Soccer

Spanish Football Results

Results from the 16th round of Spains first-division football league (home teams listed first): Saturdays Games Villarreal 3, Mallorca 1 Levante 1, Athletic Bilbao 2 Deportivo La Coruna 1, Sporting Gijon 1 Espanyol 1, Barcelona 5 Real Sociedad 1, Valencia 2 Sundays Games Almeria 2, Getafe 3 Osasuna 0, Zaragoza 0 Malaga vs. Atletico Madrid [...]

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Roar extend unbeaten streak to 17 A-League matches

First-place Brisbane Roar extended their A-League undefeated streak to 17 matches with a 2-0 win over North Queensland thanks to two goals from striker Kosta Barbarouses. The win gave the Roar a 10-point lead over second-placed Adelaide, which lost 2-1 to first-year side Melbourne Heart in another match. Barbarouses scored in the seventh and 76th [...]

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Ajax-Feyenoord postponed because of snow

The Dutch football association has postponed the league classic between archrivals Ajax and Feyenoord because of heavy snowfall that has thrown road and rail traffic into chaos. A win would have taken Ajax level on points – at least briefly – with league leader PSV Eindhoven, which is scheduled to play Roda JC Kerkrade later [...]

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Roar extend unbeaten streak to 17 A-League matches

First-placed Brisbane Roar extended their A-League undefeated streak to 17 matches with a 2-0 win over North Queensland thanks to two goals from striker Kosta Barbarouses. The win gave the Roar a 10-point lead over second-placed Adelaide, which lost 2-1 to first-year side Melbourne Heart in another match. Barbarouses scored in the seventh and 76th [...]

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Barcelona routs Espanyol 5-1 in Spain

Barcelona routed Espanyol 5-1 Saturday behind two goals each from Pedro Rodriguez and David Villa to win its 10th straight league game and move five points ahead of second-place Real Madrid in the Spanish league. Panathinaikos players were chased off the field by their own fans after a stunning 1-0 loss to Volos in the [...]

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Barcelona beats Espanyol 5-1 in Catalan derby

Barcelona obliterated Espanyols home dominance with braces by Pedro Rodriguez and David Villa to claim the Catalan capital derby 5-1 and provisionally move five points clear of second-place Real Madrid in the Spanish league on Saturday. Espanyol had conceded only two goals in its seven victories at El Prat-Cornella Stadium, but Barcelona needed just 30 [...]

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