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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U.S. U-19s eliminated from Super Group
[DALLAS CUP] The U.S. under-19 national team exited the Dallas Cup XXXI’s Super Group with a 1-0 loss to Eintracht Frankfurt. The two Dallas entrants, FC Dallasand the Texans, played the role of the spoiler, winning their first games of the tournament on Wednesday and knocking their opponents out of contention. German U-19 international Cenk […]
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An anxious nation awaits the results of Rooney ankle scan …
[UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] To his detriment, Wayne Rooney was everywhere at Allianz Arena Tuesday night. He scoredthe first goal for Manchester United — his 34th of the season — after only two minutes, had Franck Ribery‘s free kick deflect off him for the Bayern Munichequalizer an hour and a quarter later and was desperately trying […]
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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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Germany's top scorer still 'banned' from national team
Schalke 04 wanted desperately to offload Kevin Kuranyi in the winter break. He hasn’t played for Germany since storming off at halftime in October 2008, when he hadn’t beenpicked to play against Russia. But last weekend the 28-year-old scored his 16th and 17th goals of the season to help Schalke 04 to a 2-0 win […]
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Schalke overtakes Bayern, Roma closes in on Inter
[EUROPE] No more than two points separate the top two teams in Europe’s five major leagues. Schalke 04 took over the top spot from Bayern Munich in Germany,while Roma closed to within one point of Inter Milan in Italy. For a look at the races … ENGLAND P TEAM …W-T-L GF-GA 72 Man. United 23-3-6 […]
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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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Bayern Munich's 'weeks of truth'
Bayern Munich earned a spot in the German Cup final with a 1-0 win over Schalke 04 to begin what Bayern coach Louis van Gaal calls the club’s “weeks of truth.” The win, thanks toDutchman Arjen Robben‘s overtime goal, keeps Bayern in contention for three titles. Bayern has a one-point lead atop the Bundesliga standings […]
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Michael Bradley breaks nose
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Michael Bradley broke his nose in practice at German club Borussia Moenchengladbach but could returnto training next week. Bradley, the son of U.S. national team coach Bob Bradley, was already scheduled to miss Sunday’s Bundeslida gameagainst Hamburg. He was suspended for having picked up his fifth yellow card.
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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. […]