PSG wins French Cup after beating Monaco 1-0 (AP)

SAINT-DENIS, France (AP)—Paris Saint-Germain won a French Cup for a eighthtime with Guillaume Hoarau’s extra-time header producing a usually idea inSaturday’s last opposite Monaco.

Hoarau headed in a rebound in a 105th minute after Claude Makelele playedChristophe Jallet in as well as a PSG defender dismissed a absolute set upon which wasparried by Monaco goalkeeper Stephane Ruffier.

“I’m very proud of what my players have completed today,” PSG manager AntoineKombouare pronounced of a 1-0 victory. “It was a compare with a outrageous pressure. Wewere forced to win if you wanted to deliver a season, which has not been goodat all.”

“You have no thought how tough it was through a pain.”

Kombouare won a French Cup twice as a PSG player in a 1990s though this washis initial pretension as a coach.

Both teams have been in a middle of a French joining standings, as well as PSGsalvaged a lackluster season by light a prize as well as securing a European spot.

PSG dominated a last though squandered a number of chances prior to finallysealing victory. The Parisian club scarcely scored in a 82nd, when Turkishforward Mevlut Erding beat a offside trap though had his lob rebound off a bar.

“(PSG) had a auspicious environment: they played during home,” Monaco manager GuyLacombe said.

In fact, PSG plays a home matches during Parc des Princes in a Frenchleague, though a Stade de France, which hosted a final, is situated a few milesnorth.

“The environment was a bit tough for my immature team,” Lacombe said.“That’s what made a disproportion upon a pitch.”

PSG created chances after regularly pressuring Monaco in midfield to forceturnovers. Sylvain Armand dismissed a low shot which deflected off a! Monaco defenderin a 13th. On a indirect corner, a close-range flick from PSG defenderMamadou Sakho was privileged off a line by Colombian brazen Juan Pablo Pino.

A absolute set upon from PSG winger Ludovic Giuly was afterwards tipped over a barby Ruffier in a 15th.

“That’s what you work for: to win titles,” Giuly said. “We had a solid PSGteam. When everyone does his job, when you fool around similar to that, you know which you canbeat any team.”

Erding thought he had scored with a low erratic set upon in a 25th, though wasruled offside.

PSG went during it again three mins later, as Jallet charged down a rightflank to feed Erding, though Ruffier denied a Turkish brazen who was clear ongoal.

“We dominated a compare as well as you stumbled upon a goalkeeper who has qualitiesbut who additionally had a little luck tonight,” Hoarau said.

Monaco’s most appropriate possibility in a initial half came when South Korea brazen ParkChu-young cut a round behind toward a chastisement spot, where a rushing Nene missedan opportunity in a 35th.

Erding afterwards pounced upon a lax round to hit a low shot from 12 yards thatsailed inches far-reaching of a post in a 41st prior to Monaco brazen Pino skippedpast a PSG defense usually to have his set upon stopped by goalkeeper Apoula EdimaEdel in a 43rd.

“Back in a sauce room during halftime, a thought was to say thepressure you put upon Monaco,” Kombouare said. “I was hoping which they wouldfalter during one given moment, as well as that’s what happened upon a goal.”

Yet, PSG struggled to keep up a aggressive fool around after a break. Instead,Monaco threatened upon a counterattack in a 56th, as Pino ran a length of thepitch to fool around a one-two with Nene prior to firing straight during Edel.

Hoarau squandered PSG’s last possibility in regulation time, outjumping a Monacodefense usually to head a corner over a bar.

Hoarau missed ano! ther pos sibility eight mins in to extra time. Unmarked insidethe area, a PSG brazen unsuccessful to control a cross from Jeremy Clement, lettingthe round rebound off his legs as Ruffier rushed off his line to snatch it.

“(Hoarau) missed a little chances though he still created some,” Kombouare said.“The man has a outrageous mental toughness. He didn’t give in.”

Francois Modesto could not put much power upon his goalward header off acorner from Nene in a 114th, blank a possibility for Monaco to force a shootout.

“There’s a bit some-more majority during PSG,” pronounced Lacombe, who lost a FrenchCup last last year when he was Rennes coach. “They have some-more experiencedplayers.

“My players, most of them, played a last for a initial time.”

