Liverpool stalwart Jamie Carragher will join Sky Sports from the start of next season. The veteran defender had previously announced that he would retire at the end of the current campaign, although the rumour mill had suggested he was thinking of performing a U-turn and staying on for one more season.
Theo Walcott has revealed that he and Spurs star Gareth Bale were the self-styled "underwear bandits" during their Southampton days. That was the name they gave to their bizarre antics, which involved putting pants on their heads and terrorising team-mates in the Saints' academy by rampaging into their rooms and attacking them with pillows.
Adil Rami missed Valencia's recent match against Espanyol with blisters sustained in a performance of Gangnam Style. The France international returned to Lille on April 8 to attend a charity concert organised by former team-mate Rio Mavuba. During the event, Rami was brought onto the stage for an impromptu rendition of 2012 most nauseating novelty [.
Just like last season, Arsenal's squad has been stung by two big name departures in the closing
weeks of the transfer window.
Alex Song becomes the latest to jump ship for a deal worth around £16 million, joining former
team-mate Cesc Fabregas at Barcelona whilst the shock transfer of Robin van Persie to arch rivals
Manchester United will seem all the more real today when he debuts for the Red Devils against
Everton.
West Ham has informed ESPN that they have given up on trying to sign Andy Carroll after three weeks
of chasing the Liverpool striker.
The Hammers were hopeful that an eight-year contract worth £36 million would have tempted Carroll,
along with his links to Kevin Nolan and Sam Allardyce, his former team-mate and manager at
Newcastle United.
Ashley Cole says that we really shouldn't be having this trial referring to a post match meeting
where John Terry met with Anton Ferdinand and both shook hands after agreeing there was nothing
more than "handbags".
Ferdinand re-considered his position after his girlfriend replayed You Tube footage of the Terry
incident on her cell phone where the Chelsea captain was seen mouthing off using racial epithets
which he does not deny using.
After being named as Great Britain's captain for the London Olympics this summer, Ryan Giggs has
spoken of his excitement for the tournament.
Those assessing the latest soccer betting guide note how Stuart Pearce described the decision
to name Giggs as his skipper as ‘the easy choice' and the Manchester United man is certainly
honoured to lead out Team GB as they aim for a gold medal.
After being named as Great Britain's captain for the London Olympics this summer, Ryan Giggs has
spoken of his excitement for the tournament.
Those assessing the latest soccer betting guide note how Stuart Pearce described the decision
to name Giggs as his skipper as ‘the easy choice' and the Manchester United man is certainly
honoured to lead out Team GB as they aim for a gold medal.
Ukraine's Euro 2012 match with England will be a reunion of sorts for Andriy Voronin, who spent
three seasons with Liverpool.
On Tuesday at the Donbass Arena in Donetsk the blond forward will line up against former
team-mate Steven Gerrard, and Voronin made it clear how good he thinks "Stevie G" is!
The Rumour Mill: Monday's football news and gossip
Scotsman.com reports that the Timbers are targeting former Celtic and Rangers striker Kenny
Miller to pair with Kris Boyd.
Miller target for MLS
Former Celtic and Rangers striker Kenny Miller is being lined up by MLS side Portland Timbers
where he could star alongside former team mate Kris Boyd.
Ex-Norwich City player Darren Eadie is planning to open a seaside retreat for depressed footballers
after some informal enquiries revealed at least six of his former team-mates are battling mental
illness. Eadie too has suffered with depression and, after reaching ... Continue reading →
Ex-Norwich City player Darren Eadie is planning to open a seaside retreat for depressed footballers
after a straw poll revealed at least six of his former team-mates are battling mental illness.
Eadie too has suffered with depression and, after reaching out to other former Canaries, discovered
that he was not alone and there would be [.
This article titled "Euro 2012: Portugal coach Paulo Bento denies rift with Cristiano Ronaldo"
was written by Stuart James in Lviv, for The Guardian on Tuesday 12th June 2012 18.43 UTC
All is not well inside the Portugal camp. Paulo Bento, the Portugal coach, has seen his tactics
questioned by two of his former team-mates, Luis Figo and Rui Costa, Cristiano Ronaldo's behaviour
has come under the microscope after he stomped off the pitch against Germany on Saturday at the
final whistle and Helder Postiga was cross-examined at Tuesday's press conference about his
credentials to lead the line against Denmark on Wednesday evening.
This article titled "Euro 2012: Slaven Bilic seeking one last hurrah from Croatia" was written
by Kevin McCarra, for guardian.co.uk on Saturday 9th June 2012 23.17 UTC
A major tournament is often a point of departure. Lives can change with either a culmination or
a moment of despair, but there are managers who insist on deciding their own fate.
A pair of MLS teams take to the road in CONCACAF Champions League play aiming for results that will
help take them one step closer to the knockout stage.
The Seattle Sounders are in Trinidad and Tobago to face Caledonia, a team Seattle handled at
CenturyLink Field 3-1 on Aug.
