Monthly Archives: May 2009

Thierry Henry will miss Barcelona's Champions League semifinal encounter with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday. The French forward scored two goals against Real Madrid over the weekend but picked up a knee injury in the second half that proved more serious than originally thought. In addition to missing the crucial clash with Chelsea, Henry […]

Yes, the Fire is the only unbeaten team through the first seven league games. But having tied five of those games, two after jumping out to a lead at home, Chicago wants more points. "Being unbeaten doesn't mean anything," Fire goalkeeper Jon Busch said. "Yeah, we are undefeated, but we are in games where we […]

"Barcelona is playing great soccer and has the quality and potential to win the Champions League. We couldn't beat Chelsea at home but we're confident we can go on from here and take things step by step, all the while respecting our rivals. I won't be able to be a part of things over the […]

The South American confederation Conmebol suspended Guadalajara defender Hector Reynoso for the remainder of the 2009 Copa Libertadores tournament for spitting on Everton's Sebastian Penco. The H1N1 flu outbreak, which caused a suspension of Chivas' second-round game against Sao Paulo, may have compounded the severity of the incident. After a scuffle broke out late in […]

American businessman Stan Kroenke has become Arsenal’s biggest shareholder after increasing his stake in the Premier League club to 28.3 percent. Already a director at the club, Kroenke increased his holding Friday from 20.5 percent by buying out the Carr family’s stake. The next largest shareholder is Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov, who owns more than […]

"Everybody is focused and ready for the game," declared Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger ahead of Tuesday's clash with Manchester United in the second leg of the Champions League semifinals. "We are all aware it is our team performance that will be important rather than the responsibility on any individual. I am very confident the team […]

English Premier League club Fulham will travel to Australia to face Perth Glory and Melbourne Victory in July ahead of the start of the A-League season. Another English squad, Wolverhampton Wanderers, which recently qualified for next season’s Premier League, will face the Glory and Robbie Fowler‘s North Queensland Fury. “This is an historic and momentous […]

Although the Houston Dynamo beat the Revolution in two consecutive MLS Cups in 2006 and 2007, the team had never beaten the Revs in a regular-season game until a 2-0 victory on Sunday at Gillette Stadium. “It was probably our most consistent and all-around performance [of the year],” Dynamo coach Dominic Kinnear said. “I still […]

The most marketable soccer property in the USA isn’t American; it’s Mexican. The Mexican national team, also known as “El Tri,” plays numerous games a year in the USA that regularly outdraw games played by the U.S. national team. And millions of Latinos from across multiple generations tune in to Mexican games on Telemundo and […]

Anton Peterlin, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo’s senior captain, has been offered a contract by Everton of the English Premier League after spending 10 days in March on trial in Liverpool. Peterlin, a San Francisco native, earned a tryout after a steady season last year for Ventura County Fusion in the USL’s Premier Development League. […]