This is amazing. Inter Milan manager Jose Mourinho has been banned from the touchline for three games by the Italian FA after making a handcuffs gesture in Saturday’s 0-0 draw with Sampdoria. Mourinho will have to watch the games against Udinese, Genoa and Catania from the stands. In addition to the Mourinho suspension, Inter players […]
U.S. soccer fans will a chance to see Lionel Messi and his Argentina teammates later this summer. Soccer By Ives is reporting that Argentina has scheduled to play a friendly in the U.S., after the World Cup. There are four FIFA-sanctioned international dates that the match could be played on. They are August 11, September […]
The threat of a strike looms large over Major League Soccer and if the players strike, the blame must lie at the feet of MLS Commissioner Don Garber. For soccer in the U.S. to continue to grow, the league must fall in line with FIFA guidelines and regulations. I understand why the league wanted to […]
Robert Mancini was brought in to manage Manchester City for one reason. To get them into the Champions League this season. After a hot start under Mancini, Manchester City has reverted back to what they were under Mark Hughes. City is an above average team, but they are not a good team. Man City are […]
Juventus stunned Ajax in the Amsterdam Arena thanks to two goals from Amauri to take a vital 2-1 lead into next week’s Europa League round of 32 second leg clash. The Brazilian scored a header in each half after Miralem Sulejmani had given the Dutch outfit a deserved early lead. Hasan Salihamidzic saw red late […]
Portsmouth are in such dire financial straits that they have asked the Premier League if they can sell players outside the transfer window. However, the move will depend on their request being sanctioned by the Football Association and FIFA as well as the Premier League. A spokesman for Pompey said: “I can confirm we have […]
Arsenal’s trip to Portugal has got tougher as Arsenal’s injury list means that they will be without five regulars tomorrow night. Andrey Arshavin and Alex Song got injured against Liverpool last week and have not recovered while William Gallas, Eduardo and Manuel Almunia will also miss the game. “William Gallas has a calf injury. Alex […]
Wayne Rooney scored twice as Manchester United recovered from an early Ronaldinho to put Man United in the drivers seat of this Champions League tie. But this was a game that Milan could easily have won. Between Ronaldinho’s goal and Rooney’s equalizer, Milan missed at least three really good chances that if they had taken […]