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Struggling Bundesliga side Schalke are currently bottom of the table, but the club have appointed Christian Gross as the clubs new head coach until the end of the season. The news was announced via the clubs’ official Twitter account on Sunday afternoon. Christian Gross Announced as New Head Coach of Schalke Schalke Look to Swiss Manager […] READ MORE
Unai Emery made his first signing as Arsenal boss in the form of Juventus fullback Stephan Lichtsteiner. The 34-year-old will provide competition for Hector Bellerin, as well as veteran leadership for the younger players. The player moves on a free as his contract runs out this summer. Welcome to Arsenal, @LichtsteinerSte ?#WillkommenStephan https://t.co/31jZP73Jgb — Arsenal […] READ MORE
As the last eight teams in this season’s Champions League prepare to do battle, one of the quarter-final ties sees Borussia Dortmund face Monaco. The Bundesliga side won the trophy twenty years ago, shocking the holders Juventus by beating them 3-1 in Munich. It was a classic tale of the underdog prevailing, but the Germans […] READ MORE
In 2001 Gianluigi Buffon was transferred from Parma to Juventus for €53 million, still a world record fee for a goalkeeper. This transfer smashed the previous record set in 1994, for one of his predecessors in the Italian national team. When Gianluca Pagliuca moved from Sampdoria to Inter Milan following the World Cup in America, […] READ MORE
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