Monthly Archives: May 2009

A group of furious Fluminense fans invaded a training session on Tuesday. Based on video of the event, one of the estimated 30 fans aimed a punch at midfielder Diguinho who hit back and tried to escape through a side door. Reports said fans retreated after a security guard fired two shots into the air. […]

A victory in Wednesday's Champions League final will net Manchester United or Barcelona at least $154 million, according to a new study. The loser will take home $91 million from a match that is worth more than $433 million to the European economy, $60 million more than last year's final in Moscow. The global economic […]

A Manchester United fan in Rome for Wednesday's Champions League final has been discharged from the hospital after being treated for a stab wound and head injury, police and hospital staff said. Though police said it was unclear whether the man had been attacked by rival fans or muggers, the assault raised fears of further […]

Honduras' run to the final round of Concacaf 2010 World Cup qualifying has put Toronto FC midfielder Amado Guevara closer to his lifelong ambition of playing on soccer's greatest stage. "It's a dream for the whole country of Honduras. For the fans it's been such a long time that Honduras hasn't been in the World […]

SC Cambuur, a Dutch club managed by Bethesda, Md., native Alex Pama, is close to gaining promotion to the Eredivise and playing in the Netherlands' top flight for the first time in nine years, reports Steven Goff of the Washington Post. Pama, who moved to the Netherlands with his family at age 5, returned to […]

Abdul Hamid and Samir Badr, two goalkeepers in the D.C. United development program, are among the nation's top goalkeeping prospects in the country. Both teenagers look poised to ink deals with European clubs this summer. Hamid, on the U-18 team, stands 6-foot-4 and 230 pounds. Hamid's size and talent have had him on the national […]

Ajax Amsterdam has appointed Martin Jol as its head coach, on a three-year contract, the Dutch club announced on Tuesday. Jol, who was under contract at Germany's Hamburg SV until 2010, will succeed Marco van Basten, who resigned a week before the end of the season. "I had a great time working for Hamburg, which […]

Geordie legend Alan Shearer will sit down with Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley and managing director Derek Llambias on Tuesday to discuss his and the club's future. Following relegation from the Premier League on Sunday, Shearer said that the floundering Tyneside club required root-and-branch reform and Newcastle's former No. 9 will demand things get done […]

Juventus has signed the Brazilian playmaker Diego from Werder Bremen for a $34 million transfer fee to a five-year deal, the Serie A club said on Tuesday. Diego had two years left on his contract with the Bundesliga team but had made it clear that he wanted a new challenge. Diego has been one of […]

Houston Dynamo coach Dominic Kinnear rarely throws around praise for any individual players in his starting XI. But Saturday night at Robertson Stadium, after the Dynamo pounded San Jose 3-1 to pull within one point of Seattle in the Western Conference standings, Kinnear heaped praise on longtime Dynamo midfielder Brad Davis. Davis’s precise passing on […]

Rio Ferdinand eased any lingering fears about his fitness ahead of the Champions League final (Wednesday, 2:30 pm ET, ESPN) by coming through his most arduous training session since suffering the calf injury that jeopardized his appearance in Rome. There was no apparent reaction to the problem that forced him to miss Manchester United's past […]

After a slow start, marketing for June's Confederations Cup has picked up, with private companies and government agencies joining various soccer-themed campaigns. The Local Organizing Committee (LOC), responsible for marketing the event, has increased its efforts within South Africa, the host nation that needs to produce most of the spectators. Billboards advertising the event have […]