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English Premier League
MPs want safeguards against hefty takeover debt (Apr 20, 2009 20:53 GMT)
An inquiry into football by a group of MPs has called for rule changes to prevent new owners saddling clubs with huge amounts of debt.
Santa Cruz ready to quit Blackburn in summer (Apr 20, 2009 07:00 GMT)
Roque Santa Cruz claims he has told Blackburn he wants to leave the club at the end of the season.
Q&A with Chelsea manager Guus Hiddink (Apr 20, 2009 07:00 GMT)
Guus Hiddink speaks to Soccernet about life at Chelsea and their bid for treble honours.
Brown on comeback trail for Manchester United (Apr 20, 2009 07:00 GMT)
Wes Brown has given Manchester United another fitness boost by coming through an hour of his comeback game against Preston at Deepdale.
Jonas believes Shearer can keep Newcastle up (Apr 20, 2009 07:00 GMT)
Newcastle midfielder Jonas Gutierrez insists there is still belief the club can stay in the Premier League thanks to Alan Shearer changing the mentality of players.
MPs want debt tests for potential club owners (Apr 20, 2009 07:00 GMT)
MPs have called for changes to football rules to prevent the likes of Manchester United's owners saddling clubs with debts running into hundreds of millions of pounds.
Striker Bent fears for his Tottenham future (Apr 20, 2009 07:00 GMT)
Tottenham striker Darren Bent admits his future at White Hart Lane is likely to be decided in the next month and will depend on the role he plays in the club's late push for European football.
Liverpool assistant Lee: Benitez is not arrogant (Apr 20, 2009 07:00 GMT)
Liverpool assistant manager Sammy Lee denies there is an arrogance surrounding Rafael Benitez or the club, after the Spaniard came under fire from Blackburn manager Sam Allardyce and Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson, who accused him of being
Strike duo ruled out, but Almunia close to return (Apr 20, 2009 07:00 GMT)
Robin Van Persie and Emmanuel Adebayor have been ruled out of Arsenal's game against Liverpool on Tuesday night.
United scrap 'One-Year' season ticket after ruling (Apr 20, 2009 07:00 GMT)
Manchester United are to scrap their 'One-Year' season ticket. The Red Devils have taken the decision following an Office of Fair Trading ruling into their sale and the fact United cannot guarantee holders of the tickets will be able to gain entry in
Fifth official: April 20 (Apr 20, 2009 07:00 GMT)
The Fifth Official pulls out the pretty, the puzzling and the downright ugly from the weekend.
Laursen loss has hurt Villa, says defender Young (Apr 20, 2009 07:00 GMT)
Luke Young admitted Aston Villa have greatly missed the presence of injured skipper Martin Laursen at both ends of the pitch.
Drogba happy with rejuvenation after tour no-show (Apr 20, 2009 07:00 GMT)
Didier Drogba feels his decision to opt out of Chelsea's pre-season campaign to get his body back into shape has now been justified.
Baggies' Mowbray: Give me Ferdinand and Torres (Apr 20, 2009 07:00 GMT)
West Brom manager Tony Mowbray has named the two players he needs to turn his side around.
English League Championship
Three-year ban for fan who threw ''missile'' (Apr 20, 2009 07:00 GMT)
A 24-year-old has been given a three-year banning order and fined £200 after admitting throwing a ''missile'' during the derby between Cardiff and Swansea earlier this month which saw referee Mike Dean hit on the head by a coin.
English FA Cup
Sir Alex defends Berbatov (Apr 20, 2009 07:00 GMT)
Sir Alex Ferguson has leapt to the defence of record signing Dimitar Berbatov, the man who shouldered the majority of the blame for Manchester United's penalty shoot-out defeat in the FA Cup semi-final with Everton.
Fergie: No regrets over Cup team selection (Apr 20, 2009 07:00 GMT)
Sir Alex Ferguson insists he has no regrets about his line-up for the FA Cup semi-final defeat by Everton.
Fergie joins Wenger in pitch attack (Apr 20, 2009 07:00 GMT)
Sir Alex Ferguson has joined forces with Arsenal's Arsene Wenger in condemning the Wembley pitch.
