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Chelsea to play Sparta Prague in Europa League

Thursday, 20 December 2012, 15:22 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

Champions League winner Chelsea was drawn to play Sparta Prague in the last 32 of the second-tier Europa League on Thursday.   Zenit St. Petersburg, the 2008 UEFA Cup winner, will face...

Napoli lose to Bologna in Italian Cup

Thursday, 20 December 2012, 10:20 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

    Defending cup holders Napoli's miserable week continued as they crashed out of the Italian Cup on Wednesday after a 2-1 defeat at home to Bologna.   Panagiotis Kone...

Chelsea beat Leeds 5-1, reach League Cup semis

Thursday, 20 December 2012, 08:40 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

    Chelsea scored five goals in a masterful second-half display to beat old rival Leeds 5-1 on Wednesday, setting up a meeting with Swansea in the semifinals of the League...

Barcelona, Madrid head Champions League last 16

Thursday, 20 December 2012, 06:59 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

    Champions League favorite Barcelona and nine-time European champion Real Madrid are among nine former winners in the last-16 draw on Thursday.   Barcelona will find out...

Dortmund routs Hannover 5-1 in Cup, Bayern up next

Thursday, 20 December 2012, 06:35 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

    Mario Goetze scored a hat trick on Wednesday as defending champion Borussia Dortmund routed Hannover 5-1 in the German Cup to set up a quarterfinal at Bayern...

Barcelona coach Vilanova reported ill

Wednesday, 19 December 2012, 19:50 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

    Barcelona coach Tito Vilanova will have surgery for a throat ailment and undergo several weeks of chemotherapy, the club said Wednesday.   The 44-year-old coach, who had...

Wilshere, 4 Arsenal teammates agree to new deals

Wednesday, 19 December 2012, 16:34 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Arsenal has secured the futures of five key players, with Jack Wilshere, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Kieran Gibbs, Aaron Ramsey, and Carl Jenkinson signing new deals.   Arsenal has lost a...

Spain top FIFA rankings, Brazil sink to No. 18

Wednesday, 19 December 2012, 11:30 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

World Cup and European champion Spain have completed a full year atop the FIFA rankings, and Brazil have plummeted to No. 18.   The 2014 World Cup host has dropped while playing only...

Bayern march on, Schalke eliminated

Wednesday, 19 December 2012, 08:40 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Bayern Munich overcame a red card for Franck Ribery to reach the quarterfinals of the German Cup with a 2-0 win at Augsburg on Tuesday.   Ribery set up Mario Gomez for Bayern's opening...

Warnock, Benitez at centre of latest handshake row

Tuesday, 18 December 2012, 20:56 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

    Another English football match is set to be overshadowed by a non-handshake before kickoff — except this time it's managers rather than players at the centre of the...

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