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| Olympique Lyon were held to a 0-0
draw by Lorient in their Ligue 1 match on Sunday, while newly
promoted Grenoble held on to beat Stade Rennes 1-0 after a
first-half goal by striker Nassim Akrour.
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| A few months removed removed from signing a partnership with each other, the Kansas City Wizards and Mexican Primera Division side Atlas played a friendly Friday at CommunityAmerica Ballpark, and midfielder Michael Kraus scored a sliding unassisted goal in stoppage time, lifting the Wizards to a 2-1 victory. |
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| Avram Grant appeared as reluctant
as ever to speak in public on the eve of Wednesday's Champions
League final but Chelsea's unassuming Israeli coach gave a
subtle reminder to his critics about what he has achieved.
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| Real Madrid retained the Spanish
league title on Sunday after a dramatic 2-1 win at Osasuna left
them with an unassailable 10-point lead over Villarreal in the
Primera Liga with three games left to play.
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| Dynamo Zagreb won their 10th
Croatian league title on Saturday after a 2-1 win at bottom team
Medjimurje Cakovec gave them an unassailable 19-point lead at
the top with six matches remaining.
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| The Bahamas and Bermuda advanced Sunday to the second round of qualifying for the 2010 World Cup. Michael Bethel and Demont Mitchell gave Bahamas a two-goal lead and the Caribbean side held on for a 2-2 tie against the British Virgin Islands. While the sides tied 3-3 on aggregate in the two-game series held in Nassau, Sunday's match was considered the home leg for the British Virgin Islands --... |
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| Gordon Bradley, an American soccer pioneer best known as head coach of the legendary New York Cosmos, died Tuesday in Manassas, Va., following a long battle with Alzheimer's disease. He was 74. |
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| Dynamos, Zimbabwe's most popular
club, won their first premier league title in a decade on Sunday
when a 2-0 win over Shooting Stars handed the Harare club an
unassailable lead over defending champions Highlanders.
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| ZESCO United clinched their first
ever Zambian premier league title on Sunday, moving into an
unassailable lead after a 2-0 home win over Zamtel.
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| VfB Stuttgart's first Bundesliga
title in 15 years is proof that the high-spending 'Galactico'
model is not the only way to bring success and spectacle.
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