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WASHINGTON, DC – Vurnon Anita's 87th minute goal earned Dutch champions Ajax a late 2-1 win over
D.C. United in a friendly match at RFK Stadium on Sunday evening. Anita's goal broke a 1-1 tie
after Miralem Sulejmani and D.C. forward Blake Brettschneider traded goals in the first friendly
pitting an MLS club against an [.
ROME, Italy — Udinese qualified for the Champions League for only the second time in their
history after a 0-0 draw at home to AC Milan ensured they took fourth place in Serie A. Lazio
missed out on Europe's premier club competition on goal difference despite their 4-2 win at Lecce.
And Roma qualified for [.
ISTANBUL, Turkey Fenerbahce clinched their 18th Turkish league title with a 4-3 win over Sivasspor
on Sunday, moving ahead of the 17 won by arch-rivals Galatasaray. Trabzonspor, the Istanbul club's
only challengers, won 4-0 away to Karabukspor to also finish on 82 points but Fenerbahce became
champions due to a superior record in matches [.
MOSCOW, Russia Seydou Doumbia struck in each half to secure CSKA Moscow a 2-1 win over second
division side Alania Vladikavkaz in the Russian Cup final on Sunday. The Ivory Coast striker opened
the scoring with a low shot following good work by Brazilian forward Vagner Love in the 13th minute
but Love's compatriot [.
CARSON, Calif. – After four long and often frustrating years, David Beckham has learned to bend
it once again. That famous right foot, so effective and prolific that it spawned the title of a
movie, has been quiet for much of his Los Angeles Galaxy career, but its effectiveness has returned
with a vengeance this [.
PORTLAND, Ore. — Columbus native and former Crew defender Eric Brunner came back to haunt his old
team on Saturday night, scoring the only goal in a 1-0 Portland victory at JELD-WEN Field. The
second-half goal — a header off a free kick in the 46th minute — helped Portland maintain their
dominance at home [.
BERLIN, Germany Schalke 04 won the German Cup for the fifth time on Saturday, crushing second
division Duisburg 5-0 to book a Europa League spot for next season. Dutchman Klaas-Jan Huntelaar
struck twice as Schalke took up their last chance of a European place after a rollercoaster season
saw them reach the Champions League [.
LONDON, England AFC Wimbledon won promotion to the Football League for the first time in their
history with a dramatic penalty shoot-out win over Luton at Eastlands. After a goalless 120
minutes, top scorer Danny Kedwell netted the winning kick after Dons keeper Seb Brown saved from
Alex Lawless and Jason Walker.
BLACKPOOL, England Blackpool dealt a blow to Tottenham's hopes of securing Champions League
qualification on Tuesday, scoring their first win in seven matches with a 3-1 victory at Bloomfield
Road. First half goals from Charlie Adam and DJ Campbell and a late Brett Ormerod strike secured
three precious points for Ian Holloway's side, who [.
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 [.
SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain — Raul Tamudo's second-half goal lifted Real Sociedad to a 1-0 win over
Mallorca on Monday in the Spanish league. Under gusting winds and rain, both teams had difficulties
creating clear-cut scoring chances in the first half at Anoeta stadium. Sociedad was the better
team after the restart, and Tamudo rose up [.
CAIRO, Egypt Egypt's major soccer clubs have urged the country's football federation to quickly
lift its month-old suspension of professional league matches imposed at the outset of
anti-government protests that toppled Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. The soccer clubs made their
demand known in a meeting to discuss the 2010-2011 season with Egyptian Football Association [.
ROME, Italy— AC Milan maintained their grip on top spot in Serie A after Alexandre Pato scored a
late winner to earn them a 2-1 success at 10-man Chievo on Sunday. Robinho had given them a
controversial first-half lead before Gelson Fernandes equalised in the second period, but Pato came
off the bench to score [.
PARIS, France — French league leaders Lille saw their 13-game unbeaten run in all competitions
come to an abrupt end on Sunday as they sank to a potentially damaging 1-0 defeat at Montpellier.
Moroccan attacking midfielder Younes Belhanda claimed the game's only goal in the 84th minute,
condemning Lille to a first league defeat since [.