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Morelia rallies to beat 10-man Chivas in playoffs (AP)

MORELIA, Mexico (AP)—Morelia rallied to win 4-2 opposite 10-man Chivas, whilePachuca beat defending hold up Monterrey 1-0 in quarterfinal first-leg matchesSaturday in a Mexican Clausura.

Monterrey will host Pachuca as well as Chivas of Guadalajara will embrace Moreliain a lapse legs next Saturday.

Marvin Cabrera non-stop a scoring for Morelia in a 24th notation againstChivas, though Jose Enriquez struck an equalizer in a 40th.

Omar Arellano was sent off for Chivas dual mins later, though Omar Bravo putthe visitors forward with a idea upon a stroke of half time.

Morelia done a additional man equate in a second half, starting with LuisGabriel Rey’s left-foot equalizer from a corner of a box in a 55th minute.

Gabriel Pereyra headed Morelia in to a lead from a right wing cranky in the63rd as well as maestro striker Jared Borgetti gave a home side a two-goal advantagefor a lapse leg with a close-range header in a 66th.

Chivas won a record eight consecutive matches during a begin of a Clausuratournament, though won usually dual some-more after that. Though Chivas finished second inthe standings, it has played a last month without 5 of a top players whoare divided during a precision stay for Mexico’s World Cup team. Morelia mislaid twoplayers to national team duties.

Earlier in a day, Damian Alvarez scored a usually idea of a diversion forPachuca after swapping passes with Edgar Benitez as well as prodding a round pastMonterrey goalkeeper Jonathan Orozco in a 30th minute.

The quarterfinal first-leg matches will be played upon Sunday when Pumas hostsSantos as well as America faces Toluca.

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Bayern on the verge of winning Bundesliga title (AP)

FRANKFURT (AP)—Bayern Munich is on a verge of capturing a 22nd Bundesligatitle after Thomas Mueller scored a hat pretence in a 3-1 win over Bochum onSaturday.

Schalke mislaid 2-0 during home to Werder Bremen, leaving Bayern 3 points clearahead of a final turn with a superior goal disproportion of 17. Bayern travelsto relegated Hertha Berlin as well as Schalke is during Mainz subsequent week.

The 20-year-old Mueller has been a explanation of a deteriorate after beingused in multiform positions.

“It’s a fantastic feeling. We’ve achieved what we’ve worked for allseason,” Mueller said. “My initial deteriorate as well as my initial championship—it’s asgood as it gets. We’ve gotten what you wanted a many as well as right away you can go aftermore.”

Bayern is in a final of a Champions League as well as a German Cup as well as canachieve a three-way in manager Louis outpost Gaal’s initial season.

“It gives my players a lot of confidence as well as right away you have dual weeks toprepare, as well as you can do even better,” Van Gaal said.

Hertha Berlin drew 1-1 during Bayer Leverkusen but was relegated usually one seasonafter finishing fourth. Berlin will be a usually vital European collateral without atop-division club.

Despite a loss, Schalke is sure of playing in a Champions League nextseason. Werder has a two-point edge over Leverkusen in third, which bringsChampions League qualifying.

Hannover thrashed Borussia Moenchengladbach 6-1 to pierce out of a dropzone. Hannover plays Bochum in a final turn as well as has thirty points, dual more thanBochum as well as Nuremberg, which mislaid 4-0 during Hamburg. Hertha is already demoted with24 points.

In Munich, a sellout crowd of 69,000 began celebrating a p! retensio n longbefore a final alarm after learning which Schalke was losing during home.

Mueller capped Bayern’s early dominance, sending a round in to a net withhis chest after a low cranky from Philipp Lahm in a 18th minute.

Two minutes later, Mueller doubled a lead. Lahm upheld opposite a goal toFranck Ribery, who volleyed a round behind in to a area for a using Mueller tohead under a crossbar.

Mueller strike a post in a 54th before completing his hat pretence in the69th, charging past dual defenders to score his 13th goal of a season.

Christian Fuchs’s giveaway flog in a 85th gave Bochum a goal.

Schalke had an interest for a penalty denied before long before halftime as well as KevinKuranyi later strike a crossbar. But Werder struck after a mangle with goalsfrom Mesut Oezil as well as Hugo Almeida to dash Schalke’s hopes of winning a firstchampionship in 52 years.

