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Home > Section 2 Around the Net > Thursday, April 17, 2014
by Ross Fadner
Real Madrid won the first of what it hopes will be three major trophies this season as Gareth Bale's late goal proved to be decisive in the Copa del Rey final against Barcelona in Valencia. The win marked the first trophy of Bale's professional career, but the Wales international still ... Read the whole story
by Ross Fadner
Barcelona defender Marc Bartra insists that fitness issues kept him from keeping up with Real Madrid forward Gareth Bale, who ran passed the central defender with ease en route to scoring what proved to be the winning goal in Real's 2-1 Copa del Rey final win against the Catalan giant. ... Read the whole story
by Ross Fadner
Manuel Pellegrini admitted that Manchester City is mentally tired after his team could only manage a 2-2 draw at home to bottom-of-the-standings Sunderland on Wednesday. The result, which came only three days after the 3-2 loss at Liverpool, left City in third-place, six points behind leader Liverpool, while second-place Chelsea ... Read the whole story
by Ross Fadner
Bayern Munich on Wednesday remained on course for a record 17th German Cup by crushing second division Kaiserslautern 5-1 in the semifinal. Goals from Bastian Schweinsteiger, Toni Kroos and Thomas Mller put the holder firmly in command and while Simon Zoller pulled one back on the hour, Mario Mandzukic and ... Read the whole story
by Ross Fadner
Manchester United coach David Moyes is understood to be under pressure from the Glazer family, the club's owner, to qualify for the UEFA Europa League at the very least, according to ESPN sources. While the reigning English champ, which is currently seventh in the Premier League standings, is 10 points ... Read the whole story
by Ross Fadner
Cristiano Ronaldo watched from the stands as Real Madrid beat Barcelona 2-1 in the Copa del Rey final at the Mestalla Stadium in Valencia on Wednesday, and the 2013 Ballon d'Or winner hinted that his hamstring and knee injuries may force him to do so again next week when Real ... Read the whole story
by Ross Fadner
Barcelona legend Johan Cruyff thinks the best way to turn the Catalan giant's fortunes around is to restore Joan Laporta as club president and Pep Guardiola as head coach, the former Barca player and coach told Spanish daily El Mundo. Guardiola, of course, is currently coach of defending European champ ... Read the whole story
by Ross Fadner
Everton coach Roberto Martinez reflected on a "hurtful" 3-2 loss to Crystal Palace at home in the Premier League on Wednesday but refused to concede that fourth-place rival Arsenal now has the advantage in the race for the final UEFA Champions League qualification place. The loss at Goodison Park left ... Read the whole story


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