Articles filed under Soccer
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Record-breaking Messi scores 3 to help Barcelona go topMar 07, 2015 10:00 pm - Lionel Messi is back to upstaging Cristiano Ronaldo again. Messi broke Ronaldo's record for hat tricks in the Spanish league with his 24th treble - and 32nd in all compe...
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Official: Some black players not true victims of racismMar 06, 2015 10:00 pm - MOSCOW (AP) - Russia's top official in charge of adjudicating football racism cases has suggested that black players should not be considered real victims of racial abus...
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Real Madrid loses 1-0 at Bilbao, puts Liga lead in jeopardyMar 06, 2015 10:00 pm - BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - Spanish league leader Real Madrid lost 1-0 at Athletic Bilbao on Saturday, stumbling for a second straight week. Aritz Aduriz rose to head in the...
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Rondon hat trick gives Zenit 3-0 win over Ural in RussiaMar 06, 2015 10:00 pm - MOSCOW (AP) - Venezuelan striker Jose Salomon Rondon scored a hat trick to give Zenit St. Petersburg a 3-0 win over Ural Yekaterinburg as the Russian Premier League resu...
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Tottenham beats QPR 2-1 in London EPL derbyMar 06, 2015 10:00 pm - LONDON (AP) - Queens Park Rangers' hopes of beating the English Premier League drop received a major blow as Harry Kane underlined his England credentials with a match-w...
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Urawa beats Bellmare 3-1 to kick off J-League seasonMar 06, 2015 10:00 pm - HIRATSUKA, Japan (AP) - Tomoya Ugajin and Daisuke Nasu scored second-half goals Saturday as Urawa Reds beat newly-promoted Shonan Bellmare 3-1 on the opening day of the ...
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Timbers look to improve defensively in 2015Mar 05, 2015 10:00 pm - PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The emphasis for the Portland Timbers in the offseason was on shoring up the defense. Known for its defense in its first season under coach Caleb P...
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UEFA to set up new soccer league in CrimeaMar 05, 2015 10:00 pm - MOSCOW (AP) - UEFA's top official responsible for Crimea says the governing body of European soccer plans to set up a league in the disputed territory. Russia annexed Cr...
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Serie A votes to provide crisis-hit Parma emergency fundingMar 05, 2015 10:00 pm - MILAN (AP) - Italy's top soccer teams voted to give Parma a 5 million euro ($5.5 million) emergency fund Friday to help the club finish the season. Sixteen of the 20 clu...
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Preseason predictions not going Fire's wayMar 05, 2015 3:00 pm - Now that labor peace has cleared the way for a 2015 Major League Soccer season, the Chicago Fire is hoping to sneak up on some people. The Fire can start by pulling off ...