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| Olympiakos was held to a 2-2 draw Saturday after scoring two own goals against relegation-threatened Giannena, falling further behind in the Greek league title race. Defenders Avraam Papadopoulos and Olof Mellberg both deflected shots into their own net to cancel out goals by Matt Derbyshire and Lomana LuaLua. |
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| Robbie Keane scored all three goals as Celtic won 3-0 at Kilmarnock on Saturday to reach the Scottish Cup semifinals and ease the pressure on manager Tony Mowbray. With Mowbray's team 13 points behind traditional rival Rangers in the league, Mowbray badly needs a cup triumph and, after Kilmarnock had kept his team scoreless for the first 64 minutes, Keane struck. |
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| Everton manager David Moyes says a possible Major League Soccer players' strike could enable Landon Donovan to extend his loan at the Premier League club. Everton's match against Birmingham on Saturday is expected to be the last of Donovan's 10-week loan from the Los Angeles Galaxy. But MLS players voted Thursday to strike if a new labor contract isn't agreed on before the season... |
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| Tottenham defender Jonathan Woodgate has undergone surgery in Australia in attempt to cure his long-standing groin problem. The 30-year-old center back will stay in the country for three weeks to recover. Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp said Friday that there is "no real chance" Woodgate will play again this season. |
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| Everton manager David Moyes says Major League Soccer's impending players' strike could enable Landon Donovan to extend his loan at the Premier League club. Everton's match against Birmingham on Saturday is due to be the last of Donovan's 10-week loan from the Los Angeles Galaxy. But MLS players voted Thursday to strike if a new labor contract isn't agreed on before the season... |
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| Chivas USA announced on Thursday that it has signed Michael Umaña, a Costa Rican defender and veteran of the 2006 World Cup, as an international player. |
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| The Costa Rican international joins the Goats. |
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| Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez
remains confident of securing a Europa League quarter-final
berth despite watching his side's poor form continue in a 1-0
defeat at Lille on Thursday.
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| Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez
remains under pressure after his side lost 1-0 at Lille in the
first leg of their Europa League last 16 tie on Thursday.
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SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Former Barcelona and Chelsea assistant Henk ten Cate has resigned as manager of Dubai club Al Ahli following a 5-0 defeat in the Asian Champions League that he described as the "worst day" of his career.
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