David Beckham scored his first goal in AC Milan colours as he helped his side to a comprehensive 4-1 victory over 10-man Bologna . Beckham scored the final goal in the rout after Clarence Seedorf and two Kaka strikes – the first from the penalty spot – had cancelled out Marco Di Vaio’s early spot-kick. […]
Barcelona FC extended their lead at the Spanish Liga summit to 15 points with a 4-1 win against CD Numancia, the side they lost to on the opening day of the season. Despite creating plenty of chances in the first half, Barcelona could not find a way through a spirited Numancia outfit who are the […]
Saturday night in Los Angeles was the coming out party for U.S. midfielder Sacha Kljestan. His hat-trick lifted the U.S. to a 3-2 win over Sweden at the Home Depot Center. Kljestan who plays for Chivas USA, was just back from a training stint with Scotland’s Glasgow Celtic, and become the first American to score […]
UEFA has announced its team of 2008 and UEFA EURO 2008 winners Spain dominated the selection. More than 3.3 million votes were cast by about 256,000 users, whose resulting dream team features six members of the Spain side that conquered Europe last summer. Iker Casillas is the goalkeeper, playing behind two international team-mates in right-back […]
Interesting article in the Guardian Newspaper about how Spanish soccer faces the real prospect of financial collapse. Jose Maria Gay, a professor at the University of Barcelona, spent the second half of last year analyzing the 2006/07 accounts of the 20 clubs in the top flight and concluded that only five Primera Liga teams, including Real […]
Newcastle United quietly released their financial numbers for the last twelve months yesterday and it did not make for pretty reading as Mike Ashley suffered losses of £34 million in his first 12 months as club owner. Newcastle’s revenues for the twelve months were an impressive £100 million. The big problem is that Newcastle spent […]
Interesting article in the Guardian Newspaper about how Spanish soccer faces the real prospect of financial collapse. Jose Maria Gay, a professor at the University of Barcelona, spent the second half of last year analyzing the 2006/07 accounts of the 20 clubs in the top flight and concluded that only five Primera Liga teams, including Real […]
It’s the off season in Major League Soccer but that does not mean that there is not a lot going on as teams get ready for the upcoming season. Toronto have signed two-time MLS Cup MVP Dwayne De Rosario to a four-year contract. The attacking midfielder, who arrived in a trade from Houston last month, […]
Lazio advanced to the Italian Cup semifinals, rallying for a 3-1 victory over Torino on Thursday night. Cesare Natali scored for Torino in the 28th minute, but Lazio came back on goals by Goran Pandev (48th minute), Stefano Mauri (55th) and Tommaso Rocchi (90th). it 3-1 in injury time, shooting low from the edge of the […]