June 19, 2013

Soccer Recap: Budesliga and La Liga

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Adam Bodzek, left, and Stefan Reisinger of Fortuna Duesseldorf celebrate after their Bundesliga match with Hamburger SV at Esprit-Arena on November 23, 2012 in Duesseldorf, Germany. (Christof Koepsel/Getty Images) (PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) — Promoted Fortuna Duesseldorf claimed its first win at home in the Bundesliga this season with a scrappy 2-0 victory over Hamburger [...]

Soccer Recap II: Nuremberg snaps 4-game skid: Bundesliga and Ligue Un

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(PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) — Nuremberg ended its four-game losing streak in the Bundesliga with a 0-0 draw at home to Augsburg on Sunday. Augsburg came closest to scoring in a hard-fought game of little quality, and the final whistle was greeted by whistles from the Nuremberg fans, who have not seen their side win [...]

Soccer Recap II: Gonzalez brace gives Schalke big win – Bundesliga and Ligue Un

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Schalke’s Raul celebrates his second goal on Sunday as Schalke trounced Hannover. (Martin Meissner/Associated Press) (PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) — Raul Gonzalez scored twice in a sparking display as Schalke defeated Hannover 3-0 to consolidate its hold on third place in the Bundesliga on Sunday, when Bayer Leverkusen drew 1-1 at Hamburger SV. Raul headed [...]

Soccer Recap II: Bundesliga and Ligue Un

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Bremen’s Claudio Pizarro celebrates after scoring the opening goal against Hannover in Bremen, northern Germany, Sunday March 11, 2012. (AP Photo/dapd/ Joerg Sarbach) Pizarro leads Bremen over Hannover: Bundesliga (PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) — Claudio Pizarro scored one goal and set up another for Werder Bremen to beat Hannover 3-0 on Sunday, and Schalke stretched [...]

Soccer Recap II: Dortmund now unbeaten in 16 – Bundesliga / Lille makes up ground in title race – Ligue 1

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Berlin’s Andre Mijatovic is at the bottom of a pile with Dortmund’s Lucas Barrios on top of him during their Bundesliga match on Saturday. Dortmund won to go 16 straight without a loss. (Michael Sohn/Associated Press) (PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) — Borussia Dortmund won 1-0 at Hertha Berlin to remain unbeaten in a club-record 16 [...]

Soccer: Dortmund goes top after win over Nuremberg – Bundesliga

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Lucas Barrios of Dortmund celebrates with teammates after scoring a goal during against Nuernberg. (Lars Baron/Bongarts/Getty Images) (PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) — Borussia Dortmund piled the pressure on its Bundesliga title rivals Friday with a hard-fought 2-0 win at Nuremberg to move three points clear before the rest of the weekend’s games. Dortmund captain Sebastian [...]

Soccer: Bundesliga and Ligue Un

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Lukas Podolski of Cologne celebrates after scoring his first goal against Augsburg. (Lars Baron/Bongarts/Getty Images) Podolski shines in Cologne’s victory: Bundesliga (PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) — Lukas Podolski scored twice in a 3-0 win for Cologne over promoted Augsburg in the Bundesliga on Sunday, and Hamburger SV drew 1-1 with Kaiserslautern. Podolski drifted in from [...]

Podolski carries Cologne over Hannover: Bundesliga

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Lukas Podolski of celebrates Cologne’s win over Hannover on Sunday. (Lars Baron/Bongarts/Getty Images) (PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) — Lukas Podolski scored in each half to give Cologne a 2-0 win over Hannover, costing the visiting side a chance to go second in the Bundesliga on Sunday. Podolski chipped a free kick over the Hannover wall [...]