Scottish Premier League
Jordan: Old Firm should pay £100m to join Prem (Apr 20, 2009 07:00 GMT)
Crystal Palace chairman Simon Jordan claims the Old Firm should have to pay a £100m dowry to join the English league.
French Ligue 1
Bordeaux star Diarra: Lyon win could be catalyst (Apr 20, 2009 07:00 GMT)
Bordeaux matchwinner Alou Diarra believes the 1-0 victory over Lyon could be the catalyst his team need as they go in search of a first Ligue 1 title in a decade.
German Bundesliga
Bayern's Lucio vows to win title for Klinsmann (Apr 20, 2009 07:00 GMT)
Bayern Munich defender Lucio has leapt to the defence of Jurgen Klinsmann and vowed to win the Bundesliga "for the coach".
Italian Serie A
Juventus keen on taking Cannavaro back - agent (Apr 20, 2009 07:00 GMT)
Juventus are interested in re-signing Real Madrid defender Fabio Cannavaro, his agent said on Monday.
Kaka: It was ''essential'' for me to stay with Milan (Apr 20, 2009 07:00 GMT)
Brazilian star Kaka believes it was ''essential'' he stayed at AC Milan after being wanted by Manchester City and has also played down talk of a summer move to Real Madrid.
Juventus to play behind closed doors after chants (Apr 20, 2009 07:00 GMT)
Juventus will have to play a home game behind closed doors after fans racially abused Inter Milan striker Mario Balotelli in Saturday's 1-1 Serie A draw, the Italian league said on Monday.
Trezeguet set for Juventus exit (Apr 20, 2009 07:00 GMT)
David Trezeguet looks set to leave Juventus in the summer after his agent, Antonio Caliendo claimed that he does not understand why boss Claudio Ranieri keeps overlooking him.
Spanish Primera División
Alvarez: Survival, white cases and the Scottish Premier League (Apr 20, 2009 17:04 GMT)
Eduardo Alvarez looks ahead to the final weeks of the La Liga season and predicts glory and failure.
Faubert faux pas as he misses training session (Apr 20, 2009 07:00 GMT)
Real Madrid midfielder Julien Faubert missed training on Sunday because he mistakenly thought he had the day off, coach Juande Ramos said on Monday.
Liga title to be decided in 'El Clasico', says Diarra (Apr 20, 2009 07:00 GMT)
The Primera Liga title will be decided by "El Clasico" between leaders Barcelona and second-placed Real Madrid at the Bernabeu in just under two weeks, according to Real midfielder Lassana Diarra.
Europe
Coppa: Inter, Juve fight for unloved Italian prize (Apr 20, 2009 07:00 GMT)
The much-maligned Italian Cup has suddenly become important for Inter Milan and Juventus, who will be pulling out all the stops to reverse deficits in this week's semi-final second legs.
Global
Ronaldo on target again as Corinthians reach finals (Apr 20, 2009 07:00 GMT)
Ronaldo was on fine form as Corinthians defeated Sao Paulo 2-0 to book their place in the Campeonato Paulista finals.
Argentine game postponed due to absent referee (Apr 20, 2009 07:00 GMT)
An Argentine third division game was called off on Sunday because nobody told the referee he had been to selected to take charge, officials and media reports said.
Colo Colo take the honours in Chilean derby game (Apr 20, 2009 07:00 GMT)
Lucas Barrios scored twice in the first half as Colo Colo took the honours in Chile's top derby after beating second-placed Universidad de Chile 3-1 at the Estadio Nacional.
Guadalajara beat America in Mexican Clausura (Apr 20, 2009 07:00 GMT)
Sergio Amaury Ponce scored the only as Guadalajara beat bitter rivals America 1-0 in the Mexican Clausura.
Women's Professional Soccer
WPS Wrap: Sol move atop standings (Apr 20, 2009 07:00 GMT)
The Los Angeles Sol defeated FC Gold Pride (Bay Area), 1-0, on a scorching Sunday afternoon at The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif.
