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Barcelona slip up hands Real initiative

Sevilla FC's Konko (L) shoots against CD Tenerife's Aragoneses during their Spanish first league football match at the Heliodoro Rodriguez Lopez Stadium in Santa Cruz de Tenerife on the Spanish canary island of Tenerife. Sevilla kept up their title charge with a 2-1 win at promoted Tenerife.
AFP - 2 hours 22 minutes ago

MADRID (AFP) - - Barcelona dropped two costly points in a 1-1 draw at Athletic Bilbao on Saturday to fall a point behind new leaders Real Madrid ahead of next Sunday's eagerly-anticipated 'El Clasico' at Camp Nou. More »

  • Beckham hobbles off after training but plans to play

    Reuters - 2 hours 51 minutes ago

    By Simon Evans

  • Henry not a cheat, says Zidane

    Reuters - 2 hours 55 minutes ago

    PARIS (Reuters) - Thierry Henry is not a cheat and will get over his handball in France's controversial World Cup playoff against Ireland, Zinedine Zidane was quoted as saying on Saturday.

  • Germans demand stiff sanctions for match-fixing ring

    Reuters - Sunday, November 22

    BERLIN (Reuters) - German coaches and officials on Saturday demanded stiff sentences for members of a ring suspected of having fixed or tried to rig at least 200 matches across Europe, including three in the Champions League.

  • Bordeaux midfielder Jaroslav Plasil (R) clashes with Valenciennes defender Renaud Cohade during the French L1 football match at Chaban-Delmas stadium in Bordeaux. Bordeaux fell behind to a seventh minute strike from French-born Mali international Mamadou Samassa and failed to overcome from that early shock to lose 1-0.

    Bordeaux stay top despite Valenciennes loss

    AFP - Sunday, November 22

    PARIS (AFP) - - Lyon, held to a 1-1 draw at Grenoble, failed to exploit an unexpected defeat inflicted on league leaders Bordeaux by Valenciennes in French first division action on Saturday.

  • Chelsea and Man Utd win while Arsenal lose

    Reuters - Sunday, November 22

    By Alan Baldwin

  • Manchester City's Carlos Tevez (L) is held by Liverpool's Sotirios Kyrgiakos during a Premier League match at Anfield in Liverpool. Liverpool's stuttering season continued as they were held to a 2-2 draw by Manchester City that did little for either club's hopes of finishing the season in the top four.

    Chelsea, United cruise as Arsenal stumble in Premiership

    AFP - Sunday, November 22

    LONDON (AFP) - - Chelsea strengthened their position at the top of the Premier League by cruising to a 4-0 win over struggling Wolves on Saturday.

  • Manchester United's midfielder Antonio Valencia (L) clashes with Everton's midfielder Marouane Fellaini during their English Premier League football match at Old Trafford in Manchester, north-west England. Manchester United won 3-0.

    United back to winning ways

    AFP - Sunday, November 22

    MANCHESTER, England (AFP) - - An outstanding goal from Darren Fletcher set Manchester United on their way to a 3-0 victory over Everton on Saturday that kept them within five points of league leaders Chelsea.

  • Werder Bremen's striker Hugo Almeida (L) and Freiburg's midfielder Ivica Banovic fight for the ball during their German first division Bundesliga football match in the southern German city of Freiburg. Almeida netted twice as Werder Bremen went top of the Bundesliga on Saturday thanks to a 6-0 hammering of Freiburg.

    Bundesliga-topping Bremen hit Freiburg for six

    AFP - Sunday, November 22

    BERLIN (AFP) - - Portuguese striker Hugo Almeida netted twice as Werder Bremen went top of the Bundesliga on Saturday thanks to their 6-0 hammering of Freiburg.

  • Controversial teenager Kakuta makes Chelsea debut

    Reuters - Sunday, November 22

    LONDON (Reuters) - Chelsea gave French teenager Gael Kakuta his Premier League debut on Saturday, two years after he was controversially signed from Racing Lens.

  • Emile Heskey's 86th-minute equaliser denied Burnley another home win and lifted Aston Villa back into the Premier League's top four with a 1-1 draw here Saturday.

