Fenway Sports Group and Liverpool FC have announced that they have decided to redevelop Anfield, rather than building a new stadium in nearby Stanley Park. The project will cost an expected £150m and will increase the capacity from 45,276 to 60,000. “This is step one as there is land to acquire, plans to be approved,” […]
Despite beating San Marino 5-0 on Friday, England boss Roy Hodgson says he has a welcome selection headache ahead of Tuesday’s World Cup qualifier against Poland. There is a possibility that Hodgson could make up to six changes for the Poland game. “The players who came in against San Marino did so well,” Hodgson said. […]
American soccer fans have taken the USA’s participation in the World Cup as a given with the U.S. appearing in every final since 1986. But that streak is in serious jeopardy, as defeat at home to Guatemala on Tuesday could see them eliminated. It took an added time winner from Eddie Johnson for the Americans […]
It looks like Ashley Cole will he playing for someone else next season after rejecting Chelsea’s latest one-year extension. Chelsea have a new policy that players over the age of 30 will only be signed to one-year contract extensions, a policy that led to Didier Drogba leaving the club this summer. And it looks like […]
It looked like another poor performance away from home was about to cost the USA dearly in their Wold Cup qualifying campaign. But then Eddie Johnson got behind the Antigua and Barbuda defense and headed home from substitute Alan Gordon’s cross in the 90th minute and the U.S. escaped with all three points. The combination […]
Manchester United teammates Wayne Rooney and Danny Welbeck got two goals each as a young England side beat San Marino 5-0 at Wembley. Why many in the media were expecting England to put up a cricket score, and then criticized them for scoring only five, Roy Hodgson has to take a lot of positives away […]
Mario Balotelli will miss Italy’s World Cup™ qualifier with Armenia tonight after failing to recover from the flu, the FIGC announced on their official website this morning. Balotelli, who missed his side’s opening two Group B encounters due to laser eye surgery during the last international break, was set to lead the line at the […]
The pressure is on Italy to perform in their World Cup qualifier away to Armenia, coach Cesare Prandelli suggested Thursday on the eve of the Group B tie in Yerevan. “I am waiting to see an Italy side alive to the fact that the stakes are high,” said Prandelli. “We have to play at a high rhythm against Armenia […]