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Los Angeles Times
The U.S. men fell four spots to 32nd in FIFA's world soccer rankings, which were released on Thursday, thanks to its 2-1 loss away to Honduras in the opening game of the final round of Concacaf qualifying for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. While 32nd is the U.S. team's ...
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Life's a Pitch
Gareth Bale on Thursday lifted Tottenham to a 2-1 Europa League Round of 32 first-leg victory at home to French giant Olympique Lyon thanks to two spectacular free-kicks, both of which were taken in the style of Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo. In an interview with British soccer Web site ...
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The Sun
Cristiano Ronaldo said he had no intention of celebrating when he scored against his "family" during Real Madrid's 1-1 first-leg draw in its UEFA Champions League Round of 16 series against Manchester United in Madrid on Wednesday. In an interview with The Sun, the Portuguese, who played for United from ...
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Football Espana
Despite playing against 10 men for the entire second half, defending champion Atletico Madrid lost 2-0 in the first leg of its Europa League Round of 32 series against Rubin Kazan at the Vicente Calderon stadium on Thursday. The Russian Premier League team took an early lead 10 minutes into ...
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BBC Sport
Liverpool will need to overcome a 2-0 deficit in the return-leg at Anfield after losing the first game of its Europa League Round of 32 series against Zenit St. Petersburg in Russia on Thursday. The Reds conceded two goals in two second-half minutes: the first was an unstoppable, but unchallenged, ...
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