Tottenham have had a good start to the season despite being without England midfielder Scott Parker all season due to a persistent Achilles injury. Parker hurt his Achilles at the end of last season, and took painkilling injections to play for England during this summer’s Euros. As a result, Parker was forced to undergo surgery […]
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Almost a year on from racially abusing Anton Ferdinand John Terry has publically apologized for his actions and has accepted the FA’s four match ban and £220,000. Terry will now miss the games against Spurs, Man United (league and cup) and Swansea. In a statement, Terry said: “After careful consideration, I have decided not to […]
Following on the lines of my earlier post about Spain‘s football federation chief denying that racism is a problem in Spanish football the Serbian FA have responded to the English complaints about racism in their U21 match in Krusevac last night. Taking a page from the Spanish FA’s manual, the Serbia FA today denied that […]
Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard is out of contract at the end of the season and is frustrated that team policy means that Chelsea are only offering him a one year deal. One group that is willing to offer Lampard a multi-year contract is Major League Soccer according to MLS commissioner Don Garber. ‘Frank Lampard’s a […]
There was no shortage of surprises across Europe on Tuesday and World Cup qualifying continued. Spain were held to a 1-1 draw at home by France, while Germany threw away a four goal lead and had to settle for a 4-4 draw with Sweden. There was frustration for Portugal also, as they has to score late to […]
In a game that they could not afford to lose, the U.S.’s World Cup dreams were hanging by a thread less than five minutes into the game against Guatemala when Carlos Ruiz outpaced Carlos Bocanegra to make it 1-0 Guatemala and stun the sold-out crowd of 16,947 at LIVESTRONG Sporting Park. The U.S. needed a […]
Fenway Sports Group and Liverpool FC have announced that they have decided to redevelop Anfield, rather than building a new stadium in nearby Stanley Park. The project will cost an expected £150m and will increase the capacity from 45,276 to 60,000. “This is step one as there is land to acquire, plans to be approved,” […]
Despite beating San Marino 5-0 on Friday, England boss Roy Hodgson says he has a welcome selection headache ahead of Tuesday’s World Cup qualifier against Poland. There is a possibility that Hodgson could make up to six changes for the Poland game. “The players who came in against San Marino did so well,” Hodgson said. […]
American soccer fans have taken the USA’s participation in the World Cup as a given with the U.S. appearing in every final since 1986. But that streak is in serious jeopardy, as defeat at home to Guatemala on Tuesday could see them eliminated. It took an added time winner from Eddie Johnson for the Americans […]