SAO PAULO (AP) — Results from the first round of the Brazilian first-division football championship (home teams listed first):

Palmeiras 1, Portuguesa 1

Sport 1, Flamengo 1

Figueirense 2, Nautico 1

Botafogo 4, Sao Paulo 2

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SAO PAULO (AP) — The Brazilian league kicked off Sunday with defending champion Corinthians losing 1-0 to Fluminense at home and Argentine striker German Herrera scoring a hat trick in Botafogo’s 4-2 win over Sao Paulo.

Defender Leandro Euzebio gave

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LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Academica won its second Portuguese Cup by beating Sporting Lisbon 1-0 thanks to forward Mario “Marinho” Correia’s early goal on Sunday.

Marinho headed in Diogo Valente’s cross to the far post after three minutes for what

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ROME (AP) — Napoli beat Serie A champion Juventus 2-0 in the Italian Cup final Sunday for its first major trophy in 22 years.

This was the first defeat for Juventus in all competitions this season, having won 26 and

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MUNICH (AP) — Chelsea will have a place in European football history, and next season’s competition, to play for in the Champions League final against Bayern Munich on Saturday.

After nine straight seasons among Europe’s elite, Chelsea’s sixth-place finish in

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NYON, Switzerland (AP) — UEFA says Pedro Proenca of Portugal will referee the Champions League final between Bayern Munich and Chelsea on Saturday in Munich.

The 41-year-old Proenca has not refereed either Bayern or Chelsea in his five Champions League

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BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona defender Dani Alves has broken his collarbone and will miss the Copa del Rey final against Athletic Bilbao on May 25.

The Spanish club says that the Brazil international was hurt in practice and was

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LONDON (AP) — Kids all over the world dream of playing in the Champions League final, and David Luiz is no different.

Luiz looks set to recover from a hamstring injury in time to line up for Chelsea against Bayern

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SAO PAULO (AP) — The Brazilian football federation says striker Neymar will not play in Brazil’s friendly against Denmark this month because his club has a decisive Copa Libertadores match a few days earlier.

Santos goalkeeper Rafael and playmaker Paulo

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LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portugal is taking 20-year-old striker Nelson Oliveira to the 2012 European Championship finals even though he has played just 10 minutes for the national team.

The Benfica player was the main surprise in the 23-man squad

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AMSTERDAM (AP) — The Netherlands has turned Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde into high art.

The Dutch team can either turn up at the opening whistle of the European Championship with its beautiful game of yore or rely on some

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COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — He was only a few months old when Denmark won the 1992 European Championship, one of the biggest upsets in the tournament’s history.

Now, Christian Eriksen is at the center of Denmark’s hopes of springing another

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FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — One of the defining moments in the Germany career of Mario Gomez was a spectacular miss at the 2008 European Championship — hardly a recommendation for a striker.

Gomez, incredibly, managed to miss an empty net

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LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portugal’s path to this year’s European Championship hit a rocky patch that brought the controversial dismissal of coach Carlos Queiroz and recalled a long catalog of self-defeating disputes that have dogged the national team.

Hallmark flair

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SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil coach Mano Menezes failed to pick Ronaldinho on Friday for friendlies ahead of the London Games, virtually ending the player’s chances of making it to the Olympics again.

Neymar, Alexandre Pato and Paulo Henrique Ganso

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LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portuguese champion FC Porto wrapped up its season with a 5-2 rout at Rio Ave on the final day of league play on Saturday.

Brazilian striker Kleber scored a hat trick after Djalma and James Rodriguez

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BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Real Madrid capped its dominant Spanish league campaign with a 4-1 win over Mallorca on Sunday to give the champions a record 100 points this season, while Villarreal and Sporting Gijon joined already relegated Racing Santander

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