May 24, 2013

Soccer Recap: Dortmund beats Real Madrid 4-1 in Champions League

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Story Highlights Dortmund’s win lined up the prospect of an all-German final at Wembley Second leg matches will be played next week Lewandowski opened the scoring in the eighth minute DORTMUND, Germany (AP) — Robert Lewandowski scored four goals as Borussia Dortmund romped to a convincing 4-1 victory over Real Madrid on Wednesday and took [...]

Soccer Recap: Arsenal misses chance to solidify 3rd place / EPL and Tuesday’s Score Results

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Everton’s French defender Sylvain Distin, left, heads the ball clear against Arsenal at The Emirates Stadium in north London on Tuesday. (Glyn Kirk/AFP/Getty Images) (PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) — Arsenal missed a chance to tighten its grip on third place in the English Premier League on Tuesday after being held to a 0-0 draw at [...]

Soccer Recap: City cools down United in Manchester derby / EPL and Serie A

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Sergio Aguero of Manchester City scores his team’s second goal against Manchester United at Old Trafford on Monday. (Alex Livesey/Getty Images) (PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) — Manchester City delayed the surrender of its Premier League title to Manchester United on Monday, beating the runaway leaders 2-1 in a frenetic derby thanks to substitute Sergio Aguero’s [...]

Soccer Recap: Chelsea, Benfica, Fenerbahce win in Europa League

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Fernando Torres of Chelsea rises above the Rubin Kazan defence to score his team’s third goal with a header in their Europa League quarter-final match Thursday. (Ian Walton/Getty Images) (PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) — Chelsea, Benfica and Fenerbahce closed in on the Europa League semifinals with victories on Thursday while Basel claimed crucial away goals [...]

Soccer Recap: Granada, Zaragoza draw in lacklustre match / La Liga, EPL and MLS Roundup

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(PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) — Granada and Zaragoza played to a 0-0 draw in a lacklustre Spanish league match featuring two teams fighting relegation on Monday. The closest either team came to scoring was when Granada striker Odion Ighalo’s header bounced off the post from a corner taken by Mikel Rico in the 19th minute. [...]

Soccer: John Terry returns to Chelsea after missing 2 months

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Chelsea’s John Terry, left, on crutches in Stamford Bridge in London, on November 11, 2012. (Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty Images) (PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) — John Terry could play for Chelsea for the first time in two months after being named in the squad for Saturday’s Premier League match at Stoke. The former England captain has been [...]

Soccer Recap: Luis Suarez ‘handball’ earns Liverpool win in FA Cup – EPL, La Liga and Serie A

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Liverpool forward Luis Suarez, centre, appears to handle the ball in the lead up to his goal against Mansfield on Sunday. (Andrew Yates/AFP/Getty Images) (PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) — Luis Suarez became embroiled in a new handball controversy on Sunday when he scored Liverpool’s winner in a 2-1 victory to oust non-league club Mansfield from [...]

Soccer: Man United manager, Rio Ferdinand resolve ‘communication problem’

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Manchester United centre back Rio Ferdinand was one of many Premier League players to boycott the Kick It Out action on the weekend, as a protest against a perceived lack of strong action taken by organizations in recent high-profile racism cases. (Alex Livesey/Getty Images) (PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) — Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson has [...]

Soccer: Distractions hit England, Italy ahead of Euro 2012

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England’s Wayne Rooney is suspended for the first two games of Euro 2012 because of a needless tackle late in an October match. (Scott Heppell/Associated Press) (PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) — It takes just one miss, one flub, one moment of wandering concentration and a country’s tournament can be over at the European Cup. In [...]

Soccer Recap: Juventus wins 28th Serie A title / Manchester City does its job

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Juventus players celebrate Mirko Vucinic’s goal during a Serie A match against Cagliari on Sunday. (Paolo Giovannini/Associated Press) (PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) — Juventus completed the recovery from its darkest period following the 2006 matchfixing scandal as it claimed its first Serie A title in nine years Sunday. The Bianconeri won its 28th league title [...]