[BRAZIL] Ronaldinho was recalled for Brazil’s national team for the first time since April 2009 when he was namedto Coach Mano Menezes‘ squad for the Nov. 17 exhibition against Argentina at Doha, Qatar. Ronaldinho joins AC Milan teammates Alexandre Pato, Robinho and Thiago in the Brazil team. Brazil roster: Goalkeepers:Jefferson (Botafogo), Neto (Atletico Paranaense), Victor […]
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Inter Milan president bemoans Milito snub
Argentine Diego Milito, whose two goals gave Inter Milan a 2-0 win over Bayern Munich in the 2010 UEFA Champions League final, was the surprise omission fromthe 23-player short list for the new FIFA Ballon d’Or. Milito had 22 league goals in his debut season for Inter last season and also scored the winning goal […]
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Spain dominates FIFA Ballon d'Or nominations
[AWARDS] Seven players from Spain’s World Cup championship team are among the 23 players nominated for the FIFA Ballon d’Or. FIFA Ballon d’Or(Golden Ball) is a new award following the merger of the FIFA Men’s World Player of the Year and France Football’s Ballon d’Or awards. LionelMessi, winner of both awards in 2009, is among […]
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Coutinho — the latest Brazilian Gem
By Paul Gardner Last week’s Inter-Spurs Champions League game grabbed a lot of headlines for the astounding way that Spurs, with 10 men, were able to come backfrom 4-0 down to a 4-3 final score — courtesy of three goals from Gareth Bale. Three terrific goals from a 21-year-old player who gets better with every […]
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Real Madrid and Chelsea 1-2
[EUROPE TOP 10] Real Madrid and Chelsea are ranked 1-2 in Soccer America’s first ranking of European teams of the 2010-11 season. Before each UEFA ChampionsLeague matchday, Soccer America will update its Top 10 rankings based on domestic and European form. 1. REAL MADRID. It might not be playing thespectacular soccer its fans demand out […]
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Angry Serbian fans run wild
[EURO 2012 QUALIFYING] The Italy-Serbia Euro 2012 qualifier in Genoa had to be abandoned after visiting Serbian fans threw flares on the field and lit fireworks– all this after the start of the game was delayed 45 minutes because of clashes between Italian police and the Serbian fans. Scottish referee Craig Thomson stopped thematch after […]
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Andrea Pirlo strikes from afar
[VIDEO PICK] AC Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri started the trio of Robinho, Ronaldinho and ZlatanIbrahimovic for the first time this season but had Andrea Pirlo to thank for a 1-0 win over Parma on last weekend. Pirlo unleashed a 40-yard rocket past Parmakeeper Antonio Mirante into the top right corner in the 25th minute. It […]
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Zidane rips doctor for doping allegations
Zinedine Zidane, hero of France’s 1998 World Cup championship team, criticized former France team doctor Jean-PierrePaclet for his book “Implosion,” in which he claimed that “blood sample tests on several France players just before the 1998 World Cup revealed anomalies. Paclet’s suspicion wasbased on the fact that “some of the players are employed, notably the […]
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World Cup ref caught smuggling heroin at JFK Airport
Byron Moreno, the Ecuadoran referee who officiated USA-Portugal and the incident-filled South Korea-Italy match at the 2002 World Cup, was arrested andjailed without bail on Monday night after he was caught carrying more than 10 pounds of heroin on his body at New York’s Kennedy Airport. In a complaint filed in federal court inBrooklyn, Moreno […]
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UEFA Champions League Scoreboard
[RESULTS] Spartak Moscow pulled the biggest upset in Wednesday’s action in the group stage of the 2010-11 UEFA Champions League when it beat Marseille, 1-0, onthe road thanks to an own goal by young Spanish defender Cesar Azpilicueta. Arsenal earned the biggest win when it crushed Portuguese club Braga, 6-0. For allthe midweek results … […]