Tom Hicks and George Gillett Jr. have thrown in the towel, hiring Barclays Bank to find a buyer for Liverpool, whichthey bought three years ago, and naming British Airways chairman Martin Broughton as its new chairman to oversee the sale. The club has beensaddled with the debt of $364 million resulting from the leveraged takeover […]
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City derbies headline weekend action
[EUROPEAN RACES] Four city derbies– all available on cable television — could impact league races this weekend. In all four cases, the home team couldplay the role of the spoiler against the title contender: England (leader Chelsea at Tottenham and second-place Manchester United at Manchester City), Italy (leader Roma at Lazio) and Spain (leaderBarcelona at Espanyol). […]
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Danny Rose makes memorable debut
[ENGLAND] In his English Premier League debut, teenager Danny Rose put on a performance fit for, well, Broadway. Tenminutes into the North London derby Rose scored for Tottenham on a left-footed volley from 30 yards and helped Spurs down Arsenal, 2-1. The result ended Spurs’ 20-game winless streakagainst Arsenal in league play dating back to […]
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'Magnificent' Howard can't stopped critical own goal
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Wednesday’s match between Aston Villa and Everton was not only a showdown of American keepers BradFriedel and Tim Howard but it was battle of teams fighting for England’s final 2010-11 Europa League berth. The game wasn’t decided until stoppage timewhen a Phil Jagielka own goal Howard got a hold of but couldn’t keep […]
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Anelka scores winner, Drogba plays 'volleyball'
[ENGLAND] Chelsea moved closer toward regaining the Premier League title but the 1-0 win over Bolton Wanderers wasn’t the “easy” game Manchester United managerAlex Ferguson insisted it would be. The Blues escaped two possible penalty kick calls against them to extend their lead over Man. United to four points withfour games to play. Didier Drogba […]
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'Wembley grass a disgrace'
One of the world’s most famous stadiums isn’t providing a very good playing surface. Players struggled to keep their footing during the FA Cup semifinals, and in Portsmouth’s 2-0 upset ofTottenham, Spurs captain Michael Dawson slipped as he was about to make a routine clearance and Frederic Piquionne took advantage to score. TottenhamHotspur coach Harry […]
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Soccer success: the Barca way … or the money way?
By Paul Gardner Is Barcelona simply too good? Too good to the point where our expectations of what it can achieve know no limits? I suppose that’spossible, though I doubt it. That sort of transcendent power doesn’t happen in soccer — well, not for long anyway. Barca is bound to let us down at some […]
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Van Basten warns Rooney about ankle
Dutch great Marco van Basten, whose career ended prematurely because of ankle injuries, has warned Wayne Rooney thathis career too could be jeopardy if he continues to play on his injured ankle. Van Basten’s comments followed Rooney’s surprise appearance in the second leg of Manchester United’s Champions Leagueseries against Bayern Munich. After it was first […]
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Roma takes over Serie A lead
[EUROPEAN RACES] Chelsea, Marseille, Bayern Munich and Barcelona gained in their bids to capture their respective league race, while Roma displaced Inter Milanat the top of Italy’s Serie A for the first time in more than six months … ENGLAND 74 Chelsea 73 Manchester United 71 Arsenal (games left: Manchester United 4; Chelsea, Arsenal 5.) […]
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Bankrupt Portsmouth reaches FA Cup final
[ENGLAND] Bankrupt Portsmouth cannot afford to pay its players the bonuses it promised them for winning, but that didn’t stop it from beating Tottenham, 2-0, inovertime in Sunday’s semifinals of the FA Cup. The win, which came a day after it was relegated from the Premier League, sends Pompey to the final against Chelsea on […]