European Football

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FT: Schalke 0-2 Bayern Munich

Bayern Munich got their 5th straight win defeating Schalke in Gelsenkirchen. Bayern Munich took the lead 20 minutes in when Franck Ribery raced through finding Nils Petersen whose first shot was blocked by Ralf Fahrmann but he dispatched home the rebound. Petersen had the chance to double the lead but he dragged his shot wide from a promising position. 15 minutes to go, Bayern doubled their lead. Franck Ribery's cross was poorly cleared by Kyriakos Papadopolous which allowed Thomas Muller to drive the ball home. It was Manuel Neuer's return to Gelsenkirchen and he had hardly anything to do.

Matchday 6 of 34

Friday 16 September

Freiburg 1-2 Stuttgart

Saturday 17 September

Bayer Leverkusen 1-4 Cologne
Hamburg 0-1 Borussia Monchengladbach
Nuremberg 1-1 Werder Bremen
Hoffenheim 3-1 Wolfsburg
Hertha Berlin 2-2 Augsburg
Kaiserslautern 3-1 Mainz

Sunday 18 September

Hannover 2-1 Borussia Dortmund
Schalke 0-2 Bayern Munich

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FT: Levante 1-0 Real Madrid

Levante shocked Real Madrid with a 1-0 scoreline which leaves Real Madrid a point behind Barcelona. 25 minutes in, Karim Benzema looked certain to score when Gustavo Munua came out and spilled a long ball with Benzema's shot being blocked off the line by Sergi Ballesteros. With 10 minutes to go in the 1st half, Benzema's chip went narrowly over but with 5 minutes to go, a big scuffle resulted in Sami Khedira being shown a red card for shoving Ballesteros down. Levante started the better in the 2nd half with Juanlu wasting a great opportunity. Juanlu was put through down the left but instead of squaring the ball to a better option, he chose to take the shot and sent his shot wide. With 20 minutes to go, Levante took the shock lead. Javi Venta went down the right, cut the ball back for Arouna Kone to take a touch and fire an unstoppable shot high into the net. Real Madrid pushed forward but could not break down the Levante defence.

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FT: Lyon 2-0 Marseille

Lyon moved to the top of the table after victory over Marseille who are still looking for their first win of the season. Lyon broke the deadlock on 17 minutes. Michel Bastos sent a cross over from the left which Bafetimbi Gomis converted past Steve Mandanda. Michel Bastos made it 2-0 on the half hour mark with a sweet drive. Marseille pushed men forward in the 2nd half with Loic Remy wasting a good opportunity from close range and Remy also had a shot blocked on the line. Lyon held on for the victory with Marseille now bottom of Ligue 1.

Matchday 6 of 38

Saturday 17 September

Auxerre 1-1 Caen
Brest 2-2 Montpellier
Lorient 3-0 St Etienne
Nice 3-0 Ajaccio
Toulouse 3-2 Bordeaux
Valenciennes 4-0 Dijon
Lille 2-2 Sochaux

Sunday 18 September

Evian 2-2 Paris St Germain
Rennes 1-1 Nancy
Lyon 2-0 Marseille

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FT: Napoli 3-1 Milan

Napoli maintained their perfect start to the season with victory over Milan at the San Paolo. Milan took the lead 12 minutes in when Alberto Aquilani nodded home Antonio Cassano's cross. 2 minutes later, Napoli equalised, Christian Maggio headed a freekick into the path of Edinson Cavani to slot the ball past Christian Abbiati. Napoli got their 2nd with 10 minutes of the 1st half to go with Walter Gargano driviing forward, playing the ball to Cavani who sweetly finished past Abbiati. Alberto Aquilani had the chance to equalise just before the break but his effort was wonderfully saved by Morgan De Sanctis. Cavani completed his hat trick 5 minutes into the 2nd half when he took advantage of some slack Milan defending. Alexandre Pato tested De Sanctis with a long range drive and also sent a header narrowly over. Cavani could have got his 4th of the night with 5 minutes to go but his strike was kept out by Abbiati. Great win for the Neapolitans.

