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The Independent
Believe it or not, last night's 1-0 win over Benfica at the Estadio da Luz in Lisbon was Manchester United's first away win in the Champions League since a Diego Forlan match-winner against Panathinaikos back in November 2003. That makes yesterday's victory doubly sweet, because not only has it been ...
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Associated Press
Real Madrid recorded a strange win yesterday over Dynamo Kiev in the Champions League. The scoreboard shows that Los Merengues destroyed the Ukrainian side, 5-1, but if you saw the match you couldn't help but notice how shaky Real Madrid looked in defense. Goalkeeper Iker Casillas had to rescue Real ...
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The Guardian
Following the unprecedented punishment of Ashley Cole's agent Jonathan Barnett by England's Football Association, the FA is now urging FIFA and the Israeli Football Association to punish Pini Zahavi, the other agent who was present at the infamous London hotel gathering in which Cole illegally talked with Chelsea officials. Zahavi ...
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Los Angeles Times
Chivas USA was certainly the goat in MLS last year, after finishing dead last in its debut season. This year, Chivas finds itself in unfamiliar territory: the "other" team from LA is sitting pretty in second place in the Western Conference with one foot in the playoffs and just three ...
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Reuters UK
In the past, FIFA, soccer's world governing body, has never been shy about changing the rules of the game, its qualifying procedures, or even the manner in which games are decided. President Sepp Blatter admits that he's never been a fan of ending crucial matches like the World Cup final ...
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