Football
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Birkirkara president plans to reinforce squad for next season
Heartened by Birkirkara’s amazing title triumph, club president Joe Zammit is already planning to strengthen the squad for next season. Birkirkara secured their fourth Premier League crown after coming from a goal down to beat Hibernians 3-1 in a...
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Watford reach play-off final
Troy Deeney’s last-minute goal earned Watford a dramatic 3-1 win over Leicester City yesterday and a place in the Championship play-off final with a 3-2 aggregate victory. Leicester, trailing 2-1 after winning the first leg 1-0, looked poised to...
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Ferguson wins emotional final game at Old Trafford
Alex Ferguson’s last home match in charge of Manchester United ended in a 2-1 Premier League victory over Swansea City as the Old Trafford crowd gave their long-serving manager a warm and emotional send-off yesterday. Defender Rio Ferdinand struck...
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Adebayor strikes late winner for Spurs
Emmanuel Adebayor struck late to earn Tottenham Hotspur a 2-1 Premier League victory at Stoke City yesterday that kept their slim hopes of Champions League qualification alive. David Moyes, Alex Ferguson’s replacement, watched Everton beat West Ham...
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Milan held in match halted by racist jeers
Milan, needing a win to clinch a Champions League play-off place, had Sulley Muntari sent off in the first half before drawing 0-0 at home with Roma last night in a match interrupted by racist behaviour from visiting fans. Ghanaian midfielder...
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PSG secure title
Paris St Germain celebrated their first Ligue 1 title in 19 years following a 1-0 win at Lyon last night. Jeremy Menez’s 53rd-minute strike was enough to end the capital club’s long wait to reclaim the French crown and seal a first title since their...
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Football results
Primera LigaVallecano vs Valencia 0-4; R. Betis vs Celta Vigo 1-0; Atl. Madrid vs Barcelona 1-2; Malaga vs Sevilla 0-0; Espanyol vs R. Madrid 1-1. Playing today (22.00 R. Sociedad vs Granada. Leading standings: Barcelona 91; R. Madrid 81; A. Madrid...
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Barca celebrate title with Atletico comeback win
A bizarre own-goal from Atletico Madrid captain Gabi helped newly-crowned La Liga champions Barcelona celebrate as they recovered to win 2-1 at the Calderon yesterday. Radamel Falcao had threatened to spoil Barca’s title party when he struck in the...
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Top Barca official rules out major changes to squad
Barcelona turned their attentions to strengthening the squad for next season after securing their fourth La Liga title in five years. “There’ll only be a few changes,” Barcelona vice-president Josep Bartomeu told Barca TV. “It’s a very competitive...
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Manchester City set to sack Mancini – reports
Manchester City are reportedly set to sack manager Roberto Mancini later this week. The Blues have not commented about the stories, however the Italian has been under increasing pressure over the past couple of weeks amid apparent City interest in...
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Football news
Real Madrid defender Raphael Varane will have surgery on his right knee and will be out of action for four to six weeks, Spanish media reported. The France international stumbled awkwardly while making a tackle during Real's 1-1 draw at Espanyol on...
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Sporting briefs
Di Canio: Paolo Di Canio has revealed he offered to quit at the height of the fascism row which followed his arrival at Sunderland. Di Canio met with club owner Ellis Short to discuss the matter. “I told him, ‘Tell me what I have to do. Bye bye. No...
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Racist chants hold up Milan game
Milan's Serie A game against Roma was briefly suspended at San Siro tonight due to racist chanting directed at Rossoneri players from a section of visiting fans. In the minutes immediately following half-time, and with the match goalless, referee...
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Updated: Rio hits winner in Fergie farewell
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson and veteran midfielder Paul Scholes were both given the perfect send-off from Old Trafford thanks to Rio Ferdinand's late winner against Swansea. Michu had cancelled out Javier Hernandez's first-half...
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Mancini close to sack - reports
Manchester City are reportedly set to sack manager Roberto Mancini later this week. The Blues have not commented about the stories, however the Italian has been under increasing pressure over the past couple of weeks amid apparent City interest in...
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Update 2: Milan held, Palermo down, Siena relegated
Milan's hopes of Champions League football next season lie in the balance after they had Sulley Muntari dismissed before halftime and drew 0-0 with Roma in a match briefly halted for racist behaviour in the crowd. Visitors Roma's 36-year-old captain...
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Indomitable Birkirkara roar back to capture title
Hibernians 1Failla 32 pen;Birkirkara 3Herrera 56; Vukanac 67; Z. Muscat 73; It’s been a hard, nerve-wracking journey but Birkirkara have reached the promised land. Their title decider against Hibs yesterday churned out up enough twists and turns to...
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Collective effort wins it for Stripes
Paul Zammit (Birkirkara coach): “This is incredible... I just can’t believe that we won this league championship. We have worked hard throughout the campaign and this success is the fruit of a collective effort. “Today we didn’t start the match very...
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Inheriting the hairdryer
I have long suspected that when Sir Alex Ferguson hung up his hairdryer it would be sudden and without warning. A short, sharp shock was always going to be the best way of limiting disruption at the club, especially after what happened last time he...
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Wigan stun Man. City
Wigan Athletic claimed one of the greatest FA Cup final upsets of all time when a 90th-minute header from substitute Ben Watson gave them a 1-0 win over highly-fancied Manchester City at Wembley Stadium yesterday. Wigan, still threatened with...
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