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English Premier League
Pulis: Stoke never feared Crouch exit (Feb 9, 2013 6:55 PM ET)
Tony Pulis has cleared up speculation surrounding Stoke City's transfer deadline week issues, insisting the club were never close to losing Peter Crouch, while revealing Swansea's interest in Kenwyne Jones never came to fruition.
Benitez reveals Abramovich tension (Feb 9, 2013 6:38 PM ET)
Rafa Benitez has admitted he has not spoken to Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich in over 20 days, as uncertainty over his future at the club remains.
Wenger expects Wilshere back in four to five days (Feb 9, 2013 4:42 PM ET)
Arsene Wenger expects Jack Wilshere to be available for next week's FA Cup fifth round tie with Blackburn, after the midfielder had to be substituted during the 1-0 win at Sunderland on Saturday.
Jolly: Reading comeback kings no more (Feb 9, 2013 4:22 PM ET)
Reading were no longer the comeback kings at the Britannia Stadium, writes Richard Jolly.
Mancini slams City performance against Southampton (Feb 9, 2013 3:28 PM ET)
Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini accused his players of showing a lack of strength and personality after Saturday evening's 3-1 loss at Southampton, and feels his side now have only a ten per cent chance of retaining the Premier League title.
Errors doom Man City at Southampton
(Feb 9, 2013 2:48 PM ET)
Inexplicable mistakes by Joe Hart and Gareth Barry gave Manchester City's Premier League title hopes a potentially decisive blow as Southampton secured its first win under Mauricio Pochettino in style.
Delaney: Blues cruise eases Benitez's anxiety (Feb 9, 2013 2:36 PM ET)
Chelsea's 4-1 win over Wigan helped to ease the palpable anxiety at Stamford Bridge, writes Miguel Delaney.
Chelsea wins, eases pressure on Benitez (Feb 9, 2013 12:14 PM ET)
Frank Lampard scored his 198th Chelsea goal to seal a 4-1 victory over Wigan, end a four-match winless run and ease the pressure on interim boss Rafael Benitez.
Prem: Errors rock City title defence, rivals win (Feb 9, 2013 12:03 PM ET)
Manchester City's defence of their Premier League title looks all but over after they pressed the self-destruct button at Southampton on Saturday. Elsewhere, Chelsea, Arsenal and Tottenham all won as the race for Champions League qualification stayed
Palmer: Bale in a class of his own (Feb 9, 2013 11:40 AM ET)
Kevin Palmer was at Tottenham to witness another match-winning performance from arguably the league's best player, Gareth Bale.
MatchDay LIVE - Goals, updates and chat (Feb 9, 2013 8:47 AM ET)
MatchDay LIVE - February 9
Fulham's Corey Grameiro joins Phoenix (Feb 9, 2013 3:08 AM ET)
The Wellington Phoenix have nabbed Fulham striker Corey Gameiro on loan until the end of the season.
Cazorla lifts Arsenal to win at Sunderland (Feb 9, 2013 3:00 AM ET)
Santi Cazorla fired 10-man Arsenal to a 1-0 victory at Sunderland as Arsene Wenger saw his side survive a late onslaught Saturday.
Bale's 2 let Tottenham beat Newcastle (Feb 9, 2013 3:00 AM ET)
Gareth Bale lived up to his billing as Tottenham's own Cristiano Ronaldo after firing Andre Villas-Boas' side to an entertaining 2-1 victory over Newcastle at White Hart Lane on Saturday.
Rodgers: Gerrard keeps getting better (Feb 9, 2013 3:00 AM ET)
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers believes Steven Gerrard is still the heart and soul of the Reds and has backed the midfielder to continue his illustrious career for many years to come.
Ferguson fury over Prem scheduling (Feb 9, 2013 3:00 AM ET)
Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has launched a scathing attack on the Premier League, accusing them of putting his side at a disadvantage by not changing Sunday's match against Everton at Old Trafford.
Wenger fears drug scandal in football (Feb 9, 2013 3:00 AM ET)
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger fears football may be the next major sport to be embroiled in a damaging drug scandal unless the game's authorities act quickly to ensure their big stars are not cheating.
