Barcelona

Barcelona

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  Messi, Ronaldo score in prelude to Ballon d'Or

  Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo both scored to help their teams win in the Spanish league on Sunday, a day before the two stars and Andres Iniesta ... 

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  Vilanova back on touchline after throat surgery

  Barcelona coach Tito Vilanova returned to the touchline on Sunday for his first game since undergoing throat surgery to remove a second tumor from a ... 

• Deportivo beats Malaga 1-0 for 1st win in 2 months

  Deportivo La Coruna beat visiting Malaga 1-0 thanks to Luis "Pizzi" Afonso's second-half goal, giving new coach Domingos Paciencia a victorious debut ... 

• Vilanova to coach Barca's 1st game since surgery

  Barcelona says manager Tito Vilanova will return to the touchline on Sunday for the first time since having throat surgery to remove a tumor 16 days ... 

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  Messi aims for historic 4th world player award

  Lionel Messi can break another footballing record on Monday by being named the world's best player for an unprecedented fourth time. The Barcelona and ... 

• Atletico gets Filipe Luis back from injury

  Atletico Madrid says defender Filipe Luis is fit to play after being sidelined for almost three weeks with a leg injury. The Brazilian left back ... 

• Fabregas, Adriano, Song back from injury

  Barcelona says midfielders Cesc Fabregas and Alex Song, and defender Adriano, have all recovered from their respective injuries and are fit to play. 

• Madrid aims to erase dire end to 2012 vs. Sociedad

  Battered by poor results, dressing room strife, and now injuries, Real Madrid will return from a much-needed winter break in the Spanish league to ... 

• Johan Cruyff ends coaching career with Catalonia

  Dutch great Johan Cruyff concluded his coaching career on Wednesday after overseeing Catalonia's 1-1 draw with Nigeria in a friendly. The former ... 

• Tito Vilanova leads 1st practice since surgery

  Barcelona coach Tito Vilanova led his first team practice session Wednesday since undergoing throat surgery to remove a second tumor in two years 13 ... 

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  'Silly season' arrives as transfer window opens

  Expect plenty of speculation about Cristiano Ronaldo, David Villa, Wesley Sneijder, Frank Lampard and Theo Walcott, among others, to be doing the ... 

• Nadal withdraws from Australian Open

  Just when Rafael Nadal's knee had recovered, a stomach virus has forced the Spaniard to delay his return to tennis by another couple of months. 

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  Jose Mourinho under pressure for dropping Casillas

  Real Madrid President Florentino Perez's confounded expression upon hearing that veteran goalkeeper Iker Casillas had been dropped for Saturday's game ... 

• 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 ...