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AMSTERDAM, Netherlands Ajax have completed their swoop for FC Twente ace Theo Janssen in a reported
€3million (£2.6m) deal. The 29-year-old, a key performer for Twente this term, has joined the
Eredivisie champions on a two-year contract, with the option for a third year. Janssen, voted
player of the season by Dutch newspaper De [.
LONDON, England Harry Redknapp has already pulled off the transfer coup of the summer, sources have
told ESPNsoccernet, by snatching Barcelona youngster Cristian Ceballos from under the noses of
Chelsea. Ceballos, 16, was hailed as Barcelona's new superstar four years ago when he became an
internet sensation, featuring in a video juggling a ball [.
LONDON, England Roberto Mancini saw Manchester City clinch automatic qualification to the group
stages of the Champions League and immediately demanded a fresh injection of cash. Arsene Wenger
saw his side's season end on a low-key note with a draw against Fulham and promptly heaped more
frustration on Arsenal fans by admitting the club [.
ROME, Italy — Udinese qualified for the Champions League for only the second time in their
history after a 0-0 draw at home to AC Milan ensured they took fourth place in Serie A. Lazio
missed out on Europe's premier club competition on goal difference despite their 4-2 win at Lecce.
And Roma qualified for [.
MOSCOW, Russia Seydou Doumbia struck in each half to secure CSKA Moscow a 2-1 win over second
division side Alania Vladikavkaz in the Russian Cup final on Sunday. The Ivory Coast striker opened
the scoring with a low shot following good work by Brazilian forward Vagner Love in the 13th minute
but Love's compatriot [.
MANCHESTER, England Blackpool are now in contention for European football next season despite being
relegated from the Barclays Premier League on Sunday. Ian Holloway's side went down 4-2 at
Manchester United to end their brief spell in the top flight of English football. But the
Tangerines could feature in the Europa League next year [.
CARSON, Calif. – After four long and often frustrating years, David Beckham has learned to bend
it once again. That famous right foot, so effective and prolific that it spawned the title of a
movie, has been quiet for much of his Los Angeles Galaxy career, but its effectiveness has returned
with a vengeance this [.
SEATTLE, Wa.—Jeff Parke scored on a header off Tyson Wahl's corner kick in the third minute of
second-half stoppage time to give the Seattle Sounders a 1-0 victory over Sporting Kansas City on
Saturday night. Sounders goalkeeper Kasey Keller made three saves for his third shutout of the
season. Wahl's corner kick from the right [.
LONDON, England Goals from Kim Little and Julie Fleeting saw Arsenal reclaim the FA Women's Cup
with a 2-0 victory over Bristol Academy at the Ricoh Arena. The Gunners had lost out to Everton in
extra-time in last year's final, but they put that heartache behind them to secure a comfortable
win. Saturday's success [.
BUCHAREST, Romania — Romanian captain Cristian Chivu announced his retirement from international
football on Saturday citing age and a succession of injuries as his reasons. The 30-year-old Inter
Milan star capped 75-times since making his debut in 1999 said that he was not able to play both
for the national team and his [.
GLASGOW, Scotland — Neil Lennon ended a troubled first full season as Celtic manager with glory
in the Scottish Cup after his side beat Motherwell 3-0 on Saturday. Ki Sung-yueng and Charlie
Mulgrew scored either side of Stephen Craigan's own goal at Hampden Park. Lennon has faced death
threats, had parcel bombs sent to him [.
LONDON, England Sir Alex Ferguson has been named Barclays Manager of the Season, with Nemanja Vidic
taking the player's prize. Manchester United clinched the Premier League title with last weekend's
draw at Blackburn and will receive the trophy at Old Trafford on Sunday. The Red Devils have also
made it through to the final [.
May 20, 2011 German giants Bayern Munich have bolstered their squad for the 2011/12 season by
signing second division top scorer Nils Petersen from Energie Cottbus. Petersen, who has signed a
three year contract, has cost Bayern a reported three million euro fee. Petersen is Bayern's first
signing of the summer window as they aim [.
