Dynamic duo Bruno Marioni and Vicente Sanchez have given Toluca new life, and the Diablos can thank a dormant Chivas defense for it. Four Guadalajara defenders watched as Vicente Sanchez chased a pass from Zinha in the box and crossed...
If the Diablos keep this up, they'll leave Jalisco Stadium down by a bunch ahead of Sunday's second and decisive game. Instead of coming out in the second half looking to tie a match they trail 1-0, the Diablos seem...
Nicky Hammond, the director of football at Reading FC, has announced that the team liked what they saw in US international Eddie Johnson (pictured) during his trial spell, however they do not plan on signing him anytime soon.
Here is what Hammo
Leave it to one of the Chivas' shortest players to soar high for a header to put Guadalajara ahead 1-0 in the final minutes of the first half. The Chivas are 135 minutes away from their 11th title. Bravo scored...
Bravo for Bravo Leave it to one of the Chivas' shortest players to soar high for a header to put Guadalajara ahead 1-0 in the final minutes of the first half. The Chivas are 135 minutes away from their 11th...
Toluca, the city, is known for its sausages, or chorizo. Chorizo also is slang in some parts of Mexico and Latin America for dirty money or payoff. Chivas fans at Jalisco Stadium might think referee Gabriel Gomez got some chorizo...
Nothing gets your heart pumping like the sight of an overflowing stadium decked out in the home team's colors. Guadalajara's Jalisco Stadium is a gem, with more than 60,000 fans packed inside and the majority hoping for a Chivas victory...
It's official (almost) that the US couldn't come to terms with Klinsmann and now we won't have a coach for a longer time. Although Bob Bradley has been signed, it is not a permanent deal, with the contract being reportedly for five months. More to come on
(Note: Soccer fans may skip the first five graphs). Hello, you, non-soccer fan, who just clicked on this flashy-looking promo out of curiosity. Wait, amigo! Join the fiesta. Don't quit on me just yet. Come on, give soccer a try....
back around thanksgiving, bruce decided it was time to start clear-cutting. it's not like this is new to the red bulls; last season, only 8 men from the previous year's 24-man roster were left. nothing that dramatic this time around, but i think some go
Short answer? No. What it does equal, though, is a bunch of really pissed off people who have every
right to be.
Can they be pissed off that we lost out on the best candidate and potential difference maker?
Sure.
Can they be pissed off
After the silence, the rumors, the speculations....wow. What a day. I remember telling a friend of mine, after it became clear that Bruce Arena would step down as US national team coach, that the Federation would try to make a...
Match Review
Matchday 6: Manchester United 3 v 1 SL Benfica, Old Trafford, 19.45 Wednesday 6th December 2006.
Manchester United: Vidic (45), Giggs (61), Saha (75) - SL Benfica: Nelson (27).
Attendance: 74,955.
There will always be those who doubt Rijkaard's talent as a coach, because of his previous record, because he has such fantastic players to work with. But one does not have to look far to see where many coaches have tried and failed with a team of mythic
Timbers defender Jacobi Goodfellow is joining Byron Alvarez and Yuri Morales as part of the Puerto Rico Islanders roster for...
Timbers defender Scot Thompson continues to train with Walsall in his attempt to win a contract offer from the English...
ESPN is running a ticker on all their television networks saying US Soccer has hired Bob Bradley to be the new USA manager. I have to say that this news does not excite me all that much. But we shall see what happens next.
UPDATE: To make this
Much longer posts on the Champions League to come, but I had to post about this. Cavenaghi is one of my favourite young Argentinean players, and he had such a bright future ahead of him before foolishly choosing (or some shadowy investment group choosing
du nord posted a link to a big apple soccer story quoting don garber as saying there was a possibility for a second new york franchise, but not until at least 2010.
and then this little nugget pops up: a site advocating for a professional soccer club in
Either you did work with these clubs or you didn't. This one is going to get ugly.
Suspected doctor maintains football doping claims [Yahoo!]
Fuentes denies links with top football clubs [Reuters]
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This story is still shrouded in a little mystery, but seems to be gathering more momentum as the day goes on and I expect more to be revealed over the course of the weekend.
It broke early this morning with an announcement that the club were in
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Six Months Ago, Chairman Paladini offered this post-season/pre-season perspective of various matters at Queens Park Rangers.
