Lionel Messi scored twice in Barcelona’s 4-1 win over Tenerife to move Barca closer to the La Liga title and up his season’s scoring total in all competitions to 44 goals. The22-year-old Argentine now has a league-leading 31 goals in La Liga and looks likely to win European Golden Shoe. Udinese’s Antonio Di Natale, Chelsea’s […]
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What They're Saying
“Don’t worry, Xavi will be in the World Cup finals. I want Xavi to play in the World Cup. If he thought he was risking his place in the World Cup, he wouldn’t be playing.” — Barcelonacoach Pep Guardiola on star playmaker Xavi, who had implied he was willing to risk further injury to his […]
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MLS-bound Thierry Henry negotiates Barca exit
Perhaps Thierry Henry sees the writing on the wall. He didn’t play in the second leg of Barcelona’s UEFA Champions League series against Inter Milan lastweek and wasn’t even on the bench for Saturday’s La Liga game at Villarreal. The 32-year-old Frenchman is preparing to head to MLS after reaching an agreement on his exit […]
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Xavi calf tear is latest Spain injury worry
[WORLD CUP COUNTDOWN] The World Cup is played in June and July, not December. At the time of the draw, Spain was anointed the favorite to win the World Cup, butinjuries have since taken their toll. The latest bad news: playmaker Xavi could miss the tournament with a tear to his calf muscle. AfterSaturday’s 4-1 […]
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Bayern Munich all but clinches Bundesliga title
[EUROPEAN RACES] UEFA Champions League finalist Bayern Munich all but clinched the 2010 Bundesliga title Saturday when it beat Bochum, 3-1, and Schalke 04 fellat home to third-place Werder Bremen, 2-0. Lionel Messi had two goals for Barcelona in its 4-1 win at Villarreal. For all the Saturday action in the major European races … […]
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Dempsey on the verge of history
[EUROPALEAGUE] English club Fulham advanced to the final of the Europa League against Atletico Madrid thanks to a 2-1 win over Hamburg on Thursday that gave it an aggregate victory by the same score.Clint Dempsey, who played the last 31 minutes of the second leg at Craven Cottage, will become the first American-bred player to […]
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Clash of Coaching Egos Coming Up
By Paul Gardner Inter Milan vs. Bayern Munich was not the Champions League final that we thought we were going to get. Certainly not the one that many — including me– would have preferred. But there you are — that’s what we’ve got, and there’s little to argue with in the semifinal results. Before that, […]
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Inter Milan knocks out Barcelona
[UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] Since its inception in 1991-92, no team has successfully defended the UEFA Champions League, and Inter Milan made sure that record willcontinue as it eliminated Barcelona in Wednesday’s semifinals. Despite playing the last 62 minutes with a man advantage, Barcelona only managed a 1-0 victory and fell to Inter, 3-2, on aggregate. […]
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What They're Saying
“It is wonderful to be in a profession where people talk about your work all the time, it’s an honor, the most special thing there is – film directors and authors would be delighted if people spokeabout their films or books all the time.” — Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola
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Kaka returns in style
Out six weeks with a groin problem, Brazilian playmaker Kaka returned to action for Real Madrid, entering its game against Real Zaragoza on Saturday with 15 minutes left. Kakascored the gamewinner on an assist from Cristiano Ronaldo, in the 2-1 victory over Real Zaragoza that keeps Real Madrid on the heels of leader Barcelona. Kaka, […]