Author Archives: Ian Plenderleith

[ENGLAND] Liverpool went one point clear of Chelsea at the top of the Premier League Monday, despite being held to a 0-0 draw by West Ham United.

[SPAIN] Real Madrid lost to Getafe while Barcelona strolled to a win at Sevilla. Jozy Altidore started for Villareal as it won on the road and moved up to second place.

[ITALY] Inter moved six points clear at the top after its city rival AC Milan was beaten 3-1 at Palermo.

[GERMANY] Hoffenheim and Bayern both won ahead of their table-top meeting Friday, while Michael Bradley scored at the wrong end for Borussia Moenchengladbach as it lost at home to Cottbus.

[ENGLAND] Arsenal came from behind to beat Chelsea, United won the Manchester derby despite having Cristiano Ronaldo red-carded.

[UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] Despite losing at home, Inter Milan advanced from the Champions League group phase Wednesday night. Liverpool and Atlético Madrid joined them, but Chelsea and Roma must wait another two weeks to secure a Round of 16 spot.

[UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] Manchester United, Arsenal, Bayern Munich and Real Madrid were among seven clubs to secure a place in the knockout phase of the Champions League in Tuesday’s group play.

[ARGENTINA] Boca Juniors took over the top spot in Argentina thanks to an incredible volley from Luciano Gabriel Figueroa.

[ENGLAND] Tim Howard and Everton were downed by Wigan Athletic in Monday evening’s Premier League game.

[GERMANY] It was another high-scoring weekend in the Bundesliga as Hoffenheim took advantage of a Bayer Leverkusen loss to move three points clear at the top.

[ITALY] Inter topped Juventus in the weekend’s big game on a bizarre goal from Sulley Muntari, while Milan could only tie in Torino.

[SPAIN] Real Madrid closed the gap on Barcelona to three points at the top of La Liga after the Catalan club could only tie at home to Getafe.

[ENGLAND] Manchester City beat Arsenal, 3-0, on a low-scoring weekend as all of the Premier League’s top five clubs failed to find the net.

[ITALY] Juventus is to completely renovate the Stadio Delle Alpi and become the first Italian club to own its own stadium.

[INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLIES] New Argentina coach Diego Maradona kicked off his career at the helm of the former world champion with a 1-0 win in Scotland. England and Germany fielded largely experimental teams in their Berlin match-up, but it was the experienced England captain John Terry, who scored the winner in the 2-1 game.

[WORLD CUP 2010 QUALIFYING] There were road wins for Australia, Japan and South Korea in the latest round of  Asian World Cup qualifying, making all three favorites to qualify for South Africa 2010.

[WORLD CUP 2010 QUALIFYING] Australia hopes to preserve its 100 percent record in the final group phase of Asian World Cup qualifying. In Group 2, unbeaten Saudi Arabia and South Korea face off in Riyadh.

[SPAIN] Real Madrid coach Bernd Schuster has been given a vote of confidence by the team’s sporting director, Predrag Mijatovic, despite the team’s recent shaky form.

[ITALY] Inter stayed top thanks to a brace of cracking goals from Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Kaka gave Milan a narrow win, and a single goal also decided the Rome derby.

[SPAIN] Barcelona opened up a three-point lead at the top of La Liga as Real Madrid fell to Real Valladolid and Valencia lost at home.

[GERMANY] Michael Bradley scored his first Bundesliga goal as Borussia Moenchengladbach came back to hold Bayern Munich. Defender Neven Subotic scored a brace as Dortmund downed Frankfurt 4-0.

[ENGLAND] Brad Friedel and Aston Villa sprung the weekend’s big surprise with a 2-0 win at Arsenal, while Clint Dempsey helped Fulham break Harry Redknapp‘s unbeaten streak as Tottenham manager.

[ENGLAND] England’s Italian manager Fabio Capello has tackled the unhealthy home diet by banning ketchup and fries from national team camps.

[ITALY] In Serie A pre-weekend action, Juventus moved up to second spot after beating Genoa 4-1

[ENGLAND] Chelsea was eliminated from the League Cup on penalty kicks by second-tier Burnley. Liverpool lost, 4-2, at on-fire Tottenham Hotspur.