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We probably don't want to get our hopes up too high, but Steve Zakuani has been deemed "50-50"
as being able to play in Friday's Reserve League game against the Vancouver Whitecaps. This would
mark his first game action of any kind that Zakuani has done since appearing in a scrimmage against
Gonzaga back on April 1.
Newcastle kept their Champions League hopes alive and Tottenham ended a winless streak in the
EPL on April 1, 2012.
Results
Newcastle United 2-0 Liverpool
Tottenham 3-1 Swansea City
Tottenham snaps skid
Spurs snapped a winless streak of several matches with a much needed win at White Hart Lane.
Atletico Madrid moved up to 7th, Valencia were held at home by Levante, and Real Sociedad had an
impressive home victory in the Spanish Primera Division (La Liga) on April 1, 2012.
Results
Atletico Madrid 3-0 Getafe
Valencia 1-1 Levante
Real Sociedad 4-0 Rayo Vallecano
Villarreal 0-0 Espanyol
Impressive home wins by Atletico and Sociedad
Both Atletico Madrid and Real Sociedad had very strong performances at home on Sunday.
Hannover 96 improved their Europa League chances and Schalke were held to a draw at Hoffenheim
in the German Bundesliga on April 1, 2012.
Results
Hannover 96 2-1 Borussia Monchengladbach
Hoffenheim 1-1 Schalke
Monchengladbach loses again
Monchengladbach's hopes for a top three finish took a hit with their third consecutive league
loss.
Juventus remained unbeaten, Inter Milan won a crazy match, Roma won easily at home, and much
more in the Serie A on April 1, 2012.
Results
AS Roma 5-2 Novara
Bologna 1-3 Palermo
Cagliari 2-0 Atalanta
Fiorentina 1-2 Chievo
Inter Milan 5-4 Genoa
Lecce 0-0 Cesena
Siena 1-0 Udinese
Juventus 3-0 Napoli
Inter Milan beats Genoa in a goal fest
In one of the most entertaining matches of the season, Inter Milan beat Genoa 5-4.
David Luiz took to Twitter today to make a pretty damn big announcement. That's right, the
Brazilian central defender has hacked off his signature curls.
I cut my hair today!
- David Luiz (@DavidLuiz_4) April 1, 2012
This is a nightmare yo.
Below are predictions for all the EPL matches on April 1, 2012. Times listed are local UK
time.
Newcastle United v Liverpool, 13:30 2-2 Draw
Tottenham v Swansea City, 16:00 Tottenham wins 3-1
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Below are predictions for all the La Liga matches on April 1, 2012. Times listed below local UK
time.
Atletico Madrid v Getafe, 11:00 Atletico wins 1-0
Valencia v Levante, 17:00 Valencia wins 3-0
Real Sociedad v Rayo Vallecano, 20:30 0-0 Draw
Villarreal v Espanyol, 20:30 Villareal wins 2-1
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Below are predictions for all the Serie A matches on April 1, 2012. Times listed are local UK
time.
AS Roma v Novara, 11:30 Roma wins 1-0
Bologna v Palermo, 14:00 Palermo wins 1-0
Cagliari v Atalanta, 14:00 1-1 Draw
Fiorentina v Chievo, 14:00 0-0 Draw
Inter Milan v Genoa, 14:00 Inter Milan wins 3-0
Lecce v Cesena, 14:00 Lecce wins 2-0
Siena v Udinese, 14:00 Udinese wins 2-1
Juventus v Napoli, 19:45 Juventus wins 2-0
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Below are predictions for all the SPL matches on April 1, 2012. Times listed are local UK
time.
Celtic v St Johnstone, 12:45 Celtic wins 2-0
Inverness v Hibernian, 15:00 Hibernian wins 1-0
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Below are predictions for all the Bundesliga matches on April 1, 2012. Times listed local UK
time.
