Scott Heavey/Getty Images Jose Mourinho has admitted an improper conduct charge following his dismissal against Cardiff but questioned Anthony Taylor's decision to send him off, according to ESPN. The Chelsea manager was quoted as saying: As Mourinho suggests, his admission of wrongdoing should leave the Chelsea boss with a fine and allow him to return to his dugout duties for Saturday's crunch Premier League game......

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Portugal World Cup Roster 2014: Updates on 23-Man Squad, Starting 11 Projections

Portugal head into familiar territory as they prepare for a two-legged playoff against Sweden for a spot in the 2014 World Cup. In qualifying for both the 2010 World Cup and 2012 European Championship, they had to get past Bosnia and Herzegovina in a playoff. While Portugal were able to do so, you can't be happy to see this happen for a third time in a row if you're a supporter. They finished second in Group F in UEFA qualifying. Russia were......

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Comparing the Clasico Records of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo

Jasper Juinen/Getty Images Both enjoy astonishing overall records for Barcelona and Real Madrid, respectively, but how do Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo fare when the rival clubs meet in El Clasico? The Argentine has played Real Madrid twice in the Champions League: 14 times in La Liga, five times in the Copa Del Rey and on four occasions in the Spanish Supercopa. Ronaldo, meanwhile, has met......

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Llorente Fast Becoming Irrelevant for Juventus and Spain

Gabriele Maltinti/Getty Images Fernando Llorente is 28 years old. Muscular and an imposing figure at 6'5", he has been remarkably durable throughout a professional career now in the early days of its 12th season. Nicknamed El Rey Leon—“The Lion King” in Spanish—during his time with Basque giants Athletic Bilbao, the bearded, floppy-haired striker should be enjoying his prime years and positioning himself for a starting berth......

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Jose Mourinho Will Accept FA Fine, Says Referee Was Right to Shut Him Up

Scott Heavey/Getty Images Jose Mourinho has admitted an improper conduct charge following his dismissal against Cardiff but questioned Anthony Taylor's decision to send him off, according to ESPN. The Chelsea manager was quoted as saying: As Mourinho suggests, his admission of wrongdoing should leave the Chelsea boss with a fine and allow him to return to his dugout duties for Saturday's crunch Premier League game......

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How AC Milan Will Line Up Against Barcelona

Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno/Getty Images It's perhaps the most important game of Milan's season on Tuesday as they face Barcelona yet again in the Champions League group stage. This time around in the teams' seventh meeting since 2011, Massimiliano Allegri's men are in poor form, having won only three of their first eight games in Serie A. The script for the past few years has been similar, with......

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Analysis of South American Qualifying and World Cup Predictions for Each Team

Buda Mendes/Getty Images The marathon South American qualifying process for World Cup Brazil 2014 is almost complete.  All that remains is the intercontinental playoff between the team that finished fifth, Uruguay, and the fifth-place team from the Asian confederation, Jordan, which takes place over two legs on November 13 and 20. If Uruguay can come out on top of that challenge, they will join Argentina, Colombia, Chile and Ecuador,......

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