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Rafael van der Vaart was delighted with his role in Real Madrid's victory over Real Valladolid. After appearing to have no future at Real, Van der Vaart has completed a remarkable fight-back in recent weeks filling in for the injured Kaka. He was at it again yesterday and said: "I'm happy because...

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Gonzalo Higuain struck a superb hat-trick as Real Madrid thumped Real Valladolid 4-1 last night. Cristiano Ronaldo was also on target for Madrid as they swept past Real Valladolid on Sunday night to stay level on points with Barcelona at the top of the Primera Division. Raul Albiol's own goal, which briefly...

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Real Madrid GM Jorge Valdano insists they want to hold onto striker Gonzalo Higuain. Higuain struck a hat-trick in last night's 4-1 thrashing of Real Valladolid, but is baulking at agreeing new contract terms with Madrid. "He [Higuain] has made a tremendous reaction, because he is a high class player and character....

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Barcelona No2 Tito Vilanova heaped praise on Thierry Henry after their 3-0 win over Valencia. Lionel Messi struck a hat-trick, but Vilanova was quick to highlight the contribution of Henry in the victory. Vilanova, who was in charge for the game due to Pep Guardiola's suspension, said: "His presence allowed depth in...

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Barcelona ace Lionel Messi struck a superb second-half hat-trick in yesterday's 3-0 defeat of Valencia. Following an evenly-disputed first period in which Valencia gave as good as they got, Messi took centre stage with a spectacular treble. The winger beat three Valencia players to give Pep Guardiola's side the lead after 56...

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Barcelona president Joan Laporta hailed Lionel Messi after his hat-trick against Valencia yesterday. Messi struck all three goals in the 3-0 triumph. Laporta said, "He is a genius, and it was great, spectacular. Today he deserves all the praise that he will get, because the game was very tight, but he has...

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Espanyol hope to extend the loan of Pablo Daniel Osvaldo into next season. The Argentine-born striker is on-loan at Espanyol from Bologna and can be signed permanently in June for £4 million. Espanyol are reluctant to meet the asking price and instead would prefer Osvaldo stay for another 12 months....

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Banfield midfielder Pablo Vergara is being tracked by Villarreal. The 22 year-old has only emerged in Argentina in the last 12 months, but is regarded among the brightest new hopes in his country. Villarreal powerbroker Jose Manuel Llaneza was recently in Argentina and has sounded out Banfield about Vergara's situation. The...

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Real Madrid are chasing Lazio fullback Aleksandar Kolarov. The Serbia international is expected to leave Lazio in the summer and attracted enquiries from Real during January's winter market. Corriere dello Sport says Real are preparing to offer £15 million for left-back Kolarov, who clashed with jeering Lazio fans at a training ground...

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Racing Santander are tracking Bosnian youngster Nemanja Bilbija. The 20 year-old striker is tied to FK Vojvodina and has attracted scouts from Racing and Schalke 04. Bilbija, a Bosnia U21 international, could be on the move to Santander in the summer....

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Getafe are chasing Almeria wing-back Juanma Ortiz. The 27 year-old is on Getafe's shopping list in the event they qualify for next season's Europa League. Ortiz, for his part, is in no rush to part with Almeria....

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Celtic ace Robbie Keane wants to win the Scottish Cup as a going away present to his fans. Keane, on-loan from Tottenham, struck a superb hat-trick in Saturday's victory over Kilmarnock. Keane has now scored eight in nine games since his January transfer window switch but he believes yesterday's haul was the...

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Rangers defender Madjid Bougherra is out of the Scottish League Cup final. Rangers assistant manager Ally McCoist has revealed Bougherra faces at least another three weeks on the sidelines - meaning he will miss next week's Co-operative Insurance Cup final against St Mirren. The defender failed to complete training on Friday but...

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Rangers were held 3-3 by Dundee United in yesterday's Scottish Cup quarterfinal. Rangers' hopes of taking another step closer to the Scottish Cup final suffered a setback when they were pegged back by United despite fighting back from a goal down to take a 3-1 lead. Andis Shala fired the visitors ahead...

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Nacho Novo accepts this could be his last season at Rangers. The Spanish striker's contract expires in the summer and agent Jorge Lera is due in Glasgow later this month for talks with Ibrox chief executive Martin Bain. Novo has been with Rangers since 2004 and he said: "I'd love to stay....

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The signing of former Brisbane Roar striker has Adelaide United extremely excited. Reds coach Aurelio Vidmar was delighted to welcome the Dutchman to the club permanently after he put pen t a three-year deal following his original six-month contract he signed in February. “We’re really wrapt that Sergio has decided to stay...

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Former Brazil star Rivaldo helped Bunyodkor to a season-opening win in the Uzbekistan League on Sunday. The ex-Barcelona star netted in the 18th minute of the clash with arch-rivals Pakhtakor before Macedonian striker Stevica Ristic made it 2-0 with just over 20 minutes remaining. Bojan Miladinovic got one back for his side...

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Gamba Osaka were held to a 1-1 draw by rivals Cerezo Osaka in the J-League yesterday. The draw meant Gamba have opened the season with just one point from two games after Tomokazu Myojin struck first in the 65th minute before Cerezo’s Adriano equalised six minutes later. Also on Sunday in Japan,...

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FC Midtjylland defender Winston Reid is delighted he made the decision to switch his allegiances back to New Zealand. The Auckland-born 21-year old moved to Denmark at age 10 and has played with the Danish Superliga club since 2005 as well as representing the nation at U19, U20 & U21 levels. But...

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North Queensland Fury midfielder/defender Rostyn Griffiths is set to sign for the Central Coast Mariners according to reports. The 22-year old English-born former Australia U17 international is on the verge of finalising a deal with the Mariners where he will join former Fury teammate Daniel McBreen. Griffiths began his professional career in...

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After a successful season gaining plenty of traction, Wellington Phoenix chief executive Tony Pignata wants to keep pushing the club in a forward direction. The New Zealand club enjoyed a coming of age in 2009/10 in the A-League, qualifying for the finals for the first time and winning plenty of fans...

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Liverpool co-owners George Gillett and Tom Hicks aren't expected to delay the Rhone group's investment bid. PA Sport says global investment firm the Rhone Group have made a £100million-plus offer for a 40 per cent stake in the club. If successful the Rhone Group's bid would give them the controlling interest in...

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Liverpool are planning a shock raid on Manchester United for teenage sensation John Cofie. The People says Cofie, 17, born in Ghana, joined United from Burnley two years ago and is rated one of Sir Alex Ferguson's best emerging strikers - he is already in the reserve team picture. But the Kop...

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Everton boss David Moyes is ready to join the race for Manchester City midfielder Stephen Ireland. The Irishman has been linked with Liverpool and Manchester United since falling off the first team radar this year. The News of the World says Everton will use cash raised from Jack Rodwell's sale to United...

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Sunderland boss Steve Bruce has no doubts Manchester City will be challenging for the title next season. City were held 1-1 by Sunderland yesterday. Bruce told the Sunday Sun: “I don’t think anyone at Manchester United would have expected City to be challenging them in the near future, but then the new...

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