Schalke manager Felix Magath congratulated Bayern on a “well deservedchampionship,” but complained which some refereeing decisions had left againsthis team.

The home crowd gave Magath a station ovation despite a loss.

“It’s sensational, I’ve never gifted anything like this,” Magathsaid.

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Spurs, Man City set up Champions League showdown (Reuters)

* Spurs as well as City go toe to toe in conflict for fourth place * Villa better during Eastlands ends their chance of tip four (Adds detail, quotes)

By Mitch Phillips

LONDON, May 1 (Reuters) - Tottenham Hotspur as well as ManchesterCity set up a Champions League showdown subsequent Wednesday when theyboth won upon Saturday to strike Aston Villa out of a competition andleave Liverpool’s hopes of fourth place unresolved by a thread.

Spurs kick Bolton Wanderers 1-0 during White Hart Lane whileCity came from during a back of during home to kick Villa 3-1. Spurs right away have67 points with dual games to play, with City, who host Tottenhamon Wednesday, fifth upon 66, also with dual games remaining.

Villa, with a single game left, have been upon 64 as well as cannot right away finishfourth. Liverpool, seventh upon 62 points have to win their lasttwo games to have any hope. The initial of them is during Anfield onSunday opposite title-chasing Chelsea.

Chelsea tip a standings upon 80 points, a single forward ofManchester United, who revisit Sunderland upon Sunday.

Arsenal have been upon 72 points as well as look sure to finish third.They revisit Blackburn Rovers upon Monday.

DEBUTANT BLUNDER

Events seemed to be going Tottenham’s way as John Carew putVilla forward early thanks to a blunder by debutant Man Citygoalkeeper Marton Fulop as well as Tom Huddlestone sumptuously shotSpurs forward from 25 metres after 40 minutes opposite Bolton.

Considering a distance of a prize it was a low-key opening40 minutes during a City of Manchester track but a gameexploded into hold up in a frantic final 5 of a initial half.

Carlos Tevez equalised with a 41st-minute chastisement afterStephen Warnock tripped Adam Johnson, Carew strike a bar forVilla a notation later afterwards City pen! nyless a s well as Emmanuel Adebayor putthem 2-1 up.

The second half reverted to sort with conjunction side showingthe joining to attack which might have been expected since thesituation.

With Fulop, signed upon an emergency loan from Sunderland inmidweek, seeking a nervous wreck, City’s fans were gnawing theirnails in a final stages. They were no doubt cursing a clubofficial who unsuccessful to insert a recover clause in a loanagreement with Birmingham City which meant no lapse for Joe Hartto cover their goalkeeping injury crisis.

They were means to inhale again a notation from time whenShaun Wright-Phillips pennyless from his won half as well as set up CraigBellamy for an emphatic finish.

“We didn’t deserve to be during a back of but we one after another to playwell, got those dual goals during a finish of a initial half,” Citymanager Roberto Mancini told Sky Sports News.

“It was important which we one after another to fool around football.”

“I consider we contingency kick Tottenham, it will be a large game.”

A season which betrothed so most for Villa ended indisappointment all round with better in a League Cup final,the FA Cup semi-finals as well as right away their failure to qualify for theChampions League.

Spurs can still dream yet after piling upon a vigour inthe second half during White Hart Lane. Jermain Defoe, RomanPavlyuchenko, Gareth Bale as well as Peter Crouch all went tighten butthey also needed a goalline clearance by Younes Kaboul toprevent Matt Taylor equalising.

They ran out deserved winners yet as well as have been nowtantilisingly tighten to a initial coming in a ChampionsLeague.

In a day’s alternative games bottom bar Portsmouth beatWolverhampton Wanderers 3-1, Birmingham City kick relegatedBurnley 2-1 while Stoke City opposite Everton was goalless.

(Editing by Kevin Fylan; To criticism upon this story emailsportsfeedback@thomsonreuters.com)

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Chivas USA, Seattle Sounders Make Roster Moves (Goal.com)

Chivas USA have voiced currently a signing of brazen Jose Macotelo upon loan from Puntarenas F.C. in Costa Rica. The conditions of a understanding were not disclosed.

"José is a young as well as dynamic aggressive player who can move a lot a club," pronounced Chivas USA conduct coach Martín Vásquez. "We’re excited to have him join a group as well as look brazen to seeing him in action."

