[VIDEO PICK: Golazo] Giovanni Pasquale‘s guided missile sails past Pepe Reina to rave reviews during Udinese’s 3-2 win inEuropa League play. Thursday, at Anfield, “Being Liverpool” meant scoring first, scoring last, scoring for the other team, and losing, all in entertaining fashion. The Serie A team trailed 1-0 when its captain, Antonio Di Natale, tied […]
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Radamel Falcao: 'El Tigre' has an eye for goal
[EUROPEAN GOLEADORES] Since being shut out in Atletico Madrid’s opening game, a 1-1 tie at Levante, Radamel Falcao hasbeen on a tear. The Colombian, nicknamed “El Tigre,” has 10 goals in his last five games, all wins, for Atletico, including two goals in Wednesday’s 4-2 win at Real Betis that moved Atletico to withintwo points […]
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Dempsey: Tottenham 'unlucky' in controversial Lazio draw
[EUROPA LEAGUE] Clint Dempsey made his first start for Tottenham in its 0-0 tie with Lazio in the Europa League Thursdayin London. He had a goal disallowed for offside in the first half — one of three Spurs’ goals disallowed in a match marred by racist chants from visiting Lazio fans at White Hart Lane. […]
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Altidore: 'I feel better than a year ago'
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Jozy Altidore followed up on his two goals against defending champion Ajax on the opening day of theEredivisie with two goals against Heracles in AZ’s 3-1 win on Sunday. Next up for Altidore and his AZ teammates: a trip to Moscow to face Samuel Eto’o‘sbig-spending Anzhi Makhachkala in Europa League qualifying. For more […]
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Antunez's FC Inter Turku earns tie on road
[AMERICANS ABROAD] American Daniel Antunez started for Finnish club FC Inter Turku in its surprising 1-1 tie at Dutchclub FC Twente in the first leg of their Europa League second qualifying round series on Thursday. Antunez, who has bounced back and forth between Finland and Mexico, started at leftback. Etchu Tabe was also a winner […]
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Ricardo Clark falls in European debut
[AMERICANS ABROAD] U.S. international Ricardo Clark was one of four Americans to make their European debuts on Thursday.Clark and young defender Sean Cunningham started for Norway’s Stabaek in its 2-0 loss to Finland’s JJK in the first leg of the first qualifying round in theEuropa League. Stabaek is enduring a horrible season. It is last […]
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Falcao delivers again in Europa League final
[VIDEO PICK] Last year, Radamel Falcao scored the only goal to lead Porto to a 1-0 win over Braga in the Europa Leaguefinal. On Wednesday, the Colombian international did it again, scoring two goals to lead Atletico Madrid to a 3-0 win over Athletic Bilbao in the 2012 final in Bucharest. Falcao’sbrilliant first-half double took […]
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All-Spanish final set for Bucharest
[EUROPA LEAGUE] Barcelona and Real Madrid will miss out on the UEFA Champions League final, but two other Spanish clubs, Athletic Bilbao and Atletico Madrid,will compete for the Europa League crown. Athletic’s 3-1 win over Sporting Lisbon will deprive Oguchi Onyewu the chance to become the second American to competein a UEFA final. Onyewu returned […]
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Spanish clubs knock out Yanks
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Three Americans played Thursday in the second leg of the Europa League quarterfinals, and their clubs all exited. Only JermaineJones‘ Schalke 04 managed to earn at least a tie, but the 2-2 result was not enough to make up for its 4-2 loss at Athletic Bilbao. Spanish clubs were the opposition for theother […]
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Jones leads Schalke into quarterfinals
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Jermaine Jones‘ value to Schalke 04 was underscored on Thursday as he scored the deciding goal andset up the insurance goal in its 4-1 victory over FC Twente that moved it into the quarterfinals the Europa League. Jozy Altidore‘s AZ and Steve Cherundolo‘s Hannover 96 also advanced on a night the giants of […]