Archived News:
Month: January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December
Year: 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006
English Premier League
MPs want safeguards against hefty takeover debt (Apr 20, 2009 20:53 GMT)
An inquiry into football by a group of MPs has called for rule changes to prevent new owners saddling clubs with huge amounts of debt.
Santa Cruz ready to quit Blackburn in summer (Apr 20, 2009 07:00 GMT)
Roque Santa Cruz claims he has told Blackburn he wants to leave the club at the end of the season.
Q&A with Chelsea manager Guus Hiddink (Apr 20, 2009 07:00 GMT)
Guus Hiddink speaks to Soccernet about life at Chelsea and their bid for treble honours.
Brown on comeback trail for Manchester United (Apr 20, 2009 07:00 GMT)
Wes Brown has given Manchester United another fitness boost by coming through an hour of his comeback game against Preston at Deepdale.
Jonas believes Shearer can keep Newcastle up (Apr 20, 2009 07:00 GMT)
Newcastle midfielder Jonas Gutierrez insists there is still belief the club can stay in the Premier League thanks to Alan Shearer changing the mentality of players.
MPs want debt tests for potential club owners (Apr 20, 2009 07:00 GMT)
MPs have called for changes to football rules to prevent the likes of Manchester United's owners saddling clubs with debts running into hundreds of millions of pounds.
Striker Bent fears for his Tottenham future (Apr 20, 2009 07:00 GMT)
Tottenham striker Darren Bent admits his future at White Hart Lane is likely to be decided in the next month and will depend on the role he plays in the club's late push for European football.
Liverpool assistant Lee: Benitez is not arrogant (Apr 20, 2009 07:00 GMT)
Liverpool assistant manager Sammy Lee denies there is an arrogance surrounding Rafael Benitez or the club, after the Spaniard came under fire from Blackburn manager Sam Allardyce and Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson, who accused him of being
Strike duo ruled out, but Almunia close to return (Apr 20, 2009 07:00 GMT)
Robin Van Persie and Emmanuel Adebayor have been ruled out of Arsenal's game against Liverpool on Tuesday night.
United scrap 'One-Year' season ticket after ruling (Apr 20, 2009 07:00 GMT)
Manchester United are to scrap their 'One-Year' season ticket. The Red Devils have taken the decision following an Office of Fair Trading ruling into their sale and the fact United cannot guarantee holders of the tickets will be able to gain entry in
Fifth official: April 20 (Apr 20, 2009 07:00 GMT)
The Fifth Official pulls out the pretty, the puzzling and the downright ugly from the weekend.
Laursen loss has hurt Villa, says defender Young (Apr 20, 2009 07:00 GMT)
Luke Young admitted Aston Villa have greatly missed the presence of injured skipper Martin Laursen at both ends of the pitch.
Drogba happy with rejuvenation after tour no-show (Apr 20, 2009 07:00 GMT)
Didier Drogba feels his decision to opt out of Chelsea's pre-season campaign to get his body back into shape has now been justified.
Baggies' Mowbray: Give me Ferdinand and Torres (Apr 20, 2009 07:00 GMT)
West Brom manager Tony Mowbray has named the two players he needs to turn his side around.
English League Championship
Three-year ban for fan who threw ''missile'' (Apr 20, 2009 07:00 GMT)
A 24-year-old has been given a three-year banning order and fined £200 after admitting throwing a ''missile'' during the derby between Cardiff and Swansea earlier this month which saw referee Mike Dean hit on the head by a coin.
English FA Cup
Sir Alex defends Berbatov (Apr 20, 2009 07:00 GMT)
Sir Alex Ferguson has leapt to the defence of record signing Dimitar Berbatov, the man who shouldered the majority of the blame for Manchester United's penalty shoot-out defeat in the FA Cup semi-final with Everton.
Fergie: No regrets over Cup team selection (Apr 20, 2009 07:00 GMT)
Sir Alex Ferguson insists he has no regrets about his line-up for the FA Cup semi-final defeat by Everton.
Fergie joins Wenger in pitch attack (Apr 20, 2009 07:00 GMT)
Sir Alex Ferguson has joined forces with Arsenal's Arsene Wenger in condemning the Wembley pitch.
