Irishman Eamon Zayed scored an amazing five minute hat-trick as Perspolis came from 2-0 down to bag a sensational 3-2 win over Esteghlal in the Tehran derby. 'Unbelievable'. 'Sensational'. 'Divine'. 'Pre-destined'. These were just some of the back-page headlines running across Iranian newspapers as Perspolis won a fantastically contested Tehran derby away at their bitter [.

Midfield Hernanes The Brazilian playmaker was undoubtedly Lazio's best signing of last season. He has continued his excellent form into the new season, operating in the heart of Lazio's midfield and supplying new-boy Miroslav Klose with the service that has helped him notch up 9 goals so far. If Lazio are to pursue success in the Europa League along with their ambitions to claim a Champions.

Alessandro Del Piero rolled back the years to net an incredible goal as Juventus overcame Roma 3-0 in the Coppa Italia quarter-finals and winning the In The Stands Goal of The Week to boot! The Serie A leaders were already 1-0 up before Del Piero received the ball 30-yards away from goal, made a mazy [.

Host Kevin is joined by Serie A Weekly writers Owen Neilson and Ryan Ross to discuss all the surprises and events from the first half of the Italian Serie A 2011-12 season. Podcast topics include, Juventus, Milan and Inter, players like Jovetic, Klose, Djibril Cissé and Simone Pepe, a Best XI, and also a few words on racism in football.

With world champions Spain firm favourites to retain their European crown, it's probably no surprise that their record scorer David Villa features heavily in the betting to be Euro 2012′s leading marksman.
The Barcelona striker is 10/1 to be the tournament's top scorer but will the 30-year-old be in Vicente del Bosque's squad?

Finite le vacanze natalizie e a braccetto con la sessione invernale di Calciomercato, torna la Serie A, giunta alla 17/a giornata. Il 2012 del massimo campionato si apre alle 18 con il gustoso anticipo del Franchi tra il Siena e la Lazio. Alle 20 e 45, invece, tocca all'Inter che, a San Siro, ospita ilContinua a leggere .

No conclusions, because I didn't have time to watch the match live. No conclusions, because based on the highlights I saw and the thoughts of other people I read, there wasn't anything new to learn.

We already knew that Miroslav Klose is, as both Bayern and non-Bayern fans seem to agree, [read more]

By Chris Wright

I'm not ashamed to tell you that this flighty current German side make me go weak at the knees on the odd occasion, case in point being Mesut Ozil's lovely team goal to round-off Die Mannschaft's almost entirely dominant 3-0 win over Holland in Hamburg last night.

Gazzetta dello Sport Milan dance with Binho Napoli-Juve postponed, a rainstorm of controversy All Toto, Udinese don't stop Lazio party, Sculli goal but Klose is super Rossi for Mihajlovic? Montolivo gaffe Inter still have Eto'o idea, meeting in December Tuttosport Oh My Sunshine Stadio San Paolo, yesterday afternoon Miha KO, Rossi is ready Milan, Udinese and Lazio are thankful and fly away "Toro.

Dopo gli anticipi che hanno visto la sconfitta casalinga del Napoli contro il Parma (1-2), le vittorie del Milan sul Palermo (3-0) e del Catania contro l'Inter (2-1), sono stati altri i risultati impotanti nella 7^ giornata di Serie A. Tra questi i pari imposti da Atalanta e Chievo a Juventus e Udinese, e il successo della Lazio nel derby di Roma, a chiusura del weekend calcistico.

It was business as usual for La Liga heavy weights Barcelona and Real Madrid as they romped to 3-0 and 4-1 wins over Racing Santander and Real Betis this weekend to continue on their amazing winning streaks.

However, the 2 teams are separated by a single point and a club which many people are not used to seeing on this end of the table Levante.

Mio dio, if the Lazio fans wanted to scare i Giallorossi (AS Roma) away in the derby last night, they certainly did with that intimidating eagle. Seriously, imagine waking up to THAT everyday!

Turns out the managers at today's game have a bit of history.
Back at the 2006 FIFA World Cup, Jurgen Klinsmann coached hosts Germany while Luis Suarez was at the helm for Ecuador where the teams were paired in Group A. Both Germany and Ecuador won their first two matches, thereby secufing a place in the knockout phase.

Frustrated Forlan alongside triumphant Miccoli
The Serie A has been dominated by the two main Milanese clubs for a bit more than half a decade. While they have had some testing competition by the likes of Roma and Juventus, the past ten years have seen AC Milan or Inter Milan win the scudetto seven times.

