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| The former Real Madrid manager says that the Chelsea striker must work hard to be assured of a place in his squad and remains coy on the chances of Roberto Soldado being called up |
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| The Poland international has been in sensational goalscoring form for the Bundesliga champions this season and his representative is talking up a move to England |
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| The United States' exhibition soccer game against Brazil will be played May 30 at Landover, Md. The game was announced Jan. 12 as part of Brazil's three-game U.S. trip, with the site and date set Thursday by the U.S. Soccer Federation. Brazil, a five-time U.S. champion, will be playing the Americans for the fourth time in four years. |
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| The remaining 25 minutes of the abandoned January fixture were played out to a draw as neither side could capitalize on a handful of opportunities. |
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| The hosts were simply outclassed by the league leaders, who cruised to a comfortable victory and earned a spot in the final four of the tournament |
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| Bundesliga leader Borussia Dortmund cruised past fourth-tier Holstein Kiel 4-0 on Tuesday to reach the semifinals of the German Cup. Robert Lewandowski and Shinji Kagawa scored inside the first 18 minutes and substitute Lucas Barrios and Ivan Perisic completed the victory with goals in the last 10 minutes. |
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| Summaries from the German Cup
quarter-final match on Tuesday
Holstein Kiel (IV) 0
Borussia Dortmund 4 Robert Lewandowski 11, Shinji Kagawa 18,
Lucas Barrios 80, Ivan Perisic 87
Halftime: 0-2; Attendance: 11,386
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| The former Liverpool forward has scored just twice in the Premier League so far this season but his compatriot is in no doubt that he can turn his form around |
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| PSV Eindhoven drew 1-1 Sunday against Heracles Almelo to stay top of the Dutch league. Zakaria Labyad had put PSV ahead in the 19th before Everton leveled the score in the 76th. Matches involving title contenders AZ Alkmaar against ADO The Hague and FC Twente at De Graafschap were abandoned due to bad weather. |
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| Juventus and AC Milan each played to scoreless draws Sunday as the top of Serie A remained unchanged, but Milan standout Zlatan Ibrahimovic was sent off for punching an opponent and could face a multi-game ban. In the 64th minute of Milan's match with Napoli, Ibrahimovic landed a right hook into defender Salvatore Aronica's head. |
