Spanish Soccer Tax Deals Probed as Madrid Teams Prosper

The European Commission is examining whether Spain’s top-division soccer clubs are improperly receiving state aid under agreements that delay tax payments.

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Spanish Soccer Tax Deals Probed as Madrid Teams Prosper

Casadesus the hero for Mallorca

Victor Casadesus scored the only goal as Real Mallorca consigned Real Zaragoza to their third defeat in four games and left their Primera Division survival hopes hanging by a thread.

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Casadesus the hero for Mallorca

Villarreal on track with Gijon rout

Villarreal claimed their first competitive victory in over two months thanks to three second-half goals against Sporting Gijon to climb out of the Primera Division relegation zone.

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Villarreal on track with Gijon rout

Chesterfield win takes us five points clear at the top

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

Philadelphia Union Acquire Costa Rican Defender Porfirio Lopez

Chester, Pa. (December 22, 2011) – Philadelphia Union today announced the acquisition of left back Porfirio Lopez, who was on loan with Costa Rica’s First Division Champion Liga Deportiva Alajuelense from Chinese Dalian Haichang.

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Philadelphia Union Acquire Costa Rican Defender Porfirio Lopez

Real Madrid’s Jose Mourinho: Ponferradina can complicate things for us

The Portuguese boss has praised his team’s Segunda Division B opponents in the Spanish Cup, describing them as a “quality side” who pose a potential danger

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