[TELEVISION GUIDE] Wednesday marks the last international fixture date of 2010, and several interesting friendlies are on tap and available for viewing … (Click here for Soccer America’s Soccer on TV.) Note: Alltimes ET. Brazil-Argentina noon ESPN2, ESPN Deportes, ESPN3.com (tape at 10 on ESPN Deportes) Netherlands-Turkey 2:30 p.m. ESPN3.com Sweden-Germany 2:30 p.m. ESPN3.com (tape […]
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Too many foreigners? The stats reveal all. Sort of.
By Paul Gardner Some stats for you. I’ve been rummaging around in the rosters of the European leagues as published in the November issue of World Soccer,paying particular attention to the foreigners in each league. I’m happy to report that, as far as I can see, the figures I shall roll out below prove absolutely […]
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Gervinho gets 15-month suspended sentence
After he was caught driving without a license twice in three days in France, you’d think Ivorian international Gervinho would have gotten the point. But no.The Lille star received a 15-month suspended jail term and was fined 20,000 euros ($28,000) for the third offense of driving without a license. The sentence and fine were both […]
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Zidane and Materazzi make peace after chance meeting
Zinedine Zidane and Marco Materazzi, involved in the most infamous encounter in the history of the World Cup, madepeace on Wednesday after a chance meeting in Milan. Playing the final match of his storied career, Zidane head-butted Materazzi in the chest after the Italian defender insulted Zidane’ssister, and the Frenchman was sent off in overtime […]
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France captain Diarra suspended minimum of three weeks
France captain Alou Diarra has been suspended for a minimum of three weeks by the French league (LPF) for shoving a referee in the chest during a matchwith Bordeaux, which he also captains. The LPF will meet Nov. 10 whether to extend the suspension. Diarra was shown a yellow card by referee WilfriedBien during Saturday’s […]
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Blanc calls for leniency for French captain Diarra
Just when the French national team looks like it is turning things around after its nightmare World Cup, it faces more trouble. France national team coach LaurentBlanc has called for leniency for Bordeaux captain Alou Diarra, also the captain of the new-look French national team, after he reacting to a yellow cardshown to him by […]
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Sochaux president: only time will tell whether Davies comes back
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Sochaux president Alexandre Lacombe says it will be at least six more months before the French clubwill know where Charlie Davies is in his bid to return to top-flight soccer. Speaking to the French newspaper L’Est Republicain on the one-yearanniversary of the accident that almost took Davies’ life and killed another passenger, Lacombe […]
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Marseille plans legal action over De Jong tackle
Jean-Claude Dassier, president of Marseille, says the French club plans on taking unspecified legal action against Manchester City midfielder Nigel De Jong, who broke the leg of Newcastle winger Hatem Ben Arfa.
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Big Faty liar
[AMERICANS ABROAD] On Saturday, Jacques Faty, Charlie Davies‘ Sochaux teammateand close friend, came forward and said that he, and not Davies, was driving Faty’s Audi Q7 at 125 mph early in the morning on Oct. 3 when they were stopped by French police and Davies was cited forspeeding. The incident took place almost a year […]
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Lyon posts heavy losses
Olympique Lyon is considered the model French club, but it has fallen on hard times. After winning seven straight Ligue 1 titles, it’s lost out to Bordeaux in 2009 and Lyon in 2010. But Lyon is also suffering on the bottom line. It announced losses of almost $50 million for the 2009-10 season after earning […]