LEVERKUSEN, Germany (AP) — Switzerland midfielder Tranquillo Barnetta is leaving Bayer Leverkusen when his contract expires next month. Numerous injuries curtailed Barnetta’s playing time this season and he made only seven Bundesliga appearances.
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Midfielder Tranquillo Barnetta leaving Leverkusen
FILE – The March 21, 2012 file photo shows Italy national team coach Cesare Prandelli gesturing during a press conference at the foreign press club in Rome. 16 teams compete in the Soccer Euro 2012 kicking off June 8, 2012 in Warsaw and ending with the final on July 1 in Kiev. 31 matches will be played in eight Polish and Ukrainian cities.
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Italy to keep Prandelli regardless of Euro results
Houston Dynamo fans cheers during in the first half of an MLS soccer match against D.C. United on Saturday, May 12, 2012, in Houston. Photo: Pat Sullivan / AP
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Dynamo wins stadium opener
FILE – In this June, 10, 2009 file photo, South Korea’s Park Ji-sung of Manchester United of England controls the ball against Saudi Arabia during their 2010 FIFA World Cup Asia group 2 qualifying soccer match at Seoul World Cup Stadium in Seoul, South Korea.
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Kagawa to give Asia another chance at EPL success
Frankfurt said Monday that both players arrive on free transfers, Trapp signing a four-year deal with Celozzi agreeing a two-year contract after his switch from Stuttgart.
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Frankfurt bolsters defense for Bundesliga return
BERLIN (AP) — Fortuna Duesseldorf will play Hertha Berlin for a place in the Bundesliga next season after finishing third in Germany’s second division on Sunday.
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Duesseldorf faces Berlin in Bundesliga playoff
CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — The NCAA men’s soccer championship is coming to Philadelphia for the first time since 1976. Villanova and PPL Park — home to the Philadelphia Union of MLS — will host the 2013 NCAA College Cup, Dec. 13-15.
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NCAA men's soccer championship headed to Philly
FC Barcelona’s Lionel Messi, from Argentina, right, reacts after scoring against Malaga during a Spanish La Liga soccer match at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, May 2, 2012.
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Messi sets European record with 68 goals
Wigan Athletic’s Victor Moses celebrates after he scores the second goal of the game for his side during their English Premier League soccer match at the DW Stadium, Wigan, England, Saturday April 28, 2012.
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Wigan beats Newcastle to boost survival hopes
LEVERKUSEN, Germany (AP) — Bayer Leverkusen defender Michal Kadlec suffered a broken nose after being attacked by two fans of Bundesliga rival Cologne on Saturday night.
Inter remained seventh, five points behind third-place Lazio, which was hosting Lecce later. Fiorentina remained just above the relegation zone, four points clear.
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Inter held to a 0-0 draw at Fiorentina in Serie A
Medics assists Livorno’s Piermario Morosini, not shown, as he lies on the turf of the Pescara’s Adriatico stadium, central Italy, Saturday, April 14, 2012, during a Serie B soccer match between Pescara and Livorno.
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Italian player dies after mid-game cardiac arrest
Dortmund’s Sebastian Kehl, left, celebrates after scoring during the German first division Bundesliga soccer match between Schalke 04 and Borussia Dortmund Saturday, April 14, 2012 in Gelsenkirchen, Germany.
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Dortmund beats Schalke to close in on Bundesliga
SINSHEIM, Germany (AP) — Hoffenheim says goalkeeper Daniel Haas and striker Srdjan Lakic will leave the club at the end of the season. The 28-year-old Haas has been at Hoffenheim since 2005 but will not have his contract renewed.
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AC Milan midfielder Urby Emanuelson, right, of the Netherlands, challenges for the ball with Fiorentina defender Matija Nastasic, of Serbia, during the Serie A soccer match between AC Milan and Fiorentina at the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy, Saturday, April 7, 2012.
BERLIN (AP) — Stuttgart midfielder Christian Gentner denied Bundesliga leader Borussia Dortmund victory by equalizing in injury time to earn his side a 4-4 draw in a frenetic game on Friday.
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Stuttgart holds Dortmund 4-4 in Bundesliga
AC Milan’s Zlatan Ibrahimovic of Sweden celebrates after scoring a goal during their Serie A soccer match against Parma, at Parma’s Tardini stadium, Italy, Saturday, March 17, 2012.
BERLIN (AP) — Bosnian striker Vedad Ibisevic scored twice on his first return to former club Hoffenheim to give Stuttgart a 2-1 win in the Bundesliga on Friday.
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Stuttgart beats Hoffenheim 2-1 in Bundesliga
Barcelona’s Lionel Messi is celebrated by teammates during the Champions League round of the last sixteen soccer match between Bayer 04 Leverkusen and FC Barcelona in Leverkusen, Germany, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012. Leverkusen was defeated by Barcelona with 1-3.
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MILAN (AP) — Napoli got back to winning ways in Serie A with a comfortable 2-0 win against Chievo Verona while struggling Siena stunned Roma with a 1-0 victory.
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Napoli beats Chievo 2-0, Roma loses to Siena
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
FC Barcelona’s Cesc Fabregas, second left, reacts after scoring against Valencia during a semi-final, second leg, Copa del Rey soccer match at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012.
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Barcelona beats Valencia to advance to Copa final
MILAN (AP) — Genoa captain Marco Rossi has extended his contract in a deal that is set to ensure the midfielder finishes his career at the Serie A club.
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Rossi signs new deal, set to end career at Genoa
BERLIN (AP) — Substitute Odise Roshi scored 99 seconds after coming on to help Cologne end its three-game losing streak with a 1-0 win at relegation-threatened Kaiserslautern in the Bundesliga on Sunday.
BERLIN (AP) — Borussia Dortmund piled the pressure on its Bundesliga title rivals Friday with a hard-fought 2-0 win at Nuremberg to move three points clear ahead of the rest of the weekend’s games.
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Dortmund wins 2-0 to move ahead in Bundesliga
Stuttgart ‘s Cacau left, and Moenchengladbach’s Havard Nordtveit challenge for the ball during the German Bundesliga soccer match between VfB Stuttgart and Borussia Moenchengladbach in Stuttgart, southern Germany. Sunday.
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Moenchengladbach beats Stuttgart 3-0 in Bundesliga
FC Barcelona’s players celebrates besides Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo from Portugal, second right, during their quarter finals, second leg, Copa del Rey soccer match at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012.
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