Narrow escape PSG
PARIS, France ● Blaise Matuidi grabbed a dramatic equaliser in injury time to earn PSG a 2-2 draw with Barcelona in a pulsating Champions League quarter-final. Barca went in front seven minutes before halftime when Dani Alves produced an exquisite pass with the outside of his right boot straight into the path of Lionel [...]
Ref wrecks everything for United
MANCHESTER, England ● Cristiano Ronaldo scored the decisive goal as Real Madrid controversially came from behind to win 2-1 at Manchester United on Tuesday and reach the Champions League quarter-finals. In a breathless game, Nani forced Sergio Ramos to put through his own goal in the 48th minute to give United a 2-1 aggregate lead [...]
Wild opening-night in Portland
PORTLAND, Ore. ● The new-look Portland Timbers and New York Red Bulls opened the 2013 MLS season in exhilarating fashion, playing to a 3-3 draw Sunday evening in front of a wild crowd at JELD-WEN Field. The Timbers rallied from a 3-1 halftime deficit behind a Darlington Nagbe goal and a New York own-goal on [...]
Feyenoord dreams of Dutch title
ROTTERDAM, Netherlands ● Teenager Jean-Paul Boetius struck twice as Feyenoord won 3-0 at NEC Nijmegen on Sunday to stay involved in the Dutch title race. With 50 points from 25 games, third-placed Feyenoord are three points behind league leaders PSV Eindhoven, who beat VVV Venlo 2-0 on Saturday. Second-placed Ajax Amsterdam have a point [...]
Man United warm up with Norwich rout
LONDON, England ● Shinji Kagawa hit a hat-trick as Manchester United warmed up for the visit of Real Madrid with a 4-0 rout of Norwich City on Saturday that sent them 15 points clear in the Premier League. United will resume their last-16 tie against Madrid on Tuesday following a 1-1 draw in the away [...]
Bale’s stunner sends Spurs in top-three
LONDON, England ● Gareth Bale fired Tottenham into third place in the Premier League as his sublime last minute goal capped a majestic performance in a 3-2 win over West Ham at Upton Park on Monday. Bale has been in the form of his life in recent weeks and the Wales winger added another chapter [...]
Juventus creates seven-points lead
MILAN, Italy ● Goals from Paul Pogba, Sebastian Giovinco and Stephan Lichsteiner eased Juventus to a 3-0 home win over Siena and a seven-point lead on Serie A title challengers Napoli on Sunday. In the late match, dominant AC Milan had to settle for a 1-1 draw and a share of the points [...]
Feyenoord back in title race
ROTTERDAM, Netherlands ● Feyenoord came back from a goal down to beat Eredivisie league leader PSV Eindhoven 2-1 Sunday and gain valuable ground in the tight Dutch title race. The Feyenoord fightback put the Rotterdam club in third place on 47 points, just three points behind PSV. Second-place Ajax wasted a chance to [...]
Bayern 17 points clear after draw Dortmund
BERLIN, Germany ● Defending champions Borussia Dortmund were held to a 1-1 draw at Borussia Moenchengladbach on Sunday as leaders Bayern Munich finished the weekend a massive 17 points clear at the top of the Bundesliga. Holders Dortmund take on Bayern on Wednesday in the quarter-finals of the German Cup, but Munich are running away [...]
