szólj hozzá: Inter - Novara 0-1 Caracciolo

Novara, at the very bottom of the Serie won yet again in a clean sweep of Inter with Andre Caracciolo scoring a flamboyant winner. Massimo Moratti dismissed Gian Piero Gasperini after Inter's 1-3 flame out against Novara in their first encounter.

German Bundesliga Recap 11 February 2012 - The 90th Minute Soccer Blog

Below are brief recaps for all the Bundesliga matches played on February 11, 2012.

Bayer Munich 2-0 Kaiserslautern

Bayern keeps pace with Dortmund with a clean sheet. Both goals came in the first half as Bayern held Kaiserslautern to one shot on goal.

Scottish Premier League Recap 11 February 2012 - The 90th Minute Soccer Blog

Below is a recap of all the SPL matches on February 11, 2012.

Dunfermline 1-4 Rangers

Rangers get goals from four different players to keep pace in the title race. Dunfermline remains last in the table with a -30 goal difference.

Spanish Primera Division (La Liga) Recap 11 February 2012 - The 90th Minute Soccer Blog

Below is a recap of all the La Liga matches on February 11, 2012.

Racing Santander 0-0 Atletico Madrid

Racing moves out of the relegation zone Atletico Madrid are up to 6th place. It was a physical match with four yellow cards given to each side.

Inigo Lopez grabbed a late winner for Granada to give their La Liga survival hopes a big boost as they beat local rivals Malaga on Monday.

Malaga had the better early exchanges as the game started at a fast and furious pace with first Enzo Maresca then Rondon shooting high and wide from good positions in the opening minutes.

Sevilla have fired coach Marcelino García Toral after the 46-year-old failed to halt a run of disappointing results.

Marcelino, who took charge last summer following the departure of Gregorio Manzano, leaves with Sevilla 11th in the standings and just four points above the relegation zone.

By FRANCO PANIZO

Luis Suarez's spell on the sidelines has come to a close.

Having served his eight-match ban for racially abusing Patrice Evra and a one-game suspension for a gesture to Fulham fans, Suarez is set to return for Liverpool on Monday in its game against Tottenham.

By Alan Duffy

Norwich City 2-0 Bolton Wanderers Premier League 4th February 2012

An injury-ravaged Norwich fought their away to their fifth home league win of the season on Saturday, a victory which condemned the visiting Trotters to another spell in the relegation zone.

Henry to start?

Horrible is the word to describe our last meeting against Blackburn Rovers. Steve Kean's side only had two shots on goal and still managed to beat us 4-3. That was a dark day in our season but nothing compared to the run of form we are in now. The draw at Bolton was the first league point we picked up this season and we're now facing an uphill battle to find our way back into Champions League spots.

Saturday 4th February 1pm

The Emirates Stadium

This Saturday afternoon we welcome Blackburn Rovers to The Emirates for yet another in the constant list of must win matches.

Rovers were established on 5th November 1875 and became founder members of The Football League in 1888.

Sigh.

First of all, the Arsenal Offside would like to place its thoughts to the victims from today's awful turn of events in Egypt. A truly disheartening experience. Some things are bigger than football, and this was definitely one of them.

Typical Arsenal. A few days after a great comeback victory, a victory that had the potential to help turn our season around and put us on the right track (granted, it was a poor Villa side), we draw against an insipid Bolton side that is currently languishing around the relegation zone.

Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech is extremely impressed with Swansea City's home record and suggests that the toughness of the Welsh outfit at Liberty Stadium should ensure survival in the Barclays Premier League.

Following last night's 1-1 draw with the Blues, the Swans are now nine points clear of the relegation zone with a little over a third of the season left to go.

Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Liverpool
31 January 2012
19.45 GMT
Molineux

History:
Total Appearances: 98
Liverpool Wins: 47
Wolves Wins: 33
Draws: 17

Last Premier League Meeting: 24 September 2011 – Liverpool 2-1 Wolves (Johnson og, Suarez)

Form:
Liverpool: Liverpool's odd season in which they seem to be unstoppable in the cups but fragile in the league continues.

Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Liverpool
31 January 2012
19.45 GMT
Molineux

History:
Total Appearances: 98
Liverpool Wins: 47
Wolves Wins: 33
Draws: 17

Last Premier League Meeting: 24 September 2011 – Liverpool 2-1 Wolves (Johnson og, Suarez)

Form:
Liverpool: Liverpool's odd season in which they seem to be unstoppable in the cups but fragile in the league continues.

Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Liverpool
31 January 2012
19.45 GMT
Molineux

History:
Total Appearances: 98
Liverpool Wins: 47
Wolves Wins: 33
Draws: 17

Last Premier League Meeting: 24 September 2011 – Liverpool 2-1 Wolves (Johnson og, Suarez)

Form:
Liverpool: Liverpool's odd season in which they seem to be unstoppable in the cups but fragile in the league continues.

Football's a simple game. If you score more or concede less than the other side, you win the match. So I thought it would be worth taking a look at which teams have been doing better than their opponents. The simplest way of doing just that is to calculate differentials for the stuff that matters most - goals - and the stuff without which - shots - the stuff that matters most usually doesn't happen.

Photo by ISIphotos.com

All American eyes Friday are on Goodison Park, where Landon Donovan and Clint Dempsey do battle in Everton and Fulham's FA Cup match, but there's another game in Europe that is of importance to Americans abroad as well.

Timmy Chandler's FC Nurnberg and Steve Cherundolo's Hannover 96 are slated to go up against one another in a Bundesliga match that should be featuring the present and future of U.

Barcelona's Copa del Rey semi-finals win against Real Madrid has been tempered by a growing injury list that will make their clash against Villarreal on Saturday harder.

Andres Iniesta and Alexis Sanchez both limped off in last night's 2-2 draw, which secured a 4-3 aggregate win.

That means Barca will head to El Madrigal missing six players in total, as David Villa, Ibrahim Afellay and Andreu Fontas are already injured, while Seydou Keita is at the African Nations Cup.

Who does this tasty torso and tent combo belong to? Answers can be found in the relevant section. Image: AP Photo/Frank Augstein.

This weekend's games offered their usual blend of record breaking rude boys, incomprehensible decision making and unnecessarily harsh twists of fate.

Be still our beating hearts; the summer break is a looooong way away.

The more you say it, the more depressing it sounds: Liverpool were WELL-BEATEN by a team in the relegation zone, with the poorest defence, and worst home record in the league. The defeat will almost certainly condemn Kenny Dalglish's side to another season without Champions League football, and may even contribute to the King's own eventual demise.

Newcastle's hopes of taking advantage of Chelsea's draw at Norwich were stopped by a five-goal second-half blitz from Fulham as they lost 5-2 at Fulham.

Fulham were poor in the first-hald and it was no surprise that Newcastle scored first thanks to a Danny Guthrie thunderbolt from outside the area.

Bolton 3: Davies 4′, Reo-Coker 29′, Steinsson 50′
Liverpool 1: Bellamy 37′

Bolton thoroughly dominate Liverpool at the Reebok and coast to a 3-1 victory that boosts them out of the relegation zone. The host's performance was certainly deserving of victory, and Liverpool's was equally deserving of a loss.

Newcastle's hopes of taking advantage of Chelsea's draw at Norwich were stopped by a five-goal second-half blitz from Fulham as they lost 5-2 at Fulham.

Fulham were poor in the first-hald and it was no surprise that Newcastle scored first thanks to a Danny Guthrie thunderbolt from outside the area.

Liverpool travel to Bolton on Saturday evening well aware anything less than three points at the Reebok Stadium will cast serious doubts over their already flagging top-four ambitions.
A seventh Premier League draw of the season at Anfield in last weekend's dire stalemate against Stoke has left the 18-time champions of England five points adrift of fourth place.

Owen Coyle has left his side with a lot to do as they strive to get out of the relegation zone...Liverpool make the trip to Bolton on Saturday for another Premier League fixture. After a disappointing draw against Stoke at Anfield, the Reds will be looking to put that behind them and take all three points from a struggling Bolton side.

Stevenage are on the road again this weekend as they make a trip up to Glanford Park to face Alan Knill's Scunthorpe United. Boro are still managerless after Graham Westley's departure last Friday, but they will be confident going into the game after a run of 10 away games in all competitions without defeat.

In the most recent match-day programme Marcus Evans sent out a rare direct message to the fans.
As inconsistent results continue into the New Year, our club balances just four points above the Championship's relegation zone. So it's difficult, as a fan, not to feel concern for the direction our club is going.

