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Soccer

March 20, 2010

MILAN, Italy - Inter Milan drew 1-1 away to Palermo on Saturday to leave it vulnerable at the top of Serie A.

Auxerre beats Le Mans 2-1 to take provisional lead, put pressure on Bordeaux

March 20, 2010

PARIS - Auxerre beat Le Mans 2-1 with a stoppage-time goal from Benoit Pedretti to take the provisional lead in the French league and put pressure on Bordeaux.

Blaise Nkufo scores equalizer as Twente holds PSV to 1-1 draw in Dutch league

March 20, 2010

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands - FC Twente held PSV Eindhoven to a 1-1 draw Saturday to maintain its five-point lead in the Dutch league.

Second-half flurry leads Real Madrid past Sporting 3-1 and atop standings

March 20, 2010

MADRID, Spain - Real Madrid came on in the second half to earn a 3-1 victory over Sporting Gijon and move three points ahead of Barcelona a top the Spanish league soccer standings.

Ten-man Arsenal beats West Ham 2-0 to provisionally top Premier League

March 20, 2010

LONDON - Cesc Fabregas scored a penalty on his return to the Arsenal lineup to help his 10-man team beat West Ham 2-0 on Saturday to take the provisional lead atop the Premier League.

Eintracht Frankfurt rallies to beat Bayern Munich 2-1 in Bundesliga action

March 20, 2010

FRANKFURT, Germany - Substitutes Juhvel Tsoumou and Martin Fenin both scored in the final three minutes as Eintracht Frankfurt came from behind to beat Bundesliga leader Bayern Munich 2-1.

Major League Soccer and players union avert strike with new five-year agreement

March 20, 2010

NEW YORK - Major League Soccer and its players have signed a five-year labour contract that avoided a strike scheduled before the MLS season opener Thursday.

Sevilla defender Sergio Sanchez hopes to resume career after heart surgery

March 20, 2010

SEVILLE, Spain - Sevilla defender Sergio Sanchez will undergo heart surgery so he can resume his football career.

Hamburg midfielder Eljero Elia is out for four weeks following ankle surgery

March 20, 2010

FRANKFURT, Germany - Hamburger SV midfielder Eljero Elia will be out for about four weeks following ankle surgery.

Barcelona says Lionel Messi doubtful for league match at Zaragoza with toothache

March 20, 2010

BARCELONA, Spain - Lionel Messi may miss Barcelona's Spanish league match against Zaragoza on Sunday because he is suffering from toothache.

Soccer transactions

March 19, 2010

Movements in the world of soccer Friday:

Ferguson tells midfielder Hargreaves to focus on Man United, not World Cup hopes

March 19, 2010

Sir Alex Ferguson wants Owen Hargreaves to focus on Manchester United rather than his World Cup chances when the England midfielder returns to first-team action after an 18-month injury absence.

Blanco, Hernandez dropped by Mexico for match against Iceland

March 19, 2010

MEXICO CITY - Cuauhtemoc Blanco and Javier Hernandez have been dropped from Mexico's squad for Wednesday's friendly against Iceland in Charlotte, North Carolina, despite scoring this week against North Korea.

Blatter rival Bin Hammam not giving up on 2011 FIFA presidential bid

March 19, 2010

ZURICH, Switzerland - Asian confederation president Mohamed bin Hammam has not given up hope of challenging president Sepp Blatter for world football's top job next year despite losing a key FIFA vote on Friday.

Cologne draws 1-1 with Moenchengladbach in Bundesliga play Friday

March 19, 2010

FRANKFURT, Germany - Maniche scored a spectacular equalizer to earn Cologne a 1-1 draw at home to Borussia Moenchengladbach in the Bundesliga on Friday.

FIFA ruling body throws out plan to limit presidential term to 8 years in power

March 19, 2010

ZURICH, Switzerland - FIFA's executive committee has rejected a move to limit the term of soccer's president to eight years.

FIFA reports US$196 million profit, boosts reserve fund to $1 billion in 2009

March 19, 2010

ZURICH, Switzerland - FIFA made a profit of US$196 million in 2009 and increased its reserves to more than $1 billion as soccer's commercial appeal defied the global economic crisis.

David Beckham writes letter to AC Milan to wish them well for rest of season

March 19, 2010

MILAN, Italy - David Beckham sent an open letter to his AC Milan teammates Friday, offering his support for the remainder of the season.

3 facing attempted murder charges after death of Paris St-Germain supporter

March 19, 2010

PARIS - Preliminary charges of attempted murder have been filed against three men suspected of taking part in an attack on a Paris Saint-Germain fan who died earlier this week.

Level on 18 titles apiece, Liverpool takes on Man United in Premier League

March 19, 2010

LONDON - Despite being 15 points behind Manchester United in the Premier League title race, Liverpool has plenty of motivation to beat the Red Devils on Sunday.

FIFA lifts suspension of Iraq that excluded it from international soccer

March 19, 2010

ZURICH, Switzerland - FIFA has lifted a ban on Iraq that excluded the country's teams and officials from taking part in international soccer.

Barcelona meets Arsenal in Champions League quarter-finals; repeat of 2006 final

March 19, 2010

NYON, Switzerland - Arsenal will seek to avenge its 2006 Champions League final defeat to Barcelona when the teams meet again in the quarter-finals of the competition.

France midfielder Toulalan lashes out at criticism from World Cup-winning team

March 19, 2010

PARIS - Lyon midfielder Jeremy Toulalan lashed out Friday at members of France's 1998 World Cup-winning team for their criticism of the current national squad.

Source: Indonesia out of 2022 World Cup after failing to get state support

March 19, 2010

ZURICH, Switzerland - Indonesia is out of the race to host the 2022 World Cup.

Bayern Munich midfielder Franck Ribery misses Bundesliga match in Frankfurt

March 19, 2010

MUNICH, Germany - Bayern Munich midfielder Franck Ribery will miss Saturday's Bundesliga match at Eintracht Frankfurt because of an ankle injury.


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