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| | | | | | By DANIEL CUTTS STATS European Football Writer= | | | | | |
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| | | | | | Racing Santander's new Indian owner believes the club can one day compete with La Liga behemoths Barcelona and Real Madrid and is ready to invest whatever it takes to return the club to European competition. | | | | | |
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| | | | | | The Brisbane Roar finished Australia's A-League regular season in typical form -- in first place and taking a lengthy unbeaten streak into the finals series. The Roar beat southern neighbors Gold Coast United 4-0, their 25th unbeaten match in a row, and will play second-place Central Coast in the first match of a home and-away major semifinal next Saturday. | | | | | |
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| | | | | | A magical Lucas hat-trick helped Brazil demolish Uruguay and win the South American U20 Championship, while Argentina miss out on the Olympics despite Colombia victory. | | | | | |
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| | | | | | Brazilian forward Danilinho scored one goal and made the other as UANL Tigres won 2-0 at home against Cruz Azul in round six of the Mexican Clausura tournament Saturday. Danilinho's right-wing run and pass gave Hector Mancilla a simple finish to open for Tigres in the 69th and the Brazilian added the second himself in the 90th to put Tigres atop the general table ahead of other results. | | | | | |
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| | | | | | Improper conduct could lead to action being taken against the offender. | | | | | |
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Brazil hammered Uruguay 6-0 on Saturday in the closing match of South American qualfiying for the Under-20 World Cup. Three goals from Lucas, two from Neymar and another from Danilo completed the rout. The victory earned Brazil a berth at the 2012 London Olympics. Uruguay had already earned the second spot from regional qualifying.
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| | | | | | The Revolution have brought in a midfielder with extensive European experience. | | | | | |
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Ecuador claimed the final qualifying spot from South America for the Under-20 World Cup, defeating Chile 1-0 on Saturday on Dixon Arroyo's goal. Ecuador joins Uruguay, Brazil and Argentina, teams that had already qualified. In Saturday's other match, Argentina defeated Colombia 2-0 with goals from Facundo Ferreyra and Bruno Zucilini.
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| | | | | | The North American Soccer League will serve as the country's Division 2 league in 2011. | | | | | |
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| | | | | | Olimpo rallied to beat Banfield 2-1 on Carlos Salom's winning goal 10 seconds into second-half stoppage time on Saturday in the Argentina Clausura tournament. Banfield took the lead in the 47th on Victor Lopez's close-in header, but Olimpo equalized on a 64th-minute goal by David Vega. In two other matches, Juan Neira's 69th-minute goal gave Gimnasia a 1-1 draw with San Lorenzo. | | | | | |
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Argentina qualified for the Under-20 World Cup by defeating Colombia 2-0 in the final match for both teams in South American qualifying on Saturday. Fadundo Ferreyra converted a penalty in the 13th minute and Bruno Zucilini scored in the 31st. Argentina earned one of four places from the tournament for the U20 World Cup this year in Colombia.
