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NHL boss reiterates support for shootout
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP)—The NHL emerged from the lockout with a new look, including a bold new way to determine a winner for each regular-season game.
Luis Enrique admits Roma was fortunate to beat Napoli (Goal.com)
Roma coach Luis Enrique has admitted that his side’s 3-1 victory over Napoli on Sunday night represented his happiest moment to date in Italian football but conceded that fortune played a part at the San Paolo.
Germany’s Joachim Low regrets falling out with Michael Ballack (Goal.com)
Germany coach Joachim Low has admitted that the process which led to the end of Michael Ballack’s international career could have been handled better by all involved.
Napoli’s Walter Mazzarri unhappy with Edinson Cavani’s disallowed goal in defeat by Roma (Goal.com)
Napoli boss Walter Mazzarri felt his side had a goal incorrectly disallowed during Sunday night’s surprising 3-1 defeat at home to Roma.
Rout of Santos reaffirms Barcelona’s reputation (Yahoo! Sports)
Barcelona was officially crowned the best club team on the planet Sunday, but we already knew that. Securing the Club World Cup title with a 4-0 thrashing of Santos in Yokohama was mere confirmation of a widely accepted fact, and leaves Barca running out of trophies to claim. Likewise, as further proof that this is not just a great team of this era but perhaps one of the best ever, the soccer world is running out of platitudes to anoint Barca with.
Movie to tell story of Torres’ ADHD struggles (AP)
NEW YORK – New Mets center fielder Andres Torres knows about struggles. An injury-plagued 2011 season was difficult.
Toronto’s Aron Winter invested in building a deep squad, not a sexy one (Goal.com)
Toronto FC’s Aron Winter doesn’t quite understand all of the criticism he received in his first year as head coach. “The roster wasn’t good enough when I started,” Winter explained to Goal.com. “There was a lack of quality, a lack of personality, lack of willing to be a part of the process
Cristiano Ronaldo is immense, says Real Madrid’s Miguel Pardeza (Goal.com)
Real Madrid director of football Miguel Pardeza has hit back at media criticism of Cristiano Ronaldo’s performance in Clasico by calling the Portuguese international ‘immense’. The former Manchester United attacker was guilty of missing several chances in the 3-1 defeat to rival Barcelona at the Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday. However, Pardeza has defended Ronaldo and is adamant Madrid will bounce back from the loss with a win this weekend versus Sevilla.
Real Madrid’s Sergio Ramos: It always hurts more to lose to Barcelona in the Clasico (Goal.com)
Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos has admitted that he is “hurt” after Barcelona claimed all three points with a 3-1 victory at the Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday evening. Jose Mourinho’s men started the match excellently, with Karim Benzema giving the home side the lead just 22 seconds into the match, but Barca rallied as the game developed, and a goal each from Alexis Sanchez and Cesc Fabregas, plus an own goal from Marcelo sealed the victory for the Catalan side.
Klinsmann has base salary of $2.5 million (AP)
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