QPR Official Site -June 8th 2006 -PALADINI SPEAKS
With the start of a new se
Or the sleazy end, as it may be. I've been in the depths of finals and papers since before Thanksgiving, which is my not-that-great excuse for radio silence. Since I've been gone:
Liverpool topped their Champions League with a game to spare. Thank go
Where and when:Saturday 9th December 2006, Old Trafford.
Current form:United's results have been pretty impressive in general this season - in particular winning six of eight at home. They are ahead of Chelsea
Dude, after six months the best these guys can come up with is a freakin interim coach?
An interim coach?
I mean, I don't want to get down on Bob Bradley (ignore previous comments in re: "retread MLS coaches"), but this just isn't terribly inspirational f
The Middlesbrough captain was given a straight red card for his part in the brawl at the end of the game between Tottenham and Middlesbrough on Tuesday night.
He had been sweating on the possibility of a four match suspension, where he would have missed
Tottenham manager Martin Jol gave Spurs fans the news that none of them wanted for Christmas. Striker Robbie Keane will be out for at least six weeks with a knee ligament injury that he picked up during Tuesday nights game against Middlesbrough at White H
Err, so I guess he's not coming after all? Oops. Cheers to all the media who got this one wrong — way to confirm your second-class citizenship in the already downmarket U.S. footy press. Great work with all that. Note: editors at ESPN and SI are not
Woohoo! It's Totally Truthful Thursday!!! There are many variations of this game. As you all should know by now, I do things my way. Every week I'll describe 3 events to you. You must choose whether I decided to be Totally Truthful,
I know you are not supposed to believe everything you read, but all the previous reports and speculation had me fooled. I thought this was shoe-in, but apparently not! Former German National Team coach Juergen Klinsmann has withdrawn his name from the US
Let the speculation begin: did Klinsmann simply decide on a polite thanks-but-no-thanks so he can spend more quality fun'n'sun time at his California dacha; or did the United States Soccer Federation pull one of its characteristic almighty cock-ups? Eithe
In November, Malaysian football nose-dived several rungs to 153rd spot on FIFA's world rankings. But there is still hope, at least according to World Sports Group President, Seamus O'Brien. In an interview with Jackson Sawatan of Bernama newsagency, the h
So today it was announced that Juergen Klinsmann has taken his name out of the running for US National Team Coach. This is a bit of a shock considering just a few days ago, it was reported that he was gonna be excepting the position. This is a blow to U
icLiverpool - Sheikh is not a Roman ruler
Bugger me...The Echo is actually worse than the fanzines you can buy outside Anfield. Do they really try and pass this off as journalism.
Given that they have a case involving child slavery
Wow. That was a sudden change in temperature.
For the last two months, people have been expecting that Jurgen Klinsmann, former World Cup winner and leader of the Mannschaft, would become the next head coach of the United States Men's National
Put the Champaign back in the fridge and cancel your order for German flags. Jürgen Klinsmann has taken himself out of consideration for the US coaching job.
It seems like only two days ago some were crowning him king, but what do you know, s
Welcher Fussballfan träumt denn nicht davon, mit seiner Mannschaft mal gemeinsam ins Trainingslager zu fliegen? Evtl. ins Warme, zum Beispiel Marbella?
Der BVB aus Dortmund fliegt jedenfalls ins Wintertrainingslager (11. bis 14. Januar 2007) nach Marbel
Let's hope last summer's doping scandal that tore apart the Tour de France field doesn't reach the soccer world. This story doesn't get us off to a good start. We all know that accusations count for a lot when the press is involved. Let's hope it's not
Bayern Munich's World Cup stars including Bastian Schweinsteiger and Lukas Podolski kick off GOLTV's match lineup this weekend going toe-to-toe with Energie Cottbus LIVE Saturday December 9th at 9:30am ET. Fourth placed Munich sits 11 points ahead of E
Yes, it is true. Bob Bradley is the new U.S. national team manager. The appointment is an interim one, meaning U.S. Soccer will continue its search (or re-open it) after the European season ends.
More details to follow
Now that everybody has had the chance to catch their breath, let's turn our focus to the Champions League Round of 16 draw. Taking place on December 15 at 4am ET (which I believe you can see live on UEFA.com), the draw will set up some tantalizing matchu
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Because I can't. Dropping the ball on the Klinsmann hiring after six months of do-si-do is simply...
Well, Jürgen Klinsmann has taken his name off the candidates list for the US
job.
