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Ronaldo reaches century mark; United trips Otelul Galati

Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice to reach 100 goals for Real Madrid and help the nine-time winners advanced to the knockout phase of the Champions League with a 2-0 victory at Lyon on Wednesday night.Real Madrid joined defending champion Barcelona and AC Milan in the final 16.Manchester United took over the Group C lead with a 2-0 victory over Otelul Galati at Old Trafford on goals by Antonio Valencia and Wayne Rooney. Manchester City won 3-0 at Villarreal to move into second in Group A as Yaya To

Nov. 3, 2011

Ronaldo reaches century mark; United trips Otelul Galati

Messi tops 200 career goals in win

Group F leader Arsenal draws at home against MarseilleLionel Messi broke the 200-goal barrier for his Barcelona career with his second straight hat trick in a 4-0 win at Viktoria Plzen on Tuesday night that advanced the club to the Champions League knockout stage.AC Milan also advanced with a 1-1 tie at BATE Borisov, but Arsenal and Chelsea were held to draws and will have to wait until their final two games to earn a spot in the second round. Jonas scored the second-fastest goal in Champions Le

Nov. 2, 2011

Ba’s hat trick lifts Newcastle

STOKE, England (AP) ― Demba Ba scored a hat trick to give Newcastle a 3-1 win over Stoke on Monday and make sure his team remained unbeaten in the Premier League.Ba put the visitors ahead 2-0 by halftime before handing Stoke a lifeline by bringing down Peter Crouch in the area, with Jonathan Walters pulling a goal back from the spot in the 75th. However, Newcastle was given its own penalty from a similar situation just five minutes later, and Ba converted the spot kick to put the game beyond rea

Nov. 1, 2011

Vancouver police push for charges

VANCOUVER (AP) ― In what is called the largest crime spree in Vancouver history, police recommend that 60 people be charged with everything from assault to breaking and entering after the downtown Stanley Cup riot last June.Police Chief Jim Chu said Monday a forensic video database was used to analyze characteristics of suspects. They asked the Crown to approve 163 charges against 60 people.The June 15 riot put police under pressure to recommend charges quickly after thousands of people lit fire

Nov. 1, 2011

Jeonbuk has club glory in sight

Korean team to take on Al Sadd in Asian Champions League finalIf you have any spare time this Saturday evening, then the city of Jeonju could be a great place to visit, go for bibimbap and stay for soccer. It is the biggest game in the Asian club calendar with the Asian Champions League final taking place at the city’s World Cup Stadium between Jeonbuk Motors and Qatar’s Al Sadd.It should be quite a match. For the third year in succession there will be a Korean team in the final of the tournamen

Nov. 1, 2011

Udinese closes in on Juventus

Bale’s double leads Spurs to win over QPRROME (AP) ― Antonio Di Natale scored his league-leading seventh goal and Udinese edged Palermo 1-0 Sunday to move back within a point of Serie A leader Juventus.Serie A’s top scorer from the past two seasons found the target with a volley from the center of the area in the 38th minute at Udine’s Stadio Friuli.Di Natale also hit the crossbar in the 10th and squandered a great chance to double the lead two minutes after his goal.Palermo pushed for an equali

Oct. 31, 2011

Man City stays clear of United

LONDON (AP) ― Manchester City beat Wolverhampton 3-1 and stayed five points ahead of Manchester United at the top of the Premier League on Saturday. Chelsea lost ground on the leaders with a 5-3 defeat against visiting Arsenal in which Robin van Persie had a hat trick.City overcame a second-half red card for Vincent Kompany in its victory, and defending champion United won 1-0 at Everton. Everton, which lost a League Cup game against Chelsea that went to extra time less than 72 hours earlier, lo

Oct. 30, 2011

Korean club Jeonbuk reaches final of AFC Champions League football

JEONJU (Yonhap News) -- South Korean football club Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors on Wednesday advanced to the final of Asia's top professional club competition, defeating Saudi Arabia's Al Ittihad 2-1 in the second leg of the semifinal.The win at Jeonju World Cup Stadium, some 240 kilometers south of Seoul

Oct. 26, 2011

Park scores first Arsenal goal in League Cup win

Park Chu-young scored the winner in Arsenal’s 2-1 Carling Cup victory over Bolton, while Park Ji-sung set up a goal to help his team advance to the fourth round on Tuesday.The captain of the Korean national team, who joined Arsenal from French side AS Monaco this summer, finally scored his much-anticipated debut goal with a curling shot in the second half. And thanks to the striker, Arsenal booked its place in the last eight of the Cup. Playing for the second time for the English club, the Korea

