DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Carlo Ancelotti’s reign at Paris Saint-Germain started with a loss Wednesday as AC Milan beat the French club 1-0 in a friendly.

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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Carlo Ancelotti’s reign at Paris Saint-Germain started with a loss Wednesday as AC Milan beat the French club 1-0 in a friendly.

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Milan beats Paris Saint-Germain in Ancelotti debut

Arsenal have begun trying to avert a repeat of last summer’s nightmare with talks over extending Theo Walcott’s contract.

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Arsenal look to avoid another Cesc Fabregas situation by starting contract talks with Theo Walcott

Bolton manager Owen Coyle believes it wasn’t just luck and bad weather that saw Bolton win 2-1 at Everton.

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Coyle delighted with ‘magnificent’ Bolton

Everton manager David Moyes is unimpressed with his team’s performance in the “deserved” 2-1 defeat by Bolton at Goodison Park.

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Freak goal couldn’t help us – Moyes

Newcastle manager Alan Pardew says injuries have created a false impression of his side in recent weeks, and is delighted to be able to field his “best team” in the 3-0 win over Premier League champions Manchester United.

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Pardew hails ‘good night’ for Newcastle

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson puts no blame on his own players for their 3-0 defeat by Newcastle.

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Ferguson credits ‘fantastic goals’

Millwall FC, Walsall, Notts County:Southend United have complete the signing of Derby County winger Dave Martin on an 18-month deal.

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Martin signs:’Never had a chance to show what I could do at Derby’

Everton’s Tim Howard scores a freak goal but Bolton fight back and captain Gary Cahill seals a dramatic late win in what could be his last game for the club.

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Everton 1-2 Bolton

More than 15,000 Vancouver Whitecaps season ticket holders were supposed to renew their commitment to the 2012 Major League Soccer season last month or their tickets would be offered to the general public. How many actually did so remains a mystery as the club won’t reveal the success of its season ticket renewal campaign.

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Whitecaps season ticket renewals? ‘Really excited,’ but no numbers

Newcastle striker Demba Ba signed off in style as Manchester United’s hopes of retaining their Barclays Premier League title were dealt a fresh blow.

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Newcastle United 3-0 Manchester United

For the second straight loss, Manchester United have lost. Once again, it was to a team outside of the top six. Though, there was something strangely not shocking about the Red Devils’ 3-0 loss to Newcastle United at St. James’ Park, as United looked very similar to the team who lost at home to Blackburn less than a week ago. Demba Ba , Yohan Cabaye and goalkeeper Tim Krul were brilliant, while …

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PORTLAND, Ore. – The Portland Timbers have signed forward and Timbers U-23s product Brent Richards as the club’s first Homegrown Player, it was announced today. Timbers general manager Gavin Wilkinson made the announcement.

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FC Barcelona’s Cesc Fabregas, second left, scores against Osasuna’s goalkeeper Asier Riesgo during the first leg of a round of 16 Copa del Rey soccer match at the Camp Nou stadium, in Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2012.

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Barcelona beats Osasuna 4-0 in Copa del Rey

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Striker Imanol Agirretxe scored one goal and set up another to lead Real Sociedad to a 2-0 win over Mallorca in the first leg of the Copa del Rey round of 16 on Wednesday.

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Real Sociedad beats Mallorca 2-0 in Copa del Rey

Leo Ponzio has bid a tearful farewell to Real Zaragoza, after he confirmed that he had ended his link with the club in order to sign for River Plate.

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River Plate-bound Leo Ponzio rescinds Real Zaragoza contract

Series tickets for the elimination-round matches of the 2012 CONCACAF Men’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament at LIVESTRONG Sporting Park go on sale next week, U.S. Soccer announced on Tuesday.

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Sporting Kansas City Weekly Update: Jan. 4, 2012

PORTLAND, Ore. – The Portland Timbers today unveiled details of their 2012 preseason as the club prepares for its second season in Major League Soccer.

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Timbers Announce 2012 Preseason Details

Sheffield Wednesday Football Club hope to extend their loan deal for Miguel Llera. The 32-year-old Spaniard joined the Owls from Blackpool in November, and he has impressed before heading back to his parent club earlier this week.

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Sheffield Wednesday reveal Llera hope

Bundesliga side Wolfsburg have signed Portuguese forward Vieirinha from PAOK Salonika to a three-and-a-half-year contract after already adding Petr Jiracek to the squad last month.

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Vieirinha makes Wolfsburg switch

COLUMBUS – The Columbus Crew announced today that it has signed Chilean midfielder Milovan Mirosevic to a multi-year contract, pending receipt of his P-1 work visa. Per club and league policy, no further terms of the deal were disclosed.

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Crew Signs Chilean International Midfielder Milovan Mirosevic

Follow Sportsmail’s coverage of the Barclays Premier League as Manchester United visit Newcastle and Everton host Bolton in the night’s two fixtures.

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Brazil, home to the highest number of annual murders, is offering discounted World Cup tickets to Brazilians who turn in their guns.

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Brazil uses soccer to bring down the murder rate

Burnley started 1992 as they’d ended 1991 by picking up another there points in a 2-0 win at Chesterfield and with results elsewhere it took us five points clear at the top of the Fourth Division.

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Chesterfield win takes us five points clear at the top

Borussia Dortmund have re-signed star-in-the-making Marco Reus on a deal that will see him leave Borussia Monchengladbach in the summer.

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Reus agrees Dortmund return

Marco Reus will join Borussia Dortmund on a five-year deal at the end of the season after the club triggered a €17.5m release clause in his VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach contract.

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Reus to join Dortmund at season’s end

Supposed L.A. Galaxy target Frank Lampard told the Evening Standard he wasn’t leaving Chelsea… New York Red Bulls coach Hans Backe confirmed to Expressen that they have signed Helsingborg right back Markus Holgersson…

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Schuler To Hammarby?

Marco Reus will join Borussia Dortmund on a five-year deal at the end of the season after the club triggered a €17.5 million release clause in his VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach contract.

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Reus agrees to join Dortmund at the end of the season

CHICAGO, IL (Jan. 4, 2012) – The Chicago Fire Soccer Club announced today Fabrizio Pittaluga as the winner of December’s Open Tryout. The Peruvian-born, Miami, Fla. based midfielder traveled over 1,300 miles and emerged from a group of 160 players to capture the club’s annual Open Tryout.

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Chicago Fire Announce Fabrizio Pittaluga as Winner of Open Tryout

Blackburn striker Jason Roberts says Liverpool could damage their reputation if they continue to insist Luis Suarez is not guilty of racist abuse.

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Suarez stance risks Liverpool reputation – Roberts