Barcelona and AC Milan successfully protected their advantages this weekend while Manchester United extended their lead at the top of the Premier League to two points. Spain It is a case of as you were at the top of the Liga after Barcelona and Real Madrid both won. Josep Guardiola’s titleholders set the bar on […]
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A very young and inexperienced U.S. side showed a lot of heart in coming back to draw 1-1 with Chile. Esteban Paredes scored the opening goal of the match for Chile early in the second half while Teal Bunbury equalized from the spot late in the match. As expected Bob Bradley continued to look for […]
The U.S. men’s national team plays its first match of 2011 Saturday night against Chile at the Home Depot Center. There is no national TV coverage of the game. Because tomorrow is not a FIFA sanctioned date, none of the U.S.’s European players like Tim Howard or Clint Dempsey will be playing. Instead Coach Bob […]
Aston Villa and former US goalkeeper Brad Friedel has been declared bankrupt at a court hearing in Macclesfield. The cause of Friedel’s bankruptcy is a soccer academy he set up under his name in Ohio in 2007. It was meant to be a non-profit-making venture, but it lost money heavily and court documents show Friedel […]
Real Madrid claimed the derby spoils for the second time in as many weeks to reach the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey while AC Milan comfortably progressed to the last eight of the Coppa Italia. José Mourinho’s men, aiming for a first cup triumph since 1993, held a 3-1 lead against Atletico Madrid heading […]
Manchester United are officially the best supported club in Europe according to Futebol Finance. Futebol Finance based their analysis on attendances last season, and with an average Old Trafford attendance of 75,304 last season, United surpassed Real Madrid, the 2009-2009 winners. What is surprising is the lack of Premier League sides on the list. Just […]
Aston Villa have shocked their own fans by making an £18m offer for Sunderland striker Darren Bent, a deal that could increase to £24m with add-ons. Bent has handed in a transfer request at Sunderland and is expected to take a medical later today or early on Tuesday with the deal expected to be completed […]
Big week in Europe as the Bundesliga returned the action, Barcelona extended its unbeaten run to a club-record 28 games, while in Italy the Serie A title race got tighter. Spain A four-point gap has opened up at the Liga summit after Real Madrid were held to a 1-1 draw by bottom club Almeria, while […]
Even though full-back Rafael was sent off but 10-man Manchester United still kept their unbeaten record as they went back to the top of the Barclays Premier League on goal difference after a 0-0 draw against Spurs. Wayne Rooney brought a couple of smart saves from Tottenham goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes and Rafael van der Vaart […]