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Archive for February 12th, 2013
Prison inmates treated to Guadalajara football training session
Feb. 12 | MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican prisoners witnessed a training session by football club Guadalajara in the grounds of their jail on Monday. The Chivas inaugurated a synthetic all-weather pitch which the club’s owner, Jorge Vergara, donated...
Inter fined for fans’ racist chants about Balotelli
Feb. 12 | (Reuters) – Inter Milan have been fined 15,000 euros (12,893 pounds) after fans chanted racist slogans about their former striker Mario Balotelli during a Serie A match on Sunday. Balotelli, who joined rivals AC Milan from Manchester City last month,...Beckham meets PSG team mates in Valencia
Feb. 12 | (Reuters) – Former England captain David Beckham has joined up with his new French club Paris St Germain in Valencia where they will play their Champions League last-16 first-leg match on Tuesday, the Ligue 1 club said. "David Beckham landed...
Emotions might get to Ronaldo, says Neville
Feb. 12 | LONDON (Reuters) – Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo could find Wednesday’s Champions League clash against his old club Manchester United "too emotional", former team mate Gary Neville believes. The last-16 first-leg clash in...Real Madrid thrash United in the financial stakes
Feb. 12 | MADRID (Reuters) – Since Real Madrid last played Manchester United, getting a 6-5 aggregate win in the 2002-03 Champions League quarter-finals, the Spanish side have given their English rivals a thorough drubbing in the financial arena. United,...
PREVIEW-Soccer-Ronaldo in showcase as United come to town
Feb. 12 | MADRID (Reuters) – Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo faces former club Manchester United for the first time in a mouth-watering Champions League last-16 first leg at the Bernabeu on Wednesday dripping in history and intrigue. Real Madrid's...
Sahin calls for big improvement from Dortmund
Feb. 12 | (Reuters) – Playmaker Nuri Sahin has pleaded for a reaction from Borussia Dortmund in Wednesday’s Champions League tie at Shakhtar Donetsk after the Germans lurched to a 4-1 home defeat by Hamburg SV in the Bundesliga at the weekend. Borussia...
West Brom stun Liverpool 2-0 after Gerrard misses penalty
Feb. 12 | LONDON (Reuters) – West Bromwich Albion completed a stunning Premier League double over Liverpool on Monday with a 2-0 win at Anfield after Steven Gerrard missed a chance to put the home side ahead with a second-half penalty. Gareth McAuley headed...Real host United in clash of titans
Feb. 12 | MADRID: The world’s richest football clubs Real Madrid and Manchester United meet on Wednesday here in a Champions League last 16 first-leg tie described by Jose Mourinho as “the match the world is waiting for”. Alex Ferguson takes...
