American businessman Stan Kroenke joined the board of Arsenal on Friday.
Saturday, September 20th, 2008 Posted in Soccer news | No Comments »American businessman Stan Kroenke joined the board of Arsenal on Friday. In a move that could block a potential takeover by Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov. The Denver-based investor has become a non-executive director and holds a 12.4 percent share in the ...
Brief news ahead of this weekend Ligue 1 matches (all times GMT).
Saturday, September 20th, 2008 Posted in Soccer news | No Comments »Brief news ahead of this weekend Ligue 1 matches (all times GMT). * Leaders Olympique Lyon will be without fullbacks Fabio Grosso and Francois Clerc when they visit promoted Le Havre on Saturday (1700). Clerc is recovering from knee surgery and ...
Luiz Felipe Scolari risked the wrath of Manchester United on Friday.
Saturday, September 20th, 2008 Posted in Soccer news | No Comments »Luiz Felipe Scolari risked the wrath of Manchester United on Friday. By cheekily asking Cristiano Ronaldo to join him at Chelsea if he can leave the English and European champion. The 23-year-old winger, who starred in Scolari's Portugal team, spent the ...
Brief news from the Primera Liga ahead of this weekend matches.
Saturday, September 20th, 2008 Posted in Soccer news | No Comments »Brief news from the Primera Liga ahead of this weekend matches. * Sevilla have won three of the last four city derbies against Real Betis in the league but have little time to prepare for Sundays encounter after beating Salzburg 2-0 ...
Liverpool secured its first Premier League win over Manchester United in four years Saturday.
Sunday, September 14th, 2008 Posted in Soccer news | No Comments »Liverpool secured its first Premier League win over Manchester United in four years Saturday. After Ryan Babel scored a late goal for a 2-1 victory. The Netherlands winger scored in the 77th minute after coming on as a substitute at Anfield ...
Jonathan Pereira 77th-minute equalizer gave Racing Santander a 1-1 draw at FC Barcelona on Saturday.
Sunday, September 14th, 2008 Posted in Soccer news | No Comments »Jonathan Pereira 77th-minute equalizer gave Racing Santander a 1-1 draw at FC Barcelona on Saturday. Leaving the Catalan powerhouse still without a win in the Spanish league season. Pereira deflected Ezequiel Garay's low free kick into the net six minutes after ...
Olympiakos moved atop the Greek league standings with a 1-0 win at Xanthi on Saturday.
Sunday, September 14th, 2008 Posted in Soccer news | No Comments »Olympiakos moved atop the Greek league standings with a 1-0 win at Xanthi on Saturday. Behind a second-half goal from Diogo. Diogo exploited a misunderstanding between two Xanthi defenders and chested home a cross by Luciano Galletti in the 72nd minute. ...
Karim Benzema scored on a penalty late in injury time to give Lyon a 3-2 comeback win over Nice in the French league on Saturday.
Sunday, September 14th, 2008 Posted in Soccer news | No Comments »Karim Benzema scored on a penalty late in injury time to give Lyon a 3-2 comeback win over Nice in the French league on Saturday. After the seven-time defending champion had trailed 2-0 inside 20 minutes. The win moved Lyon two ...
Manchester United winger Cristiano Ronaldo is expected to make an early return from injury in the Champions League on Wednesday.
Sunday, September 14th, 2008 Posted in Soccer news | No Comments »Manchester United winger Cristiano Ronaldo is expected to make an early return from injury in the Champions League on Wednesday. The Portugal international was expected to be out till October after undergoing an operation on his right ankle in July following ...
Midfielder Ibrahim Afellay scored in the 58th minute Saturday to give defending champion PSV Eindhoven a 1-0 win.
Sunday, September 14th, 2008 Posted in Soccer news | No Comments »Midfielder Ibrahim Afellay scored in the 58th minute Saturday to give defending champion PSV Eindhoven a 1-0 win. Over Sparta Rotterdam in the Dutch league. It was Afellay's third goal in two games, giving PSV a perfect six points and a ...
