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Wigan relegated with loss to Arsenal
LONDON (AP) ― Wigan is going down to the League Championship, and Arsenal is in position to reach the Champions League for the 16th straight season.Wigan became the first team to win the FA Cup and get relegated in the same season, losing 4-1 at Arsenal on Tuesday night.“We’ve had an incredible eight years in the Premier League, and we have to take the good things from last few years, and there are many,” Wigan manager Roberto Martinez said. “We’ll bounce back, as we always do at Wigan. We’re on
May 15, 2013
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United fans pack streets to honor Ferguson, team
MANCHESTER, England (AP) ― In front of tens of thousands of flag-waving and chanting fans, Manchester United players and retiring manager Alex Ferguson paraded the Premier League trophy through packed city streets on a second day of jubilant celebrations for the English champions.Fans clambered dangerously up storefronts, scaffolding, statues, bus stands and road signs to catch glimpses of Robin van Persie, Wayne Rooney and, of course, Ferguson as the open-top double decker bus ― bearing a “Cham
May 14, 2013
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PSG’s title celebration marred by violence
PARIS (AP) ― The celebration to honor Paris Saint-Germain’s first French league title in 19 years was cut short Monday following fights between fans and riot police in which 30 people were injured.Paris police commissioner Bernard Boucault said three police officers were among the injured from the clashes, a huge embarrassment to a club that has been trying to restore its image following years of fan violence. Police made 21 arrests.A total of 800 officers were deployed to contain the fans, Bouc
May 14, 2013
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Manchester City fires manager Roberto Mancini
Manchester City fired manager Roberto Mancini on Monday, exactly one year after he delivered the club's first English league title in 44 years.The Italian coach, who had four years remaining on his contract, was ditched just as players from rival Manchester United were being cheered through the streets as they paraded the Premier League trophy that they re-captured from their neighbors.City said its end-of-season review was brought forward ``out of respect for Roberto'' after it was reported tha
May 14, 2013
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FC Seoul, Jeonbuk look to go deeper
Two South Korean teams will look to maintain their dominance at the premier Asian club competition this week, as they enter knockout-stage action against regional rivals.FC Seoul and Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors are the two K League Classic teams that have advanced to the round of 16 at the AFC Champions League. Two other South Korean clubs, Suwon Bluewings and Pohang Steelers, were eliminated from the group stage last month.The K League Classic has produced three of the past four AFC champions.FC Seo
May 13, 2013
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Old Trafford salutes Man United manager Ferguson
As red-and-white ticker tape flew into the rainy sky at Old Trafford, a beaming Alex Ferguson hoisted up the Premier League trophy for a 13th and final time.Behind Britain's most successful football manager stood his jubilant squad of players, dancing to a soundtrack of “Champions, Champions” being belted out by more than 76,000 fans.It was the end of an era at Manchester United on Sunday as Ferguson took charge of his final home match of a club he has led for nearly 27 years. And he had a 38th
May 13, 2013
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Football: PSG end 19-year wait for French Ligue 1 title
Paris Saint-Germain sealed their first Ligue 1 title since 1994 with a 1-0 win at Lyon on Sunday.Marseille's 2-1 win over Toulouse on Saturday, their fourth success in a row, had ensured PSG would have to keep the champagne on ice until after their own game.But former AC Milan winger Jeremy Menez scored the only goal of the game against a limp Lyon side and that proved enough to deliver the silverware."I am very happy, especially because it is not easy to win here," said PSG coach Carlo Ancelott
May 13, 2013
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Man United names Moyes as manager
MANCHESTER, England (AP) ― The job of coaching one of football’s most iconic teams has been granted to David Moyes, a former professional player who will have to step into the shoes of fellow Glaswegian Alex Ferguson. Manchester United chose an unglamorous coach to take over from the 71-year-old Ferguson, seeking long-term success by awarding Moyes a six-year contract on Thursday. Moyes and Ferguson come from identical backgrounds and were raised on the tough streets of Scotland. Both have reput
May 10, 2013
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[Newsmaker] Ferguson leaves behind record career
Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson, the most successful manager in British football history, announced Wednesday that he will retire at the end of the season, ending a trophy-filled career of more than 26 years at the club.He became well-known to Koreans after he signed Park Ji-sung as a midfielder in 2005, making him the first-ever Korean footballer in the English Premier League. Park played for seven years under Ferguson, who sold him in 2012 to fellow Premier League team Queens Park Rang
May 9, 2013
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Chelsea held to 2-2 draw
LONDON (AP) ― Gylfi Sigurdsson scored in the 80th minute, and Tottenham twice came from behind for a 2-2 tie at Chelsea on Wednesday night that left Spurs needing other teams to drop points in the race for England’s final two Champions League spots.Oscar put Chelsea ahead in the 11th minute, but Emmanuel Adebayor tied the score in the 26th with a 22-yard shot following a run from inside his own half.Ramires’ 39th-minute goal looked to have earned Chelsea three points that would virtually have se
May 9, 2013
