Football
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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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Two-goal Lampard breaks record
Frank Lampard broke Chelsea’s all-time scoring record with two goals as the European champions all but secured a top-four finish in the Premier League with a 2-1 win in an incident-packed game at Aston Villa yesterday. Christian Benteke put Villa in...
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Celtic crowned Scottish champions
Celtic confirmed their status as Scottish Premier League champions on the day they received the SPL trophy with a thumping 4-0 win over St Johnstone at Parkhead, yesterday. Skipper Scott Brown (picture), who returned for the first time in three...
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Ibarbo gatecrashes Juve party with a wonder goal
Champions Juventus drew 1-1 with Cagliari in Serie A yesterday, a result that means they can no longer beat their points record. Mirko Vucinic came off the bench to save a point for Juve with an easy tap-in just after the hour after Victor Ibarbo...
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Marseille victory keeps PSG waiting for title
Andre Ayew scored his first double of the season as Olympique Marseille beat Toulouse 2-1 yesterday to secure Champions League qualification and delay Paris St Germain’s ex-pected coronation as Ligue 1 winners. Ayew put the home team in front with a...
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Bayern lift the trophy after win over Augsburg
Champions Bayern Munich lifted the Bundesliga trophy yesterday after a comfortable 3-0 win over Augsburg as they prepare for the all-German Champions League final against Borussia Dortmund in two weeks. In front of German football chiefs, 22 former...
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Football news
West Ham manager Sam Allar-dyce has ended speculation about his future by signing a new two-year contract. Hammers co-owner David Gold announced the 58-year-old would stay on at Upton Park on his personal Twitter account. “I am delighted to announce...
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Sporting briefs
Keller: Schalke 04 have decided to stick with coach Jens Keller and agreed to a new deal until 2015. With Schalke battling for a Champions League qualifying spot after a poor first half to the season, Keller, whose contract expires at the end of the...
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