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United eases into FA Cup quarterfinals
Published in The Saudi Gazette on 16 - 02 - 2009

Manchester United easily reached the quarterfinals of the FA Cup on Sunday with a 4-1 victory at Derby.
United lost at Derby last month before overturning the deficit to reach the League Cup final, but never looked like stumbling again once Nani gave the Premier League leaders a 29th-minute lead.
Darron Gibson made it 2-0 a minute before halftime and Cristiano Ronaldo struck in the 48th for United, which was joined in the next round by Everton.
Everton made it into the quarterfinals for the first time in seven years – and the first under long-serving manager David Moyes – with a 3-1 win over Aston Villa.
Derby, which beat United 1-0 at Pride Park in January before succumbing 4-2 in the second leg, did get a goal back through defender Miles Addison and nearly got a second with 12 minutes left, but goalkeeper Ben Foster just kept out Gary Teale's low shot. United substitute Danny Welbeck made it 4-1 in the 81st.
United will play Swansea or Fulham in the next round after the pair drew their fifth-round match 1-1 on Saturday.
Everton will host West Ham or Middlesbrough in the next round, while Chelsea, the only team to make it into the quarterfinals on Saturday after it won 3-1 at second-tier Watford, will be at Blackburn or Coventry next.
Arsenal hosts Cardiff in a fourth-round replay on Monday, with the winner set to face Burnley in the fifth round. The winner of that match will meet Hull or Sheffield United in the quarterfinals, which are scheduled for March 7 and 8.
There are four fifth-round replays scheduled for the week starting Feb. 23 after draws in Saturday's matches.
Coventry will host Blackburn following a 2-2 draw, West Ham goes to Middlesbrough following a 1-1 draw, and Fulham hosts Swansea. Hull and Sheffield United meet again, too, after they drew 1-1.
Raul sets Madrid record
Raul Gonzalez scored his club record 308th goal Sunday and then added another in Real Madrid's 4-0 win over Sporting Gijon in the Spanish league.
Raul turned in Sergio Ramos' low cross with the inside of his left foot in the 15th minute to surpass Alfredo di Stefano and become Madrid's all-time leading scorer with 308 goals in official competitions. The 31-year-old Raul added No. 309 in the 76th after jumping on a loose rebound inside the box.
Klaas Jan Huntelaar finally scored his first goal for Madrid after six games and Marcelo got his first of the season.
Madrid's eighth straight victory put it 10 points behind Barcelona, which drew 2-2 at Real Betis on Saturday to snap a 10-game winning run.
Also, Villarreal's Santiago Cazorla moved past one defender and then sent a low shot through two others in the 44th minute to keep the team fighting for a Champions League spot after a 1-1 draw with Racing Santander. Nikola Zigic scored for the hosts with a header in the 25th.
Barcelona leads the league with 60 points from 23 games, followed by Madrid with 50. Sevilla, which beat Espanyol 2-0 with two late goals from Frederic Kanoute, is next with 41 points. Valencia, which drew 1-1 with Malaga on Saturday, and Villarreal have 38. Also Sunday, it was: Almeria 3, Valladolid 2; Athletic Bilbao 1, Recreativo Huelva 1; Numancia 0, Mallorca 1; and Atletico Madrid 1, Getafe 1.
Hiddink to retire after 2010
Russia and Chelsea coach Guus Hiddink has said he plans to retire from football after the 2010 World Cup.


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