May 19, 2013

Soccer: Real Sociedad beats struggling Sevilla – Spanish roundup

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Real Sociedad’s Mexican forward Carlos Vela gave his team the early lead over Sevilla in Spanish league action on Thursday. (Jorge Guerrero/Getty Images) (PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) — Real Sociedad dealt another blow to Sevilla’s slumping season with a 2-1 home win Thursday that kept the Basque club unbeaten in seven rounds of the Spanish [...]

Soccer Spain: Falcao leads Atletico to rout of Bilbao

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Radamel Falcao #9 of Club Atletico de Madrid celebrates scoring their first goal during the La Liga match between Club Atletico de Madrid and Athletic Club, at Vicente Calderon Stadium on August 27, 2012 in Madrid, Spain. (August 26, 2012 – Source: Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno/Getty Images Europe) MADRID (AP) — Atletico Madrid striker Radamel Falcao [...]

Tottenham rally past Shamrock: Europa League

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Tottenham Hotspurs’ Jermain Defoe, center, celebrates his goal with Roman Pavlyuchenko, left, and Giovani Dos Santos during their Europa League Group A soccer match against Shamrock Rovers on Thursday. (Matt Dunham/Associated Press) (PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) — Tottenham rallied to beat Shamrock Rovers 3-1 while Schalke provided coach Huub Stevens with a winning debut and [...]