|
by Soccer America
Former U.S. Rep. Chip Pickering, a Mississippi Republican who often ran on a family-values platform during his 12 years in the U.S. House, fought with a youth soccer coach after a game. Police investigators are trying to determine who started the fight after the U-12 match. Both Pickering and the ...
Read the whole story
by Soccer America
Irish FA President Raymond Kennedy says Northern Ireland is to line up a friendly game against the United States next spring. "We could have played them last month but chose Serbia instead because it suited our circumstances better at the the time," Kennedy told the Sunday Life. "But now with ...
Read the whole story
by Soccer America
Sid Lowe examines the curious case of Mallorca rising to third place in Spain's La Liga: "Because, make no mistake, Mallorca are rubbish. Or, at least, they should be - a football club with no fans and no hope, rattling around a soulless stadium while their old ground still stands ...
Read the whole story
by Soccer America
Slovenia's players say they will "wind up" England's Wayne Rooney when the teams in 2010 World Cup Group C, which also includes the USA. Rooney's notorious temper got him red-carded against Portugal at the last World Cup. And Slovenia's players are especially acrimonious toward Rooney, who won a dubious penalty ...
Read the whole story
by Soccer America
Flamengo, Brazil's most popular club, won its first league title since 1992 when it clinched with a 2-1 win last Sunday over Gremio thanks to a gamewinner from Ronaldo Angelim. It marks Flamengo's sixth league title but first in 17 years. Flamengo finished with 67 points, Internacional finished second on ...
Read the whole story
by Soccer America
Canada has lifted the interim label from Stephen Hart's title, putting the 49-year-old native of Trinidad and Tobago in charge of the team that failed to qualify for the 2010 World Cup, extending its drought to 22 years. As interim coach, Hart guided Canada to a record of four wins, ...
Read the whole story
by Soccer America
Manchester United coach Alex Ferguson says Oliver Gill, the son of Man U's chief executive David Gill, won't be given preferential treatment within the Manchester United squad. The 19-year-old was called in for Tuesday's Champions League game at Wolfsburg because several first-team defenders are unavailable.
Read the whole story
|
