“Everyone knows how much I love my wife and my children, but at the same time I love football. My children will remain in Los Angeles due to school and Victoria will remain with them.” On-loan AC Milan midfielder David Beckham explains why he will be leading the solo life in Milan for the next […]
Monthly Archives: January 2009
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What They’re Saying
Sergio Aguero “will not go to Barca. He is doing well with Atletico and this is where he wants to stay.” Atletico Madrid President Enrique Cerezo denies reports that the 20-year-old Argentine prodigy is on the verge of joining Barcelona.
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South Africa organizing committee official gunned down
Helped on his way by abusive messages from Portsmouth fans, England forward Jermain Defoe, 26, has agreed personal terms with Tottenham Hotspur and will complete his $22 back to White Hart Lane Tuesday. Defoe, who moved the other way a year ago for $13 million, has been offered a five-year contract.
Posted inSection 2 Around the Net, Story
Spanish Ref Sends Off 19 In One Game
“I didn’t like him [Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson] saying I didn’t like the offer I was made because neither my agent nor me were given one. I don’t know anything on my future. United know what they must pay if they want me to stay. I want to stay but the club have not […]
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Hyndman: Cooper To Stay Another Year
One of the less endearing aspects of the English FA Cup is when teams switch stadiums in order to make more money (or maximize revenue, as club accountants no doubt phrase it). A few years ago non-league Farnborough moved its home tie with Arsenal to Highbury in order to earn some quick cash. Not only […]
Posted inSection 2 Around the Net, Story
English FA Hopes Film Will Combat Homophobia
Idealistic UEFA President Michel Platini said Monday he will not challenge Sepp Blatter for the FIFA presidency, and that he expects Blatter to stay in the post for six more years following the next election in 2011, reports Yasir Abbasher. Speaking at the Gulf Cup in Muscat, Platini said, “We have a good president […]
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Wantaway Downing Frustrated At Middlesbrough
Manchester City’s transfer market moves over the coming month “may be the last chance to witness the spectacle of an English club spending a foreign owner’s money with unrestricted lavishness,” writes Richard Williams. With everyone else feeling the pinch from the economic downturn (even Chelsea’s players now have to pay for their training-ground meals), […]
Posted inSection 2 Around the Net, Story
Wenger: Only ‘Special Class’ Players For Arsenal
It’s hard to guess how the decision-making process on new players works at AC Milan these days. According to The Times, Liverpool forward Jermaine Pennant “has been given the chance to revive his career” at the Italian giant and has been offered a pre-contract agreement by the club ahead of his contract expiring at Liverpool […]
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Elton John Could Return To Watford
[INTERLIGA] A pair of 1-0 InterLiga Monday matches propelled Pachuca into the finals with one Group A game left to play and left Morelia, which lost to UAG (“Tecos”), seething at a goal scored with one of its players laying on the ground, apparently injured.
Posted inSection 2 Around the Net, Story
Croatian Striker Olic Signs For Bayern
[MLS] The melding of the USL and MLS versions of the Seattle Sounders has added another element, that of goalkeeper Chris Eylander.
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Defoe Receives Hate Calls After Transfer Talk
Charlie Davies, a 22-year-old New Hampshire product, was the Swedish league’s fourth leading scorer in 2008 after a rough first season. He now eyes a regular role with the U.S. national team and moving to a bigger club in Europe.
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Brand Beckham Has Big Club Fever Again
[REF WATCH] Responding to reports in December that the red card Chippenham’s David Pratt received three seconds after entering the game set a world record, the Irish Times’ Mary Hannigan recalled an ejection in 2000 of Cross Farm Park Celtic’s Lee Todd two seconds into a Sunday league game.
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Soccer on TV [#30417]
Catch more third-round FA Cup action on Monday. Two other European domestic cups, England’s Carling League Cup and Spain’s Copa del Rey, are in midweek action. And there’s the InterLiga, the USA-based Libertadores Cup qualifying tournament for Mexican clubs.
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Soccer on TV
Just as Landon Donovan starts his loan spell at Bayern Munich, the German champion has signed another striker. Hamburg’s Croatian forward Ivica Olic will join the Bavarian team at the end of the season. Olic is being seen as a replacement for Lukas Podolski, who has been linked with his former club FC Cologne […]
Posted inSoccer America Confidential, Story
FC Dallas clings to Cooper [#30420]
Whatever Hunt Sports Group ends up doing with Kenny Cooper it is playing two very risky games. With European clubs trying to buy him, it is playing hardball. With Cooper himself, HSG is dealing low-ball. Since it holds the cards at both tables as well as the backing of MLS, HSG may win both games yet lose out in a third game, that of public opinion.
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FC Dallas clings to Cooper
“Stewart’s been frustrated since the summer, really. When he signed his new contract he was assured that there would be significant investment in the squad. He feels that the club haven’t matched those expectations. He’s also frustrated that the team is once again struggling in the Premier League.” Stewart Downing Sr. explains why his son […]
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Landon Donovan begins Bayern spell [#30424]
Landon Donovan arrived in Dubai, where Bayern Munich is holding its midseason training camp, on Sunday to begin his 75-day loan with the German power from the Los Angeles Galaxy. The 26-year-old said he hopes the loan leads to a long-term stay.
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European Weekend Scores [#30423]
Fourth division Romorantin produced the biggest upset in the French Cup by beating Ligue 1’s Nancy on penalty kicks on Saturday. Porto took over the lead in Portugal following Benfica’s 2-0 loss to Trofense. For all the weekend scores and goal scorers …
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Nott. Forest embarrasses Man. City in FA Cup upset [#30422]
[ENGLAND] Nottingham Forest is a shade of its former glorious self, fourth from the bottom in the second-level League Championship, but that didn’t prevent the former European Cup champion from pulling the biggest upset of the FA Cup weekend with a 3-0 win over Manchester City. For more on the FA Cup weekend and the fourth-round draw …
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Barcelona picks up where it left off [#30421]
[SPAIN] A new year began as the last left off as Barcelona extended its unbeaten streak to 16 matches in La Liga with a 3-1 home win against Mallorca on Saturday.
Posted inSoccerTalk with Paul Gardner, Story
The FA Cup Romance Myth [#30419]
The world of commercialized soccer really doesn’t have much to say about romance. Unless you consider things like money, bank balances and profit romantic, that is. Most of us, no doubt, do not.
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What They’re Saying [#30418]
“I have absolutely no idea how they got hold of my number but some of the calls have made me sick to my stomach.
— Portsmouth striker Jermain Defoe, who has received death threats from Portmouth fans reacting to his expected move from the club to Tottenham, Manchester City or Juventus, which is reportedly offering a $29 million transfer fee. (BBC)
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Castillo debuts for Club America
[U.S. SOCCER] Ten games in the final round 2010 World Cup qualifying are just part of the USA’s crowded 2009 schedule, which includes two major tournaments and a Jan. 24 home friendly to kick off the year.
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Convey sees FA Cup action
“When I became president of Barcelona in 2003 it was a car with three wheels … Now it is a Ferrari with five wheels.”
— FC Barcelona president Joan Laporta tries to steer an analogy. (Futboltotal.com)
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Landon Donovan begins Bayern spell
[WORLD CUP 2010] The notion that organizing the World Cup in South Africa is like organizing it anywhere else is pure fantasy as evidenced by the news that Jimmy Mohlala, a member of the Nelspruit venue organizing committee and an outspoken critic of corruption in stadium construction contracts, was murdered at his home Sunday night.