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| Neymar says he is still far from his best despite coming off a hat trick in his best performance of the year. Neymar scored three second-half goals in Santos' 4-1 win over Botafogo in the Sao Paulo state championship on Thursday, but he left the field admitting there is still room for improvement. |
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| Argentina's Velez Sarsfield got
their Libertadores Cup campaign off to a winning start on
Tuesday with a 3-0 victory over Defensor Sporting of Uruguay in
group seven.
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| Palmeiras rallied with two late goals to spoil Neymar's 20th birthday celebrations and 100th career goal on Sunday in the Sao Paulo state championship. In the Rio de Janeiro state championship, Vasco da Gama won its fourth in a row and Flamengo and Botafogo played each other to a scoreless draw. There were fights between fans before three matches throughout Brazil on Sunday, but no serious... |
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| The ex-midfielder has backed the Italian to lead City to the Premier League title despite having to get by without Tevez, but warns Manchester United will push their neighbors. |
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| The player's representative claims that the Yellow Submarine are desperate to offload the striker to Sao Paulo because they are currently struggling to pay salaries |
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| Former midfield maestro believes Reds can remain on course for first silverware since 2006 and first Wembley final in 16 years, but only if mercurial Spaniard is kept in check |
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| Benfica retained the Portuguese league lead with a 3-1 win over Gil Vicente on Sunday, while FC Porto beat Guimaraes to keep pace. Oscar Cardozo put Benfica ahead with a header in the 26th minute to take his league-high goal tally to 12 this season. Rodrigo Galo equalized for Gil Vicente in the 40th, but Pablo Aimar set up Rodrigo Moreno to restore the lead for Benfica in the 73rd before the... |
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| Maritimo moved into fourth place in the Portuguese league through a 2-1 win at Beira Mar on Saturday. Forward Leocifio Sami gave Maritimo the lead with his 18th-minute opener off a cross from Rafael Miranda, and Danilo Dias added a second goal to secure the win in the 67th. Chengdong Zhang pulled one back for Beira Mar in the 79th, but Maritimo held on for the victory that lifted it one point ahead... |
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| The Libya football team says it forced the Confederation of African Football to change its website for not using the new flag adopted since Moammar Gadhafi's overthrow. Team media officer Fathi Aborzeza tells The Associated Press that Libya threatened to boycott all media events and stop cooperating with African Cup of Nations organizers until the blunder was fixed. |
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| Surgery earlier in the week for a torn ACL will rule Omar Gonzalez out for seven to nine months, which undermines the Galaxy's defense. |
