Algeria snaffled a late 1-0 away win against neighbouring Libya on Sunday evening in their
African Cup of Nations qualifier played on neutral soil in Casablanca, with substitute El Arbi
Hillel Soudani scoring a minute from time to give the Algerian's the advantage going in to the
second leg in October which didn't go down particularly well with the Libyans, as it happens.
Algeria snaffled a late 1-0 away win against neighbouring Libya on Sunday evening in their
African Cup of Nations qualifier played on neutral soil in Casablanca, with substitute El Arbi
Hillel Soudani scoring a minute from time to give the Algerian's the advantage going in to the
second leg in October which didn't go down particularly well with the Libyans, as it happens.
Aston Villa 0-0 Sunderland Premier League 21st April 2012
It must be somewhat difficult to be a Villa fan these days. With an ex-Birmingham City manager
imbuing your team with about as much pzazz as a Marillion album track, and a squad desperately in
need of a major overhaul, there have been better times to support the Villans.
I meant to get this up last night and flat passed out. The USWNT completed Kirin Cup play last
night, blanking Brazil to do their own little thang after a goalless stalemate against (sigh) World
Cup champs Japan over the weekend.- Greg Seltzer
The term 'Goal Of The Season Contender' tends to get bandied around an awful lot over the
course of the a season, but last night during QPR's dramatic last-minute 3-2 victory over Liverpool
(we'll have more photos and highlights up later), we witnessed the kind of incredible strike that
is almost definitely set to feature on MotD's ten-strong shortlist come May.
The term 'Goal Of The Season Contender' tends to get bandied around an awful lot over the
course of the a season, but last night during QPR's dramatic last-minute 3-2 victory over Liverpool
(we'll have more photos and highlights up later), we witnessed the kind of incredible strike that
is almost definitely set to feature on MotD's ten-strong shortlist come May.
FRISCO, TX - On a night where two stars made their returns to the starting lineup after lengthy
injury layoffs, Seattle's Steve Zakuani and FC Dallas' Blas Perez each resumed their roles as key
difference makers.
Boston Victory and the New Jersey Rangers had to settle for a scoreless stalemate on Saturday.
(Photo: Boston Victory SC)
The Boston Victory defense kept the New Jersey Rangers off the board for the second time during
the preseason, but the attack failed to capitalize during Saturday's 0-0 draw in Easton,
Mass.
Reports from China indicate Didier Drogba and his former Chelsea team mate, Nicholas Anelka
could leave Shanghai Shenhua because the club is unable to meet its wage commitments because of an
escalating shareholder row. Both Drogba and Anelka earn a mind boggling £300,000 per week to play
for 10th placed Shenhua.
Emmanuel Adebayor scored from the penalty spot at the stroke of the hour but that was not enough
for 10-men Tottenham Hotspur to claim all three points at Villa Park.
Aston Villa, who have been dragged into an unlikely relegation battle in recent weeks, took the
lead through Ciaran Clark in the 35th minute a goal that drew just as much cheer from Arsenal and
Newcastle fans as it did from those in attendance.
Obviously we have our final pre-season game tomorrow and with that the manager's first chance to
give new boys Giroud, Cazorla and Podolski some playing time. There's nothing stirring regarding
Robin van Persie so there are suggestions he could take part too and with Arsene Wenger seemingly
unwilling to sell to Manchester United the possibility of him starting the season at the club
increases.
After a painful year of sitting out training sessions, key matches and the Euro 2012,
David 'El Guaje' Villa is back and thrilled to be available for selection by
Barcelona's Tito Vilanova!
The striker posed for a photo in the midst of playing a game with Pedro and
Xavi on Xavi's iPad.
Liverpool is ready to go toe to toe with Manchester United for Benfica midfielder Nicolas Gaitan,
according to Portuguese newspaper Record.
Gaitan has been heavily linked with Manchester United for some time now, and while he remains on
the radar of the Old Trafford club, their interest has cooled sufficiently to give Liverpool hope
they can land their man.
In an instant, an impending stalemate at Ewood Park became another step to the title for Manchester
United, as Antonio Valencia broke the deadlock in the final 10 minutes to spur the defending
champions onto victory over Blackburn, 0-2. The ...
Jack Jewsbury, Portland Timbers vs Chivas, Photo: Gary Sheldon | ProstAmerika.com
The battle between the two teams at the bottom of the Western Conference ended in a stalemate as
the Portland Timbers and FC Dallas played to a 1-1 draw on a hot, steamy Sunday afternoon at
JELD-WEN Field.
A goal by FCD forward Scott Sealy in the 51st minute – beautifully assisted by midfielders
Brek Shea and David Ferreira – had Dallas in line for their second consecutive victory over
Portland before a Zach Loyd red card and a late Jack Jewsbury golazo (below) brought the hosts
level.
