Spurs board and is expected to be announced as the club’s new manager on […]

Lionel Messi's three goals at PSG all came in the Champions League. (Image: Twitter/_stats24)

Messi Wants Barcelona Return in Totally Unexpected Role

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Leo Messi only left FC Barcelona over the summer, but he’s already thinking about a return to the club where he spent his past 20 years. Messi, now 34, spoke to Catalonian newspaper Sport about his new life in Paris, his expectations with PSG and his plans after football ends. […]

Tottenham's board are unhappy with Nuno and might decide his departure on Monday. (Image: Twitter/spursofficial)

Nuno Faces Tottenham Axe After 3-0 Home Loss to Manchester United

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Tottenham Hotspur chairman Daniel Levy and the club’s managing director, Fabio Paratici, held talks over Nuno Espirito Santo’s future on Sunday. The manager has come under immense pressure following Saturday’s 3-0 home defeat to Manchester United. Fans and part of the players are unhappy with Nuno’s tactics, as Spurs have […]

Manchester United won their away game vs Tottenham Hospur 3-0, easing the pressure on their manager's shoulders. (Image: Twitter/fotomac)

Ronaldo Scores as United Bounce Back from Liverpool Humiliation to Sink Spurs

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Manchester United won 3-0 in North London, throwing manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer a lifeline before the derby against Manchester City next week. Ronaldo was back on the scoresheet for the Red Devils after four games without a goal. The Portuguese scored United’s first after 39 minutes, then assisted Cavani’s goal […]

Barcelona won a single point in their previous three La Liga outings. (Image: Twitter/fcbarcelona)

Barcelona’s Slide Goes On After Koeman Sacking: 1-1 at Home vs Alaves

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FC Barcelona failed to return to their winning ways after sacking Ronald Koeman earlier this week. With Sergi Barjuan promoted from the second team to take over as caretaker boss, Barcelona only managed to win a point at home against relegation-threatened Alaves. It finished 1-1 at Camp Now, with just […]

Bayern recorded one of the most humiliating defeats in the club's history as they went out from the German Cup after losing 5-0 to Borussia Monchengladbach. (Image: Twitter/FCBayern)

Bayern Destroyed in German Cup Competition, Gladbach Scores Five

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Bayern Munich was at the receiving end in an electric German Cup performance from Borussia Monchengladbach. Gladbach won the game 5-0 and advanced to the Round of 16 of the DFB Pokal. Kouadio Kone first pressed Bayern’s alarm button after just two minutes when he scored the opening goal in […]

Ronald Koeman was sacked by FC Barcelona after the 1-0 loss to Rayo in La Liga. (Image: Twitter/FCBarcelona)

Ronald Koeman Sacked by Barcelona After Defeat to Rayo Vallecano

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FC Barcelona parted company with Dutch coach Ronald Koeman following the team’s second defeat in four days. After losing to Real Madrid in the Clasico at Camp Nou on Sunday, 1-2, the Blaugrana traveled to Madrid to play newly-promoted Rayo Vallecano. Barcelona’s lack of ideas and bite allowed Rayo to […]

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