Author Archives: Ian Plenderleith

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

[ENGLAND] A young Arsenal team impressed again in the League Cup, beating a full-strength Wigan Athletic 3-0. Manchester United edged QPR thanks to a late penalty from Carlos Tevez.

[SPAIN] Despite a hat trick from Raul, Real Madrid was dumped out of the Spanish Cup by third division club Irun.

[ARGENTINA] River Plate battled back from a three-goal deficit to claim a draw in Diego Simeone‘s final game as coach.

[ITALY] Inter took the Serie A top spot after leaving it late to beat Udinese, with city rivals Milan dropping points when Lecce also scored a last-gasp goal.

[SPAIN] Barcelona stayed at the top of the Spanish Liga after thumping Valladolid 6-0, while Real Madrid edged a seven-goal thriller at home to Malaga.

[U.S. WOMEN] The USA improved to 5-0-1 on this fall’s Achieve Your Gold Tour thanks to a 1-0 win over South Korea on Saturday in Tampa. Making her first start up front in 2008, Heather O’Reillyscored the lone goal for the USA.

[ENGLAND] Liverpool and Chelsea are six points ahead of the chasing pack after easy weekend wins in the English Premier League, helped by Arsenal’s 2-1 victory over Manchester United in a classic attacking encounter.

[GERMANY] Bayern Munich beat Schalke to move up to third in the Bundesliga, just one point off the leading pair of Leverkusen and Hoffenheim, both of whom dropped points.

[UEFA CUP] In Thursday’s UEFA Cup group action, Brad Guzan earned a shutout in a road win for Aston Villa, while Oguchi Onyewu and Standard Liege beat Sevilla of Spain.

[UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] Alessandro del Piero was the hero of Wednesday’s Champions League group play when his two goals lead Juventus to a stunning victory at Real Madrid.

[UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] Out-of-form Roma came to life by beating Chelsea, while Inter Milan was held to a tie by Anorthosis Famagusta of Cyprus in Tuesday night’s Champions League action.

[ENGLAND] Brad Friedel and Aston Villa went down, 2-0, to Newcastle United in English Premier League action Monday.

[ENGLAND] Liverpool lost at last, and Chelsea made up the difference at the top by hammering Sunderland. Stoke surprised Arsenal, while Hull gave Manchester United a run for its money.

[GERMANY] Bayern Munich continued its rise up the Bundesliga to third, but Hoffenheim and Leverkusen are still in the top two spots after home wins this weekend. Bremen hit Hertha for five.

[ITALY] AC Milan took over top spot in Serie A after winning the day’s big game against Napoli. A 2-0 win by Juventus over Roma sent the Champions League participant down to 17th place.

[SPAIN] Barcelona moved to the top of the Spanish Liga after Valencia fell at home to Racing Santander. Real Madrid was held 1-1 at Almeria.

[ENGLAND] Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur split eight goals in an astonishing North London derby. Chelsea burst Hull’s bubble with a 3-0 road win.

[ITALY] Udinese, Napoli and Milan occupy the top three Serie A spots after midweek wins. Inter drew 0-0 at Fiorentina.

[GERMANY] There were wins for Hoffenheim, Hamburg and Bayern Munich in Wednesday’s Bundesliga action, while Steve Cherundolo‘s Hannover fell to Hertha Berlin.

[ARGENTINA] Argentina has appointed Diego Maradona as its new coach, according to reports from Buenos Aires.

[GERMANY] Bayer Leverkusen took over top spot for at least a day with a deserved 2-0 win at Werder Bremen.

[ITALY] Fiorentina striker Alberto Gilardino has been suspended for two games after being adjudged to have intentionally scored a goal with his arm in Sunday’s win at Palermo.

[ARGENTINA] River Plate’s mysterious decline continued at the weekend with defeat to a fellow struggler. Leader San Lorenzo was also at a loss.

[SPAIN] Barcelona and Real Madrid continued to pressure league-leading Valencia during a free-scoring weekend in La Liga.