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Real Salt Lake 1-0 Montreal Impact: Paulo Jr. penalty seals three points (Goal.com)
Follow Goal.com on The Montreal Impact continues to search for their first win in Major League Soccer after a penalty from Paulo Jr. handed Real Salt Lake a 1-0 win in a sold-out Rio Tinto Stadium on Wednesday night
Montreal Impact 1-1 Chicago Fire: Massive crowd watches Montreal earn draw against Chicago (Goal.com)
Follow Goal.com USA on A crowd of 58,912 watched the Montreal Impact earn their first point as an MLS team with a 1-1 draw against the Chicago Fire. Davy Arnaud made history for the home club with the team’s first goal of the year in the 56th minute with a header from a Sanna Nyassi cross to give his side a lead, but it wouldn’t be enough for all three points.
Real Madrid assistant coach Aitor Karanka criticizes Barcelona’s treatment of referees (Goal.com)
Real Madrid assistant coach Aitor Karanka has spoken out about the current row involving Barcelona’s treatment of referees, saying that Pep Guardiola’s squad is aware that the players frequently complain about match officials. Barca stars Lionel Messi and Xavi hit out at the standard of refereeing in La Liga, prompting Jose Callejon to accuse the Blaugrana of being hypocrites.
Inter’s Claudio Ranieri: Palermo draw was an advert for soccer (Goal.com)
Inter coach Claudio Ranieri has said that his side’s 4-4 Serie A draw against Palermo pays tribute to entertaining soccer.
Nicolas Anelka releases statement thanking Chelsea fans for ‘four wonderful years’ (Goal.com)
With a move to China already agreed, Nicolas Anelka issued a statement thanking Chelsea fans for supporting him throughout his four-year tenure at the London club. The 32-year-old will join Shanghai Shenhua, bringing to a close a lengthy career in Europe which started at Paris Saint-Germain in his teenage years and saw the striker play for Arsenal, Real Madrid, Liverpool and Fenerbahce, among other teams. Along the way, Anelka won the Premier League with Arsenal and Chelsea, the Champions League with Real Madrid and Euro 2000 with France
Barcelona’s Gerard Pique: No favorites for Copa del Rey tie against Real Madrid (Goal.com)
Barcelona defender Gerard Pique feels that his side’s upcoming clashes against Real Madrid in Copa del Rey will be close affairs. The Catalan giants have progressed to the tournament’s quarterfinals after a 6-1 aggregate victory against Osasuna following Thursday’s 2-1 win at the Reyno de Navarra in the second leg of their round of 16 tie. Such a result means that Barca will tackle Madrid twice in the coming fortnight, and while his side has won two of its three matches against Los Blancos this season and drawn the other, Pique believes that neither club has the upper hand.
AC Milan’s Adriano Galliani rules out signing Manchester City’s Carlos Tevez (Goal.com)
AC Milan CEO Adriano Galliani has confirmed his side has decided not to follow up its interest in Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez . Galliani traveled to London on Thursday morning to conduct negotiations with City and it was believed that a deal was close at hand after the Serie A champion had struck an agreement with Tevez last week. However, Alexandre Pato’s refusal to move to Paris Saint-Germain in a reported 35 million euro deal has made Milan drop its interest in the Argentine outcast
AC Milan’s Alexandre Pato: Massimiliano Allegri must tell me how he wants me to improve (Goal.com)
AC Milan striker Alexandre Pato has complained of a lack of communication with coach Massimiliano Allegri.
Arsenal midfielder Alex Song backs Thierry Henry to make Emirates return (Goal.com)
Arsenal midfielder Alex Song believes that striker Thierry Henry would still be able to make a substantial impact for the Gunners if the Frenchman were to return to the Emirates. “When I see him training, I am teasing him: ‘You could still play with us, you know?’ But he has never replied and just smiled,” Song told L’Equipe .
Eusebio could leave hospital by Friday, says medical director (Goal.com)
Legendary Portuguese striker Eusebio could be discharged from hospital by the end of the week as he continues to fight off his bout of pneumonia. The former Benfica star was taken to the Hospital da Luz last Wednesday after it was discovered that he had contracted a form of bilaterial pneumonia that affects both lungs.