(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. [...]
Soccer Recap: Sampdoria tops champions Juventus – Serie A and La Liga / Saturday’s Results
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Soccer Recap: Atletico beats Real Madrid to win Copa del Rey
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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: 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 [...]
Soccer Recap: Wigan relegated after loss to Arsenal – EPL
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Jean Beausejour, left, and Shaun Maloney of Wigan Athletic prepare to kick off after conceding a third goal against Arsenal. (Shaun Botterill/Getty Images) (PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) — Wigan is going to be relegated to the League Championship, while Arsenal seemingly is heading back to the Champions League. Drained after winning the FA Cup for [...]
Soccer: FIFA president ‘appalled’ by racist chants from AS Roma supporters
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Mario Balotelli of AC Milan looks to silence the crowd in Rome on Sunday. (Claudio Villa/Getty Images) (PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) — FIFA president Sepp Blatter was “appalled” when he learned that AC Milan’s match against Roma was suspended because of racist chanting. Sunday’s game was stopped for 97 seconds during the second half when [...]
Soccer: Man United, Paris Saint-Germain hold championship parades
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Paris Saint Germain’s soccer players Ezequiel Lavezzi, left, David Beckham, centre,and Zlatan Ibrahimovic, celebrate as their bus rolls through the city. (Thibault Camus/Associated Press) (PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) — In front of tens of thousands of flag-waving and chanting fans, Manchester United players and retiring manager Alex Ferguson paraded the Premier League trophy on an [...]
Soccer Recap: Sir Alex bids adieu on a high note as Man U beats Swansea
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(PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) — As red-and-white ticker tape flew into the rainy sky at Old Trafford, a beaming Alex Ferguson hoisted up the Premier League trophy for a 13th and final time. Behind Britain’s most successful football manager stood his jubilant squad of players, dancing to a soundtrack of “Champions, Champions” being belted out [...]
Soccer Roundup: Real Madrid draw with Espanyol gives Barcelona La Liga title / Saturday’s Results
May 12, 2013 By Leave a Comment
(PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) — Lionel Messi might have powered Barcelona to this season’s Spanish league crown, but it fell to humble crosstown rival Espanyol to finally finish off Real Madrid’s title defence with a 1-1 draw on Saturday. So after 10 months of competition, Barcelona’s 22nd league title and fourth in five years wasn’t [...]
Soccer Recap: Cristiano Ronaldo’s 200th goal helps Real Madrid rout Malaga
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(PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) — Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 200th goal for Real Madrid, helping his club delay rival Barcelona’s claim to the Spanish league title by trouncing a 10-man Malaga 6-2 on Wednesday at the Santiago Bernabeu. Had the Spanish powerhouse dropped a point, Barcelona would have lifted its 22nd league crown, its fourth [...]