DUBLIN, Ireland Colombia striker Radamel Falcao re-affirmed his desire to stay at Porto next season
after scoring his 38th goal of the season to seal a 1-0 victory over Braga in Wednesday's Europa
League final. The 25-year-old had broken Juergen Klinsmann's record 15-goal haul in the competition
during the semi-finals when he scored five [.
MEXICO CITY, Mexico — Mexico goalkeeper Jose de Jesus Corona has been dropped from the national
squad to defend next month's CONCACAF Gold Cup after television cameras caught him headbutting the
trainer of a rival team during the league playoff semifinals. Corona, who plays for Mexico City's
Cruz Azul, was involved in a fight between [.
LEYTON, England Leyton Orient's players will be jetting off to Las Vegas after hitting the FA Cup
jackpot by securing a £1 million replay against Arsenal. Jonathan Tehoue grabbed a dramatic
89th-minute equaliser for the East London club to give Orient a 1-1 draw with Arsenal that earns
them a replay against Arsene Wenger's [.
LONDON, England — A double by England striker Carlton Cole inspired Premier League strugglers
West Ham to a 5-1 thrashing of Championship side Burnley and earn them a place in the FA Cup
quarter-finals here on Monday. The 27-year-old struck in the 48th and 50th minutes to add to German
Thomas Hitzlsperger's opener on his [.
LEVERKUSEN, Germany — Bayer Leverkusen went second in the Bundesliga table on Sunday with a 4-2
win at home to strugglers VfB Stuttgart that dropped their guests further into the relegation
battle. With bottom side Moenchengladbach beating Schalke on Sunday evening, only five points now
separate the bottom five clubs and Stuttgart, the 2007 German [.
NEW YORK, – Today Major League Soccer and FOX Soccer announced the TV schedule for the upcoming
season. year. The premier soccer-only channel in North America will broadcast up to 31
regular-season games, plus three exclusive MLS Cup Playoff matches including a Conference Final –
all in high definition.
NEW YORK, NY — Major League Soccer and Fox Soccer Channel have extended their broadcasting deal
for one year. The league and the network said Friday that FSC will televise up to 31 regular-season
games and three playoff games, including a conference final. The network will broadcast 15 Saturday
night games and 14 Friday night [.
MELBOURNE, Australia The Melbourne Victory soccer club has angrily denied claims its fans are
violent, amid criticisms from police and the state government. A senior Victorian policeman on
Friday said members of the force were reluctant to volunteer to work at Melbourne Victory soccer
matches because of violence among the team's supporters.
SEATTLE, WA Finalists for the National Soccer Hall of Fame Class of 2011 were announced Thursday by
U.S. Soccer. Voting has already begun and continues through March 11. The results will be announced
in a few months. Here are the voting rules for the player category as detailed in the USSF press
release: The [.
WASHINGTON — D.C. United assistant coach Pat Onstad is coming out of retirement because the club
is in need of healthy goalkeepers. The team said Thursday that Onstad will begin working with the
team at training camp to prepare to play in the regular season. The 43-year-old Canadian was the
oldest player in MLS when [.
SANDY, Utah — Real Salt Lake unveiled its updated logo to the media on Thursday, which includes a
star above the shield signifying the club's 2009 MLS Cup championship. The logo will be featured on
this year's uniforms beginning next Tuesday when RSL travels to Columbus to take on the Crew in a
CONCACAF Champions [.
RENTON, WASH. The Seattle Sounders FC announced today that it has extended the contract of
midfielder Osvaldo Alonso through the 2014 Major League Soccer season. Alonso, voted the team's
most valuable player in 2010, is entering his third year with Sounders FC. Per club and Major
League Soccer policy, no further terms of the deal [.
NEW YORK, NY Five more amateur teams will earn berths into the US Open Cup tournament this year.
The PDL's allotment was raised to nine from eight and the NPSL will receive four automatic berths,
the first time since 2003 that teams from that fourth-division league will gain automatic entry.
NPSL teams used to [.
PARIS, France Raymond Domenech continues to slide apparently effortlessly from one controversy to
another. His latest is an interview with L'Express in which the former national team coach labelled
the players who mutinied at last year's World Cup as "horrible, unthinking brats." This angered
both his former employers at the French federation whom he [.
