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Rafael van der Vaart scored three goals to help defending champion Real Madrid.
Rafael van der Vaart scored three goals to help defending champion Real Madrid. Trounce last-place Sporting Gijon 7-1 in the Spanish league on Wednesday. Raul Gonzalez added two more at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, while there was also a goal apiece for Gonzalo Higuain and Arjen Robben in Madrid’s third straight victory that kept it a [...]
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FC Cologne has little time to regroup after its disappointing elimination from the German Cup.
FC Cologne has little time to regroup after its disappointing elimination from the German Cup. Next facing Bundesliga leader Schalke. Cologne’s 3-1 loss at second-division FSV Mainz followed defeats against Bayern Munich and Arminia Bielefeld. “We are certainly in an absolutely critical phase,” said Cologne coach Christoph Daum, whose job is not yet in danger [...]
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Seven-time defending champion Lyon is already opening up a gap on its French league rivals.
Seven-time defending champion Lyon is already opening up a gap on its French league rivals. And the team will look to improve on its four-point lead against Nancy on Saturday. Lyon strengthened its squad with several new players, and with others coming back to form or returning from injury, the team is perhaps even stronger [...]
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Chelsea cruised into the fourth round of the League Cup with a 4-0 win at Portsmouth on Wednesday.
Chelsea cruised into the fourth round of the League Cup with a 4-0 win at Portsmouth on Wednesday. While Tottenham began its title defense with a 2-1 victory at Newcastle in a meeting of the Premier League’s crisis clubs Championship side Queens Park Rangers ousted five-time champion Aston Villa 1-0 after Damion Stewart planted a [...]
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Results Wednesday in English football.
Results Wednesday in English football. (home teams listed first): League Cup Second Round Brighton 2, Manchester City 2, ET (Brighton wins 5-3 on penalties) Third Round Aston Villa 0, Queens Park Rangers 1 Blackburn 1, Everton 0 Ipswich 1, Wigan 4 Newcastle 1, Tottenham 2 Portsmouth 0, Chelsea 4. —- Results Wednesday from the second [...]
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