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Union beats German club FC Schalke 04 2-1 (The Associated Press)
CHESTER, Pa. (AP) Chandler Hoffman scored in the 88th minute to give the Philadelphia Union a 2-1 victory over German club FC Schalke 04 on Wednesday night in an exhibition game . Lionard Pajoy also scored for Philadelphia in the 21st minute, and Sergio Escudero tied it in the 41st minute in Schalke’s first game in the United States since 1963
CAS lifts Mazzarri’s touchline ban (AP)
MILAN (AP)—Napoli coach Walter Mazzarri has had his touchline ban temporarily lifted by the Court of Arbitration for Sport and will take his place on the bench for the Champions League match against Chelsea on Wednesday.
Madrid pays tribute to Messi’s 5-goal performance (AP)
By PAUL LOGOTHETIS, AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP)—Real Madrid has paid tribute to Lionel Messi’s record five-goal performance in the Champions League, with Cristiano Ronaldo uncertain he can match the Barcelona star’s feat. Messi’s goals came in last week’s 7-1 victory over Bayer Leverkusen, the Argentina forward becoming the first player to score five times in the competition since its format change from the European Cup in 1992. Though the rivalry between the two Spanish giants has been marked by ill-tempered matches that have descended into brawls since the arrival of Jose Mourinho at Madrid, the Portuguese coach and Ronaldo were both fulsome in their praise for Messi.
Leverkusen pose physical test for Barca, says Guardiola (Reuters)
LEVERKUSEN, Germany, Feb 13 (Reuters) – Bayer Leverkusen hold a physical advantage over holders Barcelona and will be a tough nut to crack in their Champions League last 16 tie, Barca coach Pep Guardiola said on Monday. “They are a physically a stronger team than us and they will be stronger than us when we do not have possession,” Guardiola told reporters ahead of Tuesday’s first leg in Leverkusen.
Robin van Persie: Anybody who writes Arsenal off is making a mistake (Goal.com)
Arsenal striker Robin van Persie has insisted that nobody should write the club off this season as they continue to chase silverware on two fronts.
Abidal agrees contract extension with Barcelona (Reuters)
MADRID, Jan 16 (Reuters) – France defender Eric Abidal has agreed a new one-year deal with Barcelona which ties him until 2013 with automatic options to extend it by two more years, the world, European and Spanish champions said on Monday. Negotiations on a new contract had been held up by changes in the tax law brought about by the recent change in government in Spain and by reported interest from Qatar-owned Ligue 1 side Paris St Germain.
Bayern Munich’s Christian Nerlinger slams ‘childish’ Manchester City & Chelsea, as well as ‘violent’ Italian fan culture (Goal.com)
Bayern Munich sporting director Christian Nerlinger has candidly spoken out against the financial policies of Manchester City and Chelsea, comparing their owners to children. Speaking with a select group of Indian media representatives, including Goal.com , the retired Germany international slammed the English duo, asserting that his side – as well as Manchester United and Barcelona – have a more capable model
Ancelotti implimenting ways to improve PSG players (AP)
PARIS (AP)—Paris Saint-Germain coach Carlo Ancelotti is already making his mark at the big-spending club by using a GPS tracking system to monitor players in training and encouraging them to modify their eating habits.
FIFA lifts threat to suspend Switzerland (AP)
ZURICH (AP)—FIFA has lifted a threat to suspend Switzerland from world soccer after the national association disciplined FC Sion in a dispute over ineligible players. FIFA says its emergency committee decided that the Swiss FA met its demand to deal with Sion by Jan. 13
A new start on PGA Tour with plenty of new faces (AP)
[unable to retrieve full-text content] AP – Steve Stricker is back on Maui, a familiar place for a guy who has won on the PGA Tour in each of the last three years to qualify for the season-opening Tournament of Champions.