Pachuca open their Club World Cup campaign against Wydad on 9 December This will be the club's fourth appearance at the competition "What's our ideal scenario? To always dominate," said their coach They say that third time is the charm, but not for Diego Alonso. It was only at the fourth attempt that the Uruguayan finally earned the opportunity to contest the FIFA Club World Cup. Alonso thrice fell agonisingly short of reaching the competition as a player, losing the finals of the UEFA Champions League with Valencia (2001), the CONCACAF Champions' Cup with Pumas (2005) an... FIFA.com - News
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Preseason recap: Marc Marquez
Australia saw Marquez really get down to business, going fastest on Day 1 and then second on Day 2 – with a mammoth 102 laps completed on the second day. Another 96 laps on Day 3 saw Marquez in P2 and the only man other than Viñales to get below the 1:29 barrier, concentrating on the workload and not the timesheets. Always blisteringly fast at Phillip Island, the good end to the test was also backed up for the whole team by Dani Pedrosa in P3 – finishing off Phillip Island in style for Repsol Honda. Source link
Arsenal Transfer News: Phil Jones Pursuit Shut Down By Manchester United
Share this: Arsenal needs a center back to be a serious contender for the Premier League title after finishing second to Leicester City last season. The club’s defensive issues were glaring in an opening weekend loss to Liverpool at the Emirates, and improvement is unlikely to happen without outside reinforcements brought in through the transfer market. One center back who seems unlikely to come to Arsenal is Manchester United’s Phil Jones. The reason for it, according to the Manchester Evening Standard is “because (United manager) Jose Mourinho doesn’t want to do business with (Arsenal manager) Arsene Wenger.” Quite frankly, the Gunners dodged a bullet here, assuming this is actually how Mourinho feels. Jones has not come close to fulfilling his potential as the next great English
Storck and Hungary straight down to business
Hungary's UEFA EURO 2016 squad landed at Nice airport today to a warm, low-key reception amid high temperatures.Regional government representative François-Xavier Lauch led the local welcoming party which met Hungarian head of delegation Márton Vági and coach Bernd Storck as they stepped off the plane first.The players followed them onto the tarmac before everyone posed for group photographs and a smiling squad boarded a team bus adorned with Hungary's official tournament chant 'Ria, Ria, Hungaria!'.They then set off for their first hotel in Moussong, near Cannes, where they will stay until Friday, when they move to their headquarters for the rest of the tournament...
Wolfsburg conclude business with Bernauer buy
VfL Wolfsburg have lured Switzerland midfielder Vanessa Bernauer from domestic rivals BV Cloppenburg, "finalising their squad ahead of next season" as a result.The 26-year-old FC Zürich Frauen youth product spent three seasons in Spain on the books of Levante UD before joining Cloppenburg last year. "We're very happy to welcome another player with Bundesliga and international experience," said Wolfsburg boss Ralf Kellermann. "She has proved her quality at Cloppenburg and I'm convinced she can go to the next level with us."Bernauer, a Swiss international with 20 caps, added: "There is hardly a better place to play women's football. I'm looking forward to being part of the team and helping them to more success." The UEFA Women's Champions League holders have previously signed defender