Sir Alex can talk about winning the double this year but New England Revolution coach Steve Nichol is trying to do him one better by winning the triple. The first leg in the triple was the SuperLiga championship which New England won 3-2 last night in a penalty shoot-out with the Houston Dynamo. Houston had […]
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The La Liga outfit now sports four Dutch internationals after today’s official announcement concerning the acquisition of midfielder Rafael van der Vaart. The 25-year-old has penned a five-year contract. Along with winger Arjen Robben, forward Ruud van Nistelrooy, midfielder Wesley Sneijder, and youngster Royston Drenthe, Real Madrid looks prepared to field an Oranje-centric squad. Sneijder, […]
British teams got relatively easy draws in the UEFA Cup second qualifying round as Aston Villa will face Iceland’s Hafnarfjordur, while Manchester City and Queen of the South take on Danish clubs. Mark Hughes’s Manchester City side will take on Danish side FC Midtjylland while Queen of the South will play Nordsjalland. The two-legged second […]
Glasgow Rangers Champions League hopes are at best 50-50 after a very unimpressive 0-0 draw at home to Lithuanian side FBK Kaunas in their Champions League qualifying second-round, first-leg tie. The difference in fitness really showed in this game as Rangers struggled with match fitness, as they only recently returned for pre-season while the sharper […]
Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez thinks that the signing of Robbie Keane for £20million is the final piece in the puzzle. In the Keane press conference Benitez said: “I think all the defences will be worried about stopping them. Other managers and defenders will be trying to sign players but with Robbie, Fernando, Steven Gerrard, Dirk […]
Toronto FC watched an opportunity for a precious away point dissolve with Robbie Findley’s late strike during Major League Soccer’s recent edition of Monday Night Football. While this storyline was important, especially when looking at the crowded Eastern Conference, the most amazing part of the evening was the fact that Real Salt Lake now sits in first […]
Before heading to the U.S to play CD Guadalajara in Chicago and the Red Bulls in New York Barcelona stopped in Scotland for two pre-season friendlies. First Barca opened up by thrashing Hibs 6-0 at Murrayfield, giving new Barcelona coach Josep Guardiola his first victory.An Eidur Gudjohnsen double and goals from Lionel Messi and Pedro […]