BARCELONA, Spain — Real Madrid provisionally moved to within two points of league leader
Barcelona by beating Levante 2-0 on Saturday. Karim Benzema scored Madrid's sixth-minute opener
after a great individual effort from Angel Di Maria, and Ricardo Carvalho sealed the win four
minutes before halftime.
MILAN, Italy — Inter Milan's title charge gained momentum on Saturday as the champions squeezed
past Cagliari 1-0 to close the gap on leaders AC Milan. Inter's bitter city rivals can push their
lead over their neighbours back out to five points with victory on Sunday at Chievo but the
nerazzurri's ninth win in 11 [.
AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS Groningen were stunned at home by Roda JC, Excelsior added to Willem II's
misery with another drubbing, while AZ Alkmaar were too strong for Heerenveen. Mads Junker grabbed
a hat-trick as Groningen's impressive home record was tarnished with a 4-1 reverse at the hands of
Roda JC.
LONDON, England — Phil Neville scored the winning spot-kick as Everton sent holders Chelsea
crashing out of the FA Cup on penalties after a pulsating fourth round replay finished 1-1
following extra time on Saturday. Chelsea who were bidding to become the first side in 125 years to
win the competition three times in [.
PARIS, France — Lyon gave themselves the perfect morale boost for next Tuesday's Champions League
home clash with Real Madrid on Friday as they eased to a 4-0 victory over Nancy. However, while
goals from Yoann Gourcuff, Jeremy Pied, Miralem Pjanic and the outstanding Jimmy Briand saw them
move into provisional second in the league [.
RENTON, WASH. The Seattle Sounders FC announced today that it has extended the contract of
midfielder Osvaldo Alonso through the 2014 Major League Soccer season. Alonso, voted the team's
most valuable player in 2010, is entering his third year with Sounders FC. Per club and Major
League Soccer policy, no further terms of the deal [.
WASHINGTON, D.C. D.C. United waived defender Julius James, the Major League Soccer club announced
on Thursday. In one and a half seasons in Washington, James played in 31 MLS contests, recording
two goals in 2,388. "We would like to thank Julius for his contributions to D.C. United and we wish
him well in the [.
BRUSSELS, Belgium —Three-time winner Liverpool was fortunate to leave Sparta Prague with a 0-0
draw in the first leg of their Europa League last-16 match, but fellow former champions Ajax, FC
Porto and CSKA Moscow emerged with away wins on Thursday. Kenny Dalglish's first European match in
charge of the Reds was a dull affair [.
WIGAN, England — Ivan Klasnic fired Bolton Wanderers to a 1-0 win over Wigan Athletic in their FA
Cup fourth-round replay at the DW Stadium on Wednesday. Owen Coyle's side can look forward to a
fifth-round trip to Fulham this weekend thanks to Croatian striker Klasnic's second-half winner.
While Wanderers' Wembley bid remains alive, Wigan [.
BIRMINGHAM, England — Newcastle scored their first win since the departure of striker Andy
Carroll on Tuesday, winning 2-0 at Birmingham with a goal in each half from Peter Lovenkrands and
Leon Best. Lovenkrands opened the scoring for the visitors after only two minutes, sliding in to
meet a low cross from Jonas Gutierrez at [.
MILAN, Italy - Peter Crouch's goal 10 minutes from time handed Tottenham Hotspur a 1-0 win over
below-par AC Milan in a bad-tempered Champions League last-16 first leg on Tuesday. Milan
midfielder Gennaro Gattuso, who will miss the second leg after a booking, is likely to face UEFA
repercussions after appearing to headbutt Spurs assistant [.
VALENCIA, Spain — Veteran Spain striker Raul Gonzalez enjoyed a successful return to his
homeland scoring a vital equaliser as Schalke managed a 1-1 first leg draw against Valencia at the
Mestalla stadium on Tuesday to gain the edge in the Champions League last 16 tie. Roberto Soldado's
sixth Champions League goal had put Valencia [.
MANCHESTER, England — Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has dedicated his sensational winner
against Manchester City to his club's fans. Rooney knows some United supporters have become
disillusioned with the England international since he handed in a transfer request following a row
over the club's perceived lack of ambition.
