Despite an embarrassing loss last week, the Vancouver Whitecaps are holding steady in the MLS standings and sportsnet.ca’s power rankings.

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MLS power rankings: Caps holding steady

Lecce is on the verge of relegation after losing 1-0 at home to Fiorentina in Serie A on Saturday.

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Lecce on verge of relegation in Serie A

Cologne was relegated on the final day of the Bundesliga season on Saturday following a 4-1 home defeat to Bayern Munich.

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Cologne relegated after loss to FC Bayern

Sportsnet ramps up its coverage this season of Canada’s three Major League Soccer clubs with the MLS Mashup.

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MLS Mashup: Impact training notes

Atalanta and Cagliari took giant steps toward avoiding relegation by beating Chievo Verona and Catania respectively in Tuesday’s games.

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Atalanta moves closer to avoiding relegation

Eintracht Frankfurt returned to the Bundesliga after one season out of the top flight after beating Alemannia Aachen 3-0 on Monday.

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Frankfurt wins promotion to Bundesliga

Radamel Falcao scored a brace to help Atletico Madrid beat Valencia in the first leg of the Europa League semifinals on Thursday.

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Atletico Madrid, Sporting Lisbon win first legs

Aron Winter bemoans Toronto FC’s luck, but at some point the team needs to get more introspective and look at what they can do differently.

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Rowaan on Toronto FC: The luck factor

Juventus defender Paolo De Ceglie has signed a five-year contract extension through to 2017 at the Serie A club.

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Juventus' De Ceglie signs 5-year extension

Schalke got goals from four different platers, coming from behind to win 4-1 at Kaiserslautern in Bundesliga action on Sunday.

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Bundesliga recap: Schalke gets important win

David Estrada scored three times and the Seattle Sounders beat Toronto FC in the Major League Soccer opener for each club.

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Toronto FC fall to Sounders in MLS opener

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

Toronto FC is heading to Florida, where it will hold the next stage of its pre-season training camp until March 3.

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Toronto FC set for Florida trip

Werder Bremen goalkeeper Tim Wiese’s error allowed last-place Freiburg to claim an unlikely point in a 2-2 draw in the Bundesliga on Sunday.

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Bundesliga: Wiese's bobble costs Werder Bremen

In the fourth of a five-part series on talented youngsters who have gone largely unnoticed, sportsnet.ca focuses on Schalke’s Julian Draxler.

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Michalakos on Bundesliga: Dynamic Draxler

Queens Park Rangers has signed French striker Djibril Cisse from Lazio.

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Queens Park Rangers signs Cisse from Lazio

Catania was held to 1-1 by Parma in the Serie A on Saturday, a result which did neither team any favours in the standings.

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Catania held to draw by Parma in Serie A

Fernando Llorente scored a hat trick to give Athletic Bilbao a 3-2 win at Rayo Vallecano in a back-and-forth game in the Spanish league.

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Llorente scores hat trick in Athletic Bilbao win

Arsenal’s players could hardly ask for stronger motivation when they face Manchester United in the Premier League on Sunday.

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Arsenal seeks payback Sunday vs. Man United

Juventus’ charge toward the Serie A title took a blow on Sunday when it was held to a 1-1 draw at home to mid-table Cagliari.

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Serie A roundup: Cagliari stalls Juventus

Italy forward Alberto Gilardino is undergoing medical exams with Genoa ahead of a likely transfer from Fiorentina.

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Forward Gilardino to transfer to Genoa