[GERMANY] Bayern Munich won its record 22nd German league title when it beat relegated Hertha Berlin, 3-1, on Saturday and clinched first place in theBundesliga ahead of Schalke 04. Bayern, which is also in the finals of the German Cup and UEFA Champions League, finished five points ahead of second-place Schalke 04. Ivica Olic put […]
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Chelsea and Bayern Munich in driver's seat
[EUROPEAN RACES] The English and German leagues end this week. Chelsea and Bayern Munich, respectively, are in the driver’s seat. Barcelona and Inter Milantake narrow leads in the penultimate days of play in Spain and Italy, respectively. For a look at the major European races and the weekend action, including television viewing information … ENGLAND 83 […]
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More goalkeeping woes for Germany
Bayer Leverkusen goalie Rene Adler, who appeared to have won the battle for the starting job on the German national team for the World Cup, has been ruledout of the tournament because he has to undergo surgery to repair a broken rib suffered last month. Adler, 26, had gotten the nod ahead of Manuel Neuerof […]
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Cherundolo's Hannover routs Bradley's Gladbach
Hannover 96, for whom American Steve Cherundolo is a fixture at right back, looked in dire danger of getting relegated from the German first division after losing 7-0 to BayernMunich and 3-0 to Bayer Leverkusen. But Hannover bounced back big time with a 6-1 win over Borussia Moenchenglach, for which fellow U.S. national team player […]
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Bayern Munich all but clinches Bundesliga title
[EUROPEAN RACES] UEFA Champions League finalist Bayern Munich all but clinched the 2010 Bundesliga title Saturday when it beat Bochum, 3-1, and Schalke 04 fellat home to third-place Werder Bremen, 2-0. Lionel Messi had two goals for Barcelona in its 4-1 win at Villarreal. For all the Saturday action in the major European races … […]
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U.S. national team weekend
[AMERICANS ABROAD] All three U.S. keepers were in action in the English Premier League on Saturday, but only TimHoward‘s Everton earned a point, tying Stoke City, 0-0, on the road. Brad Friedel‘s Aston Villa lost at Manchester City, 3-1. The result all butended Villa’s bid to claim fourth place — which is worth a berth […]
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Dempsey on the verge of history
[EUROPALEAGUE] English club Fulham advanced to the final of the Europa League against Atletico Madrid thanks to a 2-1 win over Hamburg on Thursday that gave it an aggregate victory by the same score.Clint Dempsey, who played the last 31 minutes of the second leg at Craven Cottage, will become the first American-bred player to […]
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Klinsmann hired by ESPN to work World Cup
[TELEVISION WATCH] Former German star Juergen Klinsmann won’t be coaching the USA at the 2010 World Cup, as was oncehoped, but he will be commenting on it for ESPN and ABC as a studio analyst during the finals. Klinsmann, who coached Germany to third place in 2006, will appear on prematch, halftime andpostgame shows from […]
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Clash of Coaching Egos Coming Up
By Paul Gardner Inter Milan vs. Bayern Munich was not the Champions League final that we thought we were going to get. Certainly not the one that many — including me– would have preferred. But there you are — that’s what we’ve got, and there’s little to argue with in the semifinal results. Before that, […]
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Rare hat trick powers Bayern into final
[UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] Croatian striker Ivica Olic scored a hat trick — only the second ever in a Champions Leaguesemifinal — to lead Bayern Munich to a 3-0 win at French club Lyon and a place in the final. Bayern will meet the winner of the Barcelona-Inter Milan series in the final to be played […]