Matchday 3 of 38

Saturday 17 September

Cagliari 2-1 Novara
Inter 0-0 Roma

Sunday 18 September

Atalanta 1-0 Palermo
Bologna 0-2 Lecce
Catania 1-0 Cesena
Lazio 1-2 Genoa
Parma 2-1 Chievo
Siena 0-1 Juventus
Udinese 2-0 Fiorentina
Napoli 3-1 Milan

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FT: Athletic Bilbao 2-3 Real Betis

Real Betis made it 3 wins out of 3 on their return to the Primera Division with victory over Athletic Bilbao in an entertaining match. Betis opened the scoring 5 minutes in with a brilliant freekick from Benat. !5 minutes gone and it was 2-0 to Betis. Nach cut in from the left flank and combined with Jonathan Pereira to double the lead. Roque Santa Cruz was close to making it 3-0 on the half hour mark but his effrot came back off the post. Oscar De Marcos pulled a goal back 10 minutes before half time when he bunled the ball past Casto after his initial effort was blocked. On the stroke of half time, De Marcos handled in the area gifting a penalty to Betis which Salva Sevilla converted to restore Betis' 2 goal advantage. Betis could have added to the scoresheet early in the 2nd half with Jefferson Montero wasting an opportunity and Jonathan Pereira had an effort rebound off the post. Mario was shown a rd card for Betis with 15 minutes to go when he clashed with Iker Munian. Atheltic pushed forward and got a goal back with 2 minutes to go when Francisco Chica handled with David Lopez converting the penalty. Bilbao also finished with 10 men when Fernando Amorebieta was sent off in stoppage time.

Matchday 4 of 38

Saturday 17 September

Sporting Gijon 0-1 Valencia
Granada 1-0 Villarreal
Mallorca 0-1 Malaga
Barcelona 8-0 Osasuna
Sevilla 1-0 Real Sociedad

Sunday 18 September

Getafe 0-1 Rayo Vallecano
Zaragoza 2-1 Espanyol
Atletico Madrid 4-0 Racing
Levante 1-0 Real Madrid
Athletic Bilbao 2-3 Real Betis

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FT: Novara 3-1 Inter

Novara secured their first win of the season and in the process increased the pressure on Gian Piero Gasperini. Inter may be bottom of the table by the weekend depending on results. Riccardo Meggiorini almost gave Novara the dream start within a minute when he pounced on Cristian Chivu's short pass but his shot went over the crossbar via the face of Julio Cesar. The resulting corner from Marco Rigoni required a goalline clearance from Chivu. Novara deservedly took the lead 7 minutes before half time when Mazzarani played through Meggiorini to drill the ball across Julio Cesar into the net. Mazzarani had the chance to make it 2 10 minutes into the 2nd half when through on goal but his tame shot was blocked by the legs of Julio Cesar. Giampaolo Pazzini was put through on goal with 15 minutes to go but he dragged his shot wide. Andrea Ranocchia was sent off 5 mintues from time for tugging down Takayuki Morimoto in the box with Rigoni converting the resulting penalty. Esteban Cambiasso did pull a goal back after a lapse in concentration in the Novara defence but Rigoni made the points safe in stoppage time when poked the loose ball home after Julio Cesar could only parry Bruno Giorgi's shot.

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FT: Bordeaux 1-1 Lille

Cheick Diabate scored a penalty but also missed a penalty for Bordeaux as they drew with Lille. Bordeaux took the lead 7 minutes in when Cheick Diabate was brought down by Florent Balmont and Diabate squeezed his penalty past Mickael Landreau. Bordeaux then sparked a wonderful counter attack 25 minutes in which resulted in Benoit Tremoulinas sending his shot narrowly wide. Eden Hazard equalised 10 minutes into the 2nd half when he combined with Joe Cole before taking on two players and drilling a low shot past Kevin Olimpa. Then with 10 minutes to go, Landreau brought down Fahid Ben Khalfallah but Diabate sent his 2nd penalty off the post.

