[AMERICANS ABROAD] Barring a last-minute change in plans, Landon Donovan was scheduled to fly home on Sunday after theconclusion of his 10-week loan at English club Everton, which ended in anti-climatic fashion. For the third straight game, he came off the bench, playing the last 23 minutes in the Toffees’ 2-2 tie atBirmingham. Nigerians Victor […]
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Beckham admits his England hopes are in doubt
[WORLD CUP COUNTDOWN] With his playing time at AC Milan shrinking, David Beckham admitted that he is not banking onmaking England’s World Cup squad. “I am not guaranteed to go to South Africa,” he said. “I have to work hard and hopefully win my place. There are a good few months left and plenty ofgames […]
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U.S. national team weekend
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Eleven Americans, most likely selections for the U.S. World Cup team, were in action abroad on Saturday but only Marcus Hahnemann (Wolves) and Steve Cherundolo (Hannover) were winners. Hahnemann went the entire way in Wolves’ 2-1 win at Burnley, whileHannover won its second straight game since the return of Cherundolo, who came on […]
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Donovan's last Everton game? Or not?
Landon Donovan‘s Everton plays at Birmingham City Saturday (TV: Fox Soccer Channel, live, 10 am ET) in what will probably be his last game on loan to theToffees. But Everton manager David Moyes hasn’t given up hope of reaching a deal with the Los Angeles Galaxy to keep him longer. “I don’t know yetwhether this […]
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Rooney reveals scoring secret
Manchester United’s Wayne Rooney revealed the secrets to his incredible season: positioning, timing — and going bald. The Englishman has scored 30 goals this season. Ten of themhave been headers, including seven successive headers until he finished off Nani‘s cross for United’s second goal in its 4-0 win over AC Milan. “I’m stillworking on my […]
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Beckham to be asked to invest in Man. United buyout?
David Beckham, who made a very visible expression of support of the bid to take over Manchester United when he donned a green and gold scarf that has becomesymbolic of the effort after AC Milan’s 4-0 loss to United at Old Trafford on Wednesday night, might be asked to invest in the takeover bid. After […]
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Real Madrid covets Benitez to replace Pellegrini
Following Real Madrid’s exit from the UEFA Champions League, the Spanish club plans on firing Coach Manuel Pellegrini at the end of the 2010 season, and thefront-runner to replace the Chilean is Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez. “Rafa is the preferred choice,” says a Real source. “He is a Madrid manand his agent, Manuel Garcia Quillon, […]
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Liverpool falls to French club Lille
[EUROPA LEAGUE] A late goal by Belgian teen sensation Eden Hazard gave French club Lille a 1-0 win over Liverpool in thefirst leg of their Europa League round-of-16 series on Thursday. The only team to win away was Standard Liege, a 3-1 victor over Panathinaikos. For all the results … Lille 1 Liverpool 0 Scorer: […]
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Dempsey is back in action for Fulham
[AMERICANS ABROAD] You can scratch Clint Dempsey from the U.S. injury list. Only seven and weeks after beind sidelinedwith a knee injury, Dempsey returned to action for Fulham Thursday. He played the last hour hour of Fulham’s 3-1 loss to Juventus in the first leg of their Europa League round of 16 series. Dempey injured […]
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Rooney challenged to match Ronaldo
[UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] Even with a bad knee, Wayne Rooney was once again too much for AC Milan. The England strikerscored once in each half to give him four goals in two games against Milan — and 30 on the season — and lead Manchester United to a 4-0 win on Tuesday at Old Trafford […]