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• Barcelona ties up goalkeeper Pinto until 2014

  Barcelona has agreed with backup goalkeeper Jose Pinto to extend his contract by one year until the end of the 2013-14 season. The Spanish club said ... 

• Messi scores 91st goal of year as Barcelona wins

  Lionel Messi polished off his record year with his 91st and final goal of 2012 in Barcelona's 3-1 win at Valladolid on Saturday, while Jose Mourinho's ... 

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  Mourinho benches Casillas in costly Madrid loss

  Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho surprisingly benched veteran goalkeeper Iker Casillas for Saturday's game at Malaga, and the move may cost him more ... 

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  Vilanova released 2 days after throat surgery

  Barcelona coach Tito Vilanova was released from the hospital on Saturday, two days after undergoing throat surgery to remove a tumor — giving the team ... 

• Atletico beats Celta to stay in touch with Barca

  Adrian Lopez scored a late winner to give Atletico Madrid a 1-0 victory over Celta Vigo on Friday, as Diego Simeone's side stayed in touch with leader ... 

• Heras doping clearance upheld, named Vuelta winner

  Spain's Supreme Court ruled on Friday that Roberto Heras — a former teammate of Lance Armstrong — must be reinstated as the winner of the 2005 Spanish ... 

• 3x-motorbike champ Coma withdraws from Dakar Rally

  Three-time motorbike champion Marc Coma of Spain says he will not ride in the Dakar Rally next month due to health reasons. According to Spanish media ... 

• Sociedad beats struggling Sevilla 2-1 in Spain

  Real Sociedad dealt another blow to Sevilla's slumping season with a 2-1 home win Thursday that kept the Basque club unbeaten in seven rounds of the ... 

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  Column: Messi and company will win without coach

  Even if Lionel Messi and his Barcelona teammates had no coach to guide them, you would think long and hard about betting against what is perhaps the ... 

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  Barcelona plays Milan in Champs League last 16

  Real Madrid will face Manchester United in a mouthwatering Champions League last-16 clash that sends Cristiano Ronaldo back to where he made his ... 

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  Barcelona coach Vilanova to undergo surgery

  For the second time in two years, Barcelona coach Tito Vilanova is stepping aside from football to take care of his health. Vilanova will have surgery ... 

• Abidal returns to training after liver transplant

  Barcelona defender Eric Abidal has taken part in his first team training session since a liver transplant eight months ago. Abidal's return on ... 

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  Barcelona, Madrid head Champions League last 16

  Champions League favorite Barcelona and nine-time European champion Real Madrid are among nine former winners in the last-16 draw on Thursday. 

• AP Global Soccer 10 Quotebox

  Quotes from panelists voting in the AP Global Football 10 poll: Leonardo Bertozzi, ESPN Brazil. "Corinthians: The victory over Chelsea in the final ... 

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  Messi conquers all in AP football rankings

  Lionel Messi brushed aside all challengers in the AP Global Soccer rankings this week, although his Barcelona team came close to being topped by new ... 

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  Messi gives Barcelona 2 more years to 2018

  Lionel Messi's soaring career at the club that has coached him since he was an under-sized teenage prodigy is set to continue for at least another ... 

• Malaga wins 2-0 at Sevilla to cement hold on 4th

  Malaga strengthened its hold on fourth place in the Spanish league with a convincing 2-0 win at Sevilla in Saturday's Andalusian derby based on yet ... 

• Atletico's title credentials face Barcelona test

  Atletico Madrid has a second chance to prove it can be considered a real contender for the Spanish league title when it visits high-flying Barcelona ... 

• Aranda gives Zaragoza 1-0 win at Levante in Copa

  Striker Carlos Aranda scored in injury time to give Real Zaragoza a 1-0 win at Levante in the first leg of their Copa del Rey round-of-16 matchup on ... 

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  Mourinho criticizes players after latest loss

  Trailing Barcelona in the Spanish league and facing elimination in the Copa del Rey, Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho is questioning the will and ... 

• Barca prospect Tello extends contract until 2016

  Barcelona says it has reached an agreement with young forward Cristian Tello to extend his contract until June 2016. The new deal will set Tello's ... 

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  Column: Only 1 athlete of the year in 2012, Messi

  'Tis the season for making merry and for choosing our top sports men and women of the year, two distinctly separate annual rituals that in fact ...