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| Manchester United wiped out Manchester City's lead at the top of the Premier League, beating Stoke 2-0 as its neighbor lost 1-0 at Everton with the help of another Landon Donovan assist. Darron Gibson, who left Old Trafford in January, scored in the 60th minute off a short pass from Donovan. The American midfielder has assisted on Everton's last three goals and four in seven games during... |
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| A fan interrupted Everton's home match against Manchester City for several minutes Tuesday night when he handcuffed himself to a goal post. The supporter invaded the Goodison Park field about five minutes before halftime and handcuffed himself to City goalkeeper Joe Hart's left post. Police officers took about three minutes to uncut him from the post before the Premier League match could... |
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| Marco Reus led Borussia Moenchengladbach to a 3-0 win at Stuttgart on Sunday to keep his side within a point of the Bundesliga's top three. Reus sent in a dangerous free kick for Mike Hanke to score with a glancing header in the 31st minute, and then scored himself in the 81st. Igor de Camargo added another three minutes later, when Reus was also involved. |
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| Shakhtar Donetsk coach Mircea Lucescu has left hospital after undergoing surgery following a car accident in Bucharest. Lucescu's SUV was hit by a tram on Jan. 6. Surgery was performed on Lucescu because blood was gathering in his chest. He also had several broken ribs. Lucescu says on Monday that he is in good shape. |
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| Celtic tightened its grip on first place in the Scottish Premier League after second-half goals by James Forrest and Scott Brown sealed a 2-0 win at St. Mirren, the leaders' 12th straight victory. Forrest, who was named by FIFA last week as one of 13 young players to watch in 2012, cracked home a low shot in the 71st minute to put the visitors in front. |
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| There is no
chance of another goalfest when Manchester United visit old
rivals Arsenal on Sunday with Alex Ferguson predicting a tight
game rather than the 8-2 scoreline his champions enjoyed in
August.
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| Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin says he'll reconsider the ban on beer at sports stadiums ahead of the 2018 World Cup. Putin was questioned about the ban Thursday when he and FIFA President Sepp Blatter met with fans in St. Petersburg as part of commemorations of the 100th birthday of the Russian soccer federation. |
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| Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin says he'll reconsider the ban on beer at sports stadiums, as the country prepares to host the football World Cup in 2018. Putin was questioned about the ban Thursday when he and FIFA President Sepp Blatter met with fans in St. Petersburg as part of commemorations of the 100th birthday of the Russian football federation. |
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| Sporting Kansas City has signed midfielder Michael Thomas, a hometown player who's spent the past two seasons with Ljungskile SK of the Swedish Superettan. The team announced the move in a statement Wednesday. Thomas grew up in suburban Kansas City and led St. Thomas Aquinas High School to three state championships. |
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| Ghana hopes its gifted squad can finally end a run of near-misses at the African Cup of Nations and deliver a fifth title, 30 years after its last. With Ivory Coast the biggest and maybe only real challenger at the tournament in Gabon and Equatorial Guinea, the Black Stars are banking that a run of third and second at the last two African Cups continues with first this year. |
