Midweek matches include the European Champions League final, the second legs of the Copa Libertadores quarterfinals and the start of the Toulon International tournament. In MLS’s Thursday night game, San Jose hosts Houston.
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MLS Results
Columbus could muster only a scoreless tie with Toronto but kept its lead in the East. For the up-to-date MLS standings and leading scorers, all the weekend summaries and this week’s schedule. …
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The Galaxy keeps scoring
[NAMES & NUMBERS] The Los Angeles Galaxy is doing its share to keep MLS scoring on the upswing. After its win in Dallas, the Galaxy has scored a league high 19 goals while conceding 16. Only D.C. United, which got spanked by Chivas USA, has given up more goals (17). For the weekend’s MLS highlights. …
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Cherundolo sets up three goals
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Bundesliga veteran Steve Cherundolo set up three goals in Hannover 96’s 4-0 win over Energie Cottbus on the last day of German First Division play. Cherundolo’s American teammate, 21-year-old Sal Zizzo, was a halftime sub, marking his second appearance for Hannover 96, which he joined this season. Hannover finished eighth. Defender Heath Pearce made his 19th appearance of the season for Hansa Rostock and notched an assist in a 2-1 win over VfL Bochum, but Rostock is relegated to the Second Division along with FC Nuremberg and MSV Duisburg.
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USL First Division Results
Charleston moved into first place in the USL First Division with 1-0 wins over Montreal and Rochester. Former UNC Greensboro star Randi Patterson, who played briefly for the U.S. U-20 national team and now plays for Trinidad & Tobago, had the goals in both games. For all the weekend results and goalscorers …
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Redknapp has Portsmouth job for as long as he wants
[ENGLISH FA CUP] Embattled manager Harry Redknapp received the biggest cheer Sunday when Portsmouth paraded the English FA Cup trophy in an open-top bus through the southern English city a day after it won the FA Cup for the first time since 1939 with a 1-0 win over Cardiff City at Wembley Stadium. The trophy was the first of Redknapp’s career and qualified Pompey for Europe for the first time.
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Fiorentina edges AC Milan for Champions League spot
[EUROPEAN LEAGUES] League play has concluded in Europe’s big five leagues. On the final day of play, Fiorentina claimed the final UEFA Champions League spot in Italy ahead of AC Milan thanks to a 1-0 win on a spectacular volley by Pablo Osvaldo. In France, a tense relegation battle ended with Lens going down on the final day of the season and its fans rioting. In Germany, tiny 1899 Hoffenheim, whose stadium holds 5,000 fans, gained promotion after its first season ever in the Second Division. For season-end wrapups of Europe’s “Big Five” leagues …
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Ibrahimovic rescues Inter
[CHAMPIONS] Swedish star Zlatan Ibrahimovic returned to action for the first time since March 29 and scored both goals to give Inter Milan a 2-0 win at Parma on the final day of the Italian season that clinched its third straight Serie A title and 16th overall.
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What They’re Saying
“They threw things at me for the whole game. It was a reaction, and I apologize.”
— San Lorenzo coach Ramon Diaz, who was ejected from an Argentine league game for throwing back into the crowd one of the objects that was thrown at him during a 0-0 tie at Huracan. (Reuters)
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Lyon makes it seven in a row
[CHAMPIONS] Lyon added to its legend when it won its seventh straight French league title, beating Auxerre, 3-1, on Saturday to finish four points ahead of Bordeaux, which tied, 2-2, at Lens. No other team from a big five European league has won six straight titles, let alone seven.
