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US
U.S. game makes soccer king in Cuba (Sep 5, 2008 07:00 GMT)
Light on talent and with little soccer tradition, Cuba almost certainly won't make the 2010 World Cup.
Carlisle: Johnson continues to receive benefit of the doubt (Sep 5, 2008 07:00 GMT)
U.S. coach Bob Bradley continues to pin his hopes on misfiring forward Eddie Johnson, writes Jeff Carlisle.
NCAA & High School
North Carolina 3-1 SC: Ababio hits brace (Sep 5, 2008 07:00 GMT)
Junior forward Eddie Ababio scored the tying and go-ahead goals in a 10-minute span in the second half to lead No. 15 North Carolina to a 3-1 win over South Carolina.
Wake Forest 3-0 UCLA: Fitzgerald shuts out Bruins (Sep 5, 2008 07:00 GMT)
No. 14 UCLA lost to defending NCAA champion and top-ranked Wake Forest, 3-0, during the Demon Deacons' home opener in Winston-Salem, NC.
UCSB 1-0 Kentucky: Walker leads UCSB to win (Sep 5, 2008 07:00 GMT)
The UC Santa Barbara men's soccer team defeated previously unbeaten Kentucky, 1-0, at Harder Stadium.
McIntyre: Men's NCAA wrap (Sep 5, 2008 07:00 GMT)
Virginia is off to a slow start, which doesn't bode well for its postseason prospects, writes Doug McIntyre.
English National Team
Barry: England stars must prove worth (Sep 5, 2008 15:39 GMT)
Gareth Barry has insisted England have what it takes to get their World Cup qualifying campaign off to a flyer over the course of the next week.
Bentley eager for England to put things right (Sep 5, 2008 15:34 GMT)
David Bentley believes England players owe their fans after failing to qualify for Euro 2008 - and he wants to start paying them back with performances against Andorra and Croatia.
Pearce reiterates concern over pool of players (Sep 5, 2008 15:31 GMT)
England Under-21 manager Stuart Pearce admits there is 'concern' about how many home-grown youngsters get a chance to impress in the Premier League - but maintained they can all take heart from playin
Capello rules Rio out of England-Andorra (Sep 5, 2008 07:00 GMT)
Rio Ferdinand's stiff back will keep him out of England's match with Andorra in Barcelona. However, the central defender is still expected to play against Croatia in Zagreb on Saturday.
English Premier League
Chelsea's Rajkovic banned for a year for spitting (Sep 5, 2008 23:16 GMT)
Serbia and Chelsea defender Slobodan Rajkovic has been given a one-year ban from all competitions after spitting at a referee during last month's Olympic Games.
Mutu takes appeal against Chelsea to CAS (Sep 5, 2008 23:00 GMT)
Adrian Mutu has filed an appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport against FIFA's order to pay 17.17million euros (£13.84million) compensation to Chelsea.
Mancini unlikely to take West Ham job - agent (Sep 5, 2008 22:58 GMT)
Roberto Mancini's agent believes his client would be interested in working in England but claims the time is not right for him to consider the vacant West Ham managerial position.
Barton handed six-match ban for Dabo attack (Sep 5, 2008 22:21 GMT)
Newcastle United midfielder Joey Barton has been banned for six matches by the Football Association for his attack on Ousmane Dabo, with a futher six games suspended.
Jail for Premier League sex video blackmailer (Sep 5, 2008 21:10 GMT)
A goalkeeper who blackmailed a top Premier League footballer over a sex video was jailed for 20 months today.
Buffon dismisses talk of move to Man City (Sep 5, 2008 21:03 GMT)
Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon has laughed off reports linking him with a 70million euro transfer to Manchester City.
Taylor calls for leniency in Barton case (Sep 5, 2008 17:34 GMT)
Professional Footballers' Association chief executive Gordon Taylor has urged the Football Association to be lenient with Newcastle midfielder Joey Barton when he appears before a disciplinary panel l
Bilic plays down link to vacant West Ham post (Sep 5, 2008 17:33 GMT)
Slaven Bilic appears to have ruled himself out of the running for the West Ham vacancy after committing his future to Croatia until 2010 at least.
