May 19, 2013

Soccer Recap I: Bundesliga, Serie A and La Liga

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(Bayer Leverkusen and Freiburg played to a 0-0 draw in Saturday’s Bundesliga action. Imago/ZumaPress.com) BERLIN (AP) — Bayer Leverkusen wasted a chance to close the gap on Bundesliga leader Bayern Munich after being held to 0-0 at Freiburg on Saturday. Andre Schuerrle came closest to scoring for second-place Leverkusen in a hard-fought game, crashing his [...]

Soccer Recap II: Bundesliga and Ligue Un / Schalke salvages draw with Augsburg

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Paul Verhaegh, right, of Augsburg battles for the ball with Chinedu Obasi Ogbuke, left, of Schalke and his team mate Klaas-Jan Huntelaar on Sunday. (Alexander Hassenstein/Bongarts/Getty Images) (PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) — Klaas-Jan Huntelaar’s 25th goal of the season salvaged a 1-1 draw for third-place Schalke at relegation-threatened Augsburg on Sunday, while Freiburg ensured it [...]

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: Atletico Madrid downs Celtic in Europa League

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Atletico de Madrid’s Radamel Falcao of Colombia, third from left, scores against Celtic during their Europa League match on Thursday. (Daniel Ochoa de Olza/Associated Press) (PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) – Europa League specialist Radamel Falcao scored again as 2010 winner Atletico Madrid beat Celtic 2-0 in a group-stage opener on Thursday. Falcao got 18 goals [...]