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Team news, match facts and manager quotes ahead of the Champions League last 16, first leg match between AC Milan and Barcelona at the San Siro. TEAM NEWS Milan will have to give forward Stephan El Shaarawy a late fitness … read more »
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Why Arsenal should not buy David Villa. Throughout the January transfer window and even part of the summer transfer window many publications speculated over the transfer of David Villa to Arsenal. A player with such a pedigree that he would … read more »
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Tagged Arsenal, Arsenal F.C., Arsene Wenger, Barcelona, David Villa, IndepthAfrica, Premier League, Transfer window, Villa
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AC Milan will need to continue this year’s good form if they are to have any chance of defeating their UEFA Champions League nemesis, Barcelona. Milan are on a six-game unbeaten run, including four wins but head coach Massimiliano Allegri … read more »
Posted in 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Europe Soccer, Nigeria, Soccer, Sports
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Tagged 2013 UEFA Champions League, AC Milan, AC Milan Barcelona, AC Milan v Barcelona Live, AC Milan v Barcelona live streaming, AC Milan v Barcelona online, AC Milan v Barcelona Preview, Barcelona, IndepthAfrica, Kevin-Prince Boateng, Lionel Messi, Mario Balotelli, Massimiliano Allegri, Milan, Uefa Champions League
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by Ogbuefi Blogs “At no time in our national life has radical change become more urgent. We, the following progressive political parties, namely ACN, ANPP, APGA and CPC, have resolved to merge forthwith and become the All Progressive Congress and … read more »
After pulling out of Spain’s squad for the friendly against Uruguay, midfielder Xavi Hernández faces a race against time to be fit for FC Barcelona’s round of 16 encounter with AC Mila. FC Barcelona midfielder Xavi Hernández is expected to … read more »
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Tagged AC Milan, Alex Song, Barcelona, FC Barcelona, spain, Uefa Champions League, Valencia CF, Xavi
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Barcelona: Lionel Messi extended his record streak by scoring in his 12th consecutive Spanish league game to give leader Barcelona a 1-1 draw at Valencia, while Atletico Madrid remained perfect at home through 20 games in all competitions. Midfielder Ever … read more »
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Tagged Barcelona, Carles Puyol, David Villa, Éver Banega, IndepthAfrica, Lionel Messi, madrid, Roberto Soldado, Valencia
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Cristiano Ronaldo sensationally scored in his own net as Real Madrid slumped to a shock 1-0 defeat away to Granada on Saturday night. In trying to head clear a corner from Nolito, the Portugal international inadvertently deflected the ball past … read more »
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Tagged Barcelona, Cristiano Ronaldo, Granada, Granada Real Madrid, Karim Benzema, La Liga 2013, madrid, Real Madrid CF, Ronaldo, Sami Khedira
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Atletico Madrid vs. Real Betis is the best match-up in terms of potential story lines this week as the Spanish Primera Division rolls on in to February. Can Atheltic Bilbao continue their apparent revival? Has Real Betis finally hit the … read more »
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Tagged Athletic Bilbao, Barcelona, Deportivo de La Coruña, IndepthAfrica, La Liga, La Liga 2013, La Liga 2013: Week 22 Preview and Fixtures, madrid, Rayo Vallecano, Real Betis, real madrid
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Real Madrid and Barcelona dazzled fans with a brilliant display of football in El Clasico Wednesday night in a match which finished in a 1-1 draw. The intensity of the encounter as well as the numerous incredible plays that occurred … read more »
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Tagged Barcelona, el clasico, FC Barcelona, Iker Casillas, madrid, Real Madrid CF, Soccer, sports
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The shares were spoiled in a pulsating El Clasico at the Santiago Bernabeu, as a thumping late header from Raphael Varane earned Real Madrid a 1-1 draw in the first leg of their Copa del Rey semi-final against Barcelona. The Catalan … read more »
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El Clasico 2013: Real Madrid 1 v 1 Barcelona The shares were spoiled in a pulsating Clasico at the Santiago Bernabeu, as a thumping late header from Raphael Varane earned Real Madrid a 1-1 draw in the first leg of their … read more »
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2013 El- Clasico: Real Madrid v Barcelona Huge queues snaked away from Real Madrid’s Bernabeu stadium on Monday morning, a sign of optimism around the club which has been absent in recent months. Football’s finest venue will stage some huge … read more »
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Lionel Messi’s four-goal burst ensured that he and Barcelona returned to the top of the Associated Press Global Soccer rankings this week. The romance of England’s FA Cup produced some unlikely names in the Top 10 teams and a previously … read more »
El Clasico 2013 – Despite Real Madrid being in good form results-wise and playing at home, it is FC Barcelona that comes out as the favorite partly because of the players Madrid will not be counting on. Iker Casillas and … read more »
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By Vladimir Moraru In a shot-in-the-arm tune-up for Wednesday’s clash with eternal rival FC Barcelona in the semifinals of the Copa del Rey (Spanishd Cup) Cristiano Ronaldo scored three goals in Real Madri’s 4-0 trashing of Getafe in the 21st … read more »
