Columbus Crew coach Wilfried Nancy has put his players through a crash course in altitude training as they prepare to face Mexican side Pachuca at nearly 8,000 feet above sea level in Saturday's CONCACAF Champions Cup final.But the fact that Pachuca sits some 7,959 feet (2,426 metres) above sea level creates another challenge for Nancy as his team attempts to pull off what would be an unprecedented victory: no MLS team has ever lifted the Champions Cup outside of the United States.
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A “perfect next step” is how Wayne Rooney heralds his move to Plymouth Argyle, the fourth chapter of a managerial career that could most politely be described as chequered. But perfect for whom? Perhaps for Rooney and his wife Coleen, who are said to be busily house-hunting in Salcombe, Britain’s most expensive coastal town. But less so for those Argyle supporters who have taken one look at Wayne’s record of two relegations in three seasons and decided that it might be wisest, just for now, to
Red Devils’ all-time leading scorer is hoping to rescue his reputation at Plymouth after disastrous Birmingham stint