AC Milan have finally signed Ajax winger Urby Emanuelson for around 1.7 million euros. With Gianluca Zambrotta injured and Luca Antonini inconsistent at left back, Milan needed some help on the left side of the park and the Dutch international will give them that. d in Massimiliano Allegri’s 4-3-3 formation. Emanuelson was expected to head […]
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 […]
Roma are up to second place in Serie A after a convincing 3-0 victory against Cagliari. A Francesco Totti penalty midway through the first half and a goal from Simone Perrotta halfway through the second put gave Roma the victory in a game that they dominated. Jeremy Menez goal in stoppage time sealed the win […]
Barcelona equalled their club record of 14 successive Liga victories with a 3-0 triumph against Racing Santander on a night when Luís Fabiano starred for Sevilla at home to Levante. Barca’s 28-match unbeaten run in all competitions came to end when they lost the second leg of their Copa del Rey quarter-final to Real Betis […]
Dimitar Berbatov scored his third hat trick of the season as Manchester United thrashed Birmingham 5-0 to move two points clear at the top of the Premier League. Wingers Ryan Giggs and Nani were the other scorers at Old Trafford for United, which swept to an easy victory to now make it 22 games without […]
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 […]
The LA Galaxy have understandably been against David Beckham joining Spurs on loan this month. They are ok with Beckham training with Spurs, but they want nothing to do with Beckham pulling on a Spurs shirt, even in a behind closed doors friendly. The Galaxy made their position crystal clear to Spurs yesterday when they […]
Reports in England say that Villarreal striker Giuseppe Rossi is attracting the attention of Tottenham Hotspur. Rossi has a buy-out clause in his contract worth around €40m (£33m) but Villarreal are said to be willing to accept half that for a player who only has 18 months left on his deal. Rossi, who spent three […]