However, as Barcelona showed at Chelsea last week, they don’t like to do things the easy way and after Dani Alves, Keita and Eto’o had given them a comfortable 3-1 half-time lead, they managed to squander their chances of a party by conceding twice in the second half to drop two points. No Chelsea fans would have taken any pleasure in seeing that the equaliser came in the third minute of stoppage time!
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Wolfsburg midfielder Zvjezdan Misimovic says the Bundesliga leaders must avenge their shock defeat in Stuttgart to get their title push back on track when they welcome Borussia Dortmund.
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Celtic defender Gary Caldwell was Monday named as Scottish Premier League Player of the Season, just a day after he scooped the Scottish Football Writers’ award.
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Alan Shearer experienced his first victory as Newcastle United’s manager when precious goals from Steven Taylor, Obafemi Martins and Peter Lovenkrands ensured a 3-1 success over Middlesbrough in a St James’ Park relegation battle.
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Owners of Philadelphia’s Major League Soccer franchise that will begin play in the 2010 season revealed Monday the team will be named Philadelphia Union with blue and gold colors.
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The German Football Federation (DFB) on Monday opened an inquiry into the behaviour of Werder Bremen goalkeeper Tim Wiese following his side’s 2-0 win over Hamburg on Sunday.
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