Athletic end Mirandés cup adventure

CD Mirandés’s remarkable Copa del Rey run has ended at the semi-final stage after Athletic Club sealed an 8-3 aggregate victory on a night when Borussia Dortmund won 4-0.

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Russian football players asked to fix matches: Report

Moscow, Feb 8 (IANS/RIA Novosti) At least one in 10 football players in Russia, which would host the world cup in 2018, has been approached at some point of time to fix a match, the FIFPro international players’ association has said.

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Somersaulting LuaLua Has Blackpool Dreaming of Wembley

Loose-limbed Democratic Republic of Congo striker Lomana LuaLua celebrated with his customary somersault as his superb goal helped Blackpool secure an FA Cup fifth round trip to Premier League Everton on Tuesday.

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Dortmund Ease Into German Cup Semis

Bundesliga leaders Borussia Dortmund stayed on track for a domestic double as they eased into the German Cup semi-finals with a 4-0 win at fourth-tier Kiel on Tuesday.

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Dortmund book German Cup soccer semi

Borussia Dortmund have reached the German Cup soccer semi-finals with a 4-0 win over fourth-division Holstein Kiel in sub-zero temperatures.

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Sheffield Wednesday 0 Blackpool 3: match report

Matt Phillips’ goal the pick of the bunch as Championship side confirm FA Cup fifth round clash with Everton

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Sporting KC Announces Single-Game Ticket Availability

Single-game tickets for Sporting Kansas City’s first eight home matches of the 2012 MLS season at LIVESTRONG Sporting Park will go on saleto the general public beginning Friday, Feb. 17, the club announced on Tuesday.

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Dortmund ease into semi-finals

Munich – Holstein Kiel’s incredible run in the DFB Cup was brought to an end by Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday night, as the Bundesliga leaders cruised to a 4-0 victory over the gutsy regional league side.

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Clean sheets matter for Manchester City

Joe Hart admits he counts his Manchester City Football Club clean sheets. The 24-year-old is now regarded by many as the best goalkeeper in the Premier League, and he is firmly established as the undisputed number one choice at international level for England.

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Seattle Sounders FC News & Notes

With another Arizona training camp under their belts, Seattle Sounders FC returns home to rest and recuperate before travelling across the country for nine days of training at IMG Soccer Academy in Bradenton, Florida.

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Portland-Vancouver Announce Match Date Change

PORTLAND, Ore. – The Portland Timbers and Vancouver Whitecaps FC announced today that their regular-season matchup on Oct. 20, at BC Place in Vancouver, B.C., has been changed to Sunday, Oct. 21, at 4 p.m. (Pacific) due to a conflict with the Canadian Football League (CFL) schedule.

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Whitecaps FC Announce Date Change for Portland Timbers Match

VANCOUVER, BC – Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Portland Timbers announced today that their Major League Soccer (MLS) regular-season match-up at BC Place in Vancouver, BC, on October 20 has been changed to Sunday, October 21, at 4 p.m. PT – due to a conflict with the BC Lions’ Canadian Football League (CFL) schedule.

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Juninho Returns To LA Galaxy For 2012 Season

The strong are getting stronger in MLS as the LA Galaxy have secured the services of Juninho for the 2012 season. The defending MLS Cup champions thought they were going to lose the midfielder after Sao Paulo wanted him back after two one-year loans with the Galaxy in 2010 and 2011, but Juninho apparently failed to impress with the Brazilian club and he will now return to Los Angeles for the …

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Harry Keough of 1950 U.S. World Cup team dies

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Harry Keough, who played for the U.S. soccer team that famously upset England at the 1950 World Cup, died Tuesday at his home in St. Louis. He was 84.

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‘We have to believe in ourselves’

Hamburg – Hamburger SV appear to have got back on track following their shambolic 5-1 defeat at home to Borussia Dortmund in their first match of 2012. A subsequent victory over Hertha BSC Berlin was consolidated by a hard-earned point against FC Bayern Munich, which was the least Red Shorts deserved after an excellent performance.

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Raphael Honigstein: The rise and fall of Hoffenheim

There are no Bundesliga statistics for distances covered by coaches on the sideline, but Holger Stanislawski would surely be well ahead of his peers in that particular discipline. The 42-year-old boss of TSG Hoffenheim 1899, a caffeine addict who confesses to drinking several pots (not cups) of the black stuff every day, often seems to cover more ground than one or two of his players. After his …

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Big freeze hits football fixtures

JUST one fixture from the Ryman League, Spartan South Midlands League and the Herts County League survived the big freeze on Saturday.

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Pieters still wanted by Newcastle United

Erik Pieters remains a target for Newcastle United Football Club. When the Magpies lost Jose Enrique to Liverpool last summer, Alan Pardew made the Holland international his top target as a new left fullback.

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Donovan 'comfortable' at Everton

Everton loanee Landon Donovan says it has been easy to settle during his second loan spell on Merseyside.

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Augsburg rue missed opportunity

Sinsheim – In the wake of their 2-2 draw at 1899 Hoffenheim on Matchday 20 , the prevailing feeling in the FC Augsburg camp was more one of annoyance at two points dropped than satisfaction at one gained.

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D.C. United preseason poll

After a quiet start to the offseason, D.C. United ended with a flurry, acquiring, in total, seven players who should play significant minutes. Charlie Davies , Santino Quaranta and Clyde Simms are now in France, India and Foxborough, respectively. Hamdi Salihi (Austria), Emiliano Dudar (Switzerland) and Marcelo Saragosa (Azerbaijan) arrived from faraway leagues, joining Robbie Russell (Real Salt …

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Sevilla move quickly to appoint Míchel

Sevilla FC have handed former Real Madrid CF and Spain midfielder Míchel the task of guiding them into the UEFA Champions League following Marcelino García Toral’s dismissal.

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Burnley FC chairman Barry Kilby to stand down in May

BARRY Kilby has announced he will stand down as chairman of Burnley Football Club in May, after a 13-year tenure.

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Daems – The title isn’t on the agenda

Wolfsburg – The 0-0 draw at VfL Wolfsburg on Matchday 20 took Borussia Mönchengladbach up to 40 points for the season, the traditional magic figure for teams concerned first and foremost about avoiding relegation.

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Official: Genoa loan Lucas Pratto to Velez

The Serie A outfit have also announced that the Argentine outfit have the option to retain the 23-year-old on a permanent basis at the end of the loan stint if he impresses sufficiently.

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FC Barcelona: The Top 10 Celebrity Fans

FC Barcelona is known as the universal club secondary to its appeal for many. The fanbase of La Blaugrana extends to every corner of the world including artists. The subject has been discussed many times about fans who are artists. I have decided to take the slideshow to a different level from previous ones. The invitation is extended for those who read BR to sit back, relax and enjoy the …

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PCSL welcomes Athletic FC

Langley Athletic FC (LAFC) is about to take a mammoth step in the soccer club’s development.

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