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Turkey bans men from attending soccer matches

More than 41,000 women and children filled Sukru Saracoglu Stadium to watch Fenerbahce play against Manisapor in Turkish League soccer match in Istanbul, Turkey, Tuesday. - More than 41,000 women and children filled Sukru Saracoglu Stadium to watch Fenerbahce play against Manisapor in Turkish League soccer match in Istanbul, Turkey, Tuesday.


ANKARA, Turkey— The Associated Press

Published Tuesday, Sep. 20, 2011 1:54PM EDT
Last updated Tuesday, Sep. 20, 2011 4:31PM EDT


Turkey has come up with a radical solution for tackling crowd violence at football matches — ban the men and let only women and children in.

Under new rules approved by Turkey's football association, only women and children under the age of 12 will be admitted to watch games — for free — involving teams which have been sanctioned for unruly behaviour by their fans.

On Tuesday, women formed long lines around Fenerbahce's Sukru Saracoglu stadium, some carrying babies in the team's colours, for an opportunity to watch their club for free.

More than 41,000 women and children filled the stadium to watch the Istanbul side draw 1-1 with Manisaspor, the club announced.

Canadians Josh Simpson and Mike Klukowski started for Manisaspor, Simpson assisting on the tying goal by Fabio Bilica with a back-heel flick from the top of the 18-yard box.

Fenerbahce was ordered to play two home matches without any spectators after its fans invaded the pitch during a friendly against Ukrainian champion Shakhtar Donetsk.

The federation changed its rules this week to allow women and children in.

Tuesday's game kicked off with Fenerbahce and Manisaspor players hurling flowers at the spectators. The visiting team was greeted with applause, instead of the usual jeering, the Anatolia news agency reported.

Fenerbahce captain tender Alex de Sousa said: “This memory will stay with me forever. It's not always that you see so many women and children in one game.”

Manisaspor midfielder Omer Aysan said: “It was such a fun and pleasant atmosphere.”

The fans were searched by all-women police officers.

“This really is a historic day,” said Yasemin Mercil, a female member of Fenerbahce's executive board. “For the first time in the world, only women and children will watch a game.”

“The women know all the chants. The same anthems, the same chants will be sung,” Mercil said before the game.

Fenerbahce was sanctioned by the association in July following trouble by fans who also attacked journalists for what they regarded as critical coverage of a match-fixing probe that involves the league champion.

Fenerbahce president Aziz Yildirim is among 30 suspects detained in the case and the club faces the threat of being stripped of its title and possible relegation. It also lost its chance to play in this season's Champions League.

Women showed their support to Yildirim, with some wearing T-shirts emblazoned with his photograph.

“We have to thank the ladies for coming to support us,” Fenerbahce defender Joseph Yobo told Lig TV. “It's difficult playing without the fans.”

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That sounds like a recipe for infighting between a team's fans.

[forzaitalia]

That's stupid really, it would have only been a small number of male fans causing trouble yet all of them find themselves banned. They should just identify those guilty and ban them, simple.

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FT: Racing Santander 0-0 Real Madrid

Real Madrid failed to win in Santander and remain a point behind Barca. After a quiet 20 minutes, Papa Diop sent in a threatening a freekick which Xabi Alonso managed to clear. On the half hour mark, Lassana Diarra had a shot go wayward. Oscar Serrano had the best chance of the match 5 minutes into the 2nd half when his powerful low drive brought out a good save from Iker Casillas. The closing stages of the match saw Real Madrid have attack after attack but could not find the opening.

