“It is a necessary luxury for the soccer and basketball teams and we will be saving a lot of money.”
— Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon on the club acquiring its very own 135-seater MD-83 jet plane. But the team won’t be able to use it on Match Day 5 of the Champions League when it plays at Werder Bremen because the MD-83 is banned in Germany under noise regulations. (UEFA.com)
Two of the world’s most famous derbies — Rangers-Celtic and Everton-Liverpool — take place on Saturday. Lionel Messi hopes to continue his scoring streak for Barcelona, which travels to Villarreal. Bolton has given Arsenal all kinds of trouble in recent years, but it was hit this week by a managerial crisis.
FC Indiana is leaving the WPSL, where it has won two league titles in the last year years, for the W-League, its rival women’s league.
The British press took its knives Thursday out following England’s 2-1 loss to Russia in Moscow. The loss puts the Lions in jeopardy of missing next summer’s European Championships, as both Croatia and Russia would now qualify from Group E with wins in their last two games. Now, “barring the improbable assistance of those footballing […]
There is yet more drama in the Arsenal takeover, which looks to have taken a turn for the worse for those in favor of foreign ownership. Arsenal’s board, which still controls a majority stake in the club, on Thursday announced an extended agreement to retain its shares through April 2009, during which time the board […]
The New York Times’ Jack Bell nabbed an interview with Barcelona and France striker Thierry Henry prior to the recent international break, during which Henry scored three goals in two games, surpassing France legend Michel Platini as Les Bleus’ all-time leading scorer with 43 goals in 96 matches. France is now virtually guaranteed a spot […]
Kansas City Wizards striker Eddie Johnson had a “very interested” spectator over the weekend when the Wizards hosted the New York Red Bulls. According to soccer columnist Ives Galarcep, Newcastle United’s chief scout attended the game to watch the 23-year-old U.S. international, whose contract with MLS expires at the end of the season. Galarcep’s sources […]
The media’s attention may be focused on one man, but the resurgence of the Los Angeles Galaxy has been all about the squad. While David Beckham and other regular starters have been injured a mix of L.A. veterans and unknowns have willed the team back into playoff contention. With two games left, L.A. is guaranteed […]
By Eric Steege Youth soccer players who invest countless hours to improve conditioning and technical skills and sacrifice their spring break and summer vacations for the soccer field expect to play on game day. When hard work fails to be "rewarded" with playing time, an athlete can quickly become frustrated and unmotivated. Unfortunately, many players […]
[NAIA] Senior forward Steven Lenhart scored four goals to lead No. 2 Azusa Pacific to a 4-0 victory over No. 1 Concordia in a battle of Southern California NAIA powers Wednesday afternoon at the Cougar Soccer Complex.
[MEN’S TOP 25 ACTION] Notre Dame fans certainly can’t say they haven’t gotten their money’s worth this season. Four days after the Irish drew, 3-3, with Connecticut in a battle of the nation’s No. 1 and No. 3 teams, Notre Dame fell to Indiana, 3-2, in a game that drew a crowd of 3,462 fans — the third largest in its history — in the driving rain.
There was plenty of men’s conference and non-conference action on Wednesday. Only one game separates the eight teams in the America East. No. 4 SMU has a two-point lead on unbeaten Tulsa and Memphis in the Conference USA. No. 19 Creighton opened up a three-point lead on idle Drake, Eastern Illinois and Bradley in the Missouri Valley. The only ranked team to fall to an unranked team was No. 23 Furman, which lost for only the second time this season when it fell at Clemson, 2-1. For all Wednesday’s scores …
[WOMEN’S TOP 25] Slumping Santa Clara had to settle for a 0-0 tie at home with UC Santa Barbara on Wednesday night. After starting out 7-0-1, the injury-riddled Broncos are only 1-3-2 in their last six games. The UCSB game marked the fourth time in the six games Santa Clara failed to score.
Winthrop improved to 3-0-0 in the Big South and gained a share of the conference lead with Coastal Carolina thanks to its 1-0 win at UNC Asheville on Wednesday. Davidson knocked off first-place College of Charleston with a 2-1 win in the Southern Conference. For all Wednesday’s scores …
[MAKING A LIST] U.S. under-20 national team forward Andre Akpan scored in his ninth consective game for Harvard when he had the Crimson’s lone goal in a 1-1 tie with Holy Cross on Wednesday.
Lee collected three road wins last week and held at No. 1 in the NAIA Women’s Top 25 Poll. No. 4 Concordia (Ore.) is the hottest women’s in the NAIA ranks, having run off 11 straight shutouts. For the complete Top 25 …
There was no change in the top seven spots in the NAIA Men’s Top 25 Poll. For the complete Top 25 …
[MAKING A LIST] The top 10 men’s crowds were at 10 different venues. Four of the 10 women’s crowds were at games played last weekend.
“I always say that one day I can play over there. I would love to. But it’s still early. Don’t get me wrong, I just love the U.S. I don’t know why. I love the way you live. I love American sports. For me, it’s a dream to go to training and then see a game of football, basketball, whatever game. For me, New York is the best city in the world.”
— Thierry Henry, who broke the French all-time scoring record on Wednesday, on his love of the United States and New York. Henry’s best friend is NBA star Tony Parker. (The New York Times)
[WOMEN’S FRIENDLY] U.S. captain Kristine Lilly scored in stoppage time of the first half and Abby Wambach, Natasha Kai and Carli Lloyd added late goals as the USA upped its record in 2007 to 19-1-3 with a 4-0 win over Mexico on Wednesday night in a women’s game played on a hard and slick surface that made playing conditions difficult for both teams at Portland’s PGE Park.
[WORLD CUP 2010 QUALIFYING] Brazil broke open a close game with four goals in 10 minutes late in the second half and buried Ecuador, 5-0, in World Cup qualifying on Wednesday.
[EURO 2008 QUALIFYING] The Netherlands’ 2-0 win over Slovenia in Euro 2008 qualifying was marred by injuries to stars Robin van Persie, Arjen Robben and Rafael van der Vaart.
[EURO 2008 QUALIFYING] Defending champion Greece, Czech Republic and Romania joined Germany and co-hosts Austria and Switzerland in the Euro 2008 finals next year after qualifying on Wednesday.
[EURO 2008 QUALIFYING] England was 21 minutes away from clinching a berth in the 2008 European Championship when it collapsed in “five minutes of madness” and lost to Russia, 2-1, in Moscow. The loss took England’s chances of qualifying out of its hands. Scotland was rolling after wins over France and Ukraine, but it lost at Georgia, 2-0, and will probably need to beat Italy on Nov. 17 to have any chance of qualifying.
[MAKING A LIST] Thierry Henry broke the French record of 41 goals he shared with Michel Platini when he scored twice in two minutes to lead the Bleus to a 2-0 win over Lithuania in Euro 2008 qualifying on Wednesday.
