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Pep Guardiola to leave FC Barcelona at the end of the season
It was announced on Friday, April 27, 2012 that Pep Guardiola will not be returning as manager of FC Barcelona for next season. There were rumors recently of Guardiola possibly moving to Chelsea or another team in the EPL. The decision by Guardiola is right after a couple disappointments in Barcelona’s season. Barca lost at [...]
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Chelsea advances to UEFA Champions League Final with 2-2 draw the Nou Camp
Chelsea shocked the experts by advancing the UEFA Champions League Final 3-2 on aggregate. It was a great effort from the London side as they would were down 2-0 (2-1 on aggregate) late in the first half and had their captain John Terry sent off. The match started out a bit slowly but would gradually start [...]
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FC Barcelona 2-2 (2-3) Chelsea – Player Ratings – Champions League – 24 April 2012
Chelsea advances to the UEFA Champions League final with a 2-2 draw in the second leg on Tuesday, April 24, 2012. The English side would have advanced on any draw or even on a 2-1 scoreline (which it was until stoppage time) but added a late goal for insurance. Player ratings for both sides are [...]
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Real Madrid edges FC Barcelona 2-1; extends La Liga lead to 7 points
A second half Cristiano Ronaldo goal was the difference as Real Madrid defeated Barcelona in another edition of the El Clasico. The match started out with Real Madrid getting the better chances and able to take an early lead. The goal was scored by Sami Khedira in the 17th minute as he pounced on a [...]
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Top Soccer stories of the day – 18 April 2012
A recap of Chelsea’s win over Barcelona, Sporting KC remains perfect, and more lead today’s top stories. Links for all stories below will open in a new window. A recap of Chelsea 1-0 FC Barcelona (ESPNSoccernet.com) Sporting Kansas City beats Vancouver to remain perfect (MLSSoccer.com) A recap of the Copa Libertadores (ESPNSoccernet.com) A recap of the AFC Champions League (ESPNSoccernet.com) Arsenal’s [...]
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Chelsea gets crucial 1-0 win over Barcelona in UEFA Champions League
English side Chelsea have taken a 1-0 advantage over Spanish side FC Barcelona in the UEFA Champions League semifinals. It was a very important win for Chelsea who were organized defensively and took advantage of a counterattack. The match started out with Barcelona dominating possession and nearly taking the lead. Luckily for the home side, a [...]
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Top Soccer Stories of the day – 17 April 2012
A recap of Bayern Munich’s win over Real Madrid, previews of Chelsea v Barcelona, Reading earning promotion, and more lead today’s top stories. Links for all stories below will open in a new window. A recap of Bayern Munich 2-1 Real Madrid (ESPNSoccernet.com) MLS Power Rankings for Week 6 (SI.com) Reading secures promotion to EPL for 2012-13 season (ReadingFC.co.uk) [...]
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Top Soccer Stories Of The Day – 4 April 2012
Chelsea and Real Madrid advance to the UEFA Champions League semifinals, Santos Laguna and Monterrey advancing to the CONCACAF Champions League final, and much more lead today’s top stories. Links for all stories below will open in a new window. Real Madrid and Chelsea advance in UCL (ESPNSoccernet.com) Santos Laguna advances to CONCACAF Champions League final (CONCACAFChampions.com) [...]
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FC Barcelona Beats AC Milan 3-1 To Move Into UCL Semifinals
Barcelona moved into the UEFA Champions League semifinals with a 3-1 second leg win (same score on aggregate) over AC Milan. It was another great performance from Barca as Lionel Messi scored two goals and Andres Iniesta added one. There was a little cause of concern in the first half as Milan’s Antonio Nocerino made [...]
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The 90th Minute Podcast – Episode 21 – Martin Rogers Talks EPL, MLS, Messi, and USA
In Episode 21 of the podcast, Martin Rogers talks about the new MLS season, current EPL title race, the greatness of Lionel Messi, and USA U-23′s failure to qualify for the 2012 Olympics. You can view Martin’s articles for Yahoo Sports at http://sports.yahoo.com/soccer/expertsarchive?author=Martin+Rogers, listen to his Mon-Fri podcast World Football Daily at http://www.worldfootballdaily.com/, and follow him on [...]