Germany’s head coach Joachim Loew dropped forward Patrick Helmes and midfielders Jermaine Jones and Marko Marin from his Euro 2008 squad on Wednesday. All three played in Tuesday’s friendly match versus Belarus. Germany ended tied with the Belarussians 2-2. Germany opened the scoring in the 10th minute with a goal from Miroslav Klose. It was […]
Premier League
U.S. national team winger DaMarcus Beasley started and played a vital role in Rangers’ 3-2 victory over Queen of the South in this past weekend’s Scottish Cup final. It was his first start since injuring his knee last year in the UEFA Champions League. In the final, Beasley played 76 minutes and had a hand […]
Another great weekend of Major League Soccer action. It began with a rare San Jose Earthquakes victory and included a 70 yard David Beckham empty net goal. Here are summaries of this weekends games. D.C. United 3, Toronto FC 2 Jaime Moreno scored on a penalty kick and Luciano Emilio had a goal off a […]
Chelsea FC finally put Avram Grant out of his misery and officially announced what everyone had known for months. That he would not be coaching Chelsea next year. The contenders to replace Grant include Frank Rijkaard, Guus Hiddink and Roberto Mancini. The official announcement reads: “Chelsea can confirm that Avram Grant has had his contract […]
Reports from the Dutch media are hinting that Arsenal striker Robin van Persie may be left out of the coach Marco van Basten’s squad for UEFA’s Euro 2008. The forward continues to be sidetracked by leg problems that basically derailed his entire Premiership season. He was only able to train lightly because of a sore […]
The Bundesliga season just concluded and already there’s been a flurry of player movement. Below is a recap of some of the more prominent signings from the first part of the transfer period. MF – Tim Borowski from Werder Bremen to FC Bayern Munich With Bayern Munich back in the Champions League, Borowski brings much needed depth […]
It was a game that had everything. Goals, unbelievable tension, red cards and finally a winner. Fifty years on from the Munich air disaster, Manchester United won their third European Cup final in a dramatic shootout. It was a game of 2 halves and overtime. The first half belonged to Man Utd, who easily could […]
Rumors out of Moscow are that Chelsea midfield star Frank Lampard is heading to Inter Milan on a four year deal worth almost 6 million pounds a year. While Chelsea denies the story, former Chelsea boss has been long rumored to being the new Inter coach. Jose Mourinho is very close to Lampard (and Drogba) […]