Chelsea striker Fernando Torres doubled his goal tally for 2013 with a pair as the Blues defeated Rubin Kazan, 3-1, at Stamford Bridge in the first leg of the UEFA Europa Leaguequarterfinal series between the teams. The goals came as a relief to the $76 million striker as well as to interim coach Rafael Benitez. […]
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Scolari Winless in Three as Brazil Coach
Luiz Felipe Scolari remains winless after three games in charge of Brazil after the Selecao battled back against Russia at Stamford Bridge on Monday night to earn a 1-1 draw.Before that, a 2-2 draw against Italy last week followed a 2-1 loss to England at Wembley on Feb 6. Zenit St Petersburg forward Victor Fayzulin […]
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Rapinoe makes Champions League debut in 5-0 win
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Megan Rapinoe came on as a sub to make her UEFA Women’s Champions League in two-time defendingchampion Lyon’s 5-0 win over Sweden’s LdB Malmo. Americans Yael Averbuch and Cam Levin (Gothenburg FC) and Kristen Edmonds (FC Rossiyanka) all started in the first leg of the quarterfinals.
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Region I under-17 girls capture Russian tournament
[ODP] Competing against four girls national teams, Iran’s senior national team and a local club team, the Region 1 ODP girls under-17 team won the Kuban SpringTournament in Russia. The lone outright win in six games was a 1-0 victory over the host team in a match played before 1,000 fans at the Sochi Olympic […]
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English Clubs Avoid Each Other in Europa Quarterfinal Draw
Chelsea, Tottenham and Newcastle, the last English teams standing in European club competition this season, avoided each other in the UEFA Europa League quarterfinal draw on Friday. Newcastle, which saw off Russian giant Anzhi Makhachkala in the Round of 16, probably received the toughest draw after being paired with Portuguese giant Benfica. Reigning EuropeanChampions League […]
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English Clubs Leave it Late in Europa League
Chelsea and Tottenham each needed last-minute goals to see of Sparta Prague and Olympique Lyon, respectively, while Luis Suarez inspired a harrowing but ultimately unsuccessfulLiverpool comeback against Zenit St. Petersburg in the Europa League Round of 32 on Thursday. A fantastic Mousa Dembele strike in the 90th minute rescued a 1-1 draw forSpurs in Lyon, […]
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Rodgers: Zenit Series Not Over Despite Loss
Liverpool will need to overcome a 2-0 deficit in the return-leg at Anfield after losing the first game of its Europa League Round of 32 series against Zenit St. Petersburg in Russia on Thursday.The Reds conceded two goals in two second-half minutes: the first was an unstoppable, but unchallenged, strike from Brazilian forward Hulk after […]
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Ten-Man Rubin Kazan Shocks Defending Champ Atletico
Despite playing against 10 men for the entire second half, defending champion Atletico Madrid lost 2-0 in the first leg of its Europa League Round of 32 series against Rubin Kazan at the VicenteCalderon stadium on Thursday. The Russian Premier League team took an early lead 10 minutes into the game and then rode its […]
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Liverpool Admits Concerns Over Zenit Racism
Ahead of Liverpool’s trip to St. Petersburg on Thursday, where the Reds will play Russian champion Zenit in the first-leg of its Europa League Round of 32 tie, Liverpool managing directorIan Ayre pinpointed Zenit’s recent racism problems as a “major concern.” In a manifesto published in December, a group of Zenit fans called the“Landskrona,” urged […]
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Willian to Snub Chelsea, Spurs for Anzhi
As the transfer window closes, Russian giant Anzhi Makhachkala is on the verge of beating Chelsea and Tottenham to the signature of Shakhtar Donetsk midfielder Willian. Accordingto reports, the in-demand Brazilian, who has particularly impressed in the UEFA Champions League this year, now looks certain to head from Ukraine to Russia for $54 million. It […]