Scottish Premier League
Jordan: Old Firm should pay £100m to join Prem (Apr 20, 2009 07:00 GMT)
Crystal Palace chairman Simon Jordan claims the Old Firm should have to pay a £100m dowry to join the English league.
French Ligue 1
Bordeaux star Diarra: Lyon win could be catalyst (Apr 20, 2009 07:00 GMT)
Bordeaux matchwinner Alou Diarra believes the 1-0 victory over Lyon could be the catalyst his team need as they go in search of a first Ligue 1 title in a decade.
German Bundesliga
Bayern's Lucio vows to win title for Klinsmann (Apr 20, 2009 07:00 GMT)
Bayern Munich defender Lucio has leapt to the defence of Jurgen Klinsmann and vowed to win the Bundesliga "for the coach".
Italian Serie A
Juventus keen on taking Cannavaro back - agent (Apr 20, 2009 07:00 GMT)
Juventus are interested in re-signing Real Madrid defender Fabio Cannavaro, his agent said on Monday.
Kaka: It was ''essential'' for me to stay with Milan (Apr 20, 2009 07:00 GMT)
Brazilian star Kaka believes it was ''essential'' he stayed at AC Milan after being wanted by Manchester City and has also played down talk of a summer move to Real Madrid.
Juventus to play behind closed doors after chants (Apr 20, 2009 07:00 GMT)
Juventus will have to play a home game behind closed doors after fans racially abused Inter Milan striker Mario Balotelli in Saturday's 1-1 Serie A draw, the Italian league said on Monday.
Trezeguet set for Juventus exit (Apr 20, 2009 07:00 GMT)
David Trezeguet looks set to leave Juventus in the summer after his agent, Antonio Caliendo claimed that he does not understand why boss Claudio Ranieri keeps overlooking him.
Spanish Primera División
Alvarez: Survival, white cases and the Scottish Premier League (Apr 20, 2009 17:04 GMT)
Eduardo Alvarez looks ahead to the final weeks of the La Liga season and predicts glory and failure.
Faubert faux pas as he misses training session (Apr 20, 2009 07:00 GMT)
Real Madrid midfielder Julien Faubert missed training on Sunday because he mistakenly thought he had the day off, coach Juande Ramos said on Monday.
Liga title to be decided in 'El Clasico', says Diarra (Apr 20, 2009 07:00 GMT)
The Primera Liga title will be decided by "El Clasico" between leaders Barcelona and second-placed Real Madrid at the Bernabeu in just under two weeks, according to Real midfielder Lassana Diarra.
Europe
Coppa: Inter, Juve fight for unloved Italian prize (Apr 20, 2009 07:00 GMT)
The much-maligned Italian Cup has suddenly become important for Inter Milan and Juventus, who will be pulling out all the stops to reverse deficits in this week's semi-final second legs.
Global
Ronaldo on target again as Corinthians reach finals (Apr 20, 2009 07:00 GMT)
Ronaldo was on fine form as Corinthians defeated Sao Paulo 2-0 to book their place in the Campeonato Paulista finals.
Argentine game postponed due to absent referee (Apr 20, 2009 07:00 GMT)
An Argentine third division game was called off on Sunday because nobody told the referee he had been to selected to take charge, officials and media reports said.
Colo Colo take the honours in Chilean derby game (Apr 20, 2009 07:00 GMT)
Lucas Barrios scored twice in the first half as Colo Colo took the honours in Chile's top derby after beating second-placed Universidad de Chile 3-1 at the Estadio Nacional.
Guadalajara beat America in Mexican Clausura (Apr 20, 2009 07:00 GMT)
Sergio Amaury Ponce scored the only as Guadalajara beat bitter rivals America 1-0 in the Mexican Clausura.
Women's Professional Soccer
WPS Wrap: Sol move atop standings (Apr 20, 2009 07:00 GMT)
The Los Angeles Sol defeated FC Gold Pride (Bay Area), 1-0, on a scorching Sunday afternoon at The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif.
