By Paul Gardner Delicately poised — there’s a nice soccer cliche for you, but one that certainly applies to the four Champions League quarterfinals. The return gamesnext week are intriguing for a variety of reasons. Will Inter’s thin 1-0 lead stand up on the plastic field in wintry Moscow? Can Manchester United, without the injured […]
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U.S. U-19s eliminated from Super Group
[DALLAS CUP] The U.S. under-19 national team exited the Dallas Cup XXXI’s Super Group with a 1-0 loss to Eintracht Frankfurt. The two Dallas entrants, FC Dallasand the Texans, played the role of the spoiler, winning their first games of the tournament on Wednesday and knocking their opponents out of contention. German U-19 international Cenk […]
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And now Fabregas is injured …
[UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] First, Wayne Rooney and now Cesc Fabregas. Manchesterand Arsenal both have had their stars hurt on the deciding plays of their UEFA Champions League games. Spanish star broke his fibula late in the Gunners’ 2-2 draw with Barcelona. UPDATE: Fabregas will be out six weeks. Fabregas wasn’t sure if he hurt injury […]
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An anxious nation awaits the results of Rooney ankle scan …
[UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] To his detriment, Wayne Rooney was everywhere at Allianz Arena Tuesday night. He scoredthe first goal for Manchester United — his 34th of the season — after only two minutes, had Franck Ribery‘s free kick deflect off him for the Bayern Munichequalizer an hour and a quarter later and was desperately trying […]
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Gascoigne in trouble again
Former England star Paul Gascoigne has been charged with drunk driving in the latest alcohol-related problem to hit the troubled England football legend. The arrest followed anincident at a restaurant in Leeming Bar, northern England. North Yorkshire Police said Gascoigne was charged with drunk-driving, driving without insurance and driving without a licence. Gascoigne has struggled […]
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What They're Saying
“When I first started supporting West Ham, we had a tradition for playing the game ‘the right way.’ I will settle for any way right now.” — West Ham co-owner DavidSullivan. The club is in 17th place in the 20-team league. (Irish Times)
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Man. United could make U.S. summer tour
[ENGLAND] Manchester United could be headed to the United States for its first summer tour since 2004. The deal isn’t final. Several parties are involved in thenegotiations. But if finalized, it could mean United will be the opponent for the MLS all-stars July 29 or Aug. 5 at Houston’s Reliant Stadium. According to several reports, […]
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UEFA Champions League Preview
[TV GUIDE] The road to Madrid continues with the quarterfinals of the UEFA Champions League this week and next. For a look at all the matchups and ourpredictions … TUESDAY … Bayern Munich-Man. United TELEVISION: Fox Sports Net, Fox Sports enEspanol, live, 2:30 pm ET; Fox Soccer Channel, delay, 5 pm ET FORM: After going […]
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FA boss says pros won't take over
English FA chairman David Triesman insists that the Football Association will never hand over control of the England’s national team program to the professional game and deniedthat the Premier League was now more powerful than the FA. His statements come in the wake of Ian Watmore‘s resignation as chief executive after less than a year […]
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Schalke overtakes Bayern, Roma closes in on Inter
[EUROPE] No more than two points separate the top two teams in Europe’s five major leagues. Schalke 04 took over the top spot from Bayern Munich in Germany,while Roma closed to within one point of Inter Milan in Italy. For a look at the races … ENGLAND P TEAM …W-T-L GF-GA 72 Man. United 23-3-6 […]