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by Paul Kennedy
[UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] To his detriment, Wayne Rooney was everywhere at Allianz Arena Tuesday night. He scored the first goal for Manchester United, had Franck Ribery's free kick deflect off him for the Bayern Munich equalizer and was desperately trying to help protect the away tie in the dying seconds ...
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by Soccer America
[UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] Lyon beat Bordeaux, 3-1, in the first leg of the first all-French quarterfinal series in the UEFA Champions League.
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by Soccer America
"I don't like it and it doesn't like me." -- Inter Milan coach Jose Mourinho, who has not spoken to the Italian media for a month and was recently fined $53,000 by the Italian soccer federation for criticizing officials. (BBC)
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by Ridge Mahoney
[MLS] Midfielder Cristian Arrieta, the 2009 USL-1 Most Valuable Player for Puerto Rico Islanders, arrived in Philadelphia Sunday to start a brief trial. He could be a replacement for right back David Myrie, who had a terrible game in Union's opening game loss at Seattle and has been released.
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by Ridge Mahoney
[MLS] Shiny, spiffy, brand-new Red Bull Arena will have to wait to stage an MLS Cup. And that's probably a good thing. MLS's championship game will be staged north of the border for the first time. The official announcement came Tuesday of a Nov. 21 title match at BMO Field ...
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by Ridge Mahoney
[MLS] The San Jose Earthquakes are the only team in league history to have two winners of the MLS Goalkeeper of the Year award on their roster with their signing of veteran goalie Jon Busch to an MLS contract.
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by Soccer America
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Midfielder Maurice Edu came on at halftime for Glasgow Rangers but couldn't help sway the momentum as his team suffered its worst loss of the season. In England, Jay DeMerit and Kenny Cooper saw action for their second division teams.
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by Paul Kennedy
[WORLD CUP COUNTDOWN] Mexican national team coach Javier Aguirre has named the 17 domestic players who will begin full-time training for the World Cup. As expected, former MLS star Cuauhtemoc Blanco made the cut. There were a few surprises in Aguirre's squad, though.
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by Soccer America
[CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] Visiting Pachuca held Toluca to a 1-1 tie Tuesday in the first leg of the Concacaf Champions League semifinals. The homestanding Red Devils had two players sent off -- Miguel Almazan and Diego Navaretti -- and one of seven yellow cards went to Pachuca's American Jose Francisco ...
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