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FT: Valencia 2-2 Barcelona

Barcelona twice came back to earn a draw against Valencia the Mestalla in an entertaining encounter. 12 minutes into the match, Valencia took the lead when Eric Abidal converted Jeremy Mathieu's cross into his own goal to gift Valencia the goal. However, 2 minutes later, Barca were level. Lionel Messi played Pedro through and Pedro was abe to beat Vicente Guaita at his near post to score. 2 minutes later, Lionel Messi felt he should have had a penaltu but on 25 minutes Valencia took the lead again. Jeremy Mathieu's cross found Pablo Hernandez at the far post and he was able to beat Victor Valdes with a low finish. On the stroek of half time., Roberto Soldado should have made it 3-1 but he missed an open goal. With 25 minutes to go, Javier Mascherano had a 30 yard drive come back off the crossbar but Barca did equalise with 15 minutes to go. Lionel Messi layed a delightful through ball for Cesc Fabregas to take down and comfortably slot the ball past Vicente Guaita. Guaita also had to be called into action late on to deny David Villa. Valencia held on despite having Jordi Alba sent off late on.

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FT: Milan 1-1 Udinese

Milan are still yet to win their first game of the season after being held to a 1-1 draw at home against Udinese. 20 minutes in and Milan were forced into a substitution when Alaexandre Pato pulled up and he was replaced by Stephan El Shaarawy. 10 minutes later and Milan were behind. Antonio Di Natale slotted home Christian Abbiati's fumble after Abbiati did not control Gabriel Torje's cross. On the stroke of half time, Clarence Seedorf sent a freekick off the post. On the hour mark, Antonio Cassano beat the offside trap but he was denied by Samir Handanovic. Minutes later, Milan were level. Cassano found El Shaarawy and he was able to slot the ball past Handanovic via the post. Udinese were unlucky not to find themselves ahead with 15 mintues left when Giampiero Pinzi's shot came off the inside of the right post and trickled along the line. With a couple of mintues left, Mehdia Benatia brought out a good save from Abbiati.

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FT: St Etienne 1-1 Toulouse

St Etienne grabbed a late goal to earn a point after having lost their last two games. Franck Tabanou fired home the opener 10 minutes in when Paulo Machado's freekick was not cleared. On the half hour mark, a dangerous cross from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang found Lynel Kitambala but hsi shot was deflected out for a corner. St Etienne came close to equalising 5 minutes before half time Faouzi Ghoulam's freekic was tipped onto the post by Ali Ahamada and the loose ball was cleared off the line by Aymen Abdennour. On the hour mark, Toulouse were unlucky to not be 2-0 up when Stephane Ruffier did well to deny Antoine Devaux. With 5 minutes to go, Emmanuel Riviere was through on goal but he could not score against his former employers when his shot was blocked by Ruffier. Then with 60 seconds to go, Paulao rose to head home a Bakary Sako for a well earned equaliser.

Matchday 7 of 38

Tuesday 20 September

Bordeaux 1-1 Lille

Wednesday 21 September

Ajaccio 1-3 Montpellier
Caen 1-0 Lyon
Dijon 1-0 Brest
Lorient 1-1 Auxerre
Marseille 2-0 Evian
Nancy 1-1 Valenciennes
Paris St Germain 2-1 Nice
Sochaux 2-6 Rennes
St Etienne 1-1 Toulouse

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FT: Roma 1-1 Siena

Roma conceded a late equaliser which denied their first Serie A win of the season. 15 minutes in, Bogdan Lobont made a good save to deny Franco Brienza after the latter managed to get his head to Angelo's cross. 25 minutes on the clock and Roma took the lead. Marco Borriello set up Pablo Osvaldo to tap the ball home. On the stroke of half time, Angelo managed to get behind Simone Vergassola's pass but his effort was kept out by Lobont. Minutes into the 2nd half, Zeljko Brkic made a good save to deny Osvaldo's powerful strike. With 20 minutes to go, SImon Kjaer had to make a goalline clearance to Pablo Gonzalez's header. With 15 minutes left, Andrea Rossi brought a good save from Lobont. With 5 minutes to go, Roma should have doubled their lead but Fabio Borini sent his shot wide. It proved costly with 2 minutes to when Franco Brienza's strike rebounded off the post into the path of Roberto Vitiello to fire the ball home.