English League Championship
Championship: Cardiff extend lead as Foxes lose (Feb 9, 2013 1:05 PM ET)
Scottish Premier League
SPL: Celtic cruise, Dundee Utd beat Hearts (Feb 9, 2013 10:18 AM ET)
A makeshift Celtic side cruised to victory over Inverness at the Tulloch Caledonian Stadium to go 18 points clear of the Highlanders at the top of Scottish Premier League.
French Ligue 1
Ligue 1: St Etienne thrash Montpellier to go fourth (Feb 9, 2013 9:21 AM ET)
In-form St Etienne stepped up their bid for Champions League football by casting aside champions Montpellier 4-1 at a snowy Stade Geoffroy-Guichard.
Carlo Ancelotti: PSG ready for Valencia (Feb 9, 2013 3:00 AM ET)
PSG manager Carlo Ancelotti is confident his side is 'mentally and physically' prepared for the challenge of next week's Champions League opponents Valencia after dismissing Ligue 1 rivals Bastia 3-1 at the Parc des Princes.
German Bundesliga
Bundesliga: Bayern surge 15 points clear
(Feb 9, 2013 12:02 PM ET)
David Alaba scored twice as Bayern Munich extended their lead at the top of the Bundesliga to 15 points with an impressive thrashing of struggling Schalke.
Dutch Eredivisie
Eredivisie: Vitesse Arnhem hold PSV to draw (Feb 9, 2013 5:18 PM ET)
PSV Eindhoven missed the chance to move six points clear at the Eredivisie summit after conceding a late equaliser to draw 2-2 with 10-man Vitesse Arnhem.
Italian Serie A
Serie A: Juventus stay top, Napoli drop points (Feb 9, 2013 2:11 PM ET)
Juventus cemented their position at the top of the Serie A table as first-half goals from Mirko Vucinic and Alessandro Matri sealed a comfortable 2-0 win over Fiorentina.
Spanish Primera División
La Liga: Ronaldo hits hat-trick in Real rout (Feb 9, 2013 6:01 PM ET)
Cristiano Ronaldo fired an ominous warning to former club Manchester United with a hat-trick as Real Madrid warmed up for their Champions League showdown against the Red Devils with a one-sided victory over Sevilla at the Bernabeu.
Europe
Ronaldo warms up for Man U with hat trick (Feb 9, 2013 6:07 PM ET)
Cristiano Ronaldo fired an ominous warning to former club Manchester United with a hat trick as Real Madrid warmed up for its Champions League showdown against the Red Devils with a one-sided 4-1 victory over Sevilla at the Bernabeu.
Matri scores with his sock to help Juventus win (Feb 9, 2013 3:40 PM ET)
Juventus will not be caught at the top of the Serie A table this weekend after first-half goals from Mirko Vucinic and Alessandro Matri sealed a comfortable 2-0 win over Fiorentina on Saturday.
Bayern expands lead in Bundesliga to 15 (Feb 9, 2013 3:26 PM ET)
David Alaba scored twice as Bayern Munich extended its lead at the top of the Bundesliga to 15 points with an 4-0 thrashing of struggling Schalke.
Blatter: Racism bigger issue than match-fixing (Feb 9, 2013 3:00 AM ET)
FIFA president Sepp Blatter believes match-fixing affects only a small percentage of soccer games across the world and racism is a bigger problem for the sport.
UEFA Champions League
Celtic to rest players ahead of Juve clash (Feb 9, 2013 3:00 AM ET)
Neil Lennon will send a makeshift side into Celtic's top-of-the-table clash with Inverness as he prepares for the "biggest game" of his managerial career against Juventus on Tuesday.
Global
Mali tops Ghana for 3rd place at African Cup (Feb 9, 2013 3:59 PM ET)
Mali enjoyed a second successive third-place victory over Ghana at the African Nations Cup in Port Elizabeth, 3-1 on Saturday.
A-League: Melbourne Heart send Glory bottom (Feb 9, 2013 6:17 AM ET)
Perth Glory have crashed to the bottom of the A-League ladder after slipping to a 2-0 away loss to the Melbourne Heart at AAMI Park.
Riquelme rejoins Boca Juniors on previous terms (Feb 9, 2013 3:00 AM ET)
Argentine midfielder Juan Roman Riquelme has rejoined Boca Juniors, just six months after turning his back on the club.
