Germany held on for a nervy win over Austria in Euro 2012 qualification while France were held to a draw by Belarus. Liechtenstein earned their first win since October 2007 as they beat Lithuania 2-0. Group A Germany edged Austria 2-1 in a much-anticipated Northern European classic in Vienna. Mario Gomez opened the scoring in […]
Spain coach Vicente Del Bosque insists his team must realise that prestige, if not points, is on the line when they face the United States in a friendly in Boston on Saturday. The world and European champions have won all five of their Euro 2012 qualifiers to date but have noticeably taken their foot off […]
Former Italy striker Giuseppe Signori was among 16 people arrested for in the latest match-fixing scandal to rock Italian football. in a co-ordinated sting by Italian police on Wednesday. The current scandal is focused on ex Serie A players and current players from both Serie B and Serie C as well as club directors from […]
I heard the rumors last week and Fox Sports has confirmed ththat Brad Friedel is heading to White Hart Lane to take over the Spurs goalkeeping duties from Heurelho Gomes. Friedel is a free agent and had been linked with a move to either Spurs or Liverpool. At Liverpool, Friedel would not have had a […]
The coaching carousel in Serie A continues with one coach leaving and two new ones being hired. Leaving is Diego Simeone from Catania after just four and a half months in charge. Simeone kept the Sicilian side up in style and a club statement said he had achieved “brilliant results” but he has departed with […]
Former AC Milan Carlo Ancelotti believes that his former club is about to begin a new cycle of winning. Milan won the Scudetto this season for the first time since 2004 and Ancelotti wasimpressed with Massmiliano Allegri’s achievement in only his first year in charge. “Massimiliano had clear ideas, he made the most of [Zlatan] […]
Villarreal coach Juan Carlos Garrido has said that Giuseppe Rossi will be sold if the club receives a good enough offer. “If we get an offer that is good for Villarreal then it will be accepted and we will thank the player for all his efforts. From there, we will hire players who make Villarreal […]
Former Italy striker Giuseppe Signori was among 16 people arrested for in the latest match-fixing scandal to rock Italian football. in a co-ordinated sting by Italian police on Wednesday. The current scandal is focused on ex Serie A players and current players from both Serie B and Serie C as well as club directors from […]
Bayern Munich and Schalke have finally reached a deal that will send Germany goalkeeper Manuel Neuer to Bayern for a reported €18m, with a further €7m dependent on the club’s success during his stay. It was no secret that Bayern were interested in Neuer, who had only one year left on his current deal at […]