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  Real Madrid cruise into Copa del Rey final

  February 12, 2014 14:08 IST

  Madrid: Real Madrid enjoyed a far easier passage than they could have imagined to the final of the Copa del Rey against local rivals, Atletico Madrid.Two early penalties scored by Cristiano Ronaldo put the final

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  Fiorentina into Italian Cup final with Udinese win

  February 12, 2014 6:34 IST

  Florence, Italy: Manuel Pasqual and Juan Cuadrado gave Fiorentina a 2-0 victory over Udinese on Tuesday and a place in the Italian Cup final after a 3-2 win on aggregate.   Trailing 2-1 from the first

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  Scolari picks midfielder Fernandinho for Brazil friendly

  February 11, 2014 21:00 IST

  Rio De Janeiro: Manchester City midfielder Fernandinho was the surprise pick in the Brazil squad for its final friendly before the World Cup squad is announced.   Neymar, Oscar, Ramires, Willian, David Luiz, Thiago Silva and

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  Copa del Rey: Atletico look for miracle against Real Madrid

  February 11, 2014 18:28 IST

  Madrid: Real Madrid travel across town for the second leg of their Copa del Rey semi-final against Atletico Madrid hoping for as placid a night as possible.Last week saw Real Madrid defeat Atletico 3-0 in

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  Bilbao, Celta play to scoreless draw in Spain

  February 11, 2014 6:38 IST

  Vigo, Spain: Athletic Bilbao hung on to draw 0-0 at Celta Vigo to stretch out its fourth-place advantage in the Spanish league on Monday.   The Basque club improved to four points better than fifth-place Villarreal

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  Neymar returns to practice with Barcelona

  February 10, 2014 19:42 IST

  Barcelona: Barcelona forward Neymar has taken a big step toward returning to action, practicing with the first-team on Monday.   The Brazil striker has been sidelined since badly spraining his right ankle in a Copa del

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  Juventus in inexplicable draw with Verona

  February 10, 2014 18:11 IST

  Milan: Juan Gomez Taleb scored a last gasp equaliser for Verona to hold Juventus to a 2-2 draw at home.Juventus, whose sudden breakdown in the second half left their head coach Antonio Conte perplexed, are

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  English lesbian footballer Casey Stoney slams FIFA on Russia, Qatar

  February 10, 2014 16:54 IST

  London: A leading figure within the English Football Association says she won't go to the World Cups in Qatar and Russia because of their anti-gay laws.   Casey Stoney, the England women's team captain, says FIFA

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  Former Bayern Munich star picks Indian youths for Bayern Youth Cup

  February 10, 2014 16:01 IST

  New Delhi: German great and former Bayern Munich star Paul Breitner Sunday picked 10 Indian youngsters who will represent the country in the final of the FC Bayern Youth Cup 2014 in Munich.Out of 10,

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  English Premier League: Man United held by Fulham

  February 10, 2014 12:55 IST

  London: So often the beneficiary of late goals under Alex Ferguson, it seems everything is being turned on its head at Manchester United under David Moyes after his team's latest stumble in the Premier League. 

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  Spanish League: Messi nets 2, Barca fights back 4-1 at Sevilla

  February 10, 2014 12:48 IST

  Barcelona, Spain: Lionel Messi scored two goals and set up another to lead Barcelona to a 4-1 comeback victory at Sevilla on Sunday, moving the defending champions into a three-way tie for the Spanish league

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  Australia, Equador to meet in World Cup warmup

  February 10, 2014 7:09 IST

  Sydney: Football Federation Australia says its national team will play fellow World Cup qualifier Ecuador in an international friendly in London next month.   The March 5 match will be played at The Den, the home

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  Bent stuns Manchester United by giving Fulham 2-2 draw

  February 09, 2014 23:41 IST

  Manchester: A late fight back by Manchester United against Fulham counted for little as Darren Bent scored in the fourth minute of stoppage time to claim a 2-2 draw for the Premier League's bottom team

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  Bundesliga: Augsburg beats 10-man Stuttgart 4-1

  February 09, 2014 23:36 IST

  Berlin: Augsburg continued its fine Bundesliga season with a 4-1 win at Stuttgart on Sunday, condemning the home side to its fifth consecutive loss.   The visitors opened the scoring against the run of play in

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  Verona comes back to draw 2-2 against Juventus

