AS Monaco outlasted Nice 1-0 in the Coupe de France on Wednesday, thanks to a Dimitar Berbatov tap-in in the 114th-minute. It was Berbatov’s first goal for theprincipality club since arriving on loan from Premier League club Fulham last month. Elsewhere, second-tier Auxerre lost 1-0 at home to Rennes while Guingamp defeatedfourth-tier Balagne Ile Rousse 2-0.
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Bundesliga Attendance Up 2 Percent
The German Bundesliga remains the best-attended league in the world, according to figures from the opening half of the 2013/14 season. The average attendance for a Bundesliga game was 42,125, whichrepresents an increase of 1.81 percent compared with the same period in 2012/13. In all, 6.4 million fans attended 152 Bundesliga games between August and […]
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Ronaldo Has Scored in Every Possible Minute
With his 7th-minute penalty against Atletico Madrid on Tuesday, Cristiano Ronaldo completed what becomes an interesting piece of soccer trivia. With that goal, the Portugalinternational has officially scored in every minute of a game throughout his career. SI.com has a table showing just how many times Ronaldo has scored in each minute.
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Rodgers: Liverpool a Serious Title Contender
Liverpool on Wednesday moved within four points of Premier League leader Chelsea after a dramatic 3-2 come-from-behind win against Fulham at Craven Cottage. Reds coach BrendanRodgers said his team should now be considered a serious title contender after both Chelsea and Arsenal dropped two points in their midweek games. “We’re going to keep pushing,”Rodgers said. […]
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Italian Cup: Napoli's 'Almost Perfect' Performance
Rudi Garcia was gracious in defeat as AS Roma was thrashed 3-0 in Naples by Roberto Benitez’s Napoli, which advanced to the Coppa Italia final thanks to a5-3 aggregate win over the two-game series. Napoli will meet Fiorentina in the final on May 3 or 7. “I compliment Napoli, they have a strong attack and […]
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UCL Looking Further Away for Man United
Manchester United coach David Moyes says his team will never give up fighting for a UEFA Champions League place, despite falling 11 points behind fourth-place Liverpool onWednesday. United drew 0-0 at home to Arsenal while Liverpool came from behind twice to beat Fulham 3-2 at Craven Cottage. Striker Robin van Persie missed a hat trick […]
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Dortmund: Allianz Deal Makes Bayern Stronger
Borussia Dortmund general manager Hans-Joachim Watzke is worried that rival Bayern Munich, which is already 17 points ahead of his team in the league this season, will only becomestronger thanks to the 110 million-euro ($149.5 million) cash injection that the club received in exchange for an 8.33 percent purchase of the club by German insurance […]
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Atletico Could Face Action over Ronaldo Lighter Incident
Atletico Madrid could face retrospective punishment from Spain’s soccer federation after Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo was hit on the head by a cigarette lighter during Real’s2-0 win on Tuesday evening at the Vicente Calderon Stadium. Ronaldo scored two early penalties to kill the game and seal Madrid’s passage to the Copa del Rey final, […]
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Late Goal Puts Dortmund Through to German Cup Semis
Gabon international Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang‘s header seven minutes from time booked Borussia Dortmund a place in the DFB Pokal, or German Cup, semifinal on Tuesday, after the 2012double-winner overcame Frankfurt’s defensive resistance to claim a 1-0 win. With the chances of Bundesliga glory looking slim-to-none, the DFB-Pokal could present Dortmund, which is 17 pointsbehind leader Bayern […]
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Mourinho: Chelsea Not a 'Ready,' 'Complete' Team
Jose Mourinho bemoaned his team’s “lack of personality” as Chelsea could only manage a 1-1 draw at struggling West Bromwich Albion on Tuesday. The Portuguese went on to say thatthe 1-1 draw was evidence that his team is still far from the kind of “complete team” that should be considered title favorites. “We were not […]