Real Madrid 3, Hercules 1: Ronaldo Keys Comeback

Hercules had one of the most surprising results early in the La Liga season when they defeated Barcelona 2-0 at the Camp Nou. With that result in mind, this could have been a tough test for Real Madrid especially after

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CONCACAF Champions League: Knockout Round Draw

The knockout round draw for the CONCACAF Champions League occurred today and it was a decent draw for the MLS sides. Columbus and Real Salt Lake drew each other in the quarterfinals, but they will avoid the Mexican teams until

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New York Red Bulls 1, San Jose 0: Missed Chances For San Jose

New York was without some of their big name players, but they still got the job done as they took the first leg against San Jose 1-0 behind a second half Joel Lindpere goal. The goal itself was sort of

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European League Recap

It was another fun week of European football. Most of the top teams won as they prepare for midweek European action. The big battles of the weekend was between AC Milan and Juventus in Italy and Barcelona and Sevilla in

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Manchester United 2, Tottenham 0: Little Mistakes Costly For Tottenham

This was an entertaining game as both teams went for the win. However, Manchester United won 2-0 behind goals from Nemanja Vidic and Nani. Nani’s goal was controversial as Gomes looked to be attempting to take a free kick from

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Juventus 2, AC Milan 1: Makeshift Juve Earn Victory

This game was a battle of attrition for Juventus as they entered the game short handed as Giorgio Chiellini was ruled out from injury and Milos Krasic was suspended. However, Juventus defeated AC Milan 2-1 as goals from Fabio Quagliarella

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Major League Soccer: Seattle Sounders FC vs. Los Angeles Preview

The last playoff match-up gets started tonight where the Supporter’s Shield winners Los Angeles travel to Seattle. Seattle have been one of the hottest teams in the league in the past couple months. Los Angeles struggled, but they obviously have

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Barcelona 5, Sevilla 0: Barcelona Back To Dominant Ways

Barcelona got back to winnign in style with a 5-0 rout of Sevilla. Barcelona got braces from Lionel Messi and David Villa with Daniel Alves getting the other goal. Barcelona started in their usual 4-3-3 with Villa, Messi and Pedro

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Major League Soccer: San Jose vs. New York Red Bulls Preview

This should be a good game. New York may have the big names, but San Jose has the star of the league in Chris Wondolowski who just won the Golden Boot. New York has been up and down since the

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Major League Soccer: FC Dallas vs. Real Salt Lake Preview

The second playoff series that gets started is FC Dallas and Real Salt Lake. These teams played just two weeks ago and were some of the hottest teams during the season. FC Dallas had a 19 game unbeaten run that

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