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Robin Van Persie scored a hat-trick and gave three other assists in the 7-1 win over Blackburn this
weekend, but the teamwork amongst him, Theo Walcott and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain was a joy to watch
as they terrorized the Rovers defence. The Ox was starting his fourth game in a row for Arsenal and
Van Persie [.
So we know Spain as a nation is running through an extraordinary period of domination, and we
also know that there appears to be little let-up for the rest of the poor world, as their youth
teams are simply excellent. How excellent? Well they just won the u19 Euros today, defeating the
Czech Republic.
LYON, France — Striker Bafetimbi Gomis scored a late equalizer Tuesday as Lyon drew 1-1 with Real
Madrid in the first leg of their last-16 meeting in the Champions League, denying the Spanish team
its first win against the former French champions. Brazilian defender Cris headed on a free kick
and Gomis clipped the ball [.
MELBOURNE, Australia The Melbourne Victory soccer club has angrily denied claims its fans are
violent, amid criticisms from police and the state government. A senior Victorian policeman on
Friday said members of the force were reluctant to volunteer to work at Melbourne Victory soccer
matches because of violence among the team's supporters.
MUNCIH, Germany — Bayern Munich's title aspirations suffered a major blow on Saturday as
relegation-threatened Cologne hit back from 2-0 down to inflict a 3-2 defeat on the defending
champions. Bayern were cruising after first-half goals by Germany striker Mario Gomez, his 16th in
19 league matches, and Turkey midfielder Hamit Altintop.
LIVERPOOL/NEWCASTLE Andy Carroll last night launched a scathing attack on Newcastle United owner
Mike Ashley for selling him against his wishes to Liverpool for £35m in the most extraordinary
transfer deadline day in memory. The England striker said that he had been "pushed out the door" by
Ashley whose chairman Derek Llambias negotiated a [.
LONDON, England For Chelsea v Manchester City read it: Roman Abramovich v Sheikh Mansour. This is
the duel of the two mega-rich owners in the English Premier League and all the signs suggest that
the comparative newcomer from the Gulf is winning for the moment. Whether this scion of the royal
family of Abu [.
DOHA, Qatar FIFA has announced that there are no plans to move the 2022 World Cup in Qatar to
winter to alleviate concerns over the country's climate. As temperatures can reach 50 degrees
Celsius in the summer in Qatar, there had been strong indications that FIFA was ready to move the
tournament. President Sepp [.
DOHA, Qatar — Reigning champions Iraq set up a quarter-final clash with Australia after beating
North Korea 1-0 Wednesday, condemning the Koreans to an early exit having failed to score in the
tournament. The 2007 champions finished second in Group D behind Iran, but will be underdogs
against an Australian team out for revenge after [.
NEW YORK, NY Manchester United legend Eric Cantona has made a shock return to football with the New
York Cosmos. The Frenchman has joined as their director of soccer. "I am very honoured to join the
legendary New York Cosmos. It's a big project, a wonderful project," Cantona told the Sun. "The
Cosmos are [.
DOHA, Qatar — Qatar stormed into the Asian Cup quarter-finals for only the second time in their
history on Sunday with a commanding 3-0 victory over Gulf champions Kuwait, who were eliminated
from the tournament. They went through after Uzbekistan drew 2-2 with China to top Group A,
allowing Qatar to finish second and make [.
MOLDE, Norway Rising American soccer star Josh Gatt has officially joined Norwegian Division One
professional club Molde FK. Gatt, who signed his first professional contract to play with Austrian
club SCR Altach in January of 2010, has emerged this past year as one of the premier young talents
in the United States.
As Kenny Dalglish dons the red and white tracksuit once more for his first Anfield training session
since 1991 the feeling of relief among the supporters is palpable. Whether justified or not the
supporters angst and anger towards Roy Hodgson had reached unsustainable levels, meaning his all to
inevitable departure was the only way to [.
ALGIERS, Algeria – The national soccer league in Algeria has canceled matches scheduled for
Friday and Saturday after riots in the capital and elsewhere this week. The Algerian National
Football League announced the cancellations in Al Watan, a local newspaper. The matches were
canceled in an effort to prevent large groups of young people from [.
LONDON, England Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti was looking forward to crossing swords with his
Ipswich Town counterpart in Sunday's FA Cup third-round tie at Stamford Bridge before Roy Keane was
sacked on Friday. The 39-year-old Keane, who had been at Ipswich since April 2009, left with the
Championship (second division) club 19th in the [.
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands — Former Lazio and Netherlands midfielder Aron Winter has said he will
become the new head coach of Toronto FC. Winter, 43, currently on the coaching staff at Ajax
Amsterdam, where he began his playing career, told Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf a deal was reached
last week. "I visited the club last week [.
LONDON, England Arsenal succeeded where Manchester United failed days earlier to become only the
second team to win at St Andrew's in 30 games with a 3-0 victory over Birmingham City on Saturday.
Their success saw Arsenal stay within two points of both Premier League leaders Manchester United,
top on goal difference, and Manchester [.
