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Liverpool came back to win 2-1 at Aston Villa yesterday to deepen its opponent’s relegation concerns in English soccer’s Premier League.
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Manchester United’s Rio Ferdinand has been recalled to the England soccer squad for this month’s World Cup qualifying matches.
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England striker Andy Carroll says he can hardly believe how his soccer fortunes have improved. The turnaround poses a European Championship selection “headache” tonight for national coach Roy Hodgson.
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Ashley Cole may make his 100th appearance for the England soccer team after being included in the squad for next week’s exhibition match against Brazil.
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The following is a roundup of soccer stories from U.K. newspapers, with clickable links to the Web.
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Italy set up a European Championship soccer semifinal with record three-time winner Germany after a 4-2 penalty shootout victory over England.
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Robin van Persie scored in injury time as Manchester United beat defending champion Manchester City 3-2 yesterday to move six points clear of its rival atop the Premier League.
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England moved closer to a place in the European soccer championship quarterfinals with a come-from- behind 3-2 win against Sweden that ends the Scandinavian team’s hopes of progressing in the competition.
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Manchester City beat Liverpool 3-0 to end a two-match winless run in English soccer’s Premier League and establish a three-point lead atop the standings.
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West Ham beat Liverpool 3-1 to climb off the bottom of English soccer’s Premier League, boosting the east London’s club fight against relegation. Manchester City and Fulham tied 1-1.