With the transfer window closing in less than 24 hours there was a lot of activity on Sunday. Manchester City finally got their goalkeeper as they signed Shay Given from Newcastle. As soon as I heard that Kevin Nolan has joined Newcastle United for £4m the other day, you knew that the Givens deal was […]
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Alexander Farnerud scored in the 57th minute to give Sweden a surprising 1-0 victory over Mexico in an international friendly on Wednesday night in Oakland. Farnerud, who set up both Swedish goals in a 3-2 loss to the U.S. on Saturday, connected on a long cross from Rasmus Elm, who was playing in his second match […]
Buy Italy – Brazil Tickets Confederations Cup Ronaldinho, dropped by Brazil last year following a loss of form, has been recalled by coach Dunga for Brazil’s friendly against Italy. The AC Milan forward had been left out of Brazil’s last three games following a dismal display in their goalless draw at home to Bolivia in […]
Saturday night in Los Angeles was the coming out party for U.S. midfielder Sacha Kljestan. His hat-trick lifted the U.S. to a 3-2 win over Sweden at the Home Depot Center. Kljestan who plays for Chivas USA, was just back from a training stint with Scotland’s Glasgow Celtic, and become the first American to score […]
Newcastle United quietly released their financial numbers for the last twelve months yesterday and it did not make for pretty reading as Mike Ashley suffered losses of £34 million in his first 12 months as club owner. Newcastle’s revenues for the twelve months were an impressive £100 million. The big problem is that Newcastle spent […]
Buy Carling Cup Final Tickets Manchester United beat Derby County 4-2 at Old Trafford (4-3 on aggregate) to book their place in the Carling Cup Final on March 1st. In all likelihood their opponents will be Tottenham Hotspur, who will be guaranteed a UEFA Cup place next season regardless of the cup final result. Buy Carling […]
Cristiano Ronaldo won the FIFA World Player of the Year award Monday. The accolade completes a hat-trick of titles for Ronaldo, who was honoured as the UEFA Club Footballer of the Year in August before collecting the Ballon d’Or last month. “It is an overwhelming moment, a very special moment in my life,” Ronaldo said. […]
The future stars of the U.S. men’s national team continue to win admirers in Europe. Last week Freddy Adu caught the eye of Juventus manager Claudio Ranieri in a friendly played last week between AS Monaco and Juve. The tinkerman was impressed by Adu, who can play as a withdrawn forward or, when necessary, on […]