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| | | | | | West Ham United's euphoria at the prospect of moving into London's Olympic Stadium evaporated in a calamitous first half at West Bromwich Albion before a stunning second half fightback earned them a 3-3 draw on Saturday. | | | | | |
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| | | | | | Sporting squandered a double by Helder Postiga and drew 2-2 at Olhanense in the Portuguese league on Saturday. Postiga put Sporting in front with a header in the 27th, and the striker added a second in the 62nd, beating Olhanense goalkeeper Ricardo Baptista one-one-one. But three minutes later Brazilian forward Ismaily grabbed one back for Olhanense, and the hosts won a point when Sporting defender... | | | | | |
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| | | | | | * Late Villa strike rescues a point for the champions | | | | | |
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| | | | | | Wayne Rooney's perfectly executed overhead kick gave Manchester United a 2-1 derby victory over Manchester City on Saturday, putting the leaders four points clear of Arsenal. Spotting Nani's cross floating into the penalty area with his back to goal, Rooney leapt between two defenders and connected with a right-footed strike that flew past goalkeeper Joe Hart in the 78th minute. | | | | | |
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| | | | | | * Bale to miss out against Milan at San Siro | | | | | |
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| | | | | | Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola refused to criticise his players after the La Liga leaders were held to a 1-1 draw at Sporting Gijon on Saturday ending their record run of 16 straight league wins. | | | | | |
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| | | | | | * Gignac brace helps Marseille past Sochaux, PSG held | | | | | |
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| | | | | | Marcus Berg and Balazs Dzsudzsak each scored twice as PSV Eindhoven blanked AZ Alkmaar 4-0 to stay top of the Dutch league on Saturday. Berg slotted a rebound to give PSV the lead after eight minutes then Ola Toivonen played in Dzsudzsak for the second on the stroke of the hour. Dzsudzsak converted Jeremain Lens' pass in the 66th and Toivonen set up Berg for the fourth in the 77th. | | | | | |
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| | | | | | England's Football Association has warned players they could be sued over contentious internet postings. The governing body fined its first player over comments made on Twitter earlier this season when then-Liverpool winger Ryan Babel criticized referee Howard Webb. The FA said in a statement Saturday that messages that are offensive, use foul language or contain threats are also likely to be... | | | | | |
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| | | | | | Marcus Berg and Balazs Dzsudzsak both scored twice to earn PSV Eindhoven a comfortable 4-0 win at AZ Alkmaar on Saturday and keep them top of the Dutch league. | | | | | |
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| | | | | | Wayne Rooney broke out of a dreaded slump with perhaps the biggest goal of the EPL season. | | | | | |
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| | | | | | By CAROLINE CHEESE AP Sports Writer | | | | | |
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Barcelona drew 1-1 at Sporting Gijon on Saturday, bringing an end to the Spanish leaders' record run of consecutive wins and breathing life into the league race. David Barral scored Sporting's opener in the 16th. After some nice work down the left flank, the Spanish striker cut back across the area to separate from Gerard Pique and shot past goalkeeper Victor Valdes into the far corner of...
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| | | | | | Barcelona's La Liga record winning run of 16 matches came to an end when the leaders were held to a 1-1 draw at Sporting Gijon on Saturday. | | | | | |
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Andre-Pierre Gignac scored twice in Marseille's 2-1 win over Sochaux on Saturday, helping his team snatch second place in the French league. Marseille trails leader Lille by three points. Ideye Brown headed in a cross from Maxime Josse to give Sochaux the lead in the 43rd minute and raise his tally to 10 goals this season.
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| | | | | | Olympiakos came from behind to beat host Aris 2-1 and close in on the Greek league title on Saturday. With eight games remaining, Olympiakos was 10 points clear of defending champion Panathinaikos, which hosts AEK on Sunday. Olympiakos plays Panathinaikos at home next weekend, and its only major away game remaining is at third-place PAOK. | | | | | |
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Assistant referee Sian Massey has faced unwelcome chants on her return to the Premier League for the first time since being the subject of a sexism scandal. Two football broadcasters left British TV station Sky Sports last month after being caught off air making disparaging remarks about Massey before she ran the line for Liverpool against Wolverhampton.
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Joaquin Sanchez scored a double to lead Valencia to a 2-1 win over Atletico Madrid in the Spanish league on Saturday. Jose Antonio Reyes put Atletico ahead in the third minute, but Joaquin equalized in the 41st, firing in a cross that striker Roberto Soldado smartly touched through to the veteran winger.
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| | | | | | Antonio Cassano scored his first AC Milan goal and Robinho struck twice to help the Serie A leaders end a run of two straight draws in a 4-0 home thrashing of Parma on Saturday. | | | | | |
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| | | | | | By ALEX CROOK STATS European Football Writer= | | | | | |
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AC Milan warmed up for its Champions League match against Tottenham Hotspur with a 4-0 win over Parma in the Serie A on Saturday. Antonio Cassano scored his first goal since joining Milan from Sampdoria in the transfer window and Robinho grabbed a brace after Clarence Seedorf opened the scoring. The Serie A leader is on an unbeaten run of 10 games in all competitions and will welcome Spurs to the...
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