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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 enough to [...]
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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
Sunday, Jan. 25
Almeria vs. Athletic Bilbao
Malaga vs. Atletico Madrid
Valladolid vs. [...]
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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 Lacombe’s [...]
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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 Wednesday, President [...]
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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 Birmingham [...]
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Bundesliga Football Results.
Bundesliga Football Results. Results from the eighth round of the Bundesliga (home teams listed first):
Friday’s Game
Bochum 2, Borussia Moenchengladbach 2
Saturday’s Games
Werder Bremen vs. Borussia Dortmund
Wolfsburg vs. Arminia Bielefeld
Hannover vs. Hoffenheim
Eintracht Frankfurt vs. Bayer Leverkusen
Hertha Berlin vs. Stuttgart
Karlsruher vs. Bayern Munich
Cologne vs. Energie Cottbus
Sunday’s Game
Hamburger SV vs. Schalke.
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Germany captain Ballack has foot surgery.
Germany captain and Chelsea [...]
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Palestine to play 1st match in home stadium.
Palestine to play 1st match in home stadium. The Palestinian soccer team will play its first international game at home when it faces Jordan on Oct. 26 in a renovated stadium.
For 10 years the team has been playing “home” games in Jordan and Qatar. But its stadium in Ram has now been upgraded to meet [...]
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Manchester United has two full-time scouts scouring Brazil for emerging football talent.
Manchester United has two full-time scouts scouring Brazil for emerging football talent.
“It is a country you should pay attention to,” manager Alex Ferguson said Friday. “It’s a country that produces fantastic footballers. Brazilians can often play in big games all the time and they have an energy and enthusiasm to play football.”
Manchester United already has [...]
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Chelsea manager Luiz Felipe Scolari believes his team growing injury list.
Chelsea manager Luiz Felipe Scolari believes his team growing injury list. Is providing him with a welcome test of his coaching abilities.
Although the Blues were missing up to six injured players when they traveled to Middlesbrough ahead of Saturday’s Premier League match against Boro, Scolari had a piece of good news Friday with the return [...]
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Football nets big TV deals to beat a recession.
Football nets big TV deals to beat a recession.
If one sport can survive the global financial crisis, it’s the world’s favorite game: soccer.
Yes, individual clubs will certainly suffer - some losing sponsors or investors and perhaps players who become too pricey. But cash flowing into the top end of the market, from television deals and [...]
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