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English Premier League
Pulis: Stoke never feared Crouch exit (Feb 9, 2013 6:55 PM ET)
Tony Pulis has cleared up speculation surrounding Stoke City's transfer deadline week issues, insisting the club were never close to losing Peter Crouch, while revealing Swansea's interest in Kenwyne Jones never came to fruition.
Benitez reveals Abramovich tension (Feb 9, 2013 6:38 PM ET)
Rafa Benitez has admitted he has not spoken to Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich in over 20 days, as uncertainty over his future at the club remains.
Wenger expects Wilshere back in four to five days (Feb 9, 2013 4:42 PM ET)
Arsene Wenger expects Jack Wilshere to be available for next week's FA Cup fifth round tie with Blackburn, after the midfielder had to be substituted during the 1-0 win at Sunderland on Saturday.
Jolly: Reading comeback kings no more (Feb 9, 2013 4:22 PM ET)
Reading were no longer the comeback kings at the Britannia Stadium, writes Richard Jolly.
Mancini slams City performance against Southampton (Feb 9, 2013 3:28 PM ET)
Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini accused his players of showing a lack of strength and personality after Saturday evening's 3-1 loss at Southampton, and feels his side now have only a ten per cent chance of retaining the Premier League title.
Errors doom Man City at Southampton
(Feb 9, 2013 2:48 PM ET)Inexplicable mistakes by Joe Hart and Gareth Barry gave Manchester City's Premier League title hopes a potentially decisive blow as Southampton secured its first win under Mauricio Pochettino in style.
Delaney: Blues cruise eases Benitez's anxiety (Feb 9, 2013 2:36 PM ET)
Chelsea's 4-1 win over Wigan helped to ease the palpable anxiety at Stamford Bridge, writes Miguel Delaney.
Chelsea wins, eases pressure on Benitez (Feb 9, 2013 12:14 PM ET)
Frank Lampard scored his 198th Chelsea goal to seal a 4-1 victory over Wigan, end a four-match winless run and ease the pressure on interim boss Rafael Benitez.
Prem: Errors rock City title defence, rivals win (Feb 9, 2013 12:03 PM ET)
Manchester City's defence of their Premier League title looks all but over after they pressed the self-destruct button at Southampton on Saturday. Elsewhere, Chelsea, Arsenal and Tottenham all won as the race for Champions League qualification stayed
Palmer: Bale in a class of his own (Feb 9, 2013 11:40 AM ET)
Kevin Palmer was at Tottenham to witness another match-winning performance from arguably the league's best player, Gareth Bale.
MatchDay LIVE - Goals, updates and chat (Feb 9, 2013 8:47 AM ET)
MatchDay LIVE - February 9
Fulham's Corey Grameiro joins Phoenix (Feb 9, 2013 3:08 AM ET)
The Wellington Phoenix have nabbed Fulham striker Corey Gameiro on loan until the end of the season.
Cazorla lifts Arsenal to win at Sunderland (Feb 9, 2013 3:00 AM ET)
Santi Cazorla fired 10-man Arsenal to a 1-0 victory at Sunderland as Arsene Wenger saw his side survive a late onslaught Saturday.
Bale's 2 let Tottenham beat Newcastle
(Feb 9, 2013 3:00 AM ET)Gareth Bale lived up to his billing as Tottenham's own Cristiano Ronaldo after firing Andre Villas-Boas' side to an entertaining 2-1 victory over Newcastle at White Hart Lane on Saturday.
Rodgers: Gerrard keeps getting better (Feb 9, 2013 3:00 AM ET)
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers believes Steven Gerrard is still the heart and soul of the Reds and has backed the midfielder to continue his illustrious career for many years to come.
Ferguson fury over Prem scheduling (Feb 9, 2013 3:00 AM ET)
Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has launched a scathing attack on the Premier League, accusing them of putting his side at a disadvantage by not changing Sunday's match against Everton at Old Trafford.
Wenger fears drug scandal in football (Feb 9, 2013 3:00 AM ET)
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger fears football may be the next major sport to be embroiled in a damaging drug scandal unless the game's authorities act quickly to ensure their big stars are not cheating.
