Tony Adams’ brief and fraught tenure as Portsmouth’s manager ended abruptly today as the former England centre-half was sacked less than four months into a two-and-a-half-year contract at Fratton Park. The former Nottingham Forest manager Paul Hart due to take over on a caretaker basis while the struggling Premier League club search for a successor. […]
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Villarreal got their quest to finish in the Champions League qualification spots back on track with a hard-fought 2-1 win over struggling Numancia. Coach Manuel Pellegrini this week called on the club’s supporters to rally behind his under-performing team and they responded by cheering on their heroes to just a third win in 15 competitive games. […]
Substitute Christian Poulsen’s stoppage-time winner gave 10-man Juventus a vital three points as they beat Catania 2-1 to move into second spot between Inter Milan in the Serie A standings. Vincenzo Iaquinta had given the visitors an early lead with an 11th-minute header but instantly went from hero to villain as he was sent off […]
Bobby Convey was released Friday by Reading after failing to regain a place in the Royals’ starting lineup. The 25-year-old American midfielder joined the club from D.C. United in July 2004 and two years later was among the few U.S. players who impressed at the World Cup. Sidelined for most of the 2006-07 season after […]
Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon believes his team can still win the Scudetto despite being seven points adrift of Serie A leaders Inter Milan. The Bianconeri lost ground on Inter and were leapfrogged by AC Milan after last weekend’s 3-2 defeat against Cagliari – their second consecutive loss. Claudio Ranieri’s men travel to Catania this week trailing […]
The Mexican national team will play Bolivia in a soccer friendly on March 11 at at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, Colorado at 7:00 p.m., MT. The match will be Mexico’s final tune up before its CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying match on March 28 against Costa Rica in Mexico City. It will be […]
Juventus left-back Paolo De Ceglie is out of the UEFA Champions League first knockout round tie against Chelsea FC after being ruled out for at least six weeks with a chest injury. The 22-year-old was forced off 23 minutes into Wednesday’s Coppa Italia quarter-final tie with SSC Napoli after an accidental collision with Walter Gargano […]
FC Barcelona remain on course to complete the Spanish domestic double after goals from Thierry Henry and Rafael Márquez gave them a 2-0 victory in the home first leg of their Copa del Rey semi-final with Mallorca. Barcelona, 12 points clear in the Liga, have been waiting since 1997/98 to become the first club to […]