Landon Donovan set up both goals for Everton, which rallied to beat Fulham and Clint Dempsey 2-1 Friday night for a berth in the fifth round of the FA Cup. With the two biggest stars on the U.S. national team facing each other for the first time in six years, Danny Murphy put Fulham ahead at Goodison Park with a 14th-minute penalty kick that beat American goalkeeper Tim Howard.
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Gabon snatched a place in the African Cup of Nations quarterfinals and eliminated Morocco after a dramatic 3-2 win on Friday in the craziest game yet at a highly unpredictable tournament. Gabon President Ali Bongo lived every moment of his team’s rollercoaster ride at Stade de l’Amitie as it came from 1-0 down to take the lead with two goals in a minute, conceded a 90th-minute equalizer…
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Herculez Gomez has his eye on more playing time with Santos, which has scored a goal a game this season.
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Ghana will field a makeshiftdefence in a key African Nations Cup match on Saturday when theymeet Mali in Franceville but striker Asamoah Gyan has againrecovered in time.
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The Argentine striker is over the moon with the transfer to San Siro and has vowed to repay the club’s faith with hard work after joining on loan from Catania.
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