This from Allen Hopkins over at ESPN:
"Klinsmann, in a statement sent to ESPN, said: 'Sunil [Gulati] and I have concluded o
Wow.
http://msn.foxsports.com/soccer/story/6241726
If Jonah Freedman is to be believed, it looks like Bob Bradley will take over as interim U.S. coach now that Klinsmann is out, with an eye towards an eventual permanent position. These are uncertain times for USA fans, indeed. While I will be rooting for
After all the huffing and puffing the house has fallen down with Juergen Klinsmann on the outside looking in. He will NOT be the next USA coach. Allen Hopkins of Soccernet with the exclusive story.
From today's edition of the Guardian (of England): London is on a shortlist of five cities being considered to host an NFL game next year. Nail-biting, isn't it? Shall we send them Watford v Charlton in return?
After all the huffing and puffing
It's been awhile since I've taken French, but I think this means no contract for Carroll with OM.
EDIT: Here is the pathetic Babel Fish translation:
The three players put at the test these last days with Olympic of Marseilles were not preserved. The mediu
According to a statement released today, Klinsmann said
Sunil and I have concluded our discussions about the US men's national team program, and I have withdrawn my name from consideration as coach. I'm not going to go into details about our conversations
Even as a Tottenham supporter, Boggs used to respect Thierry Henry. Used to…
This falls into that category of "you brought this on yourself", but Arsenal captain Thierry Henry has come out and had a go at Fabio Cannavaro after the Italy and Real Madrid
Well, Klinsmann is out as the next US Men's coach.
I'm convinced he would have been a great choice. What's more troubling is the reason behind it -- if rumors are true. Sports Illustrated is reporting that it's due to questions of control:Klins
Klinsmann withdraws candidacy as U.S. coach--ESPN.com...
Group A
Chelsea 2-0 Levski Sofia
Barcelona 2-0 Werder Bremen
It seems that Ronaldinho is back to his best, and that means Barcelona are too -- even with half of their offence out injured. His ridiculously cocky free kick in the opening 15 minutes -- plus
Proving that there is little rest for the World Cup weary, the South American Football Confederation announced today that FIFA has agreed to let it go forward with a 10-team qualifying tournament for the 2010 World Cup. The tournament, which will commenc
Proving that there is little rest for the World Cup weary, the South American Football Confederation announced today that FIFA has agreed to let it go forward with a 10-team qualifying tournament for the 2010 World Cup. The tournament, which will commenc
The USL has announced the addition of two new clubs to the W-League.
The San Diego Sunwaves and the Washington...
It's a funny old game! Just this morning we were bemoaning the fact that, in the current climate of footballer sex scandals, you can no longer post an innocent video of a group of footballers spanking animals without people jumping to conclusions. And
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Just noted by a messageboard poster: QPR's 18 year-old Reserve defender Jon Munday is out on loan at non-league Hendon (and has been for the last month).
Checking the QPR site provides no information about the loan. (Munday is just listed i
1. Emile Heskey and Richard Curtis = Too MuchAll I really needed to truly top off this fantastic night was to come home and find Mrs Shark watching the saccharine vomit inducer Love Actually on the telly. So an especially big thank you to the ITV executiv
Just when you thought we could finally put to bed the whole Zinedine Zidane World Cup head butt controversy and concentrate on really important things like who Paris Hilton is sleeping with this week minute, along comes a group of French fans who are suin
Just when you thought we could finally put to bed the whole Zinedine Zidane World Cup head butt controversy and concentrate on really important things like who Paris Hilton is sleeping with this week minute, along comes a group of French fans who are suin
I haven't posted much about the last few games; frankly I haven't known what to say in any depth. Up and down doesn't even describe it. Let's recap. Since the win over Hamburg, we've seen:
Bolton 3-1 Arsenal:
What a depressing game. Ev
I can't wait for the mysterious death of the Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko to become a made-for-television movie. The whole case has all the requisite elements for a thriller: spying, poison, sushi and football. By now you have probably heard that t
It looks like Mastercard might get the chance to sponsor the 2010 and 2014 World Cups after a New York judge ruled against FIFA.
Mastercard was the sponsor of the 2006 final and, under Swiss contract law, should have had the right of first refu
BBC SPORT | Football | Europe | Porto 0-0 Arsenal
90 mins: Now Arsenal aren't even pretending to compete. Blow the whistle ref.