LMA chief calls on Magpies to put house in order (Sep 5, 2008 17:30 GMT)
League Managers' Association chief executive Richard Bevan has called on Newcastle to sort out their internal structure to ensure the next manager at St James' Park does not suffer the same fate as Ke
Brooking sympathises with bosses, City fears (Sep 5, 2008 17:27 GMT)
The Football Association's director of football development Sir Trevor Brooking has sympathised with Kevin Keegan and Alan Curbishley after the two managers quit their jobs this week in the face of bo
Scolari shrugs off failure to capture Robinho (Sep 5, 2008 15:42 GMT)
Chelsea boss Luiz Felipe Scolari has insisted he is happy with his squad despite seeing the club miss out on Robinho as the transfer window closed.
Ashley must think again as Keegan walks (Sep 5, 2008 15:41 GMT)
Newcastle owner Mike Ashley was today going back to the drawing board with his dream for the club in tatters in the wake of Kevin Keegan's resignation.
Hughes: I've earned backing (Sep 5, 2008 15:37 GMT)
Mark Hughes insists he deserves the backing of Manchester City's wealthy new owners.
Giggs: It's now a 'big five' (Sep 5, 2008 15:36 GMT)
Ryan Giggs has admitted English football may have to start talking about the big five rather than its traditional big four.
Riera determined to help Liverpool win trophies (Sep 5, 2008 15:33 GMT)
Liverpool's newest signing wants the club to challenge for honours on all fronts, despite manager Rafael Benitez's warning the big-money takeover at Manchester City could upset the 'big four' hierarch
Hammers begin search as McCartney hits back (Sep 5, 2008 15:30 GMT)
West Ham plan to begin interviewing candidates to fill their managerial vacancy over the weekend as the fall-out over the departure of Alan Curbishley continues.
Wilkinson slams Newcastle over Wise (Sep 5, 2008 15:28 GMT)
Newcastle's decision to bring in Dennis Wise as an executive director above Kevin Keegan was a 'recipe for disaster', according to League Managers' Association chairman Howard Wilkinson.
Caicedo could still be shipped out by City (Sep 5, 2008 15:27 GMT)
Manchester City will look to arrange a loan move for misfit striker Felipe Caicedo.
Hush: Veteran Giggs still on top (Sep 5, 2008 07:00 GMT)
At nearly 35yo Ryan Gigg's has reinvented himself to stay at the top of the game, says Andrew Hush.
Shearer rules himself out of Newcastle job (Sep 5, 2008 07:00 GMT)
Newcastle legend Alan Shearer has poured fuel on the fire at Newcastle by claiming he would not take the manager's job under the current set-up.
Spanish Primera Liga
Numancia coach fires warning to Real Madrid (Sep 5, 2008 17:15 GMT)
Numancia coach Sergio Kresic has warned upcoming opponents Real Madrid he already knows what their weaknesses are as the newly-promoted club look to build on their shock opening weekend win over Barce
Italian National Team
Del Piero doubtful for Italy's World Cup qualifiers (Sep 5, 2008 17:24 GMT)
Alessandro Del Piero could miss Italy's World Cup qualifier against Cyprus on Saturday through injury.
German Bundesliga
Bundesliga fixtures changed to aid clubs (Sep 5, 2008 22:53 GMT)
The German Football League has accepted a request to move several Bundesliga fixtures in the next few weeks to avoid clubs facing two matches in the space of 48 hours.
Cottbus coach gets dreaded vote of confidence (Sep 5, 2008 17:23 GMT)
Energie Cottbus have insisted coach Bojan Prasnikar's job is safe despite a disappointing start to the season.
Gomez eager to earn move to a bigger club (Sep 5, 2008 17:18 GMT)
Stuttgart striker Mario Gomez is determined to join an elite European team after seeing two bids for his services turned down during the transfer window.
French National Team
Frey keen on earning recall to France squad (Sep 5, 2008 21:01 GMT)
Fiorentina goalkeeper Sebastien Frey has not given up hope of one day representing France again after backtracking on his threat to retire from the international scene.
Scottish National Team
Morrison the latest Scots player to miss out (Sep 5, 2008 17:28 GMT)
Scotland midfielder James Morrison looks set to miss tomorrow's World Cup qualifying opener in Macedonia.
Scottish Premier League
The Welsh, American Englishman in Scotland (Sep 5, 2008