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Man Utd thrash West Brom, keep 11th clean sheet

Sports | Soccer
2009-1-28

MANCHESTER United thrashed bottom club West Bromwich Albion 5-0 at the Hawthorns to move three points clear at the top of the Premier League yesterday. Cristiano Ronaldo struck two late goals for the rampant Reds...

Calderon dismisses talks of Real deal with Ronaldo

Sports | Soccer
2008-12-21

REAL Madrid President Ramon Calderon has denied the existence of a secret agreement by which Manchester United will sell Cristiano Ronaldo to the Primera Liga champion at the end of this season. Spanish daily El...

Scolari 'unsettles' United

Sports | Soccer
2008-9-21

LUIZ Felipe Scolari risked the wrath of Manchester United on Friday by cheekily asking Cristiano Ronaldo to join him at Chelsea if he can leave the English and European champion. The 23-year-old winger, who starred...

Pele blasts Blatter comments

Sports | Soccer
2008-7-13

FOOTBALL great Pele denounced FIFA President Sepp Blatter's belief that some top players are treated like slaves by their clubs. Blatter was giving his assessment of Cristiano Ronaldo's standoff with Manchester...

Champs get ecstatic welcome

Sports | Soccer
2008-7-2

TENS of thousands of Spaniards lined Madrid's streets and packed into a central square on Monday to raucously cheer home their heroes, after Spain's Euro 2008 final victory in Vienna. Delighted players celebrated...

Torres ends Spain's title drought

Sports | Soccer
2008-7-1

"FOOTBALL was the winner" is one of the most over-worn cliches in the game but it happened to be true about Spain's victory in Euro 2008. The best team won what was one of the most entertaining and aesthetically...

Germany needs more quality

Sports | Soccer
2008-7-1

GERMANY performed as well as anyone could have hoped by reaching the Euro 2008 final but until coach Joachim Loew finds a little more quality it is unlikely to win its first major title since 1996. The German...

Ballack may miss European Championship final

Sports | Soccer
2008-6-29

GERMANY captain Michael Ballack missed his team's last training yesterday because of a calf injury, putting him in doubt for today's European Championship final against Spain. The German football federation...

Spain confident despite Villa injury

Sports | Soccer
2008-6-28

SPAIN doesn't think the absence of injured striker David Villa will keep it from winning the nation's first title in 44 years when it takes on Germany in the European Championship final. Midfielder Xabi Alonso...

Confident Spain riding high

Sports | Soccer
2008-6-28

THE self-doubt that pervaded the Spanish media before the Euro 2008 quarterfinal with Italy was replaced by boundless optimism yesterday after Spain trounced Russia 3-0 to set up a final with Germany. "We are the...