Hannover 96 v Borussia Monchengladbach, 14:30 Hannover wins 2-1
Hoffenheim v Schalke, 16:30 Schalke wins 3-1
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The U.S. Women's National Team kicks off an exhibition tournament when it faces 2011 FIFA
Women's World Cup champion Japan to open the inaugural Women's Kirin Challenge Cup
at 5:30 a.m. CT Sunday, April 1, at Yurtec Stadium in Sendai, Japan. The U.S. then
faces Brazil in this three-team event at 7 a.
It seemed the spring finally hit Sendai today as the sun came out and the temps warmed up, so much
so that the many of the U.S. players had to peel off the layers during training. Perhaps some of
the snow on the ground here in northern Japan even melted?
The U.S. team will train inside Yurtec Stadium tomorrow, getting its first look at the game pitch
that will host the match on April 1.
Abby Wambach's Q-Rating in Japan is really quite remarkable. We think it has something to do with
not only her talent on the soccer field and how hard she competes, but also with the grace in which
she handled the immediate post-game interviews after falling in PKs in the World Cup Final, giving
much credit to the Japanese and their talented team.
The U.S. WNT played a closed-door training match against Japan today in Matsushima, about a
45-minute drive northeast of Sendai. U.S. head coach Pia Sundhage played all 23 players on the
roster with the Americans coming out on top 1-0 on a 84th minute goal from Tobin Heath.
Due to an agreement with the Japanese Football Association (JFA), there will be no highlights of
the match (it was a closed-door after all, which means, you know, it was closed to fans and media),
but you can watch the real thing on April 1 from Yurtec Stadium in Sendai on ESPN2 and ESPN3 at
6:30 a.
A-Rod and Barnie head to the busThe U.S. WNT arrived into Tokyo in the late afternoon of March 25 and got a good night's sleep
before rising on March 26 for yet another travel day, this one north to Sendai. The U.S. team did
have some time to do some quick sight-seeing as the players spent about 90 minutes walking around
the Asakusa district, where the Sensoji Temple -- the oldest temple in Tokyo -- is located.
Night falls on Tokyo as the U.S. team boards the bus to the hotelThe U.S. WNT has arrived in Japan, a bit tired after a long travel day, but excited for two monster
matches at the beginning of April. Any time the U.S. team travels to the Asian continent, it's one
of the longest trips the team takes (unless you want to drop down to Australia, then that's some
hours on a plane, mate), but this trip to Japan came off without a hitch.
Despite finishing in third place at the 2012 Algarve Cup in Portugal, a run that included a 1-0
loss to Japan, but convincing victories over Denmark, Norway and Sweden, the U.S. Women's National
Team remains the #1 team in the world in the just-released March 16 edition of the FIFA Women's
World Rankings.
Alex Morgan scored a hat trick in the U.S. women's 4-0 victory over Sweden in Wednesday's
Third-Place match of the Algarve Cup.
Morgan's scored goals in the 4th, 33rd and 71st minutes, while Abbey Wambach tallied in the 37th
minute. Reserve keeper Nicole Barnhart kept the Swedes off the board by stopping the four shots
she faced on the day at Estadio Municipal in Parchal, Portugal.
Japan just has the U.S. women's national team's number at the moment.
In their first meeting since the dramatic World Cup final that Japan won in penalty kicks, Japan
topped the U.S. women 1-0 in the final group game of the Algarve Cup on Monday, preventing the
Americans from a place in the championship game for the first time in 10 years and dealing them
their first shutout in 58 matches.
The Revolution used its second overall pick to select former University of Rhode Island
midfielder Danleigh Borman from Toronto during Stage 1 of today's Re-entry Draft. Since Borman is
out of contract, the league will extend a Bona Fide offer to him to play for the Revolution.
Borman played in 21 games for the Reds and recorded three assists in 2011.
Major League Soccer's Re-Entry Draft is a quirky thing. There are a lot of rules and not every
player who has their option declined enters the draft. Rather than post the list of players
available along with the rules, I'm breaking it up to make it more digestible. Re-Entry Rules &
Timeline and Re-Entry Player Eligibility are after the break.
Monday, December 5th, is the first stage of the MLS Re-Entry Draft. The entire process gets
fairly convoluted, as MLS is wont to do. As such, I figured I'll just copy/pasta their rules here
for you:
Any player selected in Stage 1 will remain on the drafting club's 2012 budget at the option
price or Bona Fide Offer price until April 1, 2012.