Macotelo, twenty-four received his work Visa as well as is authorised to play for Chivas opposite Chicago this weekend.

Seattle Sounders FC additionally voiced a move currently as they traded Stephen King to D.C. United for a second-round draft pick in 2011.

A backup in his three-year MLS caeer, King only done 10 appearances for a bar in 2009 after making 20 with a Chicago Fire in 2008.

"We have been gratified to have concluded a traffic to acquire Stephen King. He is a plain player who functions hard defensively as well as can get brazen in a attack, as well as he will give us another great option in central midfield," pronounced United general manager Dave Kasper. "We look brazen to adding him to our register as well as welcome him at the back of to a DC area."

To make room, D.C. waived Tiyi Shipalane as well as Lyle Adams.

Seattle used a register space left at the back of by King to sign Miguel Montaño. The 18-year-old is an Under-20 Colombian international.

"Montaño is an exciting, young aggressive player with a big upside," pronounced Sounders FC coach Sigi Schmid. "He has gait as well as is two-footed. We look brazen to his stay with Sounders FC."

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Marseille held at Auxerre in French league (AP)

AUXERRE, France (AP)—Marseille hold second-place Auxerre to a 0-0 pull Fridayto keep a five-point lead atop a standings as well as progress a chances to win afirst French joining pretension in 18 years.

Marseille has 72 points from 35 matches, as well as could bind a pretension in thenext turn if it beats Rennes as well as Auxerre fails to win at Lyon. Were Auxerre towin a last 3 matches, Marseille with a higher idea disproportion wouldjust need four points to finish first.

“It’s a great point earned,” Marseille defender Souleymane Diawara said.“Today you really did not want to lose a match. Now there have been 3 matchesleft. We’ll try to take a maximum number of points to quickly becomechampions.”

Auxerre lengthened a dominant run to twelve games as well as ended Marseille’sseven-game winning streak.

“We’re on a great run,” Auxerre manager Jean Fernandez said. “We wanted towin a compare though you were confronting a most appropriate group in a league.”

In a tactical first half, Marseille created a usually chance with a crossfrom Mathieu Valbuena which Argentine playmaker Lucho Gonzalez could usually deflectwith his knee true into a arms of Auxerre goalkeeper Olivier Sorin in the21st minute.

Marseille stepped up a pressure after a break. Brazilian brazen Brandaocame tighten to opening a scoring with a bouncing header which sailed inches wideof a post in a 61st. A few mins later, Brandao had a set upon blocked byAuxerre defender Cedric Hengbart.

As Marseille gradually tired, Auxerre found some-more space as well as Poland forwardIreneusz Jelen sent a curling shot on top of a bar in a 72nd. Then Roy Contoutmade a low cranky opposite idea in a 88th though Jelen missed a round by incheswhen perplexing to hit it home.

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̶ 0;We had a most appropriate chances nonetheless Auxerre had which event with Jelenat a finish which could have hurt us,” Marseille manager Didier Deschamps said.“We keep a destiny in a feet with 3 rounds to go.”

Brandao was lucky not to get a red label in a 56th for swinging an elbowinto Hengbart’s face.

On Saturday, Monaco plays Paris Saint-Germain in a French Cup final.

On Sunday in a joining it’s: Montpellier vs. Lyon; Bordeaux vs. Toulouse;Boulogne vs. Nice; Lille vs. Nancy; Rennes vs. Sochaux; Saint-Etienne vs. Lens;and Valenciennes vs. Lorient.

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German great Mueller picks Brazil to win World Cup (AP)

FRANKFURT (AP)—Former Germany great Gerd Mueller says Brazil is the favoriteto win the World Cup, and his own country doesn’t have the great team.

Mueller, one of the heroes of Germany’s 1974 World Cup delight during home, saysGermany coach Joachim Loew is being stubborn for still not picking Schalkestriker Kevin Kuranyi for the World Cup.

Mueller says “as long as he (Loew) is stubborn, you won’t have the best(Germany) team. He (Kuranyi) is the male scoring goals right now. … We don’thave the great team.”

Loew has pronounced he will consider Kuranyi’s return after kicking the strikeroff the group for disciplinary reasons in Oct 2008.

Asked to name the World Cup favorite, the 64-year-old Mueller says “Brazil.”

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