[PREDICTIONS] Can defending champion Barcelona avoid an upset at red-hot Stuttgart? Visiting Bordeaux and Sevilla appear to have the edge against Olympiakos andCSKA Moscow, respectively. The big match in the second set of first legs in the UEFA Champions League’s round of 16 again takes at the San Siro. Last week it was DavidBeckham and […]
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What They're Saying
“He went eight days ago and we have tried to get him back. I hope he is back in a day or two because we need him. I have ordered him to come back but he hasignored us. I spoke with Carlos three days ago and maybe he is on a plane now.” — Manchester […]
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Working on your crosses? Don't bother
By Paul Gardner When David Beckham was flying high with Manchester United 10 years ago, he presented his admirers with something of a problem. Even they couldrecognize that he was far from being the best player in the world, he wasn’t that fast, his heading and tackling were nothing to write home about and he couldn’t […]
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Herculez Gomez scores again [VIDEO]
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Herculez Gomez scored his third goal for Puebla in its 3-2 loss at Guadalajara (see video below). InSunday play, Brad Friedel was in goal for Aston Villa in its 5-2 win over Burnley. For all the weekend action … ENGLAND, Premier League Jozy Altidore, sub: 25 minutes (Hull City, 0-3, at West Ham) […]
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Spector victorious in U.S. duel
[AMERICANS ABROAD] U.S. teammates Jonathan Spector, starting again at leftback, and Jozy Altidore, a second-half sub, squared off Saturday in the English Premier League. Spector’s West Ham romped with a 3-0 victory over HullCity, which is back in relegation danger. Eight Americans played in the top two levels of English soccer on Saturday. For all […]
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Everton does it again
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Last week it was Chelsea. On Saturday it was Manchester United. In successive English Premier League matches, Everton has beaten the top twoteams, and Landon Donovan again had a hand in the victory. He was involved in sub Dan Gosling‘s late goal that broke thegame open. Everton went on to win, 3-1, and […]
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Juventus and Liverpool open with wins
[EUROPA LEAGUE] Juventus and Liverpool, two of the great names of European soccer, are enduring rough seasons but picked up wins in the Europa League, the oldUEFA Cup that moved into the knockout phase this week. Juve was the more impressive of the two teams, winning, 2-1, at Ajax, another former European giant, on a […]
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Fox Soccer Plus to have … rugby
[TELEVISION WATCH] The Fox Soccer Channel debuted as Fox Sports World in 1997 for a reason. It offered more than soccer. Now that Fox Soccer Plus — Fox SoccerChannel 2 if you will — will air, beginning on March 1, it will return to its roots. Rugby will be among the offers on the new […]
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Why Porto-Arsenal ref was right
Swedish referee Martin Hansson certainly finds controversy. He failed to see Thierry Henry‘s handball on the playthat to the goal that sent France to the 2010 World Cup at Ireland’s expense in November. And on Wednesday he was the referee who handed the ball to Porto’s RubenMicael, whose quick free start led to Falcao‘s winning […]
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Dempsey is recovering well
Fulham manager Roy Hodgson says injured American star Clint Dempsey should return to action before the end of theseason, putting him ready for the World Cup. Hodgson said Wednesday that “his progress is good and he is working very hard to recover. The medical staff are very happy with him.” Dempsey damaged his right knee […]