[SPAIN] Of all Barcelona’s accomplishments under second-year coach Pep Guardiola, this might be the most rewarding: ithas played Real Madrid four times and won all four games. For the second year in a row, Barca completed a sweep with a 2-0 win at the Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday to take over first place in La […]
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Messi worth his weight in chocolate
The Pasteleria Prats in the Catalan town of Lleida has made a 250-pound chocolate statue in honor of Barcelona star Lionel Messi. Messi, whoonly weighs 150 pounds himself, is wearing a Barcelona uniform and holding a Golden Ball on a Prats stand. (The Argentine won the 2009 Golden Ball as the best player in the […]
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Spanish players plan to strike
The Spanish players union (AFE) has called a strike of all pro games next week over unpaid wages involving pay disputes applying mainly to minor-league players. The strike will affectgames at all four levels of Spanish pro soccer but not “training sessions and technical activities” and begin on Thursday. The union said that 85 percent […]
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What They're Saying
“I’m taller than him, and wider than him.” — With Messi-mania sweeping Spain following the Argentine’s four goals against Arsenal, Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo joked in response to a question at Thursday’s news conference about how he is different than Barcelona’s Lionel Messi. (
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English soccer is not dead yet
[EUROPA LEAGUE] A day after the last of the English clubs was knocked out of the UEFA Champions League, two EPL teams claimed spots in the semifinals of theEuropa League. Playing without the injured Clint Dempsey, Fulham beat Wolfsburg for the second time, winning, 1-0, in Germany. Meanwhile, Liverpoolovercame a 2-1 deficit to win its […]
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What They're Saying
“I don’t many players in the world who can score a goal like that. It was like PlayStation.” — Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger afterwatching Lionel Messi score all four goals in Barcelona’s 4-1 win over the Gunners. (
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The Blinding Magic of Messi
By Paul Gardner Let’s see now, I think a few well-chosen words on the Barcelona vs. Arsenal game would be in order. Something like this: Messi Messi MessiMessi Messi Messi, Messi Messi Messi Messi Messi Messi — Messi. Messi, Messi Messi Messi Messi Messi; Messi — Messi Messi — Messi. Messi, Messi Messi Messi Messi […]
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Messi outdoes himself
[UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] Lionel Messi‘s first four-goal game propelled Barcelona to a 4-1 win over Arsenal and moved itinto the semifinals of the UEFA Champions League against Inter Milan. The Argentine went into the game with three hat tricks already in 2010 but only needed one half to add a fourth,erasing Arsenal’s lead on Danish […]
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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 … […]