Barcelona-Man. United player ratings

by Ridge Mahoney

[REPORT CARD] Lionel Messi -- no surprise -- was the best of an outstanding Barcelona team that beat Manchester United, 3-1, in the UEFA Champions League final. Soccer America's Ridge Mahoney grades the performances of players on both teams ... Read the whole story

Classy Barca overwhelms confused United

by Ridge Mahoney

[BARCELONA-MAN. UNITED] Needing a composed, determined performance to overcome a more stylish and polished Barcelona, Manchester United instead came up well short with tactics as well as technique in a 3-1 Barca victory at Wembley in the 2011 UEFA Champions League final. Read the whole story

What They're Saying

by Soccer America

"He is the best I have ever seen and probably the best I will ever see. I don't think this team would have made the qualitative leap that we have made in the past few years without him. Messi is unique, he is a one-off. I just hope that he ... Read the whole story

MLS this week ...

by Soccer America

[DATEBOOK] The Vancouver Whitecaps will play their first game under new coach Tom Soehn on Wednesday when they travel to Chivas USA. For all the action ... Read the whole story

Bin Hammam quits presidential race

by Paul Kennedy

[FIFA IN CRISIS] In the latest twist to the FIFA crisis triggered by bribery charges against Concacaf president Jack Warner and him, Mohamed Bin Hammam withdrew from the race for FIFA president on Saturday, one day before FIFA President Sepp Blatter, Warner and Bin Hammam are due to face a ... Read the whole story

Warner: 'I'll still be Concacaf president ...'

by Paul Kennedy

[FIFA IN CRISIS] Embattled Jack Warner said he is prepared to walk away from his position as FIFA vice president if found guilty of offering bribes to members of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) in a scheme with Mohamed bin Hammam to buy support for the Qatari in his bid ... Read the whole story

How the cash-for-votes deal went down

by Paul Kennedy

[FIFA IN CRISIS] As a FIFA ethics committee heard charges Sunday in Zurich in the cash-for-votes scandal that rocked the governing body, details of the now-infamous Caribbean Football Union meeting May 10-11 at the Hyatt Regency in Port of Spain, Trinidad, began to emerge. According to one report, delegates were ... Read the whole story

American soccer this week ...

by Soccer America

[SCOREBOARD] The Puerto Rico Islanders won a second straight CFU Club Champions Cup, getting a pair of goals from Jonathan Fana in overtime to beat Tempete FC of Haiti, 3-1, in the final. The Carolina RailHawks defeated the Atlanta Silverbacks, 2-0, to win their fifth straight game and extend their ... Read the whole story

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