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SATURDAY, August 28

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Barclays Premier League: BLACKBURN vs ARSENAL (live) 7:30 am.
ESPN DEPORTES
Barclays Premier League: BLACKBURN vs ARSENAL (live) 7:30 am.
Bundesliga 1: SCHALKE vs HANNOVER (delay)12pm.
La Liga: LEVANTE vs SEVILLA (live) 4 pm.
FMF: CRUZ AZUL vs TIGRES (live) 6 pm

FOX SOCCER CHANNEL
Barclays Premier League: TOTTENHAM vs WIGAN (live) 10 am.
Barclays Premier League: MANCHESTER UNITED vs WEST HAM (live) 12:30 pm.
Serie A: ROMA vs CESENA (live) 2:30 pm.
USL-2 Championship CHARLESTON BATTERY vs RICHMOND KICKERS (live) 6 pm.
Major League …

Via AP
Xabi Alonso scored in the 72nd minute as Real Madrid rallied to beat the Los Angeles Galaxy 3-2 Saturday and complete an undefeated preseason trip through California.
Gonzalo Higuain scored two goals in the space of 10 minutes for Real Madrid in front of 89,134 at the Rose Bowl.
“For this trip, everything was perfect,” Real coach Jose Mourinho said. “We trained well. We trained hard. The players were together for 24 hours in a perfect environment for them to grow up as a group.”
Mourinho said he was most pleased with …

Looks like the transfer battle between Arsenal and Barcelona for Cesc Fabregas has finally come to an end (For now).  According to BBC Sport, Barcelona had put in 2 bids for the Spanish midfielder and both times failed to come to an agreement with the Gunners.  Now, that the bids have failed, Cesc  has come out expressing his 100% commitment to the North London club and has apologized for the delay in doing so.
This has to be good news for Arsenal supporters, who have been dragged along this saga all summer.  Are …

The Associated Press
Gonzalo Higuain and Cristiano Ronaldo scored in the second half to give Real Madrid a win in coach Jose Mourinho’s debut, 3-2 over Club America in an international friendly Wednesday night.
Sergio Canales scored in 34th minute of his Real Madrid debut and Ronaldo, making his first appearance since Portugal’s disappointing round-of-16 loss to Spain in the World Cup, scored the game-winner on a curling free kick in the 82nd minute.
Enrique Esqueda pulled Club America even in the 53rd minute, and Vicente Sanchez put the Mexican side ahead in …

Via ESPN Soccernet
Manchester City have completed the signing of Yaya Toure from Barcelona on a five-year deal.
Toure, 27, has long been linked with a move to Eastlands and, having agreed a deal for David Silva earlier in the week,Roberto Mancini said he is delighted by the new arrivals.
He told the club’s official website: “This is another fantastic signing for Manchester City, and I am very pleased Yaya has joined us. He is a very good player.
“Everyone knows Yaya is a player that we have admired for a long time, and we …

Via SkySports
Brazil striker Luis Fabiano has issued a come-and-get-me plea to Manchester United after ruling out a move to Tottenham.
The Sevilla star does not want to sign a new contract with the Spanish club and he is a target of AC Milan.
Fabiano, who scored twice against Ivory Coast in the group stages of the World Cup, is attracted by Milan, but he is also keen on a move to United, where he would be able to play alongside Wayne Rooney.
Sevilla have said they will not sell the 29-year-old, however, he …

Via Guardian.co.uk
Jose Mourinho said he will leave Inter after guiding the club to a historic treble, culminating in their first European Cup victory in 45 years.
“My work here is done. I have made history with this club,” the former Chelsea manager told Rai Sport after a 2-0 victory over Bayern Munich. “I will find motivations in another big club. Playing against Barcelona in Spain? That would be a big challenge.”
Tens of thousands of sleepless Inter fans welcomed back the Nerazzurri on Sunday, but their talismanic coach Mourinho was not among …

Real Madrid were hoping for Barcelona to slip up but the Galacticos couldn’t get the job done against a Malaga team that was fighting against relegation. With Barcelona’s dismantling of Valladolid, the game really only mattered to Malaga who finished one point above relegation with the draw.

Scoring Summary:
Málaga – Duda (9)
Real Madrid – Rafael Van der Vaart (48)
Match Information
Stadium: Estadio La Rosaleda, Spain
Attendance: 27,000
Match Time: 13:00 ET
Official(s):
Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Referee)

Messi had one assist to Pedro and then scored a brace off of two Yaya Toure assists  to lead Barcelona to their second consecutive La Liga championship and their 20th overall. Messi looks unstoppable heading into the World Cup having scored 34 league goals this year with 47 in all competitions. The big question for MLS fans is whether or not this will be the last game Thierry Henry plays for Barcelona as there are reports that he has signed a pre-contract to Join the New York Red Bulls after …

Cristiano Ronaldo scored a  hat trick to down Mallorca 4-1 and stay 1 point behind Barcelona.