Rangers took the first installment of the Glasgow derby on Sunday behind a brace from former Celtic forward Kenny Miller. New addition Pedro Mendes also scored. The Portuguese midfielder joined Rangers this summer from Premiership outfit Portsmouth. 31-year-old Gabonese forward Daniel Cousin rounded out Rangers’ score sheet. Rangers were busy in the end weeks of […]
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Prime Minister Gordon Brown has stated that Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has been informally approached to lead an all-Britain squad in 2012 when the games come to London. The Prime Minister is hoping to see both a men’s and women’s team fielded in the Olympic tournament. In the past, Britain has not entered […]
Anyone who has watched Glasgow Rangers play this pre-season was not shocked by the 2-1 loss in Lithuania to FBK Kaunas. Less than three months after appearing in the UEFA Cup Final in Manchester, Rangers are now out of Europe until next year. The defeat means that Rangers will miss out on £12m, which they […]
Brazil today announced its squad for the Olympic Games in China and I am sure the news upset managers all over Europe. Olympic gold is the one significant soccer title that Brazil has never won, and this years squad includes several big names. The biggest are Barcelona’s Ronaldinho and Real Madrid forward Robinho who are […]
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The first of the two-leg finale between Ecuador’s LDU Quito and Brazil’s Fluminense kicked off this evening at La Casa Blanca Stadium with minimal global attention due to today’s riveting Euro 2008 semi-final between Germany and Turkey. The 49th edition of the Copa Libertadores has all the makings of a classic as both teams battle […]
After disposing of over matched Barbados, the U.S. moves into the next round of world cup qualifying as they seek their sixth straight world cup. In the regional semi-final the U.S. is in a group with Cuba, Guatemala, and Trinidad and Tobago. The top two teams advance to next year’s regional finals, which will produce […]
Canada advanced to the semifinals of World Cup qualifying in the North and Central American and Caribbean region, defeating St. Vincent and the Grenadines 4-1 Friday night. Dwayne De Rosario and Ali Gerba scored two goals each for Canada, which won the home-and-home, total-goals series on 7-1 aggregate. Canada will be in a semifinal group […]