June 20, 2013

Soccer Recap II: Cristiano Ronaldo scores 3 as Real Madrid cruises: La Liga and Mali defeats Ghana, wins bronze at African Cup

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Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo from Portugal, centre left, celebrates his goal with Gonzalo Higuain from Argentina, centre right, during a Spanish La Liga match against Sevilla at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain, on Saturday. (Andres Kudacki/Associated Press) (PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) — Cristiano Ronaldo helped Real Madrid prime its attack for its highly [...]

Soccer Recap I: Barcelona’s Lionel Messi extends record scoring streak to 13 / La Liga, EPL ans Serie A

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Lionel Messi of Barcelona extended his record scoring streak to 13 on Sunday against Getafe. (David Ramos/Getty Images) (PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) — Lionel Messi extended his record by scoring for a 13th consecutive round as Barcelona beat Getafe 6-1 at Camp Nou on Sunday, with Andres Iniesta controlling much of the game for the [...]

Soccer Recap II: La Liga, Bundesliga, and EPL

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Fernando Llorente sat out Athletic Bilbao’s first three games. (Pierre-Philippe Marcou/AFP/GettyImages) (PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) — Fernando Llorente played for Athletic Bilbao for the first time this season and added a goal to Aritz Aduriz’s double to help secure a 3-3 draw at 10-man Espanyol in the Spanish league on Sunday. Llorente had not played [...]

Soccer: Messi sets European record for goals, Real Madrid wins title

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Barcelona star forward Lionel Messi has scored a record 46 goals in the Spanish league plus 14 in the Champions League, three in Spanish Super Cup, two each in the Club World Cup and the Copa del Rey, and one in the UEFA Super Cup. (Josep Lago/Getty Images ) (PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) — Real [...]