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2013 Europa League round-up: Liverpool exit as Chelsea and Spurs survive

Holders win 1-0 in Moscow but go out 2-1 on aggregate Inter, Stuttgart, Basel join Spurs and Newcastle in last 16 The holders, Atlético Madrid, crashed out of the Europa League despite managing a 1-0 away win in the second … read more »

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Europa League Round-up: Bale hands Spurs edge, Liverpool lose, Oscar on song for Chelsea

Gareth Bale struck two magical free-kicks as Tottenham edged Lyon 2-1 in the Europa League last-32 Thursday, but Liverpool’s hopes were on a knife-edge after a 2-0 defeat at Zenit St Petersburg in Russia. Bale beat Lyon keeper Remy Vercoutre … read more »

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2013 Europa League: Zenit punish Liverpool in Russia

Second-half goals from Hulk and Sergei Semak fired Zenit St Petersburg to a 2-0 first-leg lead against Liverpool in their Europa League last-32 clash in Russia. Zenit started brilliantly, forcing two good saves from Pepe Reina while Hulk hit the … read more »

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2012/13 UEFA Champions League Day1 Video Highlights

Real Madrid 3 – 2 Manchester City ิปแอิิิิิิิิิิิิิิิิิิิิิิิิิิิิิิิิิิิิิิิิิิิ… by footyroom Montpellier 1 – 2 Arsenal M-A footyroom.com by footyroom Paris Saint-Germain 4 – 1 Dynamo Kyiv P Vs D 4-1 by futbolsapiens Borussia Dortmund 1 – 0 Ajax D1-0A www.fasthighlights.com … read more »

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Brazil beat South Africa 1-0 in a friendly

A disappointing Brazil beat South Africa 1-0 in a friendly on Friday but the lacklustre performance cast further doubts on Mano Menezes’s long-term prospects as Brazil coach. Menezes sent out an attacking team but they struggled to break down the … read more »

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Real Madrid, Manchester City drawn in group D Uefa Champions League

Group A: Porto, Dynamo Kiev, Paris St Germain Group B: Arsenal, Schalke 04, Olympiakos Group C: AC Milan, Zenit St Petersburg, Anderlecht Group D: Real Madrid, Manchester City, Ajax Amsterdam Group E: Chelsea, Shakhtar Donetsk, Juventus Group F: Bayern Munich, … read more »

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Arsenal forward Arshavin set for permanent Zenit switch

Andrey Arshavin’s Arsenal career appears to be over after it was revealed Zenit St Petersburg have opened talks with the Premier League club over a permanent deal for the forward. Arshavin spent the second half of last season on-loan at … read more »

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Suspend football in Italy for three years, Says Italy’s prime minister

Italy’s prime minister Mario Monti yesterday called for football in the country to be suspended for ‘two to three’ years after the latest match-fixing scanda Mr Monti said the idea was a question he was asking ‘as someone who was … read more »

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Champion League 2011 Preview: APOEL and Milan out to upset the odds

The UEFA Champions League has reached the business end of the season with eight clubs preparing for the first leg of their quarter-finals. David meets Goliath on Tuesday as APOEL FC host Real Madrid CF, while on Wednesday FC Barcelona … read more »

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UEFA Champions League Preview: Benfica v Zenit

Luciano Spalletti describes it as the most important match in FC Zenit St Petersburg’s history but SL Benfica coach Jorge Jesus believes it will end in tears for the Russians in Lisbon. SL Benfica coach Jorge Jesus is predicting goals … read more »

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2012 UEFA Champions League 2 leg round of 16 Preview

After allowing the international calendar to take centre stage for a week, the UEFA Champions League returns on Tuesday. AC Milan and FC Barcelona look odds-on to reach the last eight, but the other two round of 16 ties are … read more »

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2012 UEFA Champions League Live Updates: Zenit vs Benfica

Zenit St. Petersburg must overcome the absence of its most creative player, midfielder Danny, when it faces Benfica in a Champions League last-16, first leg tie tonight. The Portugal international is out for eight months after tearing knee ligaments in … read more »

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Eto’o scores again for new club Anzhi

Samuel Eto’o scored his second goal in two matches in Russia after acknowledging he knew little about his new club Anzhi Makhachkala before a record-breaking move to the volatile North Caucasus region. Nearly 10,000 fans filled the crumbling Dynamo stadium … read more »

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