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Soccer RSS FeedsViolence prompts United to call off ´victory´ parade - Manchester United have postponed plans for a homecoming parade should they capture the Champions League trophy after violence flared in the city following the UEFA Cup final....Feed Source: www.soccerway.com Klinsmann chat persuades Lahm to stay at Bayern - Germany defender Philipp Lahm said Friday conversations with new coach Jurgen Klinsmann had persuaded him to extended his contract at Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich until 2012.... Double World Cup winner Cafu quits Milan - Veteran Brazilian defender Cafu, a World Cup winner in 1994 and 2002, said on Friday he was quitting Italian giants AC Milan after six years with the club.... Preview: RCD Mallorca - Real Zaragoza - Real Zaragoza have only one chance left to avoid relegation, and that chance will be against Real Mallorca on Sunday. A win and some luck will be needed to spend another season in the top flight.... Preview: Valencia CF - Atletico Madrid - Atletico de Madrid still have a small chance of finishing in third place in the Primera Division. A win at Valencia and a mistake by Barcelona are needed to achieve that goal.... Preview: Real Murcia - FC Barcelona - In the only Primera Division match scheduled for Saturday, Barcelona need a point to secure a spot in next season's Championship preliminary round.... Preview: Real Madrid - UD Levante - Real Madrid will want to end their successful season in style, preferably with a convincing win over last-placed UD Levante on Sunday.... Hickersberger positive about Vastic - Austria manager Josef Hickersberger is positive about his decision to include the experienced Ivica Vastic for the upcoming European Championships.... "FC Groningen to pay fifteen thousand Euros" - FC Groningen will have to pay 15,000 Euros for the events that caused their match with Ajax, on April 13th, to be postponed.... Van Basten adds Bouhlarouz and drops four others - Netherlands boss Marco van Basten has dropped several players from his pre-selection for the European Championships, and added defender Khalid Bouhlarouz.... Lee back at Liverpool as Benitez bolsters local links - Rafael Benitez has moved to bolster Liverpool´s local links by bringing homegrown former midfielder Sammy Lee back to the club as his assistant manager.... Man City get fair play place in UEFA Cup - Manchester City have been awarded a ´Fair Play´ place in next season´s UEFA Cup, the English Premier League announced on Friday.... Man Utd´s Evra targets remedy for four years of pain - Manchester United defender Patrice Evra is desperate to pick up a Champions League winners medal in Moscow to erase four years of pain.... UEFA to probe illegal sale of VIP Euro tickets - European football´s ruling body will investigate the sale of luxury VIP packages by Croatian travel agencies for the upcoming Euro 2008 tournament, a UEFA official told a Croatian business daily Friday.... Everton´s Cahill says surgery recovery on schedule - Everton´s Australian midfielder Tim Cahill on Friday said he expects to bounce back from foot surgery in time for the start of the next English Premier League season.... Ronaldo drops Spanish bombshell on Man Utd - Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo has dropped a potential bombshell on the club by telling Spanish television he could consider his future following the Champions League final on May 21.... French great Zidane to play Sydney exhibition soccer match - French football legend Zinedine Zidane will play an exhibition match in Sydney next month alongside a number of teammates from his 1998 World Cup winning side, the promoter said Friday.... Ronaldinho out of Brazil World Cup qualifiers - Barcelona superstar Ronaldinho was again ignored by Brazil coach Dunga when the squad for the next round of 2010 World Cup qualifiers was announced on Thursday.... Spartak narrow gap in Russia - Nine-time Russian champions Spartak Moscow moved into second place in the table ahead of the Euro 2008 break with a hard-fought 