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Ibrahimovic Could Return for Inter’s Sunday Decider
Italy’s Serie A championship will be decided on Sunday, and Inter Milan star Zlatan Ibrahimovic hopes to be available — at least from the bench — for the thrilling season finale. A win at relegation-threatened Parma would hand Inter its third straight Serie A title. Second-place Roma, a point behind the defending champions, will claim […]
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MLS Welcomes News of Soccer’s Return to BC Place
The USL-1 Vancouver Whitecaps announced Friday that they will move to BC Place, which will undergo major renovations. The announcement triggered a statement from MLS Commissioner Don Garber, who said Vancouver is a potential MLS expansion city. “There is no doubt the market for professional soccer exists in Vancouver,” he said, “as we saw last […]
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Cristiano Ronaldo’s Madrid Bombshell
Will Cristiano Ronaldo really leave Manchester United for Real Madrid? Only days before the Champions League final between United and Chelsea, Ronaldo dropped a bombshell when he told a Madrid-based television channel that he would not rule out a move to Spain. Ronaldo has four years left on a five-year contract at Old Trafford that […]
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Preview: Portsmouth and Cardiff Break Mold
For the first time since 1991, that none of England’s “big four” — Manchester United, Liverpool, Chelsea or Arsenal — reached the English FA Cup final, which will be contested by Portsmouth and Cardiff City (second division) on Saturday (TV: Setanta pay-per-view, live, 10 am ET). You have to go all the way back to […]
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MLS MVP Luciano Emilio Could Land on D.C. Bench
With only one goal and one assist in seven games for D.C. United, Brazilian striker Luciano Emilio has been the disappointment of the 2008 MLS season. Emilio’s poor start is one of the reasons why D.C. is 2-5-0 entering its game at Chivas USA Saturday night. The Washington Post Steven Goff reports that D.C. United […]
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International Weekend TV Schedule
Portsmouth and Cardiff City, two unlikely teams, meet in Saturday’s English FA Cup at Wembley Stadium. Italy’s Scudetto will be decided on Sunday when leader Inter Milan and second-place Roma, one point back, travel to Parma and Catania, respectively. Mexico’s playoffs continue with the second leg of the quarterfinals, while league play concludes in Germany and Spain. For all the weekend international action on television …
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MLS TV Schedule
Eastern Conference teams will look to continue their dominance of Western opponents in three East-West clashes on Saturday: New England-San Jose, Chicago-Houston and Chivas USA-D.C. United. For all the MLS weekend action on television …
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Playoff wins for Hernandez and Castillo
[AMERICANS ABROAD] U.S. defenders Daniel Hernandez and Edgar Castillo started in wins for Chiapas and Santos, respectively, in the first leg of their quarterfinal series in Mexico’s Torneo Clausura.
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What They’re Saying
“Without the Brazilian, Barcelona would be another club. It bothers me that certain members of the press have insisted that Ronaldinho no longer is anybody, that he is a former player. Without him rivals do not fear Barca. I don’t think ‘Dinho’ should apologize, as many people think. On the contrary. It is the Barcelona leaders who should thank Ronaldinho for what he has done for the club. I think that if they let him go, it will be the biggest mistake in the history of the club.”
— Former Argentina great Diego Maradona, criticizing his former club Barcelona’s efforts to unload maligned Brazilian superstar Ronaldinho. (Marca)
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Ronaldinho to miss games in USA
[BRAZIL TOUR] Ronaldinho is out but Kaka, Alexandre Pato and Robinho will be the headliners for Brazil’s two-game tour of the United States. For the complete Brazil roster …
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Chicago turns to Arsenal (Ladies) for head coach
[WPS] The Chicago entrant in the new Women’s Professional Soccer has named Englishwoman Emma Hayes, a coach at the top-ranked Arsenal Ladies Football Club in London, as its head coach and director of soccer operations.
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LaBrocca, Rapids’ ‘Silent Sponge,’ Earns Spot
One of the surprises of the 2008 MLS season has been Colorado Rapids midfielder Nick LaBrocca, who played only two games in his rookie season but he’s started every game for the Western Conference co-leaders going into Thursday’s match against Real Salt Lake. Dubbed the “Silent Sponge” for his ability to take advice and put […]
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British Review Police Powers After UEFA Cup Mess
Prime Minister Gordon Brown says the British government will review measures to stop violent public drunkenness after clashes broke out before and after Wednesday’s UEFA Cup final between Rangers and Zenit St. Petersburg in Manchester. The fear is that more trouble like that which took place Wednesday could hurt England’s 2018 World Cup bid. Fighting […]
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Kahn Bids Farewell
The final day of the 2008 Bundesliga season will mark the last game for Bayern Munich goalie Oliver Kahn, who is retiring Saturday after winning his eighth Bundesliga championship and sixth German Cup. Saturday’s match against Karlsruhe — his hometown team — will be the 557th Bundesliga game for the 38-year-old Kahn, who is as […]
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Barcelona Deal First Step to Its Own MLS Club?
Barcelona will be returning to the United States this summer as part of a long-term agreement signed Thursday with Major League Soccer. Barca will play a minimum of six games over the term of the five-year agreement that could lead to the Spanish club having a permanent presence in the form of a team in […]