So, it's Milan as first game. Away, at San Siro against the Italian Champions and our traditional bete noire, a game that is usually as pleasant as a visit at the dentist's, but here we are. Reja lines up the predicted 4-2-3-1, with Konko and Zauri on the wings and Klose up front.Hernanes, Mauri and .

Il campionato numero 111 parte da San Siro, Milano, stadio Meazza, regno di Milan ed Inter. Di fronte, in quella che è la seconda giornata ma, causa sciopero, è di fatto l'esordio, il Milan, scudettato a maggio e la Lazio che ha finito la stagione a quota 66 punti, la stessa dell'Udinese e che, per [.

The Serie A season is underway with a marquee matchup featuring contenders AC Milan and Lazio (Fox Soccer Channel).

Lazio, which is looking to stun the defending league champions at the San Siro, got off to a 2-0 lead, which included a goal from new forward and German veteran Miroslav Klose.

Germany became the first nation, along with tournament hosts Ukraine and Poland, to qualify for the 2012 UEFA European Championships last night. Their 6-2 victory over neighbours Austria gave the Nationalmannschaft an unassailable nine point lead at the top of qualifying Group A.

Goals from Miroslav Klose, Mesut Özil (2) and Lukas Podolski along with additional strikes from substitutes André Schürrle and Mario Götze put the cherry on top of the cake for Germany whose defence was breached just twice by Marko Arnautovic and Martin Harnik, both of whom ply their trade in the German Bundesliga with Werder Bremen and VfB Stuttgart respectively.

Joahim Low did not have to dig his nose to strike gold. Mario Gotze serves notice that he might be the next best thing to Mesut Oezil who is already the best thing since Lukas Podolski, Miroslav Klose, and Bastian Schweinsteiger. Then there is the small matter of Thomas Muller and Andre Schurrle.

Giuseppe Belnini/Getty Images(Bleacher Report)SS Lazio and Argentine forward Mauro Zarate has been linked with a move to Arsenal since early January during last season. However, a move is yet to have materialized.
Given the recent sale of Cesc Fabregas, it could prove that a real attempt to lure the player away from Rome just might be in the works.

Well, we could not have hoped for a better start to the season than a convincing 6-0 thumping against Rabotnicki in the 4th round of Europa League qualifications. LAZIO (4-2-3-1): Marchetti; Scaloni, Biava, Dias, Radu; Brocchi, Ledesma, Mauri, Hernanes; Cissè, Klose. Coach: Edoardo Reja RABOTNICKI (4-4-2): Dimitrievski, Todorovski, Velkoski, Micevski, Petrovic, Muarem, Najdoski, Lazarevski.

Si sono svolte, in questi giorni, le prime amichevoli o "sgambate" estive organizzate dalle societ calcistiche della Serie A, che iniziano a lavorare nei ritiri, agli ordini dei rispettivi allenatori, in vista della prossima stagione. Primi goals per la Roma di Luis Enrique, contro la rappresentativa della Val Pusteria (tripletta di Borriello ma prima rete [.

Costa Rica:
Costa Rica name rings a lot of sweet memories to me in football. One of my nicest memories of the game was attending 1989 Youth World Cup that was hosted in my home, Saudi Arabia. I remember attending one of the group stages games of Costa Rica vs. Columbia. And a the captain Ronald Gnzalez scored the 1-0 winning goal at the last minute from a beautiful free kick.

Costa Rica:
Costa Rica name rings a lot of sweet memories to me in football. One of my nicest memories of the game was attending 1989 Youth World Cup that was hosted in my home, Saudi Arabia. I remember attending one of the group stages games of Costa Rica vs. Columbia. And a the captain Ronald Gnzalez scored the 1-0 winning goal at the last minute from a beautiful free kick.

Il suo soprannome è "Speedy", un nomignolo che, evidentemente, sottolinea la sua dote maggiore, ovvero la grande facilit di corsa. Parliamo del nuovo acquisto di una scatenata Lazio, il 25enne Senad Lulic, giocatore nativo di Mostar (citt della Bosnia-Erzegovina) ma con passaporto svizzero, e proveniente proprio dal club elvetico dello Young Boys.

Timm Klose told his Switzerland team-mates to draw inspiration from their compatriots' FIFA U-17 World Cup triumph as the Under-21 squad begins its bid for European glory.

By CALEB SONNELAND

It can only go from bad to worse for FIFA and its continued war against corruption.