Oct. 26, 2011

Park scores first Arsenal goal in League Cup win

English soccer, police investigate captain Terry over racist slurs

LONDON (AP) ― English soccer authorities and London police began investigations Tuesday into whether England captain John Terry racially abused a black opponent while playing for Chelsea.In the latest contentious episode of Terry’s career, video posted on the Internet appeared to show Terry directing a racial slur at Queens Park Rangers defender Anton Ferdinand during Sunday’s game.QPR assessed the matter for two days before turning to The English Football Association.The FA said in a statement

Oct. 26, 2011

English soccer, police investigate captain Terry over racist slurs

‘Game of Shame’ teams ready for second leg

A week after a mass brawl between Al Sadd and Suwon Bluewings in the first leg of their Asian Champions League semifinal, the teams from Qatar and South Korea meet in Doha on Wednesday for an eagerly awaited second leg.Al Sadd won the match 2-0 in South Korea last week, with the second goal instigating a rolling series of violent confrontations that made headlines around the world.Suwon regarded the goal as unsportsmanlike. The Korean team had put the ball out of play to stop the game and allow

Oct. 25, 2011

Ki sets sights on Celtic revival

GLASGOW (AFP) ― Korean international Ki Sung-yueng says Celtic’s narrow 2-1 victory against Aberdeen was a huge result for the club as the Hoops halted a run of three matches without a win.The midfielder scored the first goal in the 17th minute before firing in the free-kick that led to Charlie Mulgrew’s winner after Ryan Jack, who was later sent off for his second bookable offense, had equalized for Aberdeen.It was Celtic’s first win in the league for a month following a defeat by Hearts and a

Oct. 24, 2011

Lee Jung-soo takes high road in soccer drama

Soccer is a game that can be full of drama, excitement and cruelty on a weekly basis but there can be few players that have gone through what Lee Jung-soo has gone through in the last few days. To appear in the semifinal of the Asian Champions League is to play in a big game, to return to your homeland and then face your former team adds extra spice but then to be involved in a controversy such as the one that happened in the first leg of the semifinal (the second leg is in Qatar on Wednesday) b

Oct. 24, 2011

Lee Jung-soo takes high road in soccer drama

Ronaldo scores 3 as Real cruise

Norwich hold Liverpool to surprise drawBARCELONA (AP) ― Cristiano Ronaldo scored three times in a 15-minute span of the first half to help Real Madrid rout Malaga 4-0 on Saturday and moved into first place in the Spanish league,Having set up Gonzalo Higuain for Madrid’s opener, Angel Di Maria assisted Ronaldo for his first goal. The Portuguese forward added two more to decide the match before halftime at La Rosaleda stadium. It was big-spending Malaga’s first home loss and second in a row overal

Oct. 23, 2011

Barca set club record in victory

Barcelona set a club record by extending its unbeaten streak at the start of the season to 13 games with a 2-0 victory over the Czech Republic’s Viktoria Plzen in the Champions League, and Fernando Torres scored twice for Chelsea in a 5-0 rout of Genk on Wednesday night.Andres Iniesta scored in the

Oct. 20, 2011

Suwon loses in brawl-marred match

K-League side Suwon Bluewings lost 2-0 to Qatar’s Al Sadd Wednesday in the first leg of AFC Champions League semifinal. After a goalless first half, Al Sadd’s striker Mamadou Niang broke the deadlock in the 70th minute. And 10 minutes later the former Marseille striker sealed the triumph with his se

Oct. 20, 2011

Rooney rescues Man United

Wayne Rooney made two penalty kicks Tuesday to lead 10-man Manchester United a 2-0 road victory over the Romanian club Otelul Galati in the Champions League.Rooney opened the scoring in the 64th minute, but captain Nemanja Vidic was sent off two minutes later. Rooney’s other penalty kick came during

Oct. 19, 2011

Pohang in race for playoffs

That tenacious team, aptly known as the Pohang Steelers, has been doing the chasing for much of 2011. The green shirts of Jeonbuk Motors have led the pack for months, like a pace-setting marathon runner that never lets up. The race is almost over and Pohang doesn’t look like it’s catching its prey b

Oct. 17, 2011

Van Persie stars in Arsenal win

Son Heung-min finds net for HamburgLONDON (AP) ― Netherlands striker Robin van Persie put Arsenal into the top half of the Premier League table with a double in a 2-1 victory over Sunderland while Newcastle denied Tottenham a fifth straight win with a late equalizer in a 2-2 draw on Sunday.Van Persi

Oct. 17, 2011

City supplant Man United at top

LONDON (AP) ― Manchester City moved into the English Premier League lead with a 4-1 win over Aston Villa 4-1 on Saturday as Manchester United dropped into second with a 1-1 tie at Liverpool.Mario Balotelli scored from his back on an overhead kick in the 28th minute, his fourth straight match with a

Oct. 16, 2011