English League Championship
Championship: Cardiff extend lead as Foxes lose (Feb 9, 2013 1:05 PM ET)
Scottish Premier League
SPL: Celtic cruise, Dundee Utd beat Hearts (Feb 9, 2013 10:18 AM ET)
A makeshift Celtic side cruised to victory over Inverness at the Tulloch Caledonian Stadium to go 18 points clear of the Highlanders at the top of Scottish Premier League.
French Ligue 1
Ligue 1: St Etienne thrash Montpellier to go fourth (Feb 9, 2013 9:21 AM ET)
In-form St Etienne stepped up their bid for Champions League football by casting aside champions Montpellier 4-1 at a snowy Stade Geoffroy-Guichard.
Carlo Ancelotti: PSG ready for Valencia (Feb 9, 2013 3:00 AM ET)
PSG manager Carlo Ancelotti is confident his side is 'mentally and physically' prepared for the challenge of next week's Champions League opponents Valencia after dismissing Ligue 1 rivals Bastia 3-1 at the Parc des Princes.
German Bundesliga
Bundesliga: Bayern surge 15 points clear
(Feb 9, 2013 12:02 PM ET)David Alaba scored twice as Bayern Munich extended their lead at the top of the Bundesliga to 15 points with an impressive thrashing of struggling Schalke.
Dutch Eredivisie
Eredivisie: Vitesse Arnhem hold PSV to draw (Feb 9, 2013 5:18 PM ET)
PSV Eindhoven missed the chance to move six points clear at the Eredivisie summit after conceding a late equaliser to draw 2-2 with 10-man Vitesse Arnhem.
Italian Serie A
Serie A: Juventus stay top, Napoli drop points
(Feb 9, 2013 2:11 PM ET)Juventus cemented their position at the top of the Serie A table as first-half goals from Mirko Vucinic and Alessandro Matri sealed a comfortable 2-0 win over Fiorentina.
Spanish Primera División
La Liga: Ronaldo hits hat-trick in Real rout (Feb 9, 2013 6:01 PM ET)
Cristiano Ronaldo fired an ominous warning to former club Manchester United with a hat-trick as Real Madrid warmed up for their Champions League showdown against the Red Devils with a one-sided victory over Sevilla at the Bernabeu.
Europe
Ronaldo warms up for Man U with hat trick (Feb 9, 2013 6:07 PM ET)
Cristiano Ronaldo fired an ominous warning to former club Manchester United with a hat trick as Real Madrid warmed up for its Champions League showdown against the Red Devils with a one-sided 4-1 victory over Sevilla at the Bernabeu.
Matri scores with his sock to help Juventus win (Feb 9, 2013 3:40 PM ET)
Juventus will not be caught at the top of the Serie A table this weekend after first-half goals from Mirko Vucinic and Alessandro Matri sealed a comfortable 2-0 win over Fiorentina on Saturday.
Bayern expands lead in Bundesliga to 15 (Feb 9, 2013 3:26 PM ET)
David Alaba scored twice as Bayern Munich extended its lead at the top of the Bundesliga to 15 points with an 4-0 thrashing of struggling Schalke.
Blatter: Racism bigger issue than match-fixing
(Feb 9, 2013 3:00 AM ET)FIFA president Sepp Blatter believes match-fixing affects only a small percentage of soccer games across the world and racism is a bigger problem for the sport.
UEFA Champions League
Celtic to rest players ahead of Juve clash (Feb 9, 2013 3:00 AM ET)
Neil Lennon will send a makeshift side into Celtic's top-of-the-table clash with Inverness as he prepares for the "biggest game" of his managerial career against Juventus on Tuesday.
Global
Mali tops Ghana for 3rd place at African Cup
(Feb 9, 2013 3:59 PM ET)Mali enjoyed a second successive third-place victory over Ghana at the African Nations Cup in Port Elizabeth, 3-1 on Saturday.
A-League: Melbourne Heart send Glory bottom (Feb 9, 2013 6:17 AM ET)
Perth Glory have crashed to the bottom of the A-League ladder after slipping to a 2-0 away loss to the Melbourne Heart at AAMI Park.
Riquelme rejoins Boca Juniors on previous terms (Feb 9, 2013 3:00 AM ET)
Argentine midfielder Juan Roman Riquelme has rejoined Boca Juniors, just six months after turning his back on the club.
