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In Arsenal's last four League games the Gunners have scored the first goal of the game, but only
against QPR did they manage to hang on for a 1-0 and even then they didn't do it comfortably.
Aganist Wolves at home you would have expected the Gunners to kick on after taking the lead in
[...]
A frustrated Arsene Wenger saw his Arsenal team fail to capitalise on their rivals dropping points,
despite being 1-0 up against Wolves just 8 minutes into the match. Yet again, Arsenal have allowed
a lesser team back into the game after taking a lead, and Wenger lamented that they couldn't put
the game to bed [.
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 [.
Timeline of the final day of the Premier League season on Sunday (all times local): 4.00pm
(1500GMT) At kickoff time Blackpool and Wigan Athletic filled the remaining two relegation places
alongside doomed West Ham United. Blackpool, Wigan and Birmingham City were all on 39 points and
with only two goals difference between them.
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 [.
MADRID — Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo broke the La Liga goal-scoring record with his 39th
and 40th league goals of the season as Real Madrid hammered relegated Almeria 8-1 at the Santiago
Bernabeu on Saturday. Ronaldo poked home from close range on four minutes for his record-breaking
goal to overtake the previous best of 38 [.
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 Goals from Kim Little and Julie Fleeting saw Arsenal reclaim the FA Women's Cup
with a 2-0 victory over Bristol Academy at the Ricoh Arena. The Gunners had lost out to Everton in
extra-time in last year's final, but they put that heartache behind them to secure a comfortable
win. Saturday's success [.
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 [.
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 [.
BARCELONA, Spain — Argentine Lionel Messi scored a vital 77th-minute winner as Barcelona laboured
to a 2-1 home win over Athletic Bilbao on Sunday to restore their five-point lead over Real Madrid
at the Spanish first division summit. Barcelona looked set to drop two more points after Andoni
Iraola's penalty had cancelled out David Villa's [.
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 [.
EINDHOVEN, Netherlands PSV Eindhoven took the lead in the Dutch Eredivisie with a 4-1 win over NAC
Breda on Sunday after Twente could only draw. PSV and defending champions Twente were level on 50
points ahead of their respective matches, but Fred Rutten's PSV side are now out in front with 53
points.
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.
PARIS, France — Marseille beat Saint-Etienne 2-1 Saturday in the French league to keep up its
title challenge. The defending champion cut Lille's lead to three points and provisionally moved
into second place in the standings, one point clear of Lyon which thrashed Nancy 4-0 on Friday.
Lille visits Montpellier on Sunday.
MANCHESTER, England Manchester United's long-serving midfielder Ryan Giggs has signed a one-year
contract extension with the Premier League giants, it was confirmed Friday. Giggs, who turned 37 in
November, had already signalled his intention to prolong his Old Trafford career into a 21st
season, and the club confirmed Friday the deal had now been [.
FIORENTINA, Italy — Inter Milan kept up their title challenge with a hard-fought 2-1 victory at
Fiorentina on Wednesday. An own goal from Michele Camporese gave the champions the lead before
Manuel Pasquale's cross trickled over the line to restore parity. But Giampaolo Pazzini struck the
winner from close range to keep Leonardo's team in [.
ROME, Italy - AS Roma coach Claudio Ranieri was left to fight off loud boos and speculation his
days at the club are numbered after an embarrassing 3-2 home defeat by Champions League knockout
round debutants Shakhtar Donetsk on Wednesday. Three Serie A games without a win and the club being
up for sale had [.
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands Ajax Amsterdam squandered a two-goal lead and missed a late penalty to draw
2-2 at Roda JC Kerkrade and lose ground on the Dutch league leaders on Sunday. PSV Eindhoven,
convincing 4-0 winners at AZ Alkmaar on Saturday, are top with 50 points after 23 matches and are
ahead of Twente Enschede, [.