    Villa make their point to reach top four

    AFP - Sunday, November 22

    BURNLEY, England (AFP) - - Emile Heskey's 86th-minute equaliser denied Burnley another home win and lifted Aston Villa back into the Premier League's top four with a 1-1 draw here Saturday.

  • Irish fans protest at French embassy for replay

    Reuters - Sunday, November 22

    DUBLIN (Reuters) - Up to 200 Irish fans protested at the French embassy in Dublin on Saturday to demand a replay of Wednesday's controversial World Cup playoff.

  • Sunderland's defender John Mensah (L) challenges Arsenal's midfielder Samir Nasri (R) during the English Premier League football match at the Stadium of Light in Sunderland, north-east England. Sunderland won 1-0.

    Gunners crash at Sunderland

    AFP - Sunday, November 22

    SUNDERLAND, England (AFP) - - Arsenal failed to score for the first time this season as Darren Bent maintained his impressive record against the top teams in the Premier League to earn Sunderland a 1-0 victory.

  • After six goals, one red card and 90 minutes of non-stop action, Hull and West Ham were left exactly where they started following a 3-3 draw at the KC Stadium. Manuel Da Costa, pictured here on November 8, scored a 69th-minute equaliser to earn West Ham a point after Hull had been reduced to ten men by the straight red card issued to Bernard Mendy for a professional foul.

    Honours even in relegation battle

    AFP - Sunday, November 22

    HULL, England (AFP) - - After six goals, one red card and 90 minutes of non-stop action, Hull and West Ham were left exactly where they started following a 3-3 draw at the KC Stadium.

  • Birmingham City's midfielder is Lee Bowyer in action in September 2009. Birmingham climbed away from the Premier League relegation zone on Saturday as Bowyer's goal clinched a 1-0 win over Fulham at St Andrews.

    Bowyer lifts Birmingham away from relegation zone

    AFP - Sunday, November 22

    BIRMINGHAM, England (AFP) - - Birmingham climbed away from the Premier League relegation zone on Saturday as Lee Bowyer's goal clinched a 1-0 win over Fulham at St Andrews.

  • Former France striker David Trezeguet, pictured in October 2009, faces a month on the sidelines after pulling his calf in training, Juventus said on their website.

    Trezeguet out for a month with calf strain

    AFP - Sunday, November 22

    ROME (AFP) - - Former France striker David Trezeguet faces a month on the sidelines after pulling his calf in training, Juventus said on their website.

  • Chelsea's midfielder Joe Cole celebrates scoring the fourth goal during their English Premier League football match against Wolverhampton Wanderers at Stamford Bridge, in London. Chelsea cranked up the pressure on their Premier League title rivals by cruising to a 4-0 win over struggling Wolves on Saturday.

    Chelsea have look of champions as Wolves crushed

    AFP - Sunday, November 22

    LONDON (AFP) - - Chelsea tightened their grip at the top of the Premier League with a 4-0 thrashing of beleaguered Wolves on Saturday.

  • More injury woes for Liverpool in 2-2 draw

    Reuters - Sunday, November 22

    By Alan Baldwin

  • Liverpool's Steven Gerrard (right) runs with the ball under pressure from Manchester City's Gareth Barry during their Premier League match at Anfield in Liverpool. Liverpool's stuttering season continued as they were held to a 2-2 draw by Manchester City that did little for either club's hopes of finishing the season in the top four.

    Liverpool and City inflict mutual damage

    AFP - Sunday, November 22

    LIVERPOOL (AFP) - - Liverpool's stuttering season continued as they were held to a 2-2 draw by Manchester City that did little for either club's hopes of finishing the season in the top four.

  • Theo Zwanziger, president of the German Football Federation (DFB), is seen here in Bonn on November 11. Zwanziger has vowed to punish anyone in Germany involved with the betting scandal which has rocked European football.

    DFB boss vows to punish betting fraudsters

    AFP - Sunday, November 22

    BERLIN (AFP) - - Theo Zwanziger, president of the German Football Federation (DFB), on Saturday vowed to punish anyone in Germany involved with the betting scandal which has rocked European football.

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