[ENGLAND] If you’ve never heard of Lord Triesman before, you sure will now. He quit Sunday as the chairman of theEnglish Football Association — the head of English soccer — and England’s World Cup bid committee after he became embroiled in a sex scandal that threatens to bring down the English bid to host the2018 […]
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What They're Saying
“It’s probably the worst pitch we’ve played on all year.” — Chelsea’s John Terry on the Wembley Stadium field after the Blues beat Portsmouth,1-0, in Saturday’s FA Cup final. Portsmouth manager Avram Grant called the turf — the 11th laid down since the new stadium opened three years ago — “astable.” (FA chairman Lord Triesman […]
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English doubles
[MAKING A LIST] For the first time, Chelsea won the English Premier League and FA Cup in the same season when it beat Portsmouth, 1-0, Saturday in the FA Cupfinal at Wembley Stadium. The Blues, who won the game on Didier Drogba‘s free kick, became only the seventh team to win the double. YEARTEAM 1889 […]
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Beckham is an unneeded distraction
Columnist Patrick Barclay isn’t surprised England coach Fabio Capello — known for his steely pragmatism — wouldindulge David Beckham and let him join the England national team in South Africa as a coach. Barclay says the move is the latest example of howCapello has stuck by the “cap-conscious golden boy” whom he helped make the […]
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Hahnemann: 'We're really settled in'
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Goalie Marcus Hahnemann, picked up by the USA for the 2010 World Cup after a strong season at Wolves,got more good news on Wednesday when the English Premier League club extended his contract for another season. Hahnemann, 37, had a clause in his agreement that called for a contractextension if Wolves stayed up […]
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Atletico Madrid defeats Dempsey's Fulham in final
[EUROPA LEAGUE] Uruguayan Diego Forlan‘s second goal of the game four minutes before the end of overtime gave AtleticoMadrid a 2-1 win over Fulham in the Europa League final Wednesday in Hamburg. Clint Dempsey came on the second half, becoming the first American-bornand -bred player to play in a European final. Forlan had put Atletico […]
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West Ham sacks coach Zola
West Ham has fired its Italian coach Gianfranco Zola after less than two years in charge. Zola signed a new four-year deal near the end of his first term, as West Ham finishedninth in the Premier League, but this season ended up in 17th place, only five points above the relegation zone.
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Capello tabs Joe Cole and Carragher
[ENGLAND] There were few surprises in Fabio Capello‘s provisional 30-man England squad for the 2010 World Cup. Chelsea’sJoe Cole (who has battled injuries dating back to the knee injury suffered in the 2006 MLS All-Star Game) and Liverpool’s JamieCarragher (who came out of international retirement) both got callups. There was some speculation that Bobby Zamora […]
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Kanu back with Super Eagles
[WORLD CUP COUNTDOWN] Nwankwo Kanu, who starred on Nigeria’s Olympic gold-medal team at the 1996 Atlanta Games, wasamong 30 players called into the Super Eagles’ provisional World Cup squad by new Nigeria coach Lars Lagerback. Kanu, who plays for Portsmouth, wasone of eight players picked from teams in the English Premier League. Lagerback, who took […]
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What England's injuries may mean for USA
By Paul Gardner As various American players are recovering their physical fitness in time to play in the World Cup — think Clint Dempsey, Stuart Holden, Oguchi Onyewu,even Charlie Davies — it seems that events are taking a rather different direction for England — the team that the USA will face in its first game. […]