UEFA To Deliver Rooney Verdict Monday

Press Association (U.K.)

UEFA will decide Monday whether to punish Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney over his clash with Aalborg's Kasper Risgard at Old Trafford in Wednesday's Champions League group game. Any suspension would mean him missing at least one game when the competition's Round of 16 knockout phase begins in February. Risgard ... Read the whole story

Sundhage Helps Boxx Get Back In The Groove

L.A. Times

U.S. women's national team midfielder Shannon Boxx, 31, was close to quitting last year because she was emotionally drained, writes Corinna Knoll. But the Olympic gold medallist was re-energized by the appointment of Pia Sundhage as coach in November 2007. "I was close to being done," Boxx said. "It started ... Read the whole story

Platini: Euro 2012 Could Be Poland's Alone

Kicker

UEFA President Michel Platini has said that the 2012 European Championship, to be hosted jointly by Poland and the Ukraine, could take place solely in Poland if the stadium in the Ukrainian capital Kiev is not finished on time, according to Polish newspaper Dziennik. However, Platini is cool on a ... Read the whole story

Boy Sells Memorabilia To Help Find Donor

Austin American-Statesman

Eleven-year-old Evan Mundine of Bastrop, Texas, is selling his autographed soccer memorabilia to help find a bone marrow donor for the wife of his favorite player, Real Salt Lake's Andy Williams. Marcia Williams has leukemia. The fifth-grader broke his legs two years ago while playing soccer and, while recovering, received ... Read the whole story

FIFA Reveals Player Of The Year Nominees

Agence France Presse

World soccer's governing body FIFA has named the contenders for the 2008 World Player and FIFA Women's World Player awards. The award will be presented January 12. There are no U.S. players on either list. The male nominees are Kaka (Brazil), Lionel Messi (Argentina), Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal), Fernando Torres (Spain) ... Read the whole story

Toronto Sells Out For 2009

The Canadian Press

"We're amazed at the support by our fans." Toronto FC's senior director of business operations, Paul Beirne, expresses the team's surprise that it has already sold out its quota of 16,000 season tickets for the 2009 season.    Read the whole story

Champions League A Beast Bound By Money And Self-Interest

Independent

"The truth is that when Uefa brought in their Champions League they were not so much breaking new ground as buying time. They do know the nature of their beast. It is unbounded by any force but the one of self-interest. What happened this week was not football competition but ... Read the whole story

Benitez Tries Reverse Psychology

Sky Sports

"For us to win the league we need Chelsea, Man United and Arsenal to mess up their season. It is very rare that three teams all mess up. So there's no point waiting for our direct adversaries to slip up because it won't happen. They all have a lot greater ... Read the whole story

Ahly Accuses Pachuca Of Spying

BBC Sport Online

"Three spies from Pachuca came to inspect our practice today. It's not fair. We didn't watch their practice. It's not fair." More high jinx from the Club World Cup as Manuel Jose, the coach of Egyptian club Al Ahly, accused Mexican side Pachuca of spying on his team's practice. The ... Read the whole story

Barca Ready For Revenge

BBC Sport Online

"Hopefully it will be a great game and we can convince people that the 4-1 is forgotten. It's something that I don't like thinking back to and I understand people want revenge." Barcelona's Mexican defender Rafael Marquez hopes to banish the memory of last season's 4-1 defeat at Real Madrid ... Read the whole story

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