[DATEBOOK] Juventus will play a postseason exhibition against the New York Red Bulls at their new Red Bull Arena on May 23, making it the third Serie Apowerhouse to announce plans to head to North America. AC Milan will face D.C. United on May 26 at RFK Stadium and the Montreal Impact on June 2 […]
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Barcelona forced to take bus to Milan
The air travel disruptions caused by Iceland’s volcanic eruption forced defending champion Barcelona to get on a bus Sunday and drive 394 miles to Cannes, France, on the first leg of atwo-day journey to get to Milan — normally a 90-minute flight — for Tuesday’s Champions League semifinal against Inter. The Barca bus will complete […]
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Real Madrid edges closer, Roma back on top
[EUROPEAN RACES] Real Madrid got goals from Cristiano Ronaldo (his 20th of the season) and Gonzalo Higuain (25th) to beat Valencia 2-0 and move to within a point of leader Barcelona in Spain’s La Liga. Montenegrin Mirko Vucinic scoredtwice as Roma retook the lead in Italy’s Serie A with a 2-1 win in the Rome […]
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Race tightens in EPL; Barca stymied in 'derbi'
[EUROPEAN RACES] Manchester United kept its English Premier League title hopes alive when Paul Scholes scored instoppage time to give it a 1-0 win at Manchester City and leader Chelsea lost at Tottenham, 2-1. In Spain, Barca was held to a 0-0 tie by city rival Espanyol in “El derbi Barceloni.” Real Madrid canmove to […]
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City derbies headline weekend action
[EUROPEAN RACES] Four city derbies– all available on cable television — could impact league races this weekend. In all four cases, the home team couldplay the role of the spoiler against the title contender: England (leader Chelsea at Tottenham and second-place Manchester United at Manchester City), Italy (leader Roma at Lazio) and Spain (leaderBarcelona at Espanyol). […]
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Roma takes over Serie A lead
[EUROPEAN RACES] Chelsea, Marseille, Bayern Munich and Barcelona gained in their bids to capture their respective league race, while Roma displaced Inter Milanat the top of Italy’s Serie A for the first time in more than six months … ENGLAND 74 Chelsea 73 Manchester United 71 Arsenal (games left: Manchester United 4; Chelsea, Arsenal 5.) […]
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Mourinho is unfazed by challenge
[UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] Thanks to its second 1-0 win over CSKA Moscow, Inter Milan moved into the semifinals of the UEFA Champions League full of confidence –even if the opponent will be Barcelona. Inter’s victory marked the first time in seven years it has reached the semifinals. The previous three years it did not advance […]
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UEFA Champions League Preview
[TV GUIDE] Four semifinal berths are on the line in the UEFA Champions League this week. Tuesday’s big match pits defending champion Barcelona against Arsenal.For a look at all the matchups and our predictions … TUESDAY … CSKA Moscow-Inter Milan TELEVISION: Fox Soccer Channel, Fox Sports en Espanol, live, 12:30 pm ET; Fox Soccer Plus, […]
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New leaders in England, France and Germany
[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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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 […]