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Nuremberg beats Mainz 2-1 in Bundesliga
Nuremberg defeated Mainz 2-1 in the Bundesliga on Sunday to end the visitors' seven-game unbeaten run and deal a blow to their hopes of a European ...
Chelsea seizes on Tottenham draw to go 3rd in EPL
Chelsea seized on Tottenham's slip-up in the Premier League to reclaim third place with a 2-1 victory over Sunderland that handed Paolo Di Canio a ...
Wigan draws 1-1 with QPR in Premier League
Shaun Maloney equalized with a perfect free kick four minutes into injury time Sunday to give Wigan a 1-1 draw against 10-man Queens Park Rangers in ...
10-man Ajax beats Heracles 4-0 to stay top
Ajax beat Heracles Almelo 4-0 Sunday to stay top of the Dutch Eredivisie, despite playing much of the second half with 10 men after goalkeeper Kenneth ...
Tottenham grabs draw with late goal vs. Everton
Gylfi Sigurdsson scored a late equalizer for Tottenham to secure a 2-2 draw with Everton in the Premier League on Sunday. Sigurdsson was first to the ...
Cisse scores late as Newcastle beats Fulham 1-0
Papiss Cisse scored in injury time as Newcastle edged away from the Premier League relegation zone with a 1-0 victory over Fulham at St James' Park ...
Balotelli faces fine for smoking in train bathroom
Mario Balotelli's smoking habit has gotten him in trouble. The Italy striker was caught smoking a cigarette in the bathroom on a train carrying his ...
Liverpool held to 0-0 draw by West Ham in EPL
Liverpool's hopes of qualifying for Europe experienced a setback as the team failed to break down West Ham's stubborn defense in a 0-0 draw on Sunday.
Sporting downs Moreirense with stoppage-time goal
Sporting Lisbon beat visiting Moreirense 3-2 thanks to forward Valentin Viola's stoppage-time winner in the Portuguese league on Saturday.
Abidal plays 1st Liga game since liver transplant
Eric Abidal completed his long road back from a liver transplant on Saturday when he played his first minutes for Barcelona. Abidal received a ...
Barca's Fabregas hits 3 in place of injured Messi
Cesc Fabregas scored his first hat trick to shine in place of the injured Lionel Messi, powering Barcelona to a 5-0 thrashing of Mallorca in the ...
Juventus beats 10-man Pescara 2-1 in Serie A
Juventus beat 10-man Pescara 2-1 to provisionally extend its Serie A lead to 12 points on Saturday and boost its confidence ahead of Wednesday's ...
PSG wins 2-0 at Rennes to maintain march to title
Paris Saint-Germain won 2-0 at Rennes to maintain its march to the French league title on Saturday and help eradicate memories of one of its lowest ...
PAOK beats Veria 2-0 in Greek league
PAOK moved into a second place in the Greek league with a 2-0 victory over Veria on Saturday. PAOK was 14 points behind league champion Olympiakos, ...
Lowton goal feted by Aston Villa in win over Stoke
Defender Matt Lowton's winning goal three minutes from time was hailed as "world class" as Aston Villa dragged Stoke into the English Premier League ...
Bayern wins Bundesliga title with 6 games to spare
Bayern Munich wrapped up the German title in record time by winning 1-0 at Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday with six rounds left in the season, an ...
In-form Arsenal beats West Brom to go 4th
Arsenal's late bid to qualify for the Champions League next season gained further momentum with a 2-1 victory at West Bromwich Albion on Saturday, ...
Celtic wins but made to wait for title
Celtic's coronation as Scottish champion must wait at least another week despite a convincing 3-0 win against Hibernian on Saturday.
Norwich still in trouble after 2-2 draw vs Swansea
Luke Moore's second-half goal rescued Swansea a 2-2 draw at Norwich in the English Premier League on Saturday, keeping the hosts in relegation danger ...
Arsenal wins, moves into Champion League spots
Arsenal provisionally moved into the Champions League places on Saturday by winning 2-1 at West Bromwich Albion after Tomas Rosicky scored in each ...
Saints ensure Reading plunges closer to relegation
Last-place Reading plunged closer to relegation from the Premier League after losing 2-0 to Southampton on Saturday for a club-record eighth straight ...
Hoffenheim 'keeper Gomes breaks bone in hand
Hoffenheim goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes has been ruled out for the rest of the season after breaking a bone in his left hand. Coach Markus Gisdol says ...
US lets 2-goal lead slip in 3-3 draw with Germany
The American women stumbled a bit in celebrating the 100th anniversary of the U.S. Soccer Federation. Abby Wambach scored her 155th international ...
Ruben Castro scores 2 in Betis' 5-1 win at Granada
Ruben Castro scored two goals and set up another to steer Real Betis to a 5-1 win at 10-man Granada in the Spanish league on Friday. Granada bossed ...
Marseille beats Bordeaux 1-0 to cut PSG's lead
Marseille took advantage of a defensive howler to beat Bordeaux 1-0 and provisionally cut the gap to French leader Paris Saint-Germain to four points ...