[MONEY MATTERS] It is considered the biggest match to be ever played on Cyprus. Six thousand fans descended on Nicosia’s GSP Stadium on Friday to snap up thelast 300 tickets for Tuesday’s APOEL-Real Madrid match at the 23,000-seat stadium. By most financial measures, the game will be a mismatch, but APOEL has all season confounded […]
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Magnificent Messi hits four
[GOLEADORES] Lionel Messi scored four goals in Barcelona’s 5-1 win over Valencia to give him 27 La Liga goals, one less than Real Madrid’sCristiano Ronaldo, who struck once in Real’s 4-0 win over Racing Santander. For leading scorer updates in Europe’s major leagues and video ofMessi’s quartet … Messi now has 42 goals this season […]
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El Clasico, by the numbers
[REAL MADRID-BARCELONA] Real Madrid and Barcelona will meet for a record seventh time this season on Saturday. Here are all the numbers you need to know toimpress your friends while watching El Clasico … 600 Xavi will be playing in his 600th game forBarcelona. It will be his 23rd La Liga Clasico. 28 Real Madrid […]
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Mourinho's 10 commandments
[REAL MADRID-BARCELONA] What will it take for Real Madrid to beat Barcelona in their much-awaited Clasico on Saturday at the Bernabeu Stadium (TV: Gol TV,ESPN3, 4 p.m. ET)? Real has beaten Barca just once in seven games since Coach Jose Mourinho took charge last year, but, according to the pro-Real Madrid sportsdaily Marca, Mourinho gave […]
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Man. City, APOEL and Super Mario share top billing
[UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Day 4: What we learned …] Real Madrid, Barcelona and AC Milan became the first three teams to clinch berths in the knockout stage ofthe UEFA Champions League. Cypriot champion APOEL continued its improbable run atop Group G. Manchester City remained the hottest team in Europe, while Bayern Munich’s Mario Gomez is […]
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Ronaldo doesn't skip a beat
Spain’s La Liga kicked off a week late because of a strike called by the players’ union (AFE) over unpaid wages. When it did get back to action last weekend, Real Madrid’s CristianoRonaldo picked up from where he left off last season with a superb hat trick in a 6-0 victory at Real Zaragoza on […]