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Defoe goal lifts Tottenham out of last place
Jermain Defoe’s goal against his former club lifted Tottenham to a 1-1 draw with Portsmouth on Sunday and out of last place in the Premier League. The England striker drove home a low, 20-yard left-footer in the 70th minute after David Nugent had given Portsmouth a 59th-minute lead at White Hart Lane. The point was [...]
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Football Results
Results from the 19th round of Spain’s first-division football league (home teams listed first). Sunday’s Games Villarreal 2, Mallorca 0 Real Madrid 3, Osasuna 1 Getafe 0, Racing Santander 1 Recreativo Huelva 2, Sporting Gijon 0 Valladolid 1, Real Betis 3 Malaga 4, Espanyol 0 Athletic Bilbao 3, Valencia 2 Almeria 1, Atletico Madrid 1 [...]
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Rennes slips to rare defeat in French league
Rennes lost in the French league for the first time since August on Sunday when Swedish defender Petter Hansson scored an own goal to give Lille a 1-0 win. The defeat was only the second this campaign for Rennes, which had not lost since a 1-0 reverse at Grenoble on Aug. 17 and coach Guy [...]
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French soccer great Michel Platini dismissed as "absurd" a suggestion by his government.
French soccer great Michel Platini dismissed as “absurd” a suggestion by his government. To cancel games if fans boo the national anthem. Platini, president of European soccer’s ruling body, insisted that jeers by Tunisia fans during “La Marseillaise” before an exhibition game with France on Tuesday was not an insult to the host country. On [...]
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England striker Heskey shoots for Liverpool return.
England striker Heskey shoots for Liverpool return. Wigan striker Emile Heskey hopes his impressive England form has opened up a route back to Liverpool. The 30-year-old Heskey, who can leave on a free transfer at the end of the season when his contract expires, left Liverpool in 2004 after more 100 appearances and moved to [...]
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