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Real Madrid concedes title with Espanyol draw

Real Madrid's slim hopes of retaining the La Liga title were dashed on Saturday as the club was held to a 1-1 draw at Espanyol.The draw brings Madrid to 81 points with two matches to play. It leaves a gap of seven points between the Merengues and first-place Barcelona, clinching the championship for the Catalans.Real Madrid was slow out of the gates at the Estadi Cornella-El Prat on Saturday as Christian Stuani struck in the 23rd minute to give Espanyol the edge heading into halftime.The visitors answered in the second half through Gonzalo Higuain's 58th-minute strike, but they were unable to conjure the necessary go-ahead goal to aid their title defense.Espanyol snaps a two-game slide with the result, climbing to 44 points on the season.Athletic Bilbao 2, Mallorca 1Bilbao, Spain - Athletic Bilbao piled more misery on Mallorca by handing the club a 2-1 loss at San Mames on Saturday.Aritz Aduriz got Bilbao off the mark just eight minutes in, but Mallorca managed to remain in the match d...

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  1. Dos Santos moves to Mallorca

    Mallorca confirmed on Friday that the club has signed forward Giovani Dos Santos from Tottenham for an undisclosed fee.The 23-year-old moves to Spain on a four-year ...

  2. South Korea wastes opportunities against Mexico, opening Group B soccer at Olympics with draw

    South Korea wasted a number of scoring chances against Mexico as they opened the Group B soccer competition at the Olympics with a 0-0 draw Thursday.With forward Gio...

  3. South Korea wastes chances against Mexico as teams open Group B soccer at Olympics with draw

    South Korea wasted a number of scoring chances against Mexico as the two teams opened Group B soccer at the Olympics with a 0-0 draw Thursday.With forward Giovani Do...

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  11. Dempsey lands at Tottenham

    Clint Dempsey completed a move to Tottenham on Friday in the final hours before the close of the transfer window, signing a three-year contract with Spurs.Dempsey wa...

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  1. Mexico forward Giovani Dos Santos loaned from Tottenham to Racing Santander

    Mexico forward Giovani Dos Santos has been loaned from Tottenham to Spain's Racing Santander until the end of the season.The loan deal Monday includes an option for ...

  2. Mexico Vs. Japan, 2012 Olympics: Giovani dos Santos Off For Raul Jimenez

    Perhaps Mexico's corner kick goal convinced head coach Luis Fernando Tena that his team needed a bit more size. Giovani dos Santos , a midfielder who has been Mexico...

  3. Dos Santos lifts Mallorca out of the La Liga cellar

    Giovani Dos Santos handed Mallorca a lifeline in the club's quest to remain in La Liga next season as the Mexican scored at the death on Monday to power his side to ...

  4. Edu takes place of injured Jones in WCup qualifier

    Injuries forced yet another lineup makeover for the Americans, with Maurice Edu getting the start in central midfield in place of Jermaine Jones for Tuesday night's ...

  5. Barca battles back to top Sevilla

    It wasn't easy, but Barcelona mounted a second-half comeback on Saturday to down Sevilla, 2-1, at the Camp Nou with goals from David Villa and Lionel Messi.Barcelona...

  6. Messi scores 4 as Barca cruises past Osasuna

    Lionel Messi continued to torch his La Liga competition on Sunday, scoring four goals as Barcelona raced past Osasuna, 5-1, at the Camp Nou.The dynamic Argentine, wh...

  7. Espanyol completes comeback against Mallorca

    Espanyol scored twice in the final quarter of Friday's lone La Liga match to earn a massive 3-2 victory over 10-man Mallorca at the Estadi Cornella-El Prat.With the ...

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