UK football child abuse: Wayne Rooney offers support

  By James Masters, CNN English football has been rocked by allegations of child sex abuse. London (CNN)Wayne Rooney has become the first star player to urge victims of past child abuse in the world of football not to suffer in silence. The England captain spoke out after a hotline...

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Burnley 1-2 Manchester City: Sergio Aguero sends City top of Premier League

Sergio Aguero celebrates after equalising for Man City   Sergio Aguero scored twice as Manchester City came from behind to beat Burnley 2-1 and go top of the Premier League. The Clarets, for whom 37-year-old Paul Robinson started in goal in place of the injured...

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Jeonbuk, Al Ain face off in Champions League

Jeonbuk Motors of South Korea takes on Al Ain of the United Arab Emirates on Saturday in the first leg of the 2016 Asian Champions League final. Let's look at the big questions ahead of the game. 1. Can Jeonbuk shake off domestic disappointment? The Greens were 14 points clear at the top of the K-League table with six games to go in September, but were then docked nine points...

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Rivals or not, Man Utd-Arsenal has flare

It might have been a product of the Premier League, but the rivalry between Arsenal and Manchester United never felt manufactured. The contention that existed between the two clubs was very much real. English soccer was dominated by the duo for a time. It was the country’s defining fixture.  As soccer’s ultimate manifestation of north versus south, the contest between Sir Alex...

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