Big day. Big match. Big EVERYTHING. There's really not much I can say about the rivalry today
that most of you don't already know. But if this IS your first time heading to a match between
these two sides, all I will say is be prepared. There's nothing timid about a Portland Timbers -
Seattle Sounders match.
In the past few years the Seattle Sounders have taken Sporting Kansas City through a variety of
late winners. Games went from well in the hands of the Midwesterners to become talismanic
performances by men who become cult heroes. Fucito, Parke, Rosales and Neagle all overcame odds and
finished off a challenging side.
Hope Solo's New Book Sparks Rampant Controversy: Villain or Victim? - originally posted on
Soccerlens.com
Never one to shy away from publicly exposed quarrels or full on media bouts, Olympic gold
medalist Hope Solo (and her newly published memoir) has, yet again, placed herself at the epicenter
of a highly scrutinized controversy.
You would have expected some nervous jitters from U.S. Women's National Team
Head Coach Pia Sundhage. She was coaching against her former team, Sweden, where she played at
both
the professional and national levels. The game was being played in Holmestad, Sweden, which is
only
about an hour and half away from where she grew up in Ulricehamn.
You would have expected some nervous jitters from U.S. Women's National Team
Head Coach Pia Sundhage. She was coaching against her former team, Sweden, where she played at
both
the professional and national levels. The game was being played in Holmestad, Sweden, which is
only
about an hour and half away from where she grew up in Ulricehamn.
Arsenal 0-0 Sunderland Premier League August 18 2012
With RVP no doubt rolling around naked in wads of Mancunian cash this afternoon, his former team
kicked off their 12/13 campaign with a rather trademark frustrating showing at the Emirates.
Arsenal forward Lukas Podolski has hailed the vocal support he received from the club's
supporters throughout yesterday afternoon's 4-0 friendly win away to former club FC Cologne.
Podolski scored twice in his first appearance as a Gunner and although his former team did not
offer him a warm welcome, the visiting fans loudly cheered on the German international.
After the signing of Santi Cazorla, and the possible move for Nuri Sahin, it seems as though Robin
van Persie has done/will do a Rooney since his reasoning regarding the lack of big signings and
ambition can now be proven wrong with an example. Will he play today against Koln? Will Lukas
Podolski feature for the first time for the Gunners, against his former team?
After the signing of Santi Cazorla, and the possible move for Nuri Sahin, it seems as though Robin
van Persie has done/will do a Rooney since his reasoning regarding the lack of big signings and
ambition can now be proven wrong with an example. Will he play today against Koln? Will Lukas
Podolski feature for the first time for the Gunners, against his former team?
David Banner... uh... Kenny Cooper Leads RBNY to VictoryOn a beautiful mid-summer afternoon
at the Cathedral of Football, the New York Red Bulls got goals on either side of halftime from
Kenny Cooper and defeated their closest geographical rivals - Philadelphia Union - by a 2-0
scoreline. The final wasn't really indicative of the number of chances created in what was a pretty
thrilling, high-tempo match that featured opportunities for both sides and lots of good attacking
play.
In the six seasons of Toronto's existence, there haven't been many must-see games between the
Reds and Revolution. Correction. There haven't been any must-see matches between the
so-called conference rivals.
Sure, we've seen moments of brilliance unfold. Michael Parkhurst's 55-yard goal in 2007 comes to
mind.
Ninety minutes in a reserve league game have prepared Bakary Soumare for a possible debut for
the Philadelphia Union. The 6-foot, 4-inch tall central defender has waited a few months to make
his first appearance for the Union.
"I've never had to wait so long," Soumare told reporters at a press conference, which included
interim head coach John Hackworth, today.
After a wild transfer season that saw Paris Saint-Germain sign the likes of Zlatan Ibrahimovic
and Thiago Silva, the French club appears to be building much-needed chemistry as it prepares for
the new season. But they also apparently need more practice from the penalty spot.
On Saturday, PSG battled back from a 2-0 deficit to draw Barcelona, 2-2, in a friendly in
Paris.
Some will still point to the Cal FC loss as the worst game in the Timbers history as a Major
League Soccer club, but last night's 5-0 loss that knocked the Timbers into last place in the
league has got to be up there. Positives were few and far between and even the optimists here at
Stumptown Footy had a hard time picking out someone to praise.
The San Jose Earthquakes looked well on their way to another home victory on Wednesday night
before a late FC Dallas rally threatened to spoil the party at Buck Shaw Stadium.
Dallas couldn't complete the comeback though. Defender Jair Benitez failed to make that happen
when he sent a stoppage time penalty kick over the crossbar, dooming FC Dallas to a 2-1 loss.
The Tiki Taka Playing style is one of the most attractive and dominating style of playing
football, which makes the game of football look even better. New Liverpool Boss Brendan Rodgers,
who has replaced Dalglish as Liverpool's manager would be following the Tiki Taka style, which
brought success to his former team, Swansea football club.
