Europe’s top clubs to gather for first summit
Friday, January 23rd, 2009 Posted in Soccer news | No Comments »Europe's best and wealthiest football clubs will gather next month for a first summit meeting since creating their own independent organization. The European Club Association, which includes 137 members - ranging from England's Manchester United to Santa Coloma of Andorra - ...
Injury ends Willy Sagnol’s career
Friday, January 23rd, 2009 Posted in Soccer news | No Comments »Bayern Munich defender Willy Sagnol is ending his career because of persistent pain in his Achilles' tendon. Bayern chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge said Sagnol's contract would be annulled in the next few days. "I saw him on Wednesday and he told me that ...
Troubled times again for PSG as Villeneuve resigns
Friday, January 23rd, 2009 Posted in Soccer news | No Comments »Paris Saint-Germain president Charles Villeneuve will resign from the troubled French club next month after losing a boardroom tussle against the club's main backer, Colony Capital. PSG announced on its Web site late Thursday that Villeneuve will step down on Feb. ...
Dortmund beats Karlsruhe 1-0 in Bundesliga.
Saturday, November 22nd, 2008 Posted in Soccer news | No Comments »Dortmund beats Karlsruhe 1-0 in Bundesliga. Borussia Dortmund beat Karlsruhe 1-0 to move into provisional fourth place in the Bundesliga on Friday. Mohamed Zidan scored in the 20th minute, using a cross from Tamas Hajnal, a former Karlsruhe player, to seal Dortmund's ...
Celtic fan jailed over Champions League incident.
Saturday, November 22nd, 2008 Posted in Soccer news | No Comments »Celtic fan jailed over Champions League incident. A Celtic fan whose Champions League pitch invasion led to the Scottish club being fined by UEFA was jailed for six months Friday and banned from matches for five years. John Murphy ran across ...
German Football Results.
Saturday, November 22nd, 2008 Posted in Soccer news | No Comments »German Football Results. Results in the 14th round of the Bundesliga, the German first-division football league (home teams listed first): Friday's Game Karlsruhe 0, Borussia Dortmund 1 Saturday's Games Schalke vs. Borussia Moenchengladbach Wolfsburg vs. Stuttgart Eintracht Frankfurt vs. Hannover Bochum vs. Hertha Berlin Cologne vs. Hoffenheim Bayern Munich ...
Round-up of injury news ahead of this weekend Premier League games.
Saturday, September 20th, 2008 Posted in Soccer news | No Comments »Round-up of injury news ahead of this weekend Premier League games. * Dimitar Berbatov, Manchester Uniteds 30.75 million pound ($56.12 million) signing from Tottenham Hotspur, is doubtful for Sundays game at Chelsea due to a knee injury. Berbatov was injured on his ...
Patrick Helmes scored three goals Friday.
Saturday, September 20th, 2008 Posted in Soccer news | No Comments »Patrick Helmes scored three goals Friday. To lead Bayer Leverkusen to a 4-0 win over Hannover in the Bundesliga. The win gives Leverkusen nine points from five matches and it trails leader Hamburger SV by one point ahead the weekend's games. The ...
Ronaldo says he plans to make his comeback from a career-threatening knee injury.
Saturday, September 20th, 2008 Posted in Soccer news | No Comments »Ronaldo says he plans to make his comeback from a career-threatening knee injury. In two to three months, possibly with Manchester City. The 31-year-old Brazilian striker said in the French sports daily L'Equipe on Friday that he faces a "difficult challenge" ...
National coach Pim Verbeek said Friday he will select fit-again midfielder Tim Cahill.
Saturday, September 20th, 2008 Posted in Soccer news | No Comments »National coach Pim Verbeek said Friday he will select fit-again midfielder Tim Cahill. For Australia home World Cup qualifier against Qatar next month if the Everton star remains injury-free. Cahill scored the match-winning goal for Everton in his first game back ...
