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| AC Milan forward Robinho says that the team is capable of accommodating a four-man attack. Robinho joined Milan for ?15 million ($19 million) from Manchester City just before the transfer deadline closed. But since then, questions have been raised as to how he will fit into an attacking lineup that contains Alexandre Pato, Ronaldinho and Zlatan Ibrahimovic. |
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| Jose Mourinho could experience
the famous impatience of the Bernabeu on his home La Liga debut
with Real Madrid, if victory is not forthcoming against Osasuna
on Saturday.
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| Elias Hernandez scored in the 89th minute Tuesday to lift Mexico to a 1-0 victory over Colombia in what was otherwise a lackluster match for both teams. Hernandez, who came on as a substitute in the 54th minute for Pablo Barrera, fired the ball in from 15 meters (yards), the most exciting play of a match that lacked much clarity. |
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| Fredy Thompson and Transito Montepeque scored in the second half to lead Guatemala to a 2-0 win over El Salvador in an international friendly Tuesday. Thompson scored with a left-footed shot from just inside the top of the penalty area in the 45th minute after he took a pass from Mario Castellanos, dashed left and shot back past goalkeeper Benji Villalobos, who came off his line. |
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| Roland Linz and Erwin Hoffer both scored in injury time Tuesday to give Austria a 2-0 win over Kazakhstan in qualifying for the 2012 European Championship. Linz collected a pass by Hoffer in the area and slid the ball past goalkeeper Andrei Sidelnikov to score one minute into stoppage time. Hoffer, who came on as a substitute for Martin Harnik in the 66th, dribbled past Sidelnikov to double the... |
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| French legend Zinedine Zidane says Jose Mourinho can lead Real Madrid to glory while playing down talk on son's international future. |
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| Brazil international could not settle to life in England. |
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| Defender Ivan Estrada scored in the third minute of second-half injury time to lift Mexican club Santos to a 1-0 victory over U.S. side Columbus Crew in a Group B of the CONCACAF Champions League on Tuesday Santos dominated the game and deserved the victory with Estrada, who came on as a substitute in the 70th minute, scoring from 16 meters (yards). |
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| Sevilla is set to sign defender Alexis Ruano from Valencia to replace Sebastien Squillaci. The 25-year-old Alexis will sign with the Andalucian club for five seasons but first has to pass a medical test. Squillaci, a 30-year-old France defender, is joining Premier League club Arsenal. Alexis, who can play at fullback but normally plays at center back, has played more than 130 Spanish league games... |
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| Champions League winner Inter Milan's ?48.8 million ($61.5 million) payout was the biggest share of ?746 million ($941 million) distributed by UEFA to the 32 clubs who competed in the group stage last season. UEFA says that Inter earned more than ?29 million in prize money and ?19.6 million from the television rights pool. |