Currently suspended FIFA vice president Jack Warner claims he has no intention of meeting with investigators looking into the bribery allegations surrounding the troubled organization.

L'annuncio del club, arrivato in queste ore, sancisce, in maniera ufficiale, l'inizio dell'avventura di Miroslav Klose in biancoceleste. Dopo un corteggiamento durato quasi sei mesi, l'ex attaccante del Bayern Monaco, di origine polacca (è nato ad Opole nel 1978) ma naturalizzato tedesco (e nazionale dal marzo 2001, con quasi 100 presenze ufficiali con i Panzer) [.

Germany forward Miroslav Klose has signed a two-year contract with UEFA Europa League hopefuls S.S. Lazio on his 33rd birthday after the expiry of his FC Bayern München deal.

As it stands Milan have six strikers for next season: Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Robinho, Pato, Fillippo Inzaghi, Alberto Paloschi and Antonio Cassano. Yet, the club still seem to be shopping for another one with the likes of Miroslav Klose, FC Porto's Hulk and as ever Manchester City's Mario Balotelli all being linked to the club.

Ich denke jeder hat schonmal von der Sendung TV Total gehört. Der langsam alternde Moderator Steffan Raab deckt hierbei Patzer, Kuriositäten und Peinlichkeiten im Fernsehen auf. Mit Nippeln sind übrigens nicht die Brustwarzen von Pamela Anderson gemeint, sondern auf seinem Tisch hat er diverse Knöpfe ( in der Sendung Nippel genannt ), auf denen kurze Sprüche gespeichert sind um diese in die Sendung einfließen zu lassen.

After another round of qualifying for Euro's 2012 it is no surprise to see holders and world champions Spain on maximum points along with Germany and the Netherlands. Italy and Greece remain unbeaten after five games while Slovakia are flying high as they bid to reach their first European Championship.

I have mentioned previously during the 2011 Asian Cup how the Asian football has improved a lot, and the quality of football we seen in that competition was really good and some games were comparable o World Cup second round and even quarter final games.
This week friendlies came with such very interesting results for the Asian football, it is one more indication that this continent is going to do something impressive in the near future, and it is not less than African continent now.

We chose this image as our lead because Yoann scored a goal. Okay? Image: FRANCK FIFE/AFP/Getty Image/Daylife.

Overcoming our lethargy towards the international fixtures was a strain for us this weekend. We're really enjoying the jostling for position at the top and bottom of the European Leagues and for us, this whole Euro 2012 Qualifier shebang couldn't have come at a worse time.

Germany takes on Kazakhstan in a Group A EURO 2012 qualifying match tomorrow, March 26th, at 3:00 PM EST (8:00 PM CET). The match will be broadcast on ESPN Deportes and streamed on ESPN3, and we will be following along with the action with a live blog here, so drop by and join the fun!

Preview

The match will take place at the Betzenberg in Kaiserslautern, and the 47,849 seat stadium is already sold out so there should be a good atmosphere.

Today is a special day for one of our living legends: it has been exactly 10 years to the day since Miroslav Klose scored his first goal for the German NT. On March 24, 2001, in his NT debut, Klose scored an 88th minute winner against Albania. That goal proved not a false dawn but the advent of a national hero; to this day, he remains a crucial part of our squad and determined to carry the torch through 2012.

We have a few juicy tidbits about what we can expect from Jogi's call-up list against Italy. Certainties include BVB darlings Mario Götze and Mats Hummels, as well as old favorites in the form of Lahm, Podolski, Özil, Klose, and Badstuber. These five were mentioned specifically because they were not [read more]

Qualification for Euro 2012 begins again next month next month and I thought it was a good time to review what has happened so far in qualifying.

It is no surprise to see holders and world champions Spain on maximum points along with Germany and the Netherlands. Russia and Norway, revived by Egil Olsen, have also made a perfect start, while Montenegro have been hugely impressive in their debut campaign.

MUNICH, Germany — Bayern Munich had to come from behind on Saturday to win 3-1 at Werder Bremen, while Bundesliga leaders Borussia Dortmund kept up their domination with a 3-0 win at Wolfsburg. Bremen's Per Mertesacker went from joy to despair as his opening goal just after the break was cancelled out by an Arjen [.

By Ahmad Ruiz Hakeem

Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit
Für das Deutsche Vaterland!

It was wet, humid and dark, but for the television screen glowing. I stood in front of the TV in my grandmother's home in Johor Bahru, singing along to the German national anthem.