89 mins: Neither team has had a shot for what seems like weeks, and news filters through from Germany th
That's what Italian referee Stefano Farina was saying to Pavel Nedved yesterday. After the Czech midfielder called Farina's account of Nedved's sending off a lie, the ref came out publicly to stand by his match report. The moneyquote:
"I will not t
Is Shevchenko hungry for success with Chelsea as he pointed out? I doubt the striker has time to turn things around while playing in English football and should just leave and join clubs like AC Milan who have shown interest in him.
Chelsea said that Shev
Is Shevchenko hungry for success with Chelsea as he pointed out? I doubt the striker has time to turn things around while playing in English football and should just leave and join clubs like AC Milan who have shown interest in him.
Chelsea said that Shev
And so our first meeting with the team formally known as Chelsea and the current champions takes place this Sunday. Unfortunately with Arsenal out of the title race the game usually would have lost some of it's glam but with both Ashley and (possibly)
Red Bulls assistant coach Richie Williams is in Brazil and Argentina this week on what a source told me is a serious scouting mission. I don't know more than that. It could mean the club is looking for some quality developmental slots. It could also me
No not the metrostars, but former Duke basketball player Brian Davis looks to still be part of United's new ownership group, according to Thomas Heath's article in the Washington Post. The first half of the article deals with an attempt to purchase the N
It takes a certain type of person to willingly volunteer to stand in goal and let players rifle shots your way. Goalkeepers have a well deserved reputation for being a bit off their rocker and perhaps a mild case of insanity is what makes some keepers in
What I'm Watching
Chivas -Toluca in the first leg of the Mexican League finals live at 10pm on TeleFutura. All Times Eastern
Quote Of The Day
"It could not be evidenced that Mr. Jack Warner ha
Keano: I don't rate them as players or porn stars [Entertainmentwise]
It's odd how these things come up near the January transfer window. [BBC Sport]
Wenger says his squad will be better in the knockout stage. Don't see how they could be worse, really.
After some concerted work to make the move to Europe this fall, Stone Mountain's own Josh Wolff signed with German club 1860 Munich Wednesday, ending a respectable Major League Soccer career in which he scored 59 goals and won a...
Jamaica's U20 team took a big step towards grabbing the last
qualification spot for the CONCACAF U20 final round with a...
Other than the adrenaline rush that came from the perpetual threat of nuclear holocaust, just about the only thing I miss about the cold war is the sporting competitions. It was always exciting when the Soviet Union sent their hockey team to the United S
We can all begin to clear our calendars for 2010 as FIFA has set the dates for the World Cup. It will run from June 11 to July 11. FIFA has also granted South Africa an automatic berth as the host nation.
As nice as it is to know the dates,
There's a small number of Matthew Upson related articles floating around today. Collected ‘em up and presenting them in a simple to read blog format for you lovely people. I'm really too nice.
Gold on the Upson situation - Even Mr Optimistic himself is
Apparently Mr. Posh's Spicy Half has been in the 310 looking for new digs. While it can be safely assumed that realtors in the 801 and 435 are not hosting any open houses for Kevin Hartman.
The Crew are reporte
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Over the past couple of weeks, there has been some considerable debate on the QPR Messageboards (much of it initiated/instigated by this blogger) about reserve defender, Ugo Ukah's surprising reemergence at Loftus Road and suddenly in mid-Novemb
Not so long ago English teams were scared of our European rivals. Too long watching on the sidelines post-Heysel left us unprepared for the more tactical game we found on our return. English teams were frequently naive and unprepared, and they trembled wh
Steve Bruce has been Blues manager for five years now. In today's copy of the Birmingham Mail, he talks to Colin Tattum about what it's been like, what he's learnt and his plans for the future.
You can read the interview in full by clicking here.
It's a g
Looking for a special holiday gift for your loved one? Have a family member who is especially found of celebrity sex tapes? Today is your lucky day because I have the perfect gift idea just for you. English Championship side Sunderland has launched an
This nasty tackle comes from last month's League One clash between Bradford and Bournemouth. Veteran striker Dean Windass has, for some reason, completely lost it just 13 minutes into the match and dec
Arsene Wenger may have given up on the season but there's no reason for you go without silverware. The highly prized Footyweb trophy is very much up for grabs and with it comes the lucrative season jackpot currently estimated to be around £750. Don't wor
Well the Champions League has now moved into the knockout stage. I was able to catch 4 of the matches, myself. Hey SuckaFC, How about that Chelsea team? Just kidding about that. I figured that you weren't happy with them winning. Moving on to
Digsy doesn't like to see SWP and Wayne Bridge rotting away at Chelsea, but thinks they've only got themselves to blame.
