Chelsea FC finally put Avram Grant out of his misery and officially announced what everyone had known for months. That he would not be coaching Chelsea next year. The contenders to replace Grant include Frank Rijkaard, Guus Hiddink and Roberto Mancini. The official announcement reads: “Chelsea can confirm that Avram Grant has had his contract […]
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Reports from the Dutch media are hinting that Arsenal striker Robin van Persie may be left out of the coach Marco van Basten’s squad for UEFA’s Euro 2008. The forward continues to be sidetracked by leg problems that basically derailed his entire Premiership season. He was only able to train lightly because of a sore […]
The Bundesliga season just concluded and already there’s been a flurry of player movement. Below is a recap of some of the more prominent signings from the first part of the transfer period. MF – Tim Borowski from Werder Bremen to FC Bayern Munich With Bayern Munich back in the Champions League, Borowski brings much needed depth […]
It was a game that had everything. Goals, unbelievable tension, red cards and finally a winner. Fifty years on from the Munich air disaster, Manchester United won their third European Cup final in a dramatic shootout. It was a game of 2 halves and overtime. The first half belonged to Man Utd, who easily could […]
Rumors out of Moscow are that Chelsea midfield star Frank Lampard is heading to Inter Milan on a four year deal worth almost 6 million pounds a year. While Chelsea denies the story, former Chelsea boss has been long rumored to being the new Inter coach. Jose Mourinho is very close to Lampard (and Drogba) […]
Here are the reports from this weekends Major League Soccer games. The highlights were the LA Galaxy’s hammering of FC Dallas, the Houston Dynamo’s second consecutive win this season and Chivas coming from behind to win a game for the first time in their history Los Angeles 5, FC Dallas 1 The Galaxy scored four […]
Ajax, long the crown jewel of the Eredivisie, will compete in the UEFA Cup in 2008-2009. FC Twente defeated Ajax on aggregate to claim a spot in the qualifying rounds of the UEFA Champions League. Interestingly enough, Twente played their home leg of the Dutch playoff in the city of Emmen as their home stadium in Enschede […]
Here is a quick look at some of the results from four of the top leagues in Europe on Saturday. La Liga: Real Murcia 3-5 Barcelona The Catalan club ended the season on a high note after their recent embarrassment at the hands of Real Madrid. Goals from Samuel Eto’o (23’), Thierry Henry (26’), and […]