Gonzalo Higuain and Cristiano Ronaldo struck within eight first half minutes to guide Spanish
champions Real Madrid to a famous Super Cup win on away goals.
Copa Del Rey holders Barcelona came into Wednesday's second leg holding a 3-2 advantage from the
first leg at Camp Nou, but their lead quickly turned into deficit at the Bernabeu.
- Seven Year Flashback: Marc Nygaard Joining QPR as QPR Beat Iran
- See the Truly-Brilliant Bushman Photo Archives of Old QPR - Follow QPR
REPORT on TWITTER! - QPR REPORT MESSAGEBOARD - Visit the cutting-edge,
football-only, QPR Report messageboard (and see items you won't usually read
elsewhere __________________________________________________________________________
- QPR Asia Tour Concludes Tonight
- Flashback: Bushman's Compilation of Former Michael Wale Report Profiles of and Interviews with
QPR Stars
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- Seven Year Flashback: Marc Nygaard Joining QPR as QPR Beat Iran
- See the Truly-Brilliant Bushman Photo Archives of Old QPR - Follow QPR
REPORT on TWITTER! - QPR REPORT MESSAGEBOARD - Visit the cutting-edge,
football-only, QPR Report messageboard (and see items you won't usually read
elsewhere __________________________________________________________________________
- QPR Asia Tour Concludes Tonight
- Flashback: Bushman's Compilation of Former Michael Wale Report Profiles of and Interviews with
QPR Stars
- Flashback article re Clubs and Finances "Foreign Fans the Way to Go"
- Flashback: Transfer Leak Infuriates QPR Chairman as Transfer Falls Through
Last night's game against Chelsea FC was sold as a celebration of soccer. And it sure felt like
it. With the pressure off, the Sounders' offense showed the same spark against Chelsea that they
have when they have been at their best this season. Fredy Montero scored two very well-taken goals,
showing a striker's determination to get on the score sheet.
Manchester City 4-0 West Bromwich Albion Premier League 11th April 2012
A rather decent win for City at the Etihad here, with a chunky Carlos Tevez starting his first
game in yonks and even managing to get on the scoresheet.
A recap of La Liga, Man City drops points at home, Russian side Anzhi's ambitious plans to
splash money in the summer transfer window, and much more lead today's top stories. Links for all
stories below will open in a new window.
Man City salvages a draw but drops points in EPL title raceÂ
(ESPNSoccernet.
And given that Liverpool in some ways now represents the "English" hope as the home country
Premiership super club, perhaps it was again appropriate.
And again, the conductor was Clint Dempsey with the symphonic high note on a little flick of
his be-cleated baton.
Saturday Sundae: Billy Sharp's standing ovation plus mirror images
Tractor Boys applaud opposition striker's goal; miss of the day contests; historical symmetry;
and Wes Brown MOMENT OF THE DAY Ipswich fans giving Doncaster's Billy Sharp a standing ovation
after he scored against them, days after the death of his son.
Joe Cole has admitted he would be happy to make a permanent move to French side Lille at the end of
his season-long loan from Liverpool.
Following a frustrating season at Anfield in which the midfielder struggled to make an impact, the
29-year-old moved to the Ligue 1 champions in search of regular football.
Liverpool 2-1 Wolves | Premier League match report
His achievements have given Kenny Dalglish a line of credit not available to the likes of UBS or
Northern Rock. He could have survived an early exit from the Carling Cup and a home defeat by
Wolverhampton Wanderers, which so bankrupted Roy Hodgson's regime.
In a follow up to the news that came out last night regarding Lance Armstrong and him giving up his
battle against the USADA, Sporting's CEO, Robb Heineman made a statement today.
Here is Robb's statement: "The naming rights partnership between our stadium and LIVESTRONG
provides an opportunity to spread health and wellness messages that emphasizes the spirit of cancer
survivorship.
Honduras may be leaving the Olympics today after their 3-2 loss to Brazil in the quarterfinals of
the soccer tournament, but they'll leave with their heads high, especially Roger Espinoza. Espinoza
had an amazing game and earned himself a standing ovation from the neutral crowd at St. James' Park
after he got sent off for his second yellow card in second half stoppage time.
After nearly 20 years of service to Athletic Bilbao (he started his youth
career with Los Leones in 1996), modern-day football's answer to "The
Lion King", Fernando Llorente, has decided to leave the club. His contract
expires in June 2013 but he is free to leave San Mames, snap his fingers and yell :
"You must take your place in the Circle of Life!
15 passes in about 20 seconds? Barcelona may have mastered the art of tiki-taka, short one and
two-touch passing (normally formed in shifting triangles created by three footballers), but
Villarreal showed us this past weekend against Valencia that the likes of Borja Valero are on to
you, Xavi.
Congrats (and Happy Belated B-day to the most Gingerific man in La Liga) you crazy kids! Image
Credit: Vanitatis.com.
While the global footy community is full of hot and heavy, high profile relationships, not all
of them are as wonderful and easy going for us to cover as Xabi and Nagore's is.
After our 2-0* win against PAOK earlier in the week (it feels like ages since we beat them), its
come down to a match-up between PAO and AEK to decide who will be Greece's second team to attempt
to make their mark in the Champions League. Thanks to Chelsea's win against Bayern in the final
today, whichever team goes on to win the playoffs will be placed in the stronger group for
qualifying matches and will play against lower seeded teams (definitely good news!
