[UNDER-20 WORLD CUP] Favorite Spain came back from a goal down to beat Mexico, 2-1, and knock the last Concacaf team out of the Under-20 World Cup. France knockedout host Turkey, 4-1, with a dominating performance. Uzbekistan and Uruguay also advanced on Tuesday. Mexico, which recovered from losing its first two games to reach the […]
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UEFA Hands European Bans to Fenerbahce, Besiktas
UEFA on Tuesday banned Turkish giants Fenerbahce and Besiktas from European competition next season due to a domestic game-fixing scandal, while handing Romania’s Steaua Bucharest a deferredban that will last five years. Fener was handed a three-year ban, with the third year deferred for a probationary period of five years, after being charged with fixing […]
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USA feels secure in Istanbul
[UNDER-20 WORLD CUP] Like Brazil, Turkey is holding a FIFA championship and security is an issue as anti-government protests have swept Istanbul and other Turkishcities in recent weeks. But there was no evidence of the protests as the USA went about its business of preparing for the Under-20 World Cup opener Friday against Spain. ”In […]
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Gala Open to Sneijder Sale
Galatasaray is open to selling Dutch midfielder Wesley Sneijder, club president Unal Aysal revealed. Sneijder joined the Turkish champion in January and helped theclub reach the UEFA Champions League quarterfinals. “I have been following the rumours about Sneijder, but we have not received an offer for him,” Aysal told Turkishpaper Sabah. “If an offer in the […]
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Chelsea-Basel Headlines Europa Semifinals
Reigning European champion Chelsea was paired with Swiss champion FC Basel in the UEFA Europa League semifinal draw on Friday. The other semifinal features Turkish side Fenerbahce and PortugueseLiga leader Benfica. Basel and Fenerbahce, which have both reached their first European semifinal, will host the first-legs on April 25th, with the return games in London […]
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Mourinho: Real Deserved to Progress, Gala Deserved to Win
Jose Mourinho reflected that Real Madrid deserved to advance to the UEFA Champions League Semifinals, even if Galatasaray deserved to win the second-leg of the quarterfinal series,3-2, at the Turk Telekom Arena on Tuesday night. After taking a 1-0 lead through Cristiano Ronaldo, Los Blancos withstood a dramatic second-half comeback from the Turkish champion,led by […]
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Comeback for the ages
[UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] Delirium set over Westfalenstadion, one of the great temples of European soccer, late on Tuesday evening. Borussia Dortmund twice fellbehind unfancied Spanish club Malaga, 2-1, and the German champs looked to be the unlucky losers of this year’s UEFA Champions League. But goals by Marco Reusand Felipe Santana in the 91st and […]
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Lazio Blames Ref for Late Loss
Lazio coach Vladimir Petkovic blamed the referee as his team buckled in the last 10 minutes of its UEFA Europa League quarterfinal first-leg against Fenerbahce, losing 2-0 inIstanbul. The Italian giant had several chances in the first half, but the game changed when Ogenyi Onazi received his second yellow card three minutes into the second […]
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Mourinho Lauds Defense in Gala Rout
Jose Mourinho applauded his team’s defensive display as Real Madrid routed Galatasaray, 3-0, in the first-leg of their UEFA Champions League Quarterfinal series at theSantiago Bernabeu in Madrid. Goals from Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema and Gonzalo Higuaín put Los Blancos within touching distance of the semifinal. “We know they have a good team and fantastic […]
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Terim Blasts 'Awful' Referee Following 3-0 Loss
Galatasaray coach Fatih Terim said referee Norwegian Svein Oddvar Moen was “awful” and accused him of being afraid of Real Madrid following histeam’s comprehensive 3-0 defeat to the Spanish champion in the first-leg of their UEFA Champions League Quarterfinal series. “The referee was scared of Real Madrid’s name. He’s not areferee for this level,” Terim […]