  February 09, 2014 22:49 IST

  Italy: Hellas Verona scored a late equalizer as it came from two goals down to draw 2-2 at home to Serie A leader Juventus on Sunday.   The two-time defending champion remained nine points ahead of

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  Adebayor gives Tottenham 1-0 victory over Everton

  February 09, 2014 21:34 IST

  London: Emmanuel Adebayor gave Tottenham's Champions League pursuit a timely tonic on Sunday, clinching a 1-0 victory over Everton to dislodge the losers from fifth place in the Premier League.   By overcoming one of this

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  Meet hottest wife and girlfriends of La Liga's players

  February 10, 2014 6:34 IST

  New Delhi: When it comes to professional soccer, there is one area in which Spain's La Liga is at top and that is WAGs of players. The wives and girlfriends of players in Spain's Primera

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  Spanish league: Osasuna beats Getafe 2-0 to edge away from drop

  February 09, 2014 18:56 IST

  Barcelona: Osasuna beat Getafe 2-0 at home on Sunday to provisionally move five points from the Spanish league's relegation zone.   Oriol Riera opened the scoring in the sixth minute when Francisco Silva spotted his run

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  Bayern Munich, Dortmund win in Bundesliga

  February 09, 2014 16:10 IST

  Berlin: Front runners Bayern Munich, maintaining their winning ways, clinched a Bavarian derby while Dortmund sealed their second straight victory with a goal festival over Bremen in Bundesliga.Bayern, with a 2-0 win, extended their unbeaten

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  Higuain scores twice as Napoli beats AC Milan 3-1

  February 09, 2014 8:59 IST

  Milan (Italy): Gonzalo Higuain scored twice as Napoli came from behind to beat AC Milan 3-1 and reinforce its bid for a Champions League place after Fiorentina's earlier victory over Atalanta in Serie A on

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  Manchester City held to goalless draw by Norwich

  February 09, 2014 9:00 IST

  Norwich(England): Manchester City's sudden goal drought continued Saturday with the visitors squandering a chance to move top of the Premier League after a frustrating 0-0 draw at Norwich.Manuel Pellegrini's team had scored 68 goals from

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  Madrid's win & Atletico's loss leaves tie at top

  February 09, 2014 6:28 IST

  Barcelona, Spain: Real Madrid forwards Gareth Bale and Jese Rodriguez each scored and set up goals for Karim Benzema in a 4-2 win over Villarreal on Saturday, giving the powerhouse a share of the Spanish

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  Man United captain Vidic to leave at end of season

  February 07, 2014 6:34 IST

  Manchester United captain Nemanja Vidic will leave the club after eight years at the end of the season.   Manager David Moyes had previously indicated he wanted Vidic to stay, but the 32-year-old Serbian defender on

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  Spanish league: Real Madrid spanks Atletico in Copa semifinal, Barca win

  February 06, 2014 14:00 IST

  Madrid: Real Madrid spoiled crosstown rival Atletico Madrid's short honeymoon as Spanish leader by winning its Copa del Rey semifinal first leg, while Barcelona also took control of its series with a victory over Real

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  Ronaldo suspended for three La Liga matches

  February 06, 2014 6:32 IST

  Madrid: The Royal Spanish Soccer Federation, or RFEF, Wednesday suspended Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo for three La Liga games after the player was sent off during a match last weekend against Athletic Bilbao.The player,

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  Real Madrid spanks Atletico 3-0 in Copa semifinal

  February 06, 2014 3:36 IST

  Madrid: Real Madrid spoiled crosstown rival Atletico Madrid's short honeymoon as Spanish leader by winning a bad-tempered Copa del Rey semifinal first leg 3-0 on Wednesday.   Pepe spent much of the game riling up Atletico

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  Italian Cup: Roma beats Napoli 3-2 semi 1st leg

  February 06, 2014 3:29 IST

  Roma beat Napoli 3-2 in the first leg of their Italian Cup semifinal on Wednesday thanks to a double from Ivory Coast forward Gervinho.   The return match will be on Tuesday. Udinese leads Fiorentina 2-1

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  Christian Abbiati praises Seedorf for bringing new ideas to Milan

  February 05, 2014 9:01 IST

  Milan: AC Milan goalkeeper Christian Abbiati has praised Clarence Seedorf for bringing fresh ideas to the Rossoneri.The former Dutch international took over at Milan as successor to Massimiliano Allegri last month, and Abbiati admitted that