The Philadelphia Union did not get off to the start they were looking for in 2012, slumping to a
3–1 defeat at Portland's Jeld-Wen Stadium on a rainy Monday night.
Goals from debutants Jean-Andrew Baptiste and Kris Boyd brought Portland back after the Union's
Gabriel Gomez, making his own debut for Philadelphia, gave his side the lead with a powerfully
struck free kick.
NEW YORK -- Yankee Stadium looked more like Stamford Bridge on Sunday, but even that could not
help lift Chelsea to victory.
The Champions League winners settled for a 1-1 draw with Paris Saint-Germain in their 2012 World
Football Challenge match on Sunday, and they needed a late goal from Lucas Piazon to make that
happen.
Morten Olsen, manager of the Denmark national team, has argued with accusations from Germany's
Real Madrid midfielder Sami Khedira that the Danes played too defensive during their 2-1 defeat to
the Germans yesterday evening.
After Michael Krohn-Dehli had cancelled out Lukas Podolski's opening goal midway through the
first half, the match turned into a bit of a stalemate, with the Danes putting on a strong
defensive front.
With a franchise record six consecutive wins within their grasp, the New York Red Bulls failed
to convert on a plethora of chances en route to a 1-1 draw against the visiting Chivas USA.
"We should have won this game," Red Bulls Coach Hans Backe said after the match.
The equation in Group 2 going into the last group games was simple. Lanús were already through as
the top team in the group. The winner of the game between Olimpia and Emelec in Paraguay would join
the Argentineans in the knockout rounds.
Stalemate: any position or situation in which no action can be taken or progress made; deadlock.
Yep, that sounds about right doesn't it? Saturday night in Foxboro was just that in the form of a
soccer match. Columbus parked the bus and got ten men behind the ball and looked to counter, and
the Revolution defense continued to improve, resulting in a 0-0 draw.
In a fitting tribute to his 'home away from home' for the past eight years
London Didier Drogba paraded the Olympic torch through the streets of
Swindon, West London yesterday. On Tuesday, the Chelsea striker confirmed that he
would be leaving the club at the end of July when his contract ends.
The pretty highly anticipated London derby between Arsenal against Chelsea which us important in
deciding both teams' Champions League spot ended rather disappointingly as no goals were scored in
the game.
It might be a pretty acceptable result for both but that didn't actually pushed their attempt in
acquiring their European ambition, especially for Chelsea who are still stuck at 6th place at the
moment, two place behind the final Champions spot.
Back to our regularly scheduled programming. More, after the jump:
We interrupt this program to bring you special coverage
Right. Back to the domestic front then, and a two-match in three-day stretch seeing the first
encounter against a battling Wigan outfit at Stamford Bridge.
Stalemate - When the score is 0-0; a situation where neither team is winning nor do they want to risk losing; often collocates with the verb 'to break'.
Brendan Rodgers does not blame Liverpool defender Martin Skrtel for his costly error which allowed
Manchester City to equalize in Sunday's Anfield stalemate.
The Slovakian played a blind backpass towards Pepe Reina which City striker Carlos Tevez pounced on
and slotted home for 2-2.
The Reds went ahead early on when Skrtel converted his header but was then involved in a defensive
mix-up with Martin Kelly as Yaya Toure capitalized to level the score.
Preview:
Arsenal will travel to Stoke City on Sunday afternoon, for a fixture that hasn't been a
particularly good one for them in the recent years. Last week's disappointing, yet encouraging
performance creates a mixed atmosphere, and divided opinions before the clash. Britannia Stadium - not a happy place:The last time Arsenal went to Stoke, they came away
with the solitary point.
On a sweltering night in the midwest, goalkeepers Tally Hall and Jimmy Nielsen combined to keep
clean sheets in a defensive stalemate at Livestrong Sporting Park.
Hall made four saves while Nielsen made two saves as the Houston Dynamo earned a valuable road
point in a scoreless draw against the Kansas City Wizards.
Eleven matches were played in the Championship, at the weekend, with the most notable development
being Birmingham's return to the play-off positions on goal difference. The Blues, in sixth,
currently have a goal tally worthy of the top three in the division.
Birmingham drew 1-1 with Cardiff City, after Marlon King failed to score a penalty, and Mark Hudson
hammered home for the Welshmen.
Images: REUTERS/Alessandro Garofalo; David Ramos/Getty Images.
What in the world happened these past two days on the pitch, Kickettes?
On Tuesday, Juve drew 2-2 AC Milan in the second leg of their Coppa Italia semi-final,
squeaking through 4 -3 on aggregate. Alessandro Del Piero (above left) gave us a super
idea for our kit development programme, but then lost points for confusing us by doing it in a
Milan shirt.
