Landon Donovan’s two month loan at Everton is coming to an end and the La Galaxy star is asking the Galaxy to let him stay at Everton for at least another month. Donovan has impressed Everton David Moyes with his play and Donovan has came to appreciate the work ethic among England’s leading players. Donovan […]
Good news for those of you who hate to listen to Tommy Smyth and his old onion bag. You won’t have to during the World Cup. ESPN has announced that they will be using Ian Darke, Adrian Healey, Derek Rae and Martin Tyler to provide the play-by-play match commentary throughout the World Cup. “The group […]
Juventus centre-back Giorgio Chiellini will miss the first leg of the Italian club’s UEFA Europa League round of 16 tie with Fulham on Thursday but could be back for the return in London next week after a scan revealed that his left thigh injury is less serious than first feared. The 25-year-old suffered the injury […]
Liverpool’s chances to qualify for next season’s Champions League took another hit with a its first-ever loss to Wigan. The loss left Liverpool in sixth place in the Premier League with 48 points, one behind Tottenham and Manchester City. Hugo Rodallega was the hero for Wigan, scoring after a giveaway by Dirk Kuyt. The three […]
Another week and another huge game for the Arsenal. This time it is in the Champions League as Arsenal try to overcome a 2-1 deficit and defeat Porto to move into the quarter-finals. Arsenal will have to do it the difficult way, without inspirational leader Cesc Fabregas who will miss the game due to a […]
Bolton midfielder Stuart Holden will be sidelined for up to six weeks after breaking his right leg in the U.S.s’ 2-1 loss to Holland yesterday. Holden was hurt from a bad tackle by Nigel de Jong that somehow did not even earn the Dutch player a yellow card. The U.S. Soccer Federation issued a statement […]
Despite the protests of Manchester United fans, the financial situation of the club is improving according to new figures showing an increase in revenue and profits. The figures for the six months up to December show turnover up 19% to £144.7million from £121.7million for the equivalent period in 2008, largely due to increases in match […]
Real Madrid has once again regained the top spot the Deloitte Football Money League, but that is only because of the continuing decline of the pound against the euro. The Deloitte Football Money League list is based on clubs’ revenue excluding transfer fees Dan Jones, partner in the sports business group at Deloitte, said: “All […]