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Real Madrid trounces Malaga 6-2 in Spanish league
Real Madrid delayed Barcelona's claim to the Spanish league title by trouncing 10-man Malaga 6-2 at the Santiago Bernabeu on Wednesday.Had the Spanish powerhouse dropped a point, Barcelona would have lifted its 22nd league crown, its fourth in five seasons.Instead, a determined-looking Madrid went on a goal rampage, opening the scoring when Raul Albiol headed inside the far post from a corner launched by Luka Modric in the third minute.Roque Santa Cruz equalized in the 15th minute when he bounce
May 9, 2013
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Ferguson to retire from United
Alex Ferguson will retire as Manchester United manager at the end of this season, the English Premier League champions announced Wednesday, bringing down the curtain on one of the most successful careers football has known.Ferguson, 71, has been in charge at Old Trafford for 26 years, guiding United to 13 Premier League titles and two Champions League crowns.It was not until Tuesday that rumours of Ferguson's shock retirement started circulating but he said it was a decision he had been consider
May 8, 2013
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Striker Son coveted by U.K., German teams: report
Hamburg SV striker Son Heung-min is attracting interest from European soccer clubs including Arsenal and Tottenham of the English league and Dortmund of Germany, according to news reports.The speculation grew that the 21-year-old South Korean may end his tenure at Hamburg after reports indicated that several teams are showing interest in him. Son’s contract with Hamburg expires after the 2013-04 season.Hamburg’s sporting director Frank Arnesen said that the club would be forced to sell Son if th
May 8, 2013
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Juventus beats Palermo 1-0 to clinch 29th title
Juventus clinched its second successive Serie A title on Sunday with a controversial 1-0 win over Palermo to secure the team's 29th league crown with three rounds remaining.Arturo Vidal gave Juventus the lead shortly before the hour mark, firing home a debatable penalty after Massimo Donati was adjudged to have pushed over Mirko Vucinic.The goal sparked great celebration among the home fans, who had been momentarily silenced when Palermo captain Fabrizio Miccoli hit the post.“It has been a trium
May 6, 2013
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Arsenal, Tottenham on course for Champions League
MANCHESTER (AP) ― Tottenham and Arsenal relied on the strength of their wingers Saturday to stay on course for qualification for next season’s Champions League.Gareth Bale smashed home a shot in 86th-minute from the edge of the penalty area, leading Tottenham to a 1-0 victory over Southampton in the Premier League. It was his 20th league goal of the season, coming in his first game since he was honored as English soccer’s player of the year.“A great moment of individual brilliance,” Tottenham ma
May 5, 2013
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QPR cancels visit to Korea
English soccer club Queens Park Rangers have canceled their planned trip to South Korea this summer to focus on rebuilding for next season, British papers have reported.Two local papers ― the Fulham & Hammersmith Chronicle and London24 ― reported online that Tony Fernandes, the chairman of the London-based club, has decided to scrap the July visit to South Korea. Last week, Gyeongnam FC, a first-division South Korean club in the K League Classic, had announced that it would host QPR for an exhib
May 3, 2013
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Spanish league investigates possible match fix
The Spanish football league is investigating a game between topflight teams Levante and Deportivo La Coruna for possible match-fixing.League spokesman Juan Carlos Santamaria confirmed Spanish media reports to The Associated Press on Friday that the league was examining Deportivo's 4-0 win at Levante on April 13.Following the loss, Levante forward Jose Barkero apparently accused some of his teammates of a lack of effort in the match. He later publicly retracted his accusations.“I only want to mak
May 3, 2013
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Sheik Salman elected chief of Asian soccer
KUALA LUMPUR (AP) ― Sheik Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa of Bahrain was elected president of the Asian Football Confederation on Thursday, replacing longtime rival Mohamed bin Hammam.Sheik Salman comprehensively beat bin Hammam allies Yousuf al-Serkal of the United Arab Emirates and Thailand’s Worawi Makudi in voting by 46 member federations.Sheik Salman received 33 votes on the first ballot, two more than needed for outright victory. Makudi got seven votes and al-Serkal six.The Bahraini royal wa
May 2, 2013
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Two Korean clubs advance
Two of the four South Korean teams at Asia’s premier club competition have advanced to the knockout phase, hoping to maintain the country’s recent run of dominance at the annual tournament.FC Seoul and Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors of the K League Classic are through to the round of 16 at the AFC Champions League. The group stage concluded earlier this week, and with FC Seoul having qualified for the next round a week earlier, Jeonbuk also made it to the knockout stage with a 0-0 draw against Guangzhou
May 2, 2013
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Lim Sang-hyub ‘most handsome player’ in K League
Lim Sang-hyub from the Busan IPark team has been selected the "most handsome player" in the K League, Korea’s pro soccer league.The Korea Football Association said on Thursday that fans voted the 25-year-old midfielder as the most attractive player in the K League, while Lee Dong-gook from Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors and Hong Jung-Ho from Jeju United came in second and third, respectively.The association conducted the survey from April 25-30 on its Twitter and Facebook accounts.Lim Sang-hyub received
May 2, 2013