Real Madrid increased its Spanish record of scoring in 47 consecutive games with its 3-1 win over Napoli that sends Real into the Champions League quarterfinals with a 6-2 aggregate victory.
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UCL: Bayern beats Arsenal, 10-2, on aggregate
Bayern Munich reached the Champions League quarterfinals by beating Arsenal 5-1 for the second time. The Gunners saw their captain Laurent Koscielny ejected in the 54 minute, afterwhich Bayern got goals from Robert Lewandowski, Arjen Robben, Douglas Costa and two from Arturo Vidal for a 10-2 aggregate win.Theo Walcotthad given Arsenal a 1-0 halftime lead. […]
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Video Pick: Brazilian scores with kickoff
Mirray of Brazilian club Comercial made sure his team quickly regained the lead after a Catanduvens equalized the game at 1-1 in the 37th minute. He scored straight from thekickoff in what turned out to be a 4-1 for the club the 23-year-old joined last month.
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Video Pick: Pulisic scores his fifth Bundesliga goal
The 18-year-old American Christian Pulisic scored his fifth Bundesliga goal on Saturday. He was part of the buildup and the finish to give Borussia Dortmund a 4-2 lead in its 6-2 winover Bayer Leverkusen. Pulisic, a 44th minute sub for Marco Reus, also assisted on the final goal, by Raphael Guerreiro.
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Video Pick: Gio dos Santos helps out Conan O'Brien
Conan O’Brien struggled in a pickup game at the Parque de Pilares in Mexico City until he recruited El Tri and Los Angeles Galaxy star Gio dos Santos. Thesoccer scene came from the latest episode of O’Brien’s TBS travelogue series, “Conan Without Borders.”
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Tibetan women's team denied visas to play in Dallas Cup
Members of a Tibetan women’s team were denied visas on to fly to Texas for the Dr Pepper Dallas Cup. The April event is a boys tournament, but the women had been invited as guests and were scheduledto lead a parade at the Cotton Bowl, former Dallas Cup executive director Gordon Jago said.
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Shakespeare favorite to replace Ranieri at Leicester
Craig Shakespeare, Leicester City assistant coach since 2011, is the bookmakers’ favorite to succeed Claudio Ranieri after taking charge of Monday’s impressive 3-1 victory overLiverpool. Shakespeare is now 5-4 favorite ahead of Dutchman Guus Hiddink, former England manager Roy Hodgson and Nigel Pearson, the man who wassucceeded by Ranieri.
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Can Bobby Wood save Hamburg SV?
By Mike Woitalla If U.S. striker Bobby Wood gets on a scoring roll, the 24-year-old Hawaii product will become a hero in Hamburg, Germany’s second largestcity. Because Hamburg SV, the only team that has played in the Bundesliga every season since the league’s inception in 1963, needs his goals badly. It’s been a long time […]
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Video Pick: EPL golazos by Harry Kane & Co.
The English Premier League Goals of the Week are provided by Tottenham’s Harry Kane, Patrick van Aanhalt, celebrating his first strike for Crystal Palace,Swansea’s Fernando Llorente, with a sharp header, Idrissa Gueye (Everton) and Danny Drinkwater (Leicester).
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Video Pick: Goal-line tech spots keeper's own goal
Thanks to goal-line technology, PSV keeper Jeroen Zoet was caught in an error that handed Feyenoord a 2-1 Dutch Eredivisie win. “This is seriously f***** up,” hesaid. “The goal-line technology made the difference.”