[UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] Inter Milan defeated Chelsea, 2-1, in the first leg of their round-of-16 series in the UEFA Champions League. The win was sweetfor Inter coach Jose Mourinho in his first competitive game against Chelsea since leaving the Blues in 2007, but the margin gives the Italian champions littleroom for comfort going into the […]
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Mexico players back embattled Aguirre
Mexican national team players came to defense of their coach, Javier Aguirre, after he was widely criticized for remarks he made about the state of affairsin Mexico to a Spanish radio station. Aguirre, who returned from Spain to take over the Tri last year and lead it to the World Cup 2010 finals, said Mexico […]
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Barcelona needs to do better
[UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] Barcelona isn’t going to defend its UEFA Champions League title the way it played Tuesday at Stuttgart. The Spanish club needed asecond-half equalizer from Zlatan Ibrahimovic to earn a 1-1 tie. In Tuesday’s other game, visiting Bordeaux edged Olympiakos, 1-0. “We had to fight, it was a hard game,”Barca coach Pep Guardiola […]
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Barcelona looks to avoid upset
[PREDICTIONS] Can defending champion Barcelona avoid an upset at red-hot Stuttgart? Visiting Bordeaux and Sevilla appear to have the edge against Olympiakos andCSKA Moscow, respectively. The big match in the second set of first legs in the UEFA Champions League’s round of 16 again takes at the San Siro. Last week it was DavidBeckham and […]
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Working on your crosses? Don't bother
By Paul Gardner When David Beckham was flying high with Manchester United 10 years ago, he presented his admirers with something of a problem. Even they couldrecognize that he was far from being the best player in the world, he wasn’t that fast, his heading and tackling were nothing to write home about and he couldn’t […]
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Lion is unlikely Lyon hero
[UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] Cameroonian Jean II Makoun was the unlikely hero of Lyon’s 1-0 win over Real Madrid in the firstleg of their UEFA Championship round-of-16 series on Tuesday, scoring a stunning goal to give th French team its third win in three games at home against Real Madrid. Real Madrid’sGalacticos didn’t have a shot […]
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Fan tricks Real Madrid president
During Real Madrid’s win over Xerez on Saturday, Real president Florentino Perez fell victim to a prankster, who asked Perez to pose for a picture with him. Perez agreed to thephoto, not seeing that the fan was holding up a Barcelona scarf. After the photo, he showed the scarf to Perez, who smiled and patted […]
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Beckham set for emotional game
[UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] David Beckham faces Manchester United for the first time since he left Man U in 2003 when Milanhosts United at the San Siro. French striker Karim Benzema returns to the stade Gerland for the first time since time being sold by Lyon to Real Madrid forapproximately $50 million last summer. Tuesday, Feb. […]