Is Jose Mourinho a hypnotist or something? How else to explain Wayne Bridge and Shaun Wright-Phillips being perfectly happy to waste t
Some stories to read while you blame the camel for drinking all the beer….
- Feel free to call him Thierry Hilfiger (Friends of Ours)
- Some people are still a bit bitter about the Ashley Cole transfer (YouTube)
- Some people are a b
Klinsmann withdraws candidacy as U.S. Coach
I pretty sure I'm in the minority here, but this doesn't bother me. Don't get me wrong, Klinsmann wouldn't have been a bad option, but I don't think he would have been the best either. Something just
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This is Plymouth, December 7: - Ian Holloway on Tim Breacker & Des Bulpin
TIM AND DES KEEP THE TEAM TICKING ALONG
It's fantastic to have Tim Breacker working with me again at Argyle.He was with me at
With several noted European clubs reportedly waiting their turn for a look, Boston College strike phenom Charlie Davies has started a trial with Eredivisie giants Ajax Amsterdam.
After reading a piece in the Guardian and switching my contractual law mind into gear, it suddenly dawned on me that it was obvious what is now only a few transfer windows away.
The second hand car dealer/only fools and horses wannabe, or shoul
December 7, 2006
MADRID (AFP) - Spanish champions Barcelona and other top flight clubs have denied a report in French newspaper Le Monde that they used the services of doctor Eufemiano Fuentes, who is at the centre of a blood doping af
December 7, 2006
ZAGREB (AFP) - A Christmas gift inspired by England goalkeeper Paul Robinson's horror own goal against Croatia has helped to boost diplomatic ties between London and Zagreb.
The British embassy in Zagreb has of
Fifa has announced that the 2010 World Cup in South Africa will take place between 11 June and 11 July.
World football's Executive Committee has also decided to keep the qualifying format from the last World Cup so the host's place is
You're a 19 year old player and you've just secured a transfer to a Premiership club in January, how would you celebrate?
Well, if you're Sunderland and soon-to-be Tottenham goalkeeper Ben Alnwick you go and film a sex tape with one woman, who we only hop
Chelsea's Ashley Cole will be greeted by a shower of fake £20 notes when he faces former club Arsenal on Sunday. An email has been circulating urging Gooners to cut out the pretend notes - which feat
Andri Shevchenko scoring against Levski Sofia suggests he's ready to begin his Chelsea career for real and start scoring goals. But really it harks back to another player who was heralded as the best in his position in Italy, possibly the world, when he a
United offer new deal to Gomez--Washington Post...
Chivas USA coach Bob Bradley will be named as US Men's National Team boss, as well as 2008 Summer Olympics coach, on Friday morning.
According to his agent, Mainz 05 forward Conor Casey could very well find his way to one of two tempting clubs when the Bundesliga transfer window opens in January.
Portland Timbers defender Scot Thompson is on trial with English League Two club Walsall FC, his third attempt to land a contract in England in the past 18 months.
US Under-18 midfielder Andrew Giallombardo has been cleared to sign a youth contract with Championship club Southampton.
Not the most exciting of games yesterday, it has to be said. Not quite ‘backs to the wall' stuff as even Porto eased off considerably towards the end. The last twenty minutes reminded me a little of that controversial match between
Two stories in the Post this morning that are worth your time, especially since there's some interesting details. Steve Goff on Christian Gomez, Brian Carroll, David Stokes, Mattias Donnet, and (maybe) Piotr Nowak. Thomas Heath on those that would bu
I almost feel dirty posting this but it seems that Mrs. Becks, looking completely malnourished, a tad gaunt, and only a little bit spicy was spotted house-shopping in California:
The mum of three apparently viewed several properties in the Beverly Hills a
According to the Washington Post, DC United has offered 2006 MLS MVP Christian Gomez a new two year deal which would replace the final year of his current contract and add another year, keeping him in DC until 2008. Right now, Gomez makes about $182,500,
Perhaps we should eschew the boring Premiership and all go and watch the Dutch Eredivisie instead.
