[EUROPEAN RACES] Europe’s big five leagues all look like they will go down to the last day of the season. There are new leaders in England, France and Germany,while Inter Milan holds a one-point lead in Italy. Real Madrid and Barcelona remain tied in Spain, heading into this weekend’s showdown at the Bernabeu Stadium … […]
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Red Bulls tempt Lehmann to join Henry in MLS
Former Arsenal teammates Jens Lehmann and Thierry Henry might be reunited in Major League Soccer with the NewYork Red Bulls. Lehmann, the former German national team goalie, is now 40 and set to retire at the end of the season with VfB Stuttgart, but the Red Bulls have offered him a one-yearcontract. Henry has one more […]
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Injuries mar exciting Champions League
By Paul Gardner Delicately poised — there’s a nice soccer cliche for you, but one that certainly applies to the four Champions League quarterfinals. The return gamesnext week are intriguing for a variety of reasons. Will Inter’s thin 1-0 lead stand up on the plastic field in wintry Moscow? Can Manchester United, without the injured […]
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Lyon cruises in all-French clash
[UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] Lyon beat Bordeaux, 3-1, in the first leg of the first all-French quarterfinal series in the UEFA Champions League. Argentine Lisandro Lopez scored two goals, the second on a controversial penalty, and Brazilian Michel Bastos added thethird. Moroccan Marouane Chamakh scored for Bordeaux, which suffered its first loss in nine Champions League […]
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UEFA Champions League Preview
[TV GUIDE] The road to Madrid continues with the quarterfinals of the UEFA Champions League this week and next. For a look at all the matchups and ourpredictions … TUESDAY … Bayern Munich-Man. United TELEVISION: Fox Sports Net, Fox Sports enEspanol, live, 2:30 pm ET; Fox Soccer Channel, delay, 5 pm ET FORM: After going […]
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U.S. national team weekend [VIDEO]
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Carlos Bocanegra made it four wins in four games in March with French club Rennes when it beat LeMans, 3-1, in Sunday. Freddy Adu and Eddie Johnson both started for Aris in its 1-0 victory over Levadiakos in Greece’sSuper League. Here’s how U.S. national team players did in weekend action abroad, including video […]
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Marseille ends 17-year drought
[FRANCE] Marseille ended a long drought when it won its first title since 1993 by beating Bordeaux, 3-1, in the League Cup final at the Stade de France onSaturday. Senegalese Souleymane Diawara, Mathieu Valbuena and MathieuChalme scored for OM, which had not won a title since its 1993 UEFA Champions League crown. OM coach Didier […]
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Charlie Davies is 'closer and closer to being back'
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Charlie Davies says the next three weeks will be important in his bid to return to action this seasonwith French club Sochaux and hopefully make the U.S. World Cup team. (Davies news conference He has resumed training at Sochaux and spoke on Friday, five monthsafter the serious car accident in Virginia that left […]
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Sizzling races in big five leagues
[EUROPE] Europe’s five major leagues are enjoying sizzling races. Real Madrid and Barcelona remain tied for first in Spain’s La Liga, where both teams have onlydropped 13 of a possible 81 points. Four or less points separate the top three teams in England, Germany and Italy. Five points separate the top six teams in France. […]
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U.S. national team weekend
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Carlos Bocanegra was again in the starting lineup as Rennes beat Toulouse, 4-1, for its thirdstraight win and moved into seventh place in France’s Ligue 1. Here’s how U.S. national team players did in Friday and Saturday action abroad … ENGLAND,Premier League Brad Friedel, 90 minutes (Aston Villa, 2-2, vs. Wolves) Marcus Hahnemann, […]