Queens Park Rangers are set to land Nigerian international Taye Taiwo from Italian champions AC Milan within the coming days. The left back joined Milan from Marseille last summer but has struggled to make it to the first team despite not suffering from any injuries.

The finer details of Taiwo 's transfer are not clear, however what is known is that the defender will be joining QPR on a loan deal.

Liverpool get back in the swing of things to see out a busy January, heading to the Reebok in hopes of getting three points for only the second time in six matches. As has mostly been the case in league over the past month and a half, they won't face an entirely overwhelming opposition, with Bolton only a point above Wigan in 19th.

By FRANCO PANIZO

Facing media scrutiny and the possibility of disciplinary action, Pepe has issued an apology to Leo Messi.

Well, sort of.

A day after what appeared to be a deliberate step on Messi's hand in Real Madrid's 2-1 loss to Barcelona, Pepe told Real Madrid's website that it was an involuntary act.

Bolton Wanderers vs Liverpool
21 January 2012
17.30 GMT
Reebok Stadium

History:
Total Appearances: 131
Liverpool Wins: 56
Bolton Wins: 43
Draws: 32

Last Premier League Meeting: 27 August 2011 Liverpool 3-1 Bolton (Henderson, Skrtel, Adam)

Form:
Liverpool: The rollercoaster-ness of the season to date has been unbearable if you are a Liverpool fan, and that continued a week ago as the Reds battled to a disappointing 0-0 home draw with Stoke.

As soon as Graham Westley had parked his Bentley into the car park at Deepdale, bookmakers online were offering odds on who will be the next manager to step into the Broadhall Way hotseat. It's arguably the best management position currently on offer in the Football League. Stevenage sit 6th in the League 1 table, are still in the FA Cup and have a squad full of young, hungry players with room to improve even further.

Leicester City - Nottingham Forest 2:30pm - Fox Soccer FA Cup Third Round replay for Robbie Findley's Nottingham Forest and a reminder that draws don't lead to overtime and penalties in the venerable FA Cup. Instead, they lead to hastily arranged additions to the schedule. Findley was used as a substitute over the weekend, with Forest in the relegation zone in the Championship at 22nd.

Mark Hughes' first game as Queens Park Rangers manager ended in defeat as Newcastle United strengthened their European hopes at the Sports Direct Arena on Sunday.
Leon Best's well-taken first-half strike was enough to see off the challenge of QPR and lift his side up to sixth in the Premier League table, level on points with Arsenal.

After scoring the winner against Leeds a week ago, many Arsenal fans expected their legendary club icon Thierry Henry to carry on where he left off against Swansea yesterday.

However, a controversial goal in the 16th minute from Scott sinclair brought the home side level on one goal apiece after Robin Van Persie had netted in the 5th minute.

Here is some insight into why Rovers fans hate Steve Kean. They actually hate the owners just as much for their bewildering decision to sack the hugely popular Sam Allardyce installing Kean in his place. The reason was never fully explained. But this seems to be par for the course for an ownership whose intention is to marginalize the board right from the inception.

By Alan Duffy

Blackburn Rovers 3-1 Fulham Premier League 14th January 2012

Steve Kean watched his side produce a superb battling performance at Ewood Park on Saturday, a performance which ultimately moved Blackburn out of the relegation zone for the first time since September.

Manchester United breezed past ‘poor' Bolton Wanderers last afternoon and in the process leveled points with league leaders Manchester City, who will visit Wigan on Monday. Bolton who was already languishing in the relegation zone suffered another routine defeat, while the victory of Blackburn Rovers over Fulham further compounded their misery.

Already into the second half of the season and Forest remain in the relegation zone... Looking at the stats for the season so far, can we predict what will happen? Ignoring cup games, Steve McClaren averaged just 0.8 points per game in his short tenure and [...] Read the original post on Seat Pitch

ESPN2 has the first round of the 2012 MLS SuperDraft at noon. Napoli - Cesena 3pm - GolTV The Coppa Italia takes us to the Stadio San Paolo in Naples for game one of a two-game Round of 16 series. These two Serie A clubs are separated by 13 places, with Napoli 6th and Cesena in the relegation zone at 19th.