[ENGLAND] Wayne Rooney won’t likely be playing any more this season for Manchester United because of a groin injury buthe should be fit to play for England at the World Cup. Rooney’s latest injury occurred Thursday when he hurt his groin in training. He had scored 34 goals for ManchesterUnited this season and just returned […]
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Jozy Altidore will pay for vicious head-butt
[AMERICANS ABROAD] On a U.S. frontline with slim options, young Jozy Altidore has been viewed as a sure thing for theWorld Cup, but his actions on Saturday cast doubts whether he’s ready to lead the American attack. His English Premier League career at Hull City may be over after he was ejected forhead-butting Sunderland defender […]
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Man. United moves ahead temporarily
[EUROPEAN RACES] Ryan Giggs scored twice from the penalty spot and Nani chipped the goalkeeper to leadManchester United to a 3-1 win over Tottenham that temporarily gave it the lead again in the English Premier League. In Germany, Bayern Munich and Schalke 04 are now tied for first place. Inter Milan temporarily regained the lead […]
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Stuart Holden won't be rushed back into action
U.S. midfielder Stuart Holden, who has been sidelined with a broken leg since March 3, is closer to returning to training, but Bolton manager Owen Coyle says he won’t jeopardize Holden’s future to get him back in action before the end of the Premier League season on May 9.
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Everton's Moyes rejects talk of Man. United move
Everton manager David Moyes tried to put a damper on rumors that Alex Ferguson will step down as Manchester Unitedmanager at the end of next season and he will replace his fellow Scotsman. “It was Mark Hughes, Steve Bruceand Roy Keane being mentioned not long ago,” said Moyes. “When my players are linked with clubs […]
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Dempsey: 'We're so close to the final …'
[EUROPA LEAGUE] Seventeen hours on the bus didn’t stop Fulham from achieving what it set out to do as the visiting Cottagers held Hamburg to a 0-0 tie Thursdayin the first leg of their Europe League semifinal series. American Clint Dempsey, who came on in the second half for his first appearance for Fulham in […]
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Man. United remains world's most valuable club
[MONEY MATTERS] For the sixth consecutive year, Manchester United is the world’s most valuable club in the rankings by Forbes magazine, though its worth fell to$1.8 billion, down 2 percent from the previous year. Forbes also estimated that Manchester United, whose American owners, the Glazer family, have been at odds with United fans, was themost […]
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Man. City and Spurs headed to New York
[DATEBOOK] English Premier League clubs Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur will participate with the New York Red Bulls in the 2010 New York FootballChallenge July 22-25 at Red Bull Arena. Portugal’s Sporting Lisbon is tentatively slated as the fourth team in the tournament organized by the Red Bulls and World Series ofFootball. The Red Bulls […]
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Friedel shuts out Altidore's Hull City
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Brad Friedel made four saves to help Aston Villa to a 2-0 win Wednesday at Jozy Altidore‘s Hull City, dealing a devastating blow to the Tigers in their bid to remain in the English Premier League. Hull remains in 18th place, three points behindWest Ham with three games to play. The bottom three […]
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England's has personnel problems
England, the USA’s first opponent at the 2010 World Cup, has personnel problems according to Kevin McCarra, who points out that when Coach FabioCapello watches a club game his gaze must be fixed on national team players “who are not there.” During last weekend’s English Premier League action, Michael Carrick was onthe bench, serving his […]