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THE LATEST ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE NEWS – Chelsea manager Roberto di Matteo claimed that referee Mark Clattenburg ruined the otherwise exciting fixture between Chelsea and Manchester United.Di Matteo lamented the send-offs of Branislav Ivanovic and Fernando Torres, as both received the red card. Torres’ red card due to diving looked contentious, according to the manager.United played past through rival Chelsea after the send-offs, as Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez scored from what appeared to be an offside position – another reason for Di Matteo’s fury....
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THE LATEST UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE NEWS – Bayern Munich’s prowess in German football became apparent as they held French side Lille OSC in a 0-1 away win. Thomas Muller’s penalty 19 minutes into the game was the sole goal of the night. Lille, which have not played past through rival Bayern due to their apparent weakness during the match, remains the only side in Group F that has no points, in contrast to Valencia, BATE Borisov and Bayern which all have six points eac...
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THE LATEST SPORTS NEWS – Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand announced that he would not support soccer agent campaign Kick It Out, citing lack of efforts to bring racism out of football. Following Reading striker Jason Roberts’ move not to wear the Kick It Out shirt – an annual tradition made in observance of the campaign. Roberts’ move met the support of manager Brian Dermott.United manager Sir Alex Ferguson, on the other hand, criticized Ferdinand for the move. He said that the defender “will be dealt with”, saying that the announcement...
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Chelsea attacking midfielder Juan Mata insists that he is not letting his snub from the Spain national team affect him after his starring role in the Blues' 4-2 win over Tottenham on Saturday.The former Valencia man was left out of Vicente del Bosque's squad for the world and European champions' October World Cup qualifiers but bounced back from that rejection with a superb showing in his club's first match after the international break at White Hart Lane.The 24-year-old scored twice and set up Daniel Sturridge as Chelsea turned a 2-1 deficit into three points and stressed that he is focusing on his club duties rather than worrying about La...
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2012/2013 TO WIN SPAIN PRIMERA LALIGA | SPAIN CUP
"Houston, we have a problem". Or this in the REAL MADRID case, a defensive wing problem on both sides. Regular flankers have been injured with National Team duties, left-back MARCELO with Brazil & out 3 months, his natural substitute COENTRAO injured with Portugal & right-back ARBELOA injured agianst France & out around 3 weeks.
This will force Coach Mournho to reset his defensive line & move around players. For the left-back position there are two juniors which could possibly be called up: Casado & Nacho. For the right-back Sergio Ramos or Essien look more in line...
Posted by spanish on 11:54 AM
2012/2013 TO WIN SPAIN PRIMERA LALIGA & SPAIN CUP
PARIS: Much-maligned after their feeble exit from Euro 2012, France served a warning to their detractors with a creditable 1-1 draw against world champions Spain in Tuesday's World Cup qualifier.Substitute Olivier Giroud's 94th-minute equaliser at Atletico Madrid's Vicente Calderon salvaged a well-deserved point for Les Bleus, but the significance extended far beyond simply the result.Spain, the defending two-time European and world champions, dropped their first points in a qualifying competition since 2007, yet it was a dominant French second-half performance that raised eyebrows.France were outclassed by Vicente del Bosque's side at Euro 2012, crashing out after a lacklustre, overly defensive display in a 2-0 quarter-final defeat in...
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Spain and France will settle old scores in a World Cup qualifier on Tuesday. (PHOTO REUTERS)
International club soccer takes a break around most of the world this week as the road to the 2014 World Cup continues with the next round of qualifying matches.One batch was played on Friday, and the second batch is on Tuesday. Among the marquee games on the schedule: France vs. Spain (3 p.m. EDT, ESPN2); Chile vs. Argentina; Bolivia vs. Uruguay; Poland vs. England; Germany vs. Sweden; USA vs. Guatemala (7:15 p.m., ESPN2); and Mexico vs. El Salvador.No question the game between France and Spain in Madrid offers the most sizzling matchup. You've...
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2012/2013 ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE/WINNER/12BET
Reading and QPR are the latest to follow in a long line of league winners in English football's second tier to find the top one a struggle, with Sunderland's example last decade the nadir.The Football League trophy may not be the pinnacle of English football any more, but it used to at least mean there was a decent enough chance of surviving in the top flight the year after.But with Reading struggling this year and QPR only just staying up last year, why is it that the winners of the championship sometimes struggle?Over the 20 previous Premier League seasons the winners of the second tier have been relegated on six times and on three of those occasions the other two promoted clubs survived. Sunderland’s abysmal total of 15 points in the 2005-06...
