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Chelsea picks up first CL win

Chelsea picks up first CL win

Borussia Dortmund and Chelsea recovered from poor starts in the Champions League by winning their first group matches on Tuesday, while Barcelona beat 10-man Celtic 1-0 to avoid a second consecutive loss at Celtic Park. Robert Lewandowski scored a brace as Dortmund, last-season’s runnerup, defeated Marseille 3-0 in Group F. ...

Sep 30, 2013

Thigh injury sidelines Barca's Messi

Barcelona’s Lionel Messi will be sidelined for two to three weeks with an injury to his right leg, ruling him out of Tuesday’s Champions League match at Celtic and two World Cup qualifiers for Argentina. Barcelona also left injured defenders Carles Puyol, Javier Mascherano ...

Sep 30, 2013

Rousseff reaches out to Ronaldinho

Ronaldinho has received support from Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff after tests showed he may miss the Club World Cup in December because of injury. Rousseff used her Twitter account to express solidarity with the former two-time world player of the year, who ruptured a ...

Suarez hits double on return to league action

Sep 30, 2013

Suarez hits double on return to league action

Luis Suarez returned to the Premier League in explosive fashion on Sunday, teaming up with strike partner Daniel Sturridge to propel Liverpool to a 3-1 win at Sunderland that inflicted more misery on the division’s managerless bottom team. Liverpool climbed to second place in ...

Manchester clubs go down; Arsenal wins

Sep 29, 2013

Manchester clubs go down; Arsenal wins

The two Manchester clubs slumped to shock defeats and Arsenal moved two points clear with a win at Swansea on Saturday, extending the unpredictable start to the English Premier League. Five months after capturing a 20th English title, Manchester United is languishing in 12th ...

Sep 28, 2013

Campbell: Black coaches frozen out

Former Arsenal defender Sol Campbell believes there is a prejudice against black coaches in England and expects to have to go abroad to fulfill his managerial ambitions. Campbell, who won 73 caps for England and also played for Arsenal and Tottenham, retired in May ...

Sato stunner helps Sanfrecce close gap on Marinos

Sep 28, 2013

Sato stunner helps Sanfrecce close gap on Marinos

Hisato Sato scored a stunning first-half strike and reigning J. League champions Sanfrecce Hiroshima closed the gap on leaders Yokohama F. Marinos to two points with a 2-0 win away to Sagan Tosu on Saturday. Sato opened the scoring after 23 minutes with his ...

Messi answers questions in tax fraud case

Sep 28, 2013

Messi answers questions in tax fraud case

Barcelona star Lionel Messi and his father appeared before a Spanish judge to answer questions in a tax fraud case on Friday. Messi gave answers for approximately 90 minutes after his father Jorge Horacio Messi was questioned. After they were whisked away in separate ...

Sep 28, 2013

Villas-Boas admits Mourinho fallout

Jose Mourinho has hit out at Andre Villas-Boas for revealing their once-strong personal and professional relationship has broken down. On the eve of their first clash as coaches, when Mourinho’s Chelsea visits Villas-Boas’ Tottenham in the English Premier League on Saturday, the latter admitted ...

| Sep 27, 2013

Di Canio hiring doomed from start

by Christopher Davies

Ellis Short is a billionaire, rich beyond the dreams of most. The American owner of Sunderland achieved this by being one step ahead of his business rivals, making shrewd and correct decisions while appointing the best senior management. So why on earth did Short ...

Man United beats Liverpool, Suarez

Sep 26, 2013

Man United beats Liverpool, Suarez

Manchester United ruined Luis Suarez’s long-awaited return from a 10-match ban for biting by beating Liverpool 1-0 in the third round of the League Cup on Wednesday, relieving some early-season pressure on manager David Moyes. Javier Hernandez showed a poacher’s instinct to volley home ...