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Stoke 3-0 Brighton
Stoke 3-0 Brighton.
Stoke secured a place in the FA Cup quarter-finals for a second successive season with a comfortable victory over Brighton at the Britannia Stadium.
The visitors were undone by three first-half headers, with John Carew netting after 14 minutes and his strike partner Jon Walters making it 2-0 eight minutes later.
Bundesliga: Dortmund return to winning ways
Borussia Dortmund took another step towards the Bundesliga title after beating St Pauli 2-0 to extend their lead at the top of the table to 13 points, though Bayer Leverkusen will have the chance to close the gap on Sunday.
La Liga: Barcelona stunned by lowly Hercules
Barcelona were left stunned as Nelson Haedo Valdez struck twice to give promoted side Hercules a famous 2-0 win at the Nou Camp.
Avram Grant may have to opt out of Stoke clash
West Ham have informed ESPNsoccernet that Avram Grant is currently deciding whether he will opt out of the Premier League game at Stoke next week because of his deep religious beliefs.
Shoulder injury rules Kuyt out ‘for a few weeks’
Liverpool forward Dirk Kuyt has been ruled out of Netherlands’ Euro 2012 qualifier against Finland with a shoulder problem that could see him sidelined “for a few weeks”.
Capello: Rooney will play against Swiss
England coach Fabio Capello has confirmed Wayne Rooney will play in Tuesday’s Euro 2012 qualifier against Switzerland despite recent allegations about the striker’s private life.
Barca reveal size of Mascherano and Cesc bids
Barcelona technical director Andoni Zubizarreta has revealed Liverpool received €24 million for Javier Mascherano. Barca have been looking to adopt a more careful approach to their finances since Sandro Rosell replaced Joan Laporta as the club’s president this summer, and there had been some debate about the size of the fee paid to Liverpool for [...]
Gerrard: No English boss can compete with Capello
Steven Gerrard has warned that sacking Fabio Capello would be a “crazy” and “knee-jerk” reaction amid mounting press pressure.
Spurs hopeful of late deal for Rafael van der Vaart
Reports in Spain claim that Tottenham Hotspur have beaten the transfer deadline to sign Real Madrid midfielder Rafael van der Vaart in a late transfer.
Pennant, Gudjohnsen and Wilson to join Stoke
Stoke City have announced that Monaco forward Eidur Gudjohnsen has arrived at the club for talks over a season-long loan deal.
Hleb turned down Liverpool to join Birmingham
Birmingham City new signing Alexander Hleb has revealed that he turned down offers from Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur to join Alex McLeish’s side.
City forward Robinho joins Milan on four-year deal
Two years after joining Manchester City on transfer deadline day for a British record transfer fee, Robinho has completed his move to AC Milan and joins the Rossoneri on a four-year deal.
Bob Bradley sticking with United States untill 2014
United States coach Bob Bradley has signed an extension to his contract with the US Soccer Federation, ending any prospect of him succeeding Martin O’Neill as manager of Aston Villa.
Mascherano will reveal transfer ‘lies’ in due course
Jaiver Mascherano has vowed to reveal the “lies” about his transfer to Barcelona in due course, hinting that Liverpool manager Roy Hodgson “knows the truth”.
Barcelona confirm Mascherano deal is complete
Barcelona have completed the signing of Javier Mascherano from Liverpool.Barca had been interested in Mascherano, 26, last summer and the midfielder, who had been keen to leave Anfield for some time, was finally able to make the move after the clubs agreed a fee last week. Mascherano had refused to feature in Liverpool’s 3-0 defeat [...]
