Hey, guys, what’s black and white and red all over? Well, besides this preview, of course (snicker), it just might be Saturday’s match between Juventus and Udinese . These bianconeri have been the talk of Serie A so far, and although it’s Juve that hold the title of Winter Champions, Udinese sit just three points back, leaving open the possibility of re-taking a joint lead at the top of Serie A …

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Juventus Vs. Udinese, 2012 Serie A: Preview Of Saturday's Must-Watch Match

Munich – Three Bundesliga teams were in action on Tuesday as they brought an end to their winter preparations. With the second half of the season on the mind Werder Bremen fell flat once again, while Leverkusen and Hannover emerged victorious. bundesliga.de presents an overview of the action.

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Bayer and 96 win – Bremen falter

Munich – Winter time means friendly time: Away from FC Bayern’s match against the Indian national team , eight other Bundesliga sides were in action on Tuesday. bundesliga.de rounds up the key info…

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Schalke beaten by Asian champs, Gladbach battle to victory

Open an account with Sportingbet today and get up to £100 in free bets! Koln forward Lukas Podolski will likely miss the trip to Wolfsburg on January 21 as the Bundesliga picks up after the winter break.

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Koln’s Lukas Podolski in danger of missing Bundesliga clash against Wolfsburg

La Liga is back! After a winter break spent fantasizing about what Kaká would look like in a PSG uniform (or was it Chelsea? Wait, or Juventus?), and actually finding out what José Antonio Reyes looks like in a Sevilla kit (wait, we already knew that ?) I’m pretty ready for some football. So bring on the duopoly! Saturday, January 7 Levante vs. Mallorca 18:00 CET (12:00 PM EST) Ah, starting off …

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La Liga 2012, Week 17 Preview And Fixtures: FC Barcelona Face Espanyol In Catalan Derby

Italian ‘Serie A’ squad Catania Calcio ended their Malta winter camp amid controversy last night, slandering a reputed hotel as club directors fought out a financial issue with their own Italian agents.

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Hotel rebuts ‘unfair’ remarks by Catania’s Lo Monaco

Munich – FC Bayern Munich are trying to stay one step ahead of the chasing pack by jetting off to their winter training camp days ahead of their Bundesliga rivals. The Bavarians fly to their base in Qatar on Monday, before heading over to India for a warm-up game ahead of kicking off Matchday 18 at Borussia Mönchengladbach on January 20th.

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Bundesliga teams head for the sun

There is still one round of games to go before the Ligue 2 season reaches its halfway point, but heading into the winter break Clermont are the surprise leaders, while Reims and Bastia are both on course for a return to the élite.

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Surprises in store in second tier?

Juventus will go into Italian football’s winter break level on points with leaders AC Milan after being held 0-0 by third-placed Udinese on Wednesday.

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Juventus stay unbeaten in Serie A after Udinese stalemate

Juventus drew at third-placed Udinese Calcio to go into the winter break level on points with AC Milan at the summit on a night when AS Roma, SSC Napoli and FC Internazionale Milano won.

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Juventus go joint top after Udinese draw

Alex has emerged as a target for Roma ahead of the January window. The Brazilian has had a transfer request accepted by Chelsea, who will look to offload him when the winter market opens next month.

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AS Roma target Chelsea defender

Milan took the provisional lead with a win in their last Serie A game before the winter break.

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Confident Milan ease past Cagliari 2-0

Munich – January is for the most part a month of preparations in the Bundesliga as the teams gear up for the second half of the season following the winter break. Nonetheless, there was more than enough going on behind the scenes in 2011 to keep the fans’ withdrawal symptoms at bay.

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Coaches and players on the move, keepers on the rise

The Rossoneri go into the winter break on a high after a two-goal victory against the islanders moved them ahead of Juventus at the league summit

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Cagliari 0-2 AC Milan: Ibrahimovic adds to early own goal to send champions back to the top of Serie A

A Francesco Pisano own goal and Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s 11th strike of the season gave AC Milan a comfortable 2-0 win at Cagliari on Tuesday that put them a point clear of Juventus at the top of Serie A in their last game before the winter break.

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Milan brush aside Cagliari 2-0 to take top spot

The disappointing form of Siena and Fiorentina continued in a lacklustre Tuscan derby that ended 0-0 on Tuesday and left the teams firmly in the lower half of Serie A after their last game before the winter break.

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Siena, Fiorentina draw blanks in Tuscan duel

Marseille kick off the final round of matches before the winter break when they travel to Nancy on Tuesday where a win would send Didier Deschamps’ men fourth ahead of the remainder of the games on Wednesday.

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OM target provisional fourth

Jose Mourinho’s side welcomes the Segunda B outfit to Santiago Bernabeu as Madrid attempts to achieve Copa del Rey progression before the winter break.

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Copa del Rey Preview: Real Madrid – Ponferradina

Veteran striker Raul has said he is eager to stay at Schalke 04 with his contract set to expire in 2012 and extension talks with the Royal Blues due to be held in the winter break.

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Hot-shot Raul keen to extend stay at Schalke

Champions Borussia Dortmund and Schalke 04 maintained their pursuit of Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich yesterday with demolitions of Freiburg and Werder Bremen respectively that left them three points off the top heading into the winter break.

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Soccer / Bundesliga / Dortmund, Schalke on Bayern’s heels

BERLIN (AP) — Schalke routed Werder Bremen 5-0 and Borussia Dortmund beat bottom side Freiburg 4-1 Saturday to keep the pressure on league leader Bayern Munich ahead of the Bundesliga’s four-week winter break.

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Germany: Schalke, Dortmund dominate

BERLIN (AP) — Borussia Dortmund beat bottom side Freiburg 4-1 Saturday to close the gap to leader Bayern Munich to three points ahead of the Bundesliga’s four-week winter break.

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Dortmund routs Freiburg 4-1 to cut Bundesliga gap