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2012/2013 TO WIN ANY TWO TITLES (
SPAIN PRIMERA LALIGA,SPAIN CUP,UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
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"Messi is like a PlayStation player. He can punish any mistake, make a difference at any moment." Arsène WengerUnexpectedly behind in the tie and with the expectations of the Camp Nou faithful resting on their shoulders, even European heavyweights FC Barcelona needed a saviour. Four Lionel Messi goals later, Arsenal FC did not know what had hit them.Though it was Arsenal who were knocked out come the end of the tie, reigning champions Barcelona had themselves been left punch-drunk after the quarter-final first leg. Two Zlatan Ibrahimović goals to the good, Josep Guardiola's side were pegged back in north London and Arsenal took the aggregate lead early on in Spain.Messi had already fired two warning...
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PARIS (AP) — Marseille kept hold of first place in the French league on Sunday after drawing 2-2 with bitter rival Paris Saint-Germain, with strikers Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Andre-Pierre Gignac both scoring twice with well-taken goals in a pulsating first half.
Photo: AP Marseille's French forward Andre-Pierre Gignac, right, reacts with Marseille's French midfielder Morgan Amalfitano, after scoring against Paris Saint-Germain, during their League One soccer match, in Marseille, southern France, Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012.
PSG would have overtaken Marseille for first place with a win, but was let down by poor defending and had Ibrahimovic to...
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MILAN (AP) — Ten-man Inter Milan hung on to beat crosstown rival AC Milan 1-0 Sunday in a bad-tempered Serie A derby that saw the hosts have a goal disallowed and a late penalty appeal waved away as they chased an equalizer.
Photo: AP AC Milan forward Giampaolo Pazzini reacts after missing a scoring chance during the Serie A soccer match between AC Milan and Inter Milan at the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012. - sports bet news
Walter Samuel headed Inter in front in the fourth minute following a howler from goalkeeper Christian Abbiati as the Nerazzurri's quick start seemed to surprise Milan. Milan...
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LONDON (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo's second hat trick in four days allowed Real Madrid to take charge of the Champions League's toughest group Wednesday, with Arsenal, FC Porto and Malaga joining the Spanish giants in earning second straight wins in the competition.
Photo: AP Real Madrid player Cristiano Ronaldo, center, and Ajax players Niklas Moisander, left, and Daley Blind, right, vie for the ball during the Champions League Group D soccer match at ArenA stadium in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Wednesday Oct. 3, 2012.
Ronaldo's three-goal haul upstaged a spectacular overhead kick by Karim Benzema in Madrid's 4-1 win a Ajax, giving...
Posted by spanish on 11:04 AM
Photo: AP Dynamo Kiev's Ognjen Vukojevic, left, Yevhen Khacheridi, right, challenges for the ball against Mateo Kovacic of Dinamo Zagreb ,centre, during the Champions League group A soccer match between Dynamo Kiev and Dinamo Zagreb at the Olympiyskiy national stadium in Kiev, Ukraine, Wednesday, Oct 3, 2012.
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Oleh Blokhin made a winning start in his first Champions League match as Dynamo Kiev coach, the Ukrainian team beating Dinamo Zagreb 2-0 in the group stage on Wednesday.
Dynamo Kiev midfielder Oleh Gusev found the net in the third minute, and Dinamo Zagreb defender Josip Pivaric scored an own goal in the...
Posted by spanish on 12:24 PM
Two midfielders who couldn’t force their way into Spain’s engine room at Euro 2012 will be the most influential pairing when the Gunners welcome the Blues to the Emirates Stadium at lunchtime...
It might have been said countless times before, but it is worth reinforcing the belief that the current Spanish national team has a quality and quantity of talented midfielders at their disposal like never seen before. Despite both players being in the prime phases of their careers, Arsenal duo Mikel Arteta (30) and Santi Cazorla (27) are two talents that had very little to do with their country’s World Cup success in 2010 and European...
Posted by spanish on 11:11 AM
After featuring in three of his side's six Liga wins so far this season, FC Barcelona's Thiago Alcántara is facing into an eight-week spell on the sidelines with a serious knee injury.
FC Barcelona have suffered a blow ahead of Tuesday's UEFA Champions League trip to SL Benfica with the news that midfielder Thiago Alcántara will miss most of the Blaugrana's Group G campaign after tearing the internal collateral ligament in his right knee.
The former UEFA European Under-21 Championship winner with Spain sustained the injury not long after coming on as a substitute in his team's 3-2 Liga win away to Sevilla FC on Saturday. After...
Posted by spanish on 10:53 AM
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo scored a
hat trick to power Real Madrid to a 5-1 home win over Deportivo La
Coruna on Sunday, as the defending champions strung together
back-to-back Spanish league victories for the first time this season.
Photo: AP
Real Madrid's coach Jose Mourinho from Portugal gestures during a
Spanish La Liga soccer match against Deportivo la Coruna at the Santiago
Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain, Sunday, Sept. 30, 2012.
Madrid will head into next weekend's "clasico"
match at Camp Nou eight points behind leader Barcelona, but at least
Jose Mourinho's side is showing strong signs...
