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| Figueirense came back
from three goals down to draw 5-5 at Portuguesa on Sunday,
livening up an otherwise disappointing start to the Brazilian
championship.
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| Birmingham City and Reading were
both relegated from the Premier League on Sunday despite winning
their final matches of the season.
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| Galatasaray won the Turkish
title for the 17th time on Saturday with a 2-0 win against
Genclerbirligi Oftas, wresting the championship back from their
Istanbul rivals Fenerbahce.
The victory in the final match of the season lifted
Galatasaray to 79 points, six ahead of second-placed Fenerbahce,
who lost 2-0 at Trabzonspor.
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| Newly proclaimed Spanish league champions Real Madrid will travel to Riyadh in Saudia Arabia to face local side Al-Nasr in a friendly on May 20, the club said Friday. |
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| Arsenal midfielder Aleksandr Hleb
looks set to follow Mathieu Flamini out of the Premier League
club, according to his agent.
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| The chaotic world of Iranian soccer is not often held aloft as an example for others to follow, but as far as FIFA is concerned, the English Premier League should be taking a page out of Tehran's book. Soccer's world governing body has long wanted the world's richest league to reduce the number of teams from 20 to 18 to free more time for international matches. |
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| Less than 24 hours after their humiliating 4-1 defeat to Real Madrid in El Clasico Barcelona have announced that the club's reserve team coach Pep Guardiola, a former player, will take over from Frank Rijkaard at the end of the season. |
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| Barcelona's Brazilian international defender Sylvinho will miss the rest of the season after he injured his right knee during the club's 4-1 loss to Real Madrid, the Spanish club said Thursday. |
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| Sven-Goran Eriksson, expected to be ousted as Manchester City manager after just one season in charge, has been offered a three-year contract to manage his former club Benfica, local media reported Thursday. |
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| Barcelona were heavily criticised
by the city's sports press on Thursday after a 4-1 defeat by
arch-rivals and champions Real Madrid left them a distant third
in the Primera Liga standings.
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