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MADRID — Lionel Messi became the first player to score in eleven consecutive La Liga matches on Sunday when he hit four as leaders Barcelona eased past a ten-man Osasuna with a 5-1 victory. Pedro Rodriguez got the other and … read more »
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Tagged Barcelona, CA Osasuna, Cristiano Ronaldo, David Villa, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica Sports, La Liga, Lionel Messi, madrid, Sunday
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Barcelona achieved an intriguing 2-4 win (4-6 in aggregate) against Malaga at La Rosaleda in the return leg of the Copa del Rey quarterfinals. Pedro Rodriguez, Gerard Pique, Andres Iniesta and Lionel Messi scored the goals for the Blaugrana, who … read more »
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Up two after 25 minutes, Barcelona looked en route to a typical Blaugrana Saturday. Messi was on the board as was Pedro, the young Spaniard with only his fourth goal for the season. Against a team averaging fewer than a … read more »
Born to a factory worker and a part-time cleaner in Argentina, Lionel Messi has risen from being a skilled child footballer to a maverick international star who has claimed almost every award in the world of football. On Monday (January … read more »
Lionel Messi has been adjudged World Footballer of the Year 2012 for the fourth consecutive time. He shoved challenge from his Barcelona team mate Andreas Iniesta and Real Madrid’s Christiano. The Award ceremony was held in Zurich on Monday. The … read more »
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Tagged Barcelona, Cristiano Ronaldo, FIFA, Iker Casillas, IndepthAfrica, Lionel Messi, Real Madrid C.F, Sergio Ramos, Zurich
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Nigeria’s Super Eagles held hosts Catalonia to a 1-1 draw in an international friendly played at the Cornelia El-Prat Stadium in Barcelona. The Catalonians drew first blood as early as the third minute courtesy of a penalty kick neatly taken … read more »
Posted in 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Nigeria, Soccer, Sports, West Africa
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Tagged 2010 FIFA World Cup, Africa Nations Cup, Barcelona, Bright Dike, Cape Verde, Catalonia, Nigeria, Nigeria national football team, Nigeria news
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Nigeria’s Super Eagles held hosts Catalonia to a 1-1 draw Head Coach of Catalonia side, Johan Cryuff, has listed 10 players from Spanish La Liga leaders Barcelona for the international friendly against Nigeria’s Super Eagles this evening. He has also … read more »
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Tagged Barcelona, Carles Puyol, IndepthAfrica, Jordi Alba, La Liga, Marc Bartra, Nigeria news, Nigerian news, Sergio Busquets, Sergio Tejera, Stephen Keshi
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Cristiano Ronaldo will return with nine-times winners Real Madrid to Manchester United, where he developed into one of the world’s greatest forwards, and Lionel Messi’s Barcelona take on AC Milan in the Champions League last 16. Bayern Munich, last season’s … read more »
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Tagged 2012-13 Champions League, AC Milan, Barcelona, Borussia Dortmund, champions league, Cristiano Ronaldo, La Liga, Lionel Messi, Real Madrid C.F, Uefa Champions League
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(Reuters) – Real Madrid stumbled to a 2-2 home draw with Espanyol, allowing victorious Barcelona to open up a 13-point gap over their rivals and prompting Real boss Jose Mourinho to say the Catalans have all but won the Spanish … read more »
Barcelona extended their unbeaten run in La Liga to 12 matches with a remarkable 5-4 victory at Deportivo de La Coruna on Saturday. Goals from Jordi Alba, CristianTello and Lionel Messi handed the visitors a three-goal advantage after 20 minutes … read more »
By: James M. Dorsey When Spanish giants Real Madrid and FC Barcelona clashed this weekend, two matches separated by thousands of kilometers were played, one on and one off the pitch. The Spanish clash ended in a draw in Barcelona’s … read more »
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Tagged Barcelona, camp nou, FC Barcelona, Gaza, Hamas, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica African news, Israel, Palestinian people, west bank
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: Barcelona 2 (Messi 31′, 61′) Real Madrid 2 (Ronaldo 23′. 66′) Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo stole the show as Real Madrid drew 2-2 at Barcelona in a thrilling Clasico at the Nou Camp in La Liga. Ronaldo put … read more »
by T. Goshu This is the third and final part of my comment on the subject of seizing opportunities, at least whenever they make themselves available. In my first part, I have tried to mention some missed opportunities for the … read more »
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Tagged Barcelona, el clasico, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica world news, José Mourinho, La Liga, Lionel Messi, madrid, Politics, Real Madrid C.F
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Andy West examines where the first league Clasico at the Nou Camp later tonight will be won and lost. Barcelona come into the game EIGHT points clear of their arch rivals after a 100 per cent start to the season … read more »
Jose Mourinho has changed his tune. Earlier this season the Real Madrid boss was surprisingly scathing about his team’s level of performance, including the memorable comment after a 1-0 defeat against Sevilla: “At the moment I don’t have a team.” … read more »
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