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/ 3327 days agoHrgota sends Frankfurt into German Cup final
Berlin (AFP) – Branimir Hrgota scored the decisive spot-kick after a lengthy penalty shoot-out as Eintracht Frankfurt beat Borussia Moenchengladbach on Tuesday to reach the German Cup final. They will play either Bayern Munich or Borussia Dortmund, who meet on Wednesday, in the May final. Taleb Tawath gave Frankfurt a 15th minute lead at the […]

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/ 3327 days agoAngers reach 'dream' 1st Cup final in 60 years
Angers (France) (AFP) – Angers returned to the French Cup final for the first time since their only other appearance 60 years ago with a 2-0 semi-final victory over Guingamp on Tuesday. "We had said that getting to the final would be a dream — the key word was turning that into a reality, and […]

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/ 3327 days agoSoriano hands Villarreal shock win at Atletico
Madrid (AFP) – Villarreal kept their slim hopes of Champions League football next season alive as Roberto Soriano's late winner shocked Atletico Madrid 1-0 at the Vicente Calderon on Tuesday. A battle between the two best defences in La Liga was unsurprisingly settled by a single goal when the Italian turned home Cedric Bakambu's cross […]

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/ 3327 days agoHalf-ton Costa gives Chelsea breathing room
London (AFP) – Diego Costa scored his 50th and 51st Premier League goals as Chelsea overcame spirited Southampton 4-2 on Tuesday to establish a seven-point lead at the top of the table. Costa set up Eden Hazard's early opener, which was cancelled out by Oriol Romeu, before Gary Cahill restored the hosts' lead at an […]

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/ 3327 days agoKaka tops MLS salaries list
Los Angeles (AFP) – Former Brazil star Kaka topped the list of Major League Soccer's highest-paid players for a third straight year, according to official figures released on Tuesday. A comprehensive breakdown of basic salary and guaranteed earnings issued by the MLS Players Union showed Orlando's Kaka coming out on top with wages of $7.168 […]

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/ 3328 days agoWenger plans ahead but won't reveal future
London (AFP) – Arsene Wenger insists he is working on Arsenal's future even though he still won't reveal whether he plans to remain in charge after this season. Wenger is out of contract at the end of the current campaign and has yet to sign a new deal amid calls for his resignation from Arsenal […]

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/ 3328 days agoFOX to air Chelsea-Arsenal Final followed by Seattle-Portland
The FA Cup final between Chelsea and Arsenal will be shown live to viewers in the United States on the FOX network on Saturday, May 27. The highly-anticipated match will feature a London derby played at Wembley Stadium to determine who will win the 136th FA Cup final. The live coverage of the London derby […]

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/ 3328 days ago10 things we learned from MLS gameweek 8 of the 2017 season
Here are the ten things we learned from Week 8 of the 2017 MLS season. 1. A Triumphant Return to NYC For Kreis Orlando City is top of the Eastern Conference, and their manager Jason Kreis couldn’t be sitting prettier. The Lions beat New York City 2-1 on Sunday afternoon at Yankee Stadium in Kreis’ […]

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/ 3329 days agoBarcelona must rally around Messi to beat Real Madrid in Clásico
A fair portion of the soccer world holds Lionel Messi to stratospheric standards. Following on from the midweek UEFA Champions League matches, the Barcelona man’s performance in the 0-0 draw against Juventus was criticized in some quarters. He missed a fine chance in the first period, hooked over another in the second and, to cap […]

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/ 3329 days agoWatch Real Madrid-Barcelona el Clásico for free
If you're trying to find out how you can watch Real Madrid vs. Barcelona, you've come to the right place. While the game will be shown live and exclusively on TV via beIN SPORTS and beIN SPORTS en Español, many sports fans don't get those channels. Thankfully, there are free and legal ways to watch […]

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/ 3330 days agoReal Madrid vs. Barcelona preview and el Clásico TV times
Real Madrid’s meeting with Barcelona on Sunday at the Santiago Bernabeu—the Clásico—is the type of sporting occasion you clear your schedule for. It’s a spectacle that has everything. The rivalry between the pair is steeped in history, in drama and controversy, often transcending what goes on on the pitch. And in the modern age, the […]

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/ 3330 days agoReal Madrid vs Barcelona line up
For the first el Clásico of 2017, Real Madrid and Barcelona will fight it out in a match that could go a long way to deciding who wins the title in La Liga. So who Luis Enrique and Zinedine Zidane select to start the match will have a big impact on the result. Although the […]

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/ 3331 days agoClub América rank as most popular club soccer team on US TV
Out of all of the most popular soccer teams around the world, the team that ranks most popular on US television is Liga MX's Club América. The team that plays in Mexico City is averaging 1.294 million viewers per televised game in the United States, according to research conducted by World Soccer Talk. That's the […]

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/ 3331 days agoLazy critics are wrong about Arsenal's Mesut Özil
Arsenal’s Mesut Özil is a World Cup winner, a five-time Germany Player of the Year, and statistically one of the most productive midfielders in the world. Yet despite all of these accolades, the 28-year-old is still regularly slated by both fans and pundits around the world. Some say he’s too lazy, and others claim that […]

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/ 3332 days agoEl Clásico 2017: Real Madrid vs. Barcelona live stream
For viewers in the United States, the first el Clásico of 2017 featuring Real Madrid against Barcelona will be shown live on television and live stream. The game kicks off at 2:45pm ET on Sunday, April 23. Pre-game coverage on begins at 1:30pm ET / 10:30am PT on the English-language beIN SPORTS, while the pre-match […]