Borussia Dortmund maintained their two-point lead atop Bundesliga on Saturday, while Bayern Munich also won.

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Football: Dortmund, Bayern notch wins

AZ Alkmaar regained the lead in the Eredivisie with a 2-0 victory at home to Excelsior on Saturday, while Ajax beat NAC Breda.

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Football: Martens lifts AZ back

Borussia Dortmund maintained their two-point lead atop Bundesliga on Saturday, while Bayern Munich also won.

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Dortmund, Bayern notch wins

AZ Alkmaar regained the lead in the Eredivisie with a 2-0 victory at home to Excelsior on Saturday, while Ajax beat NAC Breda.

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Martens lifts AZ back

Both teams had a myriad of chances to score but neither could find the net.

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Portland Timbers draw Montreal Impact 0-0; Houston's Adam Moffat talks about Kris Boyd (photos)

CHICAGO, IL (Feb. 11, 2012) – The Chicago Fire used Daniel Paladini’s 49th minute strike to defeat Chivas USA 1-0 in MLS Preseason action Saturday afternoon at the Oxnard College Soccer Complex in Oxnard, Calif. Fire head coach Frank Klopas gave two different XI’s 45 minutes each in the match.

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Chicago Fire Edge Chivas USA 1-0 in Preseason Match in California

AC Milan came from behind to beat Udinese 2-1 and move top of Serie A on Saturday, as Cagliari downed Palermo by the same scoreline.

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Serie A wrap: Maxi helps Milan sink Udinese, Cagliari edge Palermo

Mauricio Pinilla and Daniele Dessena both scored as Cagliari defeated Palermo 2-1 to break into the top half of the Serie A today.

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Cagliari climb with Palermo win

AZ Alkmaar secured a 2-0 win over Excelsior through a Maarten Martens double, while Ajax defeated NAC Breda 2-0 to keep their title challenge alive in the Eredivisie.

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Martens double sends AZ clear

FC Barcelona’s title aspirations were dealt a major blow as they suffered their second defeat of the season at the hands of CA Osasuna, who move up to seventh in the Liga standings.

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Barcelona suffer setback in title race

COLUMBUS – The Crew played its second and third preseason matches on Saturday, facing the U.S. Under-17 National team in a pair of 70-minute games at IMG Fields in Bradenton, Fla. The first match ended 6-0, with Eddie Gaven scoring twice and Justin Meram, Olman Vargas, Milovan Mirosevic and Emilio Renteria tallying one each.

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Crew Blanks U.S. U-17 National Team in Pair of Preseason Matches

Arsenal’s Thierry Henry signed off from the Premier League in fairytale fashion with a late winner in a 2-1 win over Sunderland on Saturday.

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Football: Sunderland 1 : Arsenal 2

A breathtaking opening half-hour marked by four assists from Emmanuel Adebayor propelled Tottenham to a 5-0 victory over Newcastle.

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Football: Tottenham 5 : Newcastle 0

ROME (AP) — AC Milan new signing Maxi Lopez scored his first goal for the Serie A champion to help it come from behind to beat Udinese 2-1 and take over top spot in the Italian league on Saturday.

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Italy: Milan top after 2-1 win at Udinese

Munich – It’s cold in Germany right now, really cold. For footballers it offers them an opportunity to let off some steam on the pitch, whilst raising their core body temperature. However in these frosty conditions that can be easier said than done.

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The little things make the difference

Atletico Madrid were made to settle for a goalless draw with Racing Santander at El Sardinero, leaving Diego Simeone’s side one point adrift of Levante in fourth.

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Atletico held goalless at Racing

Cologne – Having got off the mark in 2012 with a narrow victory at 1. FC Kaiserslautern last time out, 1. FC Köln are now aiming to take a definitive step towards mid-table safety with a follow-up success at home to Hamburger SV.

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A study in tactical contrasts

ROME (AP) — AC Milan new signing Maxi Lopez scored his first goal for the Serie A champion to help it come from behind to beat Udinese 2-1 and take over top spot in the Italian league.

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Milan top after 2-1 win at Udinese in Serie A

FRISCO, Texas (Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012) – FC Dallas earned a 1-1 draw with the reserve team of famed Argentinean club, River Plate today on the adidas Field at FC Dallas Stadium. Dallas’ goal was scored by midfielder Bruno Guarda via penalty kick in the 72nd minute.

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FC Dallas Draws River Plate Reserves 1-1

Borussia Dortmund edged Bayer Leverkusen 1-0 to extend its unbeaten run to 15 games on Saturday.

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Kagawa fires Dortmund over Leverkusen

The 30-year-old had penned a two-year deal upon his arrival from Wolfsburg last January, but after becoming an important part of Antonio Conte’s plans, the club are now preparing to renew his terms until 2014.

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Juventus to offer Andrea Barzagli contract extension – report

Louis Saha scored twice, while Benoit Assou-Ekotto, Niko Kranjcar and Emmanuel Adebayor also netted as Tottenham Hotspur handed Newcastle United a harsh 5-0 defeat.

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Five-goal Spurs hammer Newcastle

Borussia Mönchengladbach used a dominate first half to beat Schalke 04 3-0 in front of a packed house at Borussia Park. Both clubs put in uncharacteristically poor performances last weekend and were hoping to put that behind them this week. Gladbach struck first just two minutes into the match when Marco Reus spun his defender, took two touches, and put it far post past Lars Unnerstall. Patrick …

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Borussia Mönchengladbach Vs. Schalke 04, 2012 Bundesliga: Gladbach Shellack Schalke

January loan signing Maxi López came off the bench to score one and set up another as AC Milan staged a comeback to win at Udinese Calcio and return to the top of Serie A.

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López propels Milan back to the Serie A summit

Bayern Munich coach Jupp Heynckes believes the Bavarians have confirmed their upward trend after beating Kaiserslautern 2-0 in the Bundesliga on Saturday.

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Bayern coach Jupp Heynckes: We showed some very good football against Kaiserslautern

In a vastly improved second half performance, two goals ensured that the Rossoneri ended its poor form of late to replace Juventus at the summit of the league

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Udinese 1-2 AC Milan: Maxi Lopez and Stephan El Shaarawy seal magnificent comeback win for Serie A champions

AC Milan claimed a late 2-1 comeback win over Udinese at the Stadio Friuli, with Maxi Lopez and Stephan El Shaarawy cancelling Antonio Di Natale’s opener.

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Milan comeback stuns Udinese

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Petr Jiracek scored two goals as Wolfsburg edged out bottom-place Freiburg 3-2 in the Bundesliga on Friday. Freiburg twice came back to level but had no answer with Jiracek’s second goal in the 61st minute proving to be the winner.

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Wolfsburg beats Freiburg 3-2 in Bundesliga

Ten Women’s Cup matches are postponed due to snow.

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Women's Cup matches hit by snow

Augsburg – Staying up this season is the only thing concerning both FC Augsburg and 1. FC Nuremberg and Sunday’s Swabian-Franconian derby (15:30) presents another chance for both teams to add three valuable points to their tally.

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Hecking: "This won’t be pretty"