[WORLD CUP COUNTDOWN] After a torturous first half, during which Egypt went ahead, England recovered to beat the three-time African champion, 3-1, at WembleyStadium. Substitutes Peter Crouch and Shaun Wright-Phillips combined for the three goals and improved their chances ofearning tickets to the World Cup. At the start of the game, the crowd of 80,000 […]
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What They're Saying
“Occasionally, some managers in England subtly let me know that they will be rooting for us that day. You can guess they are not born in England. That’s all part of it, I guess.” — Coach Bob Bradley on the support among managers he meets around the English Premier League for the USA in its […]
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Brazil puts fear into English [VIDEO]
[WORLD CUP COUNTDOWN] Such is the optimism about England’s chances at the 2010 World Cup that Brazil’s visit to the Emirates Stadium Tuesday was billed a sneakpreview of England’s possible semifinal opponent in Cape Town. Just how did Brazil sem Ronaldinho look to the locals in its 2-0 win over Ireland? Brazil was fortunate to […]
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Real Madrid revenues exceed $500 million
[MONEY MATTERS] For the fifth year in a row, Real Madrid is the largest revenue-generating soccer club with revenues of $543 million in 2008-09, according tothe latest edition of the Deloitte Football Money League. How big is Real? Its broadcast revenues of $218 million are more than the total revenues of all but the top […]
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Fans aim to buy Man. United
Wealthy fans, unhappy with Manchester United’s American owners, are considering a bid to buy the English club, but a United spokesperson said it is not for sale. As it is, an expert says it wouldprobably take $1.8 billion, if not more, to get the Glazer family to even take notice. The “Red Knights,” who include […]
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Europe's unbeaten clubs
[MAKING A LIST] Bayer Leverkusen set a German Bundesliga record for most games without a loss to start the season Saturday when it tied Cologne, 0-0, andextended its unbeaten streak to 24 games. It’s bidding to become the first German teams to go unbeaten in modern history. Here are the team who have gone unbeaten […]
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Another horror tackle and the same old excuses
By Paul Gardner Another horrendous injury to an Arsenal player. At Stoke on Saturday 19-year-old Aaron Ramsey was taken off the field on astretcher, breathing through an oxygen mask, his right leg broken. The soccer future of one of the most promising — I would say the most promising — of British youngsters is now at […]
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Brazil's Dunga: 'I will go forward in my own way'
Brazil will take to the field at London’s Emirates Stadium against Ireland Tuesday with the likes of Felipe Melo and Gilberto Silva in its squad. But Coach Dunga had no room for 2002 World Cup champion Ronaldinho, who is enjoying an excellentseason at AC Milan. “I guess it’s normal [for Ronaldinho’s exit to cause controversy] […]
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John Terry under fire from all quarters
Can English national team defender John Terry survive the criticism fired his way in the aftermath of revelations of his alleged affair with the mother ofhis former England teammate Wayne Bridge‘s child? After Bridge’s Manchester City beat Terry’s Chelsea, 4-2, on Saturday, Bridge’s teammate Craig Bellamy remarked, “I know what John Terry is like and […]
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Arsenal's goal: win EPL title for Ramsey
Arsenal teenager Aaron Ramsey could be back in action in as soon as six months following the broken leg he suffered Saturday on Stoke defender Ryan Shawcross’s challenge. Doctors told Ramsey the break to the tibia and fibula of his right leg is not as bad as teammate Eduardo suffered two years ago because it […]