BERLIN, Germany — Werder Bremen moved out of the relegation zone after Per Mertesacker equalized
in a fiery 1-1 draw at home to Hannover in the Bundesliga on Sunday. The defender's header in the
50th minute cancelled out a strike from Didier Ya Konan to leave Bremen 14th in the standings, one
point above relegation [.
GIJON, Spain — League leaders Barcelona saw their record winning run come to an end with a
shock 1-1 draw at Sporting Gijon and it could have been worse had David Villa not scored a
brilliant 79th-minute equaliser to salvage a point. Barcelona had won 16 consecutive league games
to beat the old mark of [.
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands — Marcus Berg and Balazs Dzsudzsak each scored twice as PSV Eindhoven
blanked AZ Alkmaar 4-0 to stay top of the Dutch league on Saturday. Berg slotted a rebound to give
PSV the lead after eight minutes then Ola Toivonen played in Dzsudzsak for the second on the stroke
of the hour.
BERLIN, Germany — Bayern Munich coach Louis van Gaal insisted Saturday Holland's Arjen Robben and
France's Franck Ribery are just as important to the German champions as Lionel Messi and Xavi are
to Barcelona. Dutch star Robben netted twice as he combined with Ribery to inspire Bayern's 4-0 win
over Hoffenheim at Munich's Allianz Arena [.
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 [.
MANCHESTER, England - Wayne Rooney said it was the best goal he had ever scored, and Manchester
United Manager Alex Ferguson called it the greatest strike he had seen in 25 years at Old Trafford.
The opposing goalkeeper did not even budge. Rooney put a troubled season behind him Saturday as his
spectacular bicycle kick [.
GENEVE, Switzerland Lionel Messi scored a 90th-minute penalty to give Argentina a 2-1 win over
Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal in the first international meeting of the two players on Wednesday.
Two-time world player of the year Messi also was the dominating early influence and set up Angel di
Maria to give Argentina a 14th-minute lead.
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 — Real Madrid responded in style to Barcelona's record breaking 16th consecutive
victory with Cristiano Ronaldo leading the way in a 4-1 win over Real Sociedad on Sunday. Ronaldo
was charged up for the game after receiving criticism for not scoring in four games and having seen
Leo Messi hit a hat-trick in [.
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, [.
POSTED: February 2nd 2011 NewsUpdate LONDON, Feb 02: Wayne Rooney has warned Manchester United to
beware Chelsea even though they dealt more efficiently than either the champions or Arsenal in
disposing of Aston Villa 3-1. Arsenal are five points adrift and Chelsea 10 points adrift behind
but strengthened in attack and defence by the £70m [.
WOLVERHAMPTON, England Manchester United suffered their first Premier League defeat of the season
in a shock 2-1 loss at bottom club Wolverhampton Wanderers. In a top vs bottom clash that all but
the most optimistic Wolves fan assumed would be a United walkover, two goals from George Elokobi
although Kevin Doyle will try [.
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.
NEWCASTLE, England Newcastle staged one of the greatest fightbacks in Premier League history on
Saturday, dealing a blow to Arsenal's title hopes to claim a 4-4 draw on a day of record
goal-scoring. The second-placed Gunners ran riot in an extraordinary opening at St James Park,
sweeping into a 4-0 lead after only 26 [.
DORTMUND, Germany — Germany goalkeeper Manuel Neuer produced an outstanding performance on Friday
to earn his side Schalke 04 a point after a goalless draw at Bundesliga leaders Borussia Dortmund.
With Germany set to face Italy in a friendly here at Dortmund's Signal Iduna Park on Wednesday,
Neuer boosted his chances of facing the Italians [.
BARCELONA, Spain It's not like it was a gigantic to surprise to any experts who bet on soccer or
any soccer fans in general, but it's still worth noting: Barcelona has advanced to the Copa del Rey
final. Barcelona already had an astounding 5-0 lead over Almeria after the first leg between the
teams [.