The Champions League returns alongside the best footy-loving bride ever.
The Champions League is back, but what happened in the past week? Liverpool lost to Wigan at
Anfield. Real Madrid let Barcelona back into the La Liga race. Claudio Ranieri got fired at Inter.
Arsenal overtook Spurs.
Owen Hargreaves backed for England return Manchester City | Mail Online.
Over at The Etihad Stadium tonight, one of the feel good stories of the season emerged
as former Manchester United and England midfielder Owen Hargreaves scored his first goal for his
new club Manchester City in their League Cup tie against Birmingham City.
Chelsea trundled past Bayer Leverkusen with minimum fuss to get their Champions League campaign
off to a winning start at Stamford Bridge last night.
Both teams also saw a goal apiece ruled out over the course of the evening, Chelsea for offside
and Leverkusen for a somewhat dubious tug as Simon Rofles nodded in a corner at the far post not
that it really mattered in the long run.
What a bittersweet final day for Juve fans as their side got to lift the Scudetto and beat
Atalanta, 3-1 in the season's last match. It was also the last day for Alessandro Del Piero, their
talismanic striker, who spent almost his entire career at the Old Lady, spanning 19 years.
Del Piero made 704 appearances and scored 298 goals becoming the club's top scorer.
Six weeks after collapsing and actually dying for 78 minutes, Fab Muamba was back on the pitch
at the Reebok Stadium last night, entering to a standing ovation and thanking the fans for their
support during his convalescence from a cardiac arrest.
The stage was set after 68 minutes of frustrating football with Arsenal brought to a standstill
by a Leeds Utd team that parked the bus. The moment everyone was waiting for with bated breath.
Number 12 strode in to a standing ovation - Thierry Henry had arrived home to a flood of good time
memories.
In which, during Bayern Munich's mid-season friendly against Al-Wakrah in Qatar last Saturday,
Franck Ribery struggles to shrug off a bit of (very) close attention from Nayef al-Khater and ends
up giving the defender a piggyback down the touchline much to the delight of Al-Wakrah coach Adnan
Dirjal, who gave the pair a standing ovation.
Liverpool striker Andy Carroll admits he has had a disappointing campaign but has thanked manager
Kenny Dalglish for sticking by him.
The England international has scored just nine goals this term in 47 appearances for the Reds, but
he has bagged three in his last six games.
And whilst Carroll admits he has not been happy with his form, he is pleased with how Dalglish and
the club's fans have stood by him.
The 19th minute today at Villa Park was special. There were no goals scored, nor were there any
red cards given. No, the 19th minute comprised of 60 raw seconds commemorating an excellent career,
and an urge to keep fighting. You see, on Friday Aston Villa's captain and #19, Stylian "Stan"
Petrov, was diagnosed with acute leukemia, and will retire from the game he loves in an effort to
defeat this to defeat this cancer.
Roger Espinoza's Olympic performance for Honduras is still lingering in the front offices of
clubs in England, and it appears as if one is eager to pry him away from Sporting Kansas City prior
to the close of the European summer transfer window.
According to reports from England, Premier League side Wigan Athletic is looking to make a move
for Espinoza, who is in the final year of his contract with Sporting KC and MLS.
One of the classiest footballers to ever wear a Juventus shirt (or any shirt) got the send-off
he deserved at his final home match. Juve finished off their undefeated season -- the first in a
38-match Serie A season, according to Paolo Bandini -- with a 3-1 win over Atalanta in which Del
Piero scored Juve's second goal.
If there is one thing we love in football, its a villain. Someone to hurl abuse at in such a
fashion that it would not be out of fashion at a Pantomime at the Hippodrome in Birmingham.
However, in pantomime we all know that anyone booing or hissing is merely in jest and by the end of
the evening the actors and actresses all are smiling away as they accept the standing ovation which
their performance (just about) deserves.
From almost out of the UEFA Champions League to topping Group E, it's been a crazy first
campaign for Chelsea manager Andres Villas-Boas.
Talks of crisis at Stamford Bridge seem to be dissipating after Chelsea routed Valencia 3-0 to
advance to the knockout round for the ninth consecutive season.
Every Wednesday, we feature some of the offbeat stories making their rounds in the football world.
Today, read about the Beckhams as they prepare to move to Paris, Neymar's underwear ad & Kaka's
adorable daughter!
Say what you will, but Victoria Beckham deserves a standing ovation for being
able to parade in those Louboutins while she was pregnant at seven months!
The end of the 2011 season is here. Chicago has been eliminated from the playoffs prior to their
last game of the year. This battle is reminiscent of last year's October 8th battle where a down
and out Fire squad dispatched a playoff bound Columbus team 2-0 at Toyota Park. Nothing but pride
is on the line tonight but that's still a big deal at the end of the day.
Top speech by Ed Balls (if a little troubled in the delivery possibly because of Ed's stutter). He
outlined the problem and gave Labour's answer. Solutions that could get the economy moving again
but are getting ignored due to Osborne and Cameron's arrogance.Ed Balls urges VAT cuts for
growthJust before that I saw Rory Weal speak at the Labour Party Conference and was so proud to be
part of the same party.