1-0 home win over Ramenskoye on Thursday.... Eleven Rangers fans charged over UEFA Cup final violence - Eleven Glasgow Rangers football fans were charged by British police Thursday after violence erupted following the UEFA Cup final, drawing condemnation from British Prime Minister Gordon Brown.... I´m quitting Barcelona, says Deco - Portuguese international midfielder Deco handed Spanish giants Barcelona another bombshell on Thursday by announcing he will not be with the club next season, Spanish media reported.... Ferguson fires back at Grant in refs row - Alex Ferguson has brushed off Avram Grant´s claims that biased refereeing helped Manchester United clinch the Premier League title at Chelsea´s expense.... Decision day looms for Germany´s Loew - As Germany bid to conquer Euro 2008, head coach Joachim Loew will scale one of the country´s highest mountains on Friday to announce his team for next month´s European Championships.... Wigan release Aussie Skoko and Cameroon´s Olembe - Wigan have released out-of-contract midfielders Josip Skoko and Salomon Olembe, the English Premier League club announced on Thursday.... EU, UEFA set up consumer hotline for Euro 2008 fans - The EU and UEFA have launched an information campaign and helpline to advise fans travelling to Euro 2008 on their consumer rights and to provide support for those who run into problems.... Inter fans banned from Parma - Inter Milan fans have been banned from travelling to Parma to watch their team´s crucial title decider in a move designed at fairness in the Serie A battle with AS Roma.... Middlesbrough striker Lee talking to Japan clubs: agent - South Korean striker Lee Dong-Gook is talking to five Japanese teams including Kyoto Purple Sanga after being released by English Premier League side Middlesbrough this week, his agent said on Thursday.... No decision on Eriksson for at least a week - Embattled Manchester City manager Sven-Goran Eriksson will have to wait at least another week before finding out if he still has a job.... Japanese club trying to lure Nakata out of retirement - The managing director of J-League side Tokyo Verdy is trying to lure former Japan star Hidetoshi Nakata out of retirement, with the club saying on Thursday he had spoken to the midfielder´s agent.... Captain´ Ferdinand wins new deal at United - Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand has signed a new contract that will keep him at Old Trafford until 2013, the English champions announced Thursday.... Tommy Burns loses cancer fight - Former Celtic midfielder and manager Tommy Burns has died aged 51, the Scottish club confirmed Thursday. He had been suffering from skin cancer.... Benfica give up on Eriksson - Portuguese giants Benfica said Thursday they have given up trying to lure Manchester City manager Sven Goran Eriksson to Lisbon.... Agent says sacked Middlesbrough football striker Lee talking to Japan clubs - South Korean striker Lee Dong-Gook is talking to five Japanese teams including Kyoto Purple Sanga after being released by English Premier League side Middlesbrough this week, his agent said on Thursday.... Hull one game away from Premier League - Hull are 90 minutes away from playing in the top flight of English football for the first time in their 104-year history after beating Watford 4-1 on Wednesday in the Championship semi-final play-off.... Rangers boss tells team to forget Euro heartbreak and complete treble - Walter Smith has urged his Rangers players to forget the disappointment of their UEFA Cup final defeat here on Wednesday and concentrate on completing the domestic treble that remains in their grasp.... Grant turns his fire on referee Bennett - Chelsea manager Avram Grant laid himself open to disciplinary action by the Football Association after calling into question referee Steve Bennett´s integrity.... Quick Report: Zenit St. Petersburg 2-0 Glasgow Rangers - Goals in the second half by Igor Denisov and Konstantin Zyrianov lifted Russian side Zenit St. Petersburg to a 2-0 victory over Rangers in the 2007/08 UEFA Cup final at the City of Manchester Stadium.
