Iker Casillas News
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Real Madrid recovered from goalkeeper Antonio Adan’s sixth-minute red card to beat Real Sociedad 4-3 in Spain’s Primera Liga today.
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Marseille beat Saint Etienne 1-0 yesterday to move level on points atop France’s Ligue 1 as many of Europe’s top soccer leagues entered mid-season breaks. Ajax slipped three points behind the leaders in the Netherlands.
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Spaniards danced under a statue of 15th Century explorer Christopher Columbus and sang “Viva Espana!” in downtown Madrid last night in celebration of a 1-0 win over the Netherlands in the World Cup final.
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Spain beat Italy 4-0 last night to become the first nation to retain soccer’s European Championship title and the only one from the continent to win three straight major competitions.
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Ajax beat Manchester City 3-1 to keep the English title holder winless in soccer’s Champions League, while the perfect records of Arsenal and Real Madrid ended in defeat.
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Four years after his penalty kick started Spain’s run of success in major tournament knockout matches, Cesc Fabregas kept the streak alive by sending his team into soccer’s European Championship final.
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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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Spain ended a 28-year tournament victory drought against France with a 2-0 win to advance to the semifinals of the European soccer championship.
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Gonzalo Higuain and Cristiano Ronaldo scored as Real Madrid beat archrival Barcelona 2-1 to win Spanish soccer’s Super Cup for the first time in four years.
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Defending champion Spain beat Croatia 1-0 last night to reach the quarterfinals of soccer’s European Championship, with Italy also advancing after a 2-0 win against Ireland.
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