The results of the wildcard matches in last weeks predictions league were (videprinter brackets and letters ahoy):
Az Alkmaar 5
The Puerto Rico Islanders have accused the Carolina RailHawks of piracy in their signing of former Islanders forward Caleb Norkus. The island-based USL-1 side claims that they had an economic arrangment with the new RailHawks forward whereby the I
I wasn't sure what to expect, but I have to admit I feared this:
The NBA says a bid to buy the Memphis Grizzlies by former Duke University basketball stars Brian Davis and Christian Laettner was incomplete, all but killing the sale and raising
Well that game against Newcastle was the decisive do or die for the Roar, and the Roar died. My loyalty is tried, but will prove absolute I know. I will continue to watch every Roar game and cheer the boys. I even trust that they'll win a couple more befo
This week's offering from Kym.
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Anyone who bought last week's matchday programme will have undoubtedly read David Sullivan's letter to the "true supporters". Funnily enough, I didn't, because I never buy a programme. This is one of my fairly newly
The chairman of Club Atletico Belgrano has confirmed Mario Griguol as the manager of Belgrano for the rest of the season. Amidst speculation that Griguol's position was undermined by a string of bad results, it seems that the fact that Belgrano is close t
Then Asian Football Confederation has retained its four-and-a-half places for the 2010 World Cup finals, FIFA decided during a board meeting in Zurich. The football governing body decided not to dock a berth for South Africa 2010 from Asia, which did not
The host's spot (South Africa) will NOT count as part of the CAF's (Africa) five spots. This is very interesting, because I always assumed that this should be the way it's done. However, with the places changing every time you could never tell for sure ex
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Arsenal finished top of Group G by drawing against Porto. It could be said that it was a dull affair with no goals…….That all the bookies and press have been right…..it was a "fix".
I like to think that Arsenal delivered the professional p
And we will NEVER find it if we continue to play like that. I'm fed up. This joke is not funny anymore and it has really become bloody embarrassing. LLLLLLLLDLLL is embarrassing. It is nearly up there with AEK Athens record of 21 games without a win. It's
Did it have to be Sunderland? Is there really a market for this sort of thing?
Sounds like these poor bastards are about to star in an intimate scene of another sort, protagonist Roy Keane. Makes you feel for them. Almost. New rule: only Premie
It's been a busy few days in football with plenty of Premiership matches in addition to the final Champions League matches of the round. The highlight for me was seeing Marcos Nelson's goal for Benfica against Man United. Supreme quality.
Jose
What on earth is this about? Most clubs show off their squad for the coming season with a team photo, but not Juventus it seems. This video from a few seasons back shows the Turin giants prefer a promotional video.
In this age
Oliver Tse, the creator of SoccerTV.com, wrote a revealing response to the Paul Gardner article I commented on the other day.
In Tse's article, he mentions many of the same thoughts I had (in that it's unfair to evaluate the Premiership based o
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Thirty Years Ago...FC Cologne 4 QPR 1...Rangers Go Through!
December 7, 1976: QPR 4 FC Cologne 1 (Masson the QPR scorer)
In the first Leg, Dave Sexton's QPR had won 3-0 (Givens, Webb and Bowles), so QPR go through on awa
Well, that was fun last night, eh? Arsenal qualified for the last 16 of the Champions League after what was probably the dullest game of football I've seen in a long time.
It was quite obvious both sides were playing to not lose rather than to win. Porto
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QPR Official Site - December 7, 2005
STANDARD RESPONSE
Today the Evening Standard issued an apology to QPR Chairman Gianni Paladini.
The statement comes two months after the London newspaper prin
Whether Manchester United's Larsson loan deal turns out to be a genius bit of Cantona or a big pile of steaming Blanc, it's definitely different. Given the shocking amount of cash you have to hand over for a half...
Continue.
By John Nicholson
There are few more unpleasant fashion creations than a modern football shirt. Comprised of those melt-into-the-skin-in-a-fire polymers which feel like a cross between your grannies old nylon stockings and liquid plastic, they
Another decision made by FIFA's Executive Committee, of interest to this hemisphere, was to have a CONCACAF/CONMEBOL playoff for the 2010 World Cup finals. The fourth-placed team from CONCACAF's Hexagonal will play the fifth-placed team from CONMEBOL's do
There seems to have been an outbreak of this (originally a term used by Federal Reserve boss Greenspan to refer to the US stock market) at Charlton following the victory over Blackburn. Admittedly the way in which the victory was won was particularly stu
An investigation conducted by FIFA's executive committee found that Jack Warner was not guilty of illegally reselling tickets for the World Cup finals last summer. One way to say it is that there was no concrete evidence, which is in...
Chron.com Dynamo Power Hour Podcast: Glenn Davis talks soccer -- Courtesy 790: The Sports Animal -- 55 minutes (50MB)....