Harry Redknapp is set to face trial for tax evasion on January 23rd alongside former Portsmouth FC
chairman Milan Mandaric. The first charge alleges that between April 1, 2002, and November 28,
2007, Mandaric paid $145,000 into a bank account ... Continue reading →
In what could take him out of the running for the England manager job, Tottenham Hotspur boss
Harry Redknapp will face trial for tax evasion next year.
Redknapp is accused of two counts of cheating the public revenue between specific dates in 2002
and 2007 when he was manager of Portsmouth Football Club.
Dax McCarty is on the move yet again. (Getty Images)
Yes, this is indeed real. Dwayne De Rosario has been traded from the New York Red Bulls to D.C.
United in exchange for Dax McCarty.
Let that one sink in for a moment. DeRo for Dax. Straight up.
De Rosario began the 2011 MLS season with Toronto FC, registering one goal and one assist in two
matches before being dealt to the New York Red Bulls on April 1.
Grenada vs Honduras 2011 Copa Oro ( CONCACAF Gold Cup) Final score:- Grenada vs Honduras 1-7 (
Murray/ Carlos Costly*3, Bengston, Martinez, Mejia) 9th June, 2011- Group B- FIU Stadium, Miami,
Florida Grenada are hammered 7-1 by Honduras in Group B at the FIU Stadium in Miami. Carlos Costly
scored a hat trick for Honduras [.
Tomorrow out at the Blue Valley District Athletic Complex, Sporting Kansas City continue their work
to qualify for the 2011 US Open Cup proper. The opponent tomorrow will be the New England
Revolution who made it here by defeating DC United 3-2 in their qualifier. Like KC, this game is
sandwiched between two games for New England.
Best-SuperClasico-photo-ever: Damn, I miss Jesse Marsch.
Take a stroll down SuperClasico memory lane with a look back at these games between Chivas USA
and the Galaxy over (almost) the last three years:
*Oct. 3, 2010: Chivas USA 1 Galaxy 2
*April 1, 2010: Galaxy 2 Chivas USA 0
*Nov.
Two struggling Eastern Conference teams face off in Toronto when the Fire and TFC battle to turn
their early seasons around. In an effort to install his preferred system incorporating the Dutch
style of "total football" Aron Winter's side has looked disjointed, sloppy, and down right bad at
times through a 2-4-4 start.
Recently, I looked at every team from the past five years in my April 1 column on the subject. I've
since gone back and done it for every year and every team, though I'm still not 100% sure that I
got every single nationality change. At least those from American to foreign, and vice versa.
There's Arturo Alvarez, Jeff Cunningham, Taylor Graham, Pablo Mastroeni, and Preki.
NEW YORK, NY— April 1, 2011 — Wildes & Weinberg is pleased to announce that
Managing Partner Michael Wildes has secured an O-1 visa for Edson Arantes Do Nascimento, better
known to millions as soccer icon Pelé, as he joins the New York Cosmos as Honorary President. As
an "Alien of Extraordinary Ability," who was recently hired to come to the United States to help
rebuild the world-famous professional soccer team in New York City, Pelé was required to secure an
O-1 visa before he was able to begin his employment for the team's front office.
Italian Playmaker's Future is Remains Undecided
by Thomas Atzenhoffer on The Bleacher Report
April 1, 2011
Claudio Villa/Getty Images Alberto Aquilani was purchased for Liverpool in August of 2009 by Rafael
Benitez, believed to be the replacement for Real Madrid bound midfield maestro Xabi Alonso.
Juan Agudelo, USA vs Argentina (Mar 2011)
PARAGUAY AT LP: After a thrilling 1-1 draw against Argentina, the U.S. completes the two-game set
when they face 2010 FIFA World Cup quarterfinalists Paraguay at LP Field in Nashville. The U.S.
will be making their third appearance in Nashville, including a final round World Cup qualifier on
April 1, 2009, when Jozy Altidore became the youngest player in U.