... Soldo quits as Dynamo Zagreb coach - Zvonimir Soldo resigned as Dynamo Zagreb coach immediately after the Croatian champions won the national cup on Wednesday to complete a double.... Croatia´s Klasnic to quit Bremen - Croatian striker Ivan Klasnic, who returned to international football earlier this year after a kidney transplant, will leave Werder Bremen at the end of the season, it was announced on Wednesday.... Gabriel Milito expected to be out for nine months - It was announced in Barcelona today that the Argentinean defender Gabriel Milito could be sidelined for up to nine months.... Minute by Minute: Zenit St Petersburg - Glasgow Rangers - Soccerway.com will keep you up to date on the latest events at the 2008 UEFA Cup final between Zenit St Petersburg of Russia and Glasgow Rangers of Scotland. ... Eriksson arrives in Thailand uncertain of Man City future - Manchester City manager Sven-Goran Eriksson arrived in Thailand on Wednesday as his future with the team looked increasingly black after a rocky finish to his first season.... Nedved out as Czech coach Bruckner names Euro squad - Czech manager Karel Bruckner on Wednesday sprung two surprises as he named his 23-strong squad to take part in June´s Euro 2008 in Austria and Switzerland.... Letting Ronaldinho go would be big mistake: Maradona - Letting Brazilian star Ronaldinho leave Barcelona would be the biggest mistake in the Spanish club´s history, Argentine football legend Diego Maradona said Wednesday in a newspaper interview.... Real Madrid look to England, Portugal to avoid no-show - Spanish champions Real Madrid are looking to English and Portuguese clubs to help save Sunday´s strike-threatened league title celebration from turning to disaster.... Coe holds talks with Fergie over Great Britain Olympic job - Sebastian Coe revealed Wednesday that he has held talks with Alex Ferguson to try and persuade the Manchester United manager to coach a British football team at the 2012 London Olympics.... Villa begin Barry talks as Liverpool look on - Aston Villa have begun talks with Gareth Barry as they try to persuade the England midfielder to stay with the Midlands club and turn down an offer from Premier League rivals Liverpool.... Jol named as new Hamburg coach - Former Tottenham Hotspur manager Martin Jol has been named as the new coach of Bundesliga side Hamburg, according to German media Wednesday.... Russian president signs Champions League visa waiver - Russian president Dmitry Medvedev on Wednesday signed an order allowing fans to use match tickets as entry visas for next week´s Champions League final in Moscow.... Cech dismisses move away from Chelsea - Czech goalkeeper Petr Cech dismissed speculation over his future insisting here Wednesday that he was committed to Chelsea.... EURO base camps up for grabs - Euro 2008 SA has given UEFA member associations details of prospective hotels and training grounds in Austria and Switzerland. ... Scotland search for new manager - UEFA EURO 2008? Group B leaders Scotland have begun their search for a new manager after Walter Smith's resignation and return to former club Rangers FC.... Croatia set Saudi date - Croatia will play a friendly against Saudi Arabia in Zagreb on 28 March four days after their UEFA EURO 2008? qualifier against F.Y.R. Macedonia.... Pyunik stars bolster Armenia - Four newcomers will replace some established stars as Ian Porterfield Armenia prepare for a friendly game against Panama in Fresno, California, on 14 January.... UEFA welcome IMG on board - IMG has been appointed as the worldwide sales agent for the sale of corporate hospitality packages at UEFA EURO 2008? in Austria and Switzerland. ... Liubinskas counts on Hearts contingent - Lithuania coach Algimantas Liubinskas has included six Heart of Midlothian FC players in his squad for the friendly with Mali and also recalled Andrius Veli?ka.... Blatter Apologizes to Italy for being a Coward - FIFA czar Sepp Blatter apologized today for not being part of the World Cup trophy presentation after Italy’s win in the final in Berlin. Blatter didn’t show up for the trophy ceremony leading some to speculate that he was pissed at the Italians for the whole Serie A match fixing scandal. Not so, [ ]... FIFA Report Laments Injury-Faking Players and Gesticulating Coaches at World Cup - The final FIFA report on the 2006 World Cup is out and the world’s football organizing body expresses its displeasure with some of the theatrics we all witnessed in Germany.
“At this World Cup, the deplorable habit that involves players staying down for no apparent reason after minor collisions, thus causing frequent breaks in play, [ ]... Cape Town Gets Green Light to Build 2010 World Cup Stadium - The provincial government gave the go ahead Friday for a new stadium to be built in Cape Town. The stadium construction process and Cape Town’s role as a host city had been in doubt and because of a land dispute. The 68,000-seat stadium will play host to a semifinal match in the 2010 [ ]... Kek slips into Slovenia hot seat - Matjaz Kek has been appointed as the fifth coach of the Slovenia national side, succeeding Branko Oblak who left the post at the end of November.... Copyright © 2008, Magic Maldives. All Rights Reserved. |