Well now. If soccer is merely an entertainment whose main function is to provide controversial doings for us to argue about, then this past weekend has been a huge success. The soccer,as it happens, was not all that entertaining. It should have been, but for whatever reason, despite the playing of three, arguably four or […]
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A 55-yard goal after 23 seconds!
[VIDEO PICK] Inter Milan’s Serbian midfielder Dejan Stankovic caught a headed clearance from Schalke 04 goalkeeper ManuelNeuer on the fly and volleyed home from inside the center circle. It wasn’t the first time Stankovic achieved such a feat. Inter Milan’s lead through the amazing strike within aminute of kickoff was fleeting and it fell, 5-2, […]
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Schalke plotted shocking win
[UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] In the last round, Inter Milan became only the second club in the history of the UEFA Champions League to come back from a loss athome in the first leg to win a knockout series when it came back against Bayern Munich. It will have to do it again if it wants to […]
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Barcelona pulls away, Man United moves up
[EUROPE TOP 10] Top-ranked Barcelona has pulled away in La Liga and remains on course for the triple. The prime attraction in the UEFA Champions Leaguequarterfinals is the meeting of Manchester United and Chelsea in a rematch of their 2008 final. For the latest Soccer America rankings … 1. BARCELONA.Everyone was pointing to the April […]
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Berlusconi has eyes on Milan Scudetto
AC Milan moved closer to the Italian Serie A title with a resounding 3-0 win over Inter Milan that put the Rossoneri five points ahead with seven games to play, but Milan owner Silvio Berlusconi said there were no hard feelings toward Inter coach Leonardo, who coached Milan last season.
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Leonardo: 'I am not looking for revenge'
The biggest match of the year in Italy takes place Saturday when first-place AC Milan faces second-place Inter Milan (TV: Fox Soccer Channel, live, 2:30 pm ET). Inter has reduced its city rival’slead to two points with eight games to play. All the attention centers on Inter’s Brazilian coach, Leonardo, who coached Milan last season […]
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Italy benches stars, Terry returns as England captain
[EURO 2012 QUALIFYING] Qualifying for the 2012 European Championship in Poland and Ukraine continues with the first of two double fixture dates this spring. Thefirst begins Friday and Saturday with several top-of-the-standings clashes on the schedule. Italy has benched several stars for disciplinary reasons, while the Netherlands’ injury list is growing.Spain’s Xavi is set to […]
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The clubs Real Madrid wants to avoid …
[UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] Now that Real Madrid is through to the final eight of the UEFA Champions League, its attention turns to Friday’s quarterfinal draw inwhich Coach Jose Mourinho hopes to avoid former clubs Chelsea and Inter Milan. Real Madrid reached thefinal eight for the first time since 2004 with a 3-0 win over French […]
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Van Gaal: 'We haven't learned from our mistakes'
[UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] Outgoing coach Louis van Gaal said Bayern Munich had no one but itself to blame for its earlyexit from the UEFA Champions League when it lost at home to Inter Milan, 3-2, and blew the 1-0 lead it had taken into the second leg of the rematch of last year’s finalists. Bayern […]
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'It seemed impossible to miss, but …'
[VIDEO PICK] Underdog Cesena may have done even better than a 2-2 tie with Juventus had Emanuele Giaccherini not missed on the easiest ofchances. As the video reveals, Giaccherini was offered some sympathy as he coped with the disappointment — and his coach was light hearted in his response. “It seemedimpossible to miss, but he […]