Matchday 4 of 38

Tuesday 20 September

Novara 3-1Inter

Wednesday 21 September

Cesena 1-2 Lazio
Chievo 1-0 Napoli
Fiorentina 3-0 Parma
Genoa 3-0 Catania
Juventus 1-1 Bologna
Lecce 1-2 Atalanta
Milan 1-1 Udinese
Palermo 3-2 Cagliari

Thursday 22 September

Roma 1-1 Siena

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Spanish Primera Division

Matchday 5 of 38

Tuesday 20 September

Osasuna 0-0 Sevilla
Real Sociedad 1-0 Granada
Villarreal 2-0 Mallorca

Wednesday 21 September

Atletico Madrid 4-0 Sporting Gijon
Malaga 1-0 Athletic Bilbao
Rayo Vallecano 1-2 Levante
Racing 0-0 Real Madrid
Valencia 2-2 Barcelona

Thursday 22 September

Espanyol 1-0 Getafe
Betis 4-3 Zaragoza

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FT: Stuttgart 1-2 Hamburg

Hamburg came from behind to claim their first win of the season away to Stuttgart. Stuttgart took the lead 20 minutes in when Jaroslav Drobny fumbled Zdravko Kuzmanovic's shot and Martin Harnik slotted home the loose ball. Minutes later, Stuttgart were unlucky not to score again when Cacau took advantage of Robert Tesche's poor backpass and Cacau's first time shot rebounded back off the post. Hamburg equalised 5 minutes into the 2nd half. Gokhan Tore whipped in a corner which Jeffrey Bruma was on hand to head home the equaliser. With just over 20 minutes to go, Hamburg managed to get in front. Gokhan Tore once again whipping in a corner which Robert Tesche diverted into the net. Stuttgart's best chance of an equaliser came 2 minutes from time when Kuzmanovic let fly from the edge of the box but Drobny parried the ball away.

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FT: CSKA Moscow 3-1 Volga Nizhny Novgorod

CSKA Moscow are keeping the pressure on Zenit St Petersburg at the top with a comfortable 3-1 victory over Volga. Top scorer Seydou Doumbia opened the scoring on 6 minutes. Volga equalised on 17 minutes through Shota Bibilov. 5 minutes into the 2nd half, Volga were reduced to 10 men through Inal Getigezhev. CSKA then went back in front with 20 minutes to got through ALan Dzagoev. With 5 minutes to go, Sergei Ignashevich scored a penalty to give CSKA the 3-1 win.

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FT: Bologna 1-3 Inter

Inter got their first win of the season defeating Bologna at the Dall'Ara in Claudio Ranieri's first game in charge. 8 minutes in, Diego Forlan's freekick was not cleared and Walter Samuel was unable to convert the loose ball past Jean Francois Gillet. Minutes later, Marco Di Vaio was through on goal but he wasted his shot high and wide. Inter took the lead 5 minutes before half time. A good team move saw Esteban Cambiasso feed the ball through to Giampaolo Pazzini to slot the ball home albeit via the hand of Gillet. 5 minutes into the 2nd half, Cambiasso had a shot come back off the bar. With 25 minutes to go, Walter Samuel was penalised for bringing down Daniele Portanova following a corner. Alessando Diamanti converted the penalty to bring Bologna level. With 10 minutes to go, Archimede Morleo was shown a straight red for bringing down Diego Milito. Milito got up to convert the penalty to put Inter back in front. With 3 minutes to go, Lucio nodded home Sulley Muntari's freekick.

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FT: Bayern Munich 3-0 Bayer Leverkusen

Bayern Munich returned to the top of the table after comfortably defeating Bayer Leverkusen. Bayern took the lead 5 minutes in. Franck Ribery raced into the area and squared the ball for Thomas Muller to slot the ball home. Mario Gomez could have made it 2 moments later but he sent his shot wide from close range. Daniel van Bytem made it 2-0 on 20 minutes with a powerful 25 yard freekick. No chance, Bernd Leno. Arjen Robben made it 3-0 in the final minute when he raced into the box and placed the ball over Bernd Leno.