May 23, 2013

Soccer Recap: Mallorca’s hopes of avoiding relegation kept alive – La Liga, EPL and Serie A

(PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) — Mallorca’s hopes of avoiding relegation from the Spanish league were kept alive by a 1-0 win against Real Betis on Monday. With two rounds left, 19th-place Mallorca is three points behind 17th-place Deportivo La Coruna but with an inferior goal difference. Mallorca striker Tomer Hemed scored in the 21st minute [...]

Soccer Recap: Arsenal grabs final Champions League berth – EPL, La Liga, Serie A and Sunday’s Scores

(PhatzRadio / AP) — Arsenal qualified for the Champions League for the 16th straight season after edging Tottenham to fourth place in the Premier League, as Alex Ferguson bowed out as Manchester United manager with a 5-5 draw against West Bromwich Albion. Laurent Koscielny’s 52nd-minute volley sealed an unconvincing 1-0 for Arsenal at Newcastle, rendering [...]

MLS Roundup: United end losing skid, tie KC 1-1

NEW YORK RED BULLS 1, LA GALAXY 0 (PhatzRadio / AP) — HARRISON, NJ—Tim Cahill scored in the first minute of stoppage time to lift the New York Red Bulls to a 1-0 win over the Los Angeles Galaxy on a rainy Sunday afternoon at Red Bull Arena. The Red Bulls’ Juninho lofted a free [...]

Soccer Recap: Sampdoria tops champions Juventus – Serie A and La Liga / Saturday’s Results

(PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) — Sampdoria became the only team to beat Juventus twice in the league under Antonio Conte as it secured a 3-2 victory over the newly-crowned Serie A champion on Saturday. Eder, Lorenzo De Silvestri and Mauro Icardi helped Sampdoria come from behind after Fabio Quagliarella had scored against his old team. [...]

MLS Roundup: Revolution win in Houston; Sounders top FCD

COLUMBUS CREW 1, TORONTO FC 0 (PhatzRadio / AP) — TORONTO– A 42nd-minute strike by Dominic Oduro was enough to give the Columbus Crew a 1-0 win over Toronto FC on Saturday afternoon at BMO Field. Oduro scored his team-leading fifth tally of the season just before halftime, chasing down and finishing a perfectly slotted [...]

Soccer: David Beckham’s last match ends in celebrations

(David Beckham was thrown into the air in celebration after his last professional match. Michael Regan/Getty Images) PARIS (AP) — Never a stranger to the big stage, David Beckham was finally overwhelmed and reduced to tears as he went out in a burst of fireworks and cheers Saturday in his final home game for Paris [...]

Soccer Recap: Atletico beats Real Madrid to win Copa del Rey

Atletico Madrid players celebrate after winning the Copa del Rey against Real Madrid on May 18, 2013. (Pierre-Philippe Marcou/AFP/Getty Images) (PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) —- The Copa del Rey trophy was supposed to be coach Jose Mourinho’s parting gift for Real Madrid, or at least a consolation prize after a season that will be remembered [...]

Soccer: English FA approves minimum 5-game ban for racist abuse

English Football Association chairman David Bernstein says “any racism is unacceptable, but there are different levels of offence.” (Sang Tan/Associated Press) (PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) — Racist and homophobic abuse by players in England will carry a minimum five-match ban from next season. The Football Association says the sanction will be the entry-level punishment for [...]

Soccer: Chelsea wins Europa League with injury-time strike

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Chelsea’s Juan Mata, left, and Branislav Ivanovic, celebrate at the end of the Europa League final soccer match against Benfica in Amsterdam, Netherlands on Wednesday. Chelsea defeated Benfica 2-1. (Martin Meissner/Associated Press) (PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) — Branislav Ivanovic scored with an injury time header on Wednesday to give Chelsea a 2-1 win over Benfica [...]

MLS Roundup: Landon Donovan leads Galaxy romp over Union

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Story Highlights The Galaxy defeated the Union 4-1 Landon Donovan scored and had two assists and Robbie Keane also scored for LA The Vancouver Whitecaps and Montreal Impact tied 0-0 (PhatzRadio / AP) — CHESTER, Pa.—Landon Donovan factored in all four goals as the Los Angeles Galaxy clobbered the Philadelphia Union 4-1 in front o [...]