PORTLAND, Ore.— The Portland Timbers announced today the signing of midfielder Freddie Braun and
goalkeeper Jake Gleeson. Both are products of the Timbers' development team, the Portland Timbers
U-23s. Timbers general manager/technical director Gavin Wilkinson made the announcement. In 2010,
Braun and Gleeson guided the Timbers U-23s to a record-setting season in United Soccer Leagues' [.
LONDON — Tickets for this season's Champions League final at Wembley will be the most expensive
in history, UEFA confirmed Thursday as officials revealed sharp price hikes for entry to the
football showpiece. While the cheapest tickets sold via allocations to clubs will be 80 pounds (129
dollars/95 euros), the cheapest on general sale "category [.
LONDON, England The football final of the London 2012 Olympic Games will be played at Wembley on
Saturday, August 11 next year which means the Premier League's curtain-raising Community Shield
will have to go elsewhere. The Closing Ceremony of the Games is the following day August 12 when
the Community Shield is [.
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil Roberto Carlos, Brazil's former World Cup-winning left back, joined Russian
soccer club Anzhi Makhachkala after leaving Corinthians by mutual consent. The 37-year-old signed a
2 1/2-year contract, Anzhi Makhachkala said on its website last night, without giving financial
details of the deal.
PORTLAND, Ore.— The Portland Timbers announced today that they have acquired midfielder Sal Zizzo
from Chivas USA in exchange for allocation money. Timbers technical director/general manager Gavin
Wilkinson made the announcement. Zizzo, 23, marks his second season in Major League Soccer (MLS)
after contributing one assist in 10 games (1 start) with Chivas USA in [.
LONDON, England Arsenal struck two late goals to snatch an unlikely 2-1 win over Barcelona in the
first leg of their Champions League last-16 clash at The Emirates on Wednesday. Barcelona dominated
possession with wonderful passing, working tirelessly to harass the home side in their short spells
on the ball, and deservedly led through [.
PARIS, France Former France coach Raymond Domenech has broken his silence over the World Cup
debacle, labeling the players "stupid brats" for going on strike at a training session to make "a
laughing stock" of their country. Domenech's bitter six-year tenure as France coach ended after
last year's World Cup in South Africa and [.
CHAMONIX/LONDON, Feb 11: Football officials from Bulgaria and Estonia have not waited for an
independent inquiry. Amid rapidly escalating concern over ‘betting bending' they have asked UEFA,
jointly, to investigate their own international friendly in Turkey on Wednesday. The match, in a
four-team tournament in Antalya, ended 2-2 with all four goals coming from the [.
CHAMONIX/LONDON Real Madrid won nothing last year yet they continue to top the table of the world's
richest clubs in the annual revenue assessment undertaken by accountant Deloitte. This is the sixth
successive year the record nine-times former champions of Europe have led the list. Spanish
champions Barcelona are second followed by Manchester United [.
LONDON, England — Former Liverpool boss Roy Hodgson has been appointed head coach of West Brom,
the Premier League club confirmed Friday. West Brom, who fired Roberto Di Matteo earlier this week,
hired Hodgson just over a month after he was sacked by Liverpool. Hodgson, 63, was voted English
football's manager of the year last [.
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Major League Soccer scoring leader Chris Wondolowski has agreed to a new
contract with the San Jose Earthquakes. Wondolowski scored 18 of his team's 34 league goals during
the regular season last year to win the MLS Golden Boot award. The 28-year-old played for the
Earthquakes in 2005, moved to [.
LONG BEACH, Cal. The Seventh Annual Cal South Soccer Nation Expo will be taking place on Saturday
and Sunday at the Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center — its first year in the city.
According to organizers, the expo is the country's largest free soccer expo. To back up that point,
it was announced [.
GENEVE, Switzerland Lionel Messi scored a 90th-minute penalty to give Argentina a 2-1 win over
Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal in the first international meeting of the two players on Wednesday.
Two-time world player of the year Messi also was the dominating early influence and set up Angel di
Maria to give Argentina a 14th-minute lead.
