In what has to be considered a shock, Hull City have fired manager Phil Brown with nine games left in the season. Hull are currently second from bottom in the Premier League, three points from safety. Hull chairman Adam Pearson said in the statement that: “Hull City AFC confirms that Phil Brown has been relieved […]
Premier League
Lyon crushed Real Madrid’s dream of reaching the Champions League final at their Santiago Bernabeu home, as Madrid were knocked out of the Round of Sixteen for the sixth consecutive season. Lyon led 1-0 from the first leg but Real Madrid got back on levels terms when Cristiano Ronaldo scored after only six minutes. Ronaldo […]
Lyon crushed Real Madrid’s dream of reaching the Champions League final at their Santiago Bernabeu home, as Madrid were knocked out of the Round of Sixteen for the sixth consecutive season. Lyon led 1-0 from the first leg but Real Madrid got back on levels terms when Cristiano Ronaldo scored after only six minutes. Ronaldo […]
Manchester United hammered AC Milan 4-0 to move into the quarter-finals of the Champions League. Leading 3-2 after the first leg, Man Utd tightened their grip on the tie when Wayne Rooney scored again. With the goal Rooney became on the second player in history to score in both legs of a European tie against […]
Landon Donovan’s two month loan at Everton is coming to an end and the La Galaxy star is asking the Galaxy to let him stay at Everton for at least another month. Donovan has impressed Everton David Moyes with his play and Donovan has came to appreciate the work ethic among England’s leading players. Donovan […]
Liverpool’s chances to qualify for next season’s Champions League took another hit with a its first-ever loss to Wigan. The loss left Liverpool in sixth place in the Premier League with 48 points, one behind Tottenham and Manchester City. Hugo Rodallega was the hero for Wigan, scoring after a giveaway by Dirk Kuyt. The three […]
Another week and another huge game for the Arsenal. This time it is in the Champions League as Arsenal try to overcome a 2-1 deficit and defeat Porto to move into the quarter-finals. Arsenal will have to do it the difficult way, without inspirational leader Cesc Fabregas who will miss the game due to a […]
Bolton midfielder Stuart Holden will be sidelined for up to six weeks after breaking his right leg in the U.S.s’ 2-1 loss to Holland yesterday. Holden was hurt from a bad tackle by Nigel de Jong that somehow did not even earn the Dutch player a yellow card. The U.S. Soccer Federation issued a statement […]
Despite the protests of Manchester United fans, the financial situation of the club is improving according to new figures showing an increase in revenue and profits. The figures for the six months up to December show turnover up 19% to £144.7million from £121.7million for the equivalent period in 2008, largely due to increases in match […]