BOLTON, United Kingdom — Daniel Sturridge kept up his impressive scoring record for Bolton to
inspire a 2-0 win over relegation-threatened Everton in the Premier League on Sunday. The England
under-21 forward scored for the third straight match since joining on loan from Chelsea on transfer
deadline day, smashing home a swerving finish in the [.
MILAN, Italy Antonio Cassano scored his first AC Milan goal and Robinho struck twice to help the
Serie A leaders end a run of two straight draws in a 4-0 home thrashing of Parma on Saturday.
Second-placed Napoli made sure the gap stayed at three points, however, with the league's top
scorer Edinson Cavani [.
PARIS, France — Marseille and Lyon both came from behind to breathe new life into their title
challenges on Saturday, with OM beating Sochaux 2-1 and OL overpowering derby rivals Saint-Etienne
4-1. Andre-Pierre Gignac was the match-winner for Marseille at Sochaux, as the defending champions
secured a victory that took them up to second place [.
LONDON, England At the Emirates Stadium, Arsenal kept the pressure on United with a comfortable win
against Wolves. Van Persie put Arsene Wenger's team ahead in the 16th minute with an emphatic
volley from a Cesc Fabregas cross. Wolves had ended United's 29-match unbeaten run last week, but
they are back at the bottom [.
LONDON, England - The court battle over the sale of Liverpool resumed Wednesday with the former
American co-owners seeking approval to pursue a $1.6 billion damages claim for what they called a
"giant swindle." The case in London comes as Liverpool's fortunes on the field have been revived
for the first time since Tom Hicks [.
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Ashley Young scored his first goal for England as Fabio Capello's side came
from behind to beat Denmark 2-1 in a morale-boosting win ahead of their Euro 2012 qualifier against
Wales next month. Aston Villa player Young, recently converted from winger to striker, came off the
bench to give England victory after [.
MILAN, Italy Internazionale continue to close the gap on neighbours AC at the top of the Serie A
table after a breathtaking 5-3 defeat of AS Roma at the San Siro. Wesley Sneijder's third minute
goal set the tone for a pulsating game with Samuel Eto'o and Fabio Simplicio also on the first half
[...]
MADRID, Spain — Sevilla were held to a 0-0 draw in the Andalusian derby with bottom side Malaga
on Sunday and lost further ground in the hunt for a European place. It has been a disappointing
campaign for Sevilla who have just one win from their last four matches and are six points off a
[...]
UTRECHT, Netherlands FC Twente passed up the chance to go two points clear at the Eredivisie summit
after being held in a 1-1 draw away to FC Utrecht. PSV's defeat to ADO Den Haag on Saturday gave
Twente an opportunity to head top of the league, but teenager Leon de Kogel put Utrecht ahead [...]
MILAN, Italy — AC Milan was held to a 1-1 draw at Genoa on Sunday, cutting its Serie A lead to
three points after Napoli beat Cesena 2-0 at home. Alexandre Pato opened the scoring for Milan, but
Antonio Floro Flores equalized with his first Genoa goal since joining during the transfer window.
For Napoli, [.
BIRMINGHAM, England — Nikola Zigic gave Birmingham City a 1-0 away to West Ham on Sunday that
moved the Blues out of the relegation zone and dropped their fellow strugglers to the foot of the
Premier League table. The giant Zigic secured a precious three points for the Blues, now 16th in
the standings, when [.
LONDON, England — Fernando Torres's Chelsea debut ended in misery when his team lost 1-0 at home
to Liverpool on Sunday, wasting the chance to take advantage of Manchester United's first league
defeat of the season. Torres, who moved from Anfield to Chelsea last week for a reported 50 million
pounds ($80.
BARCELONA, Spain — Barcelona earned a record 16th straight win in the Spanish league by beating
Atletico Madrid 3-0 with a Lionel Messi hat-trick on Saturday. The historic win provisionally
lifted Barcelona 10 points clear of Real Madrid at the top of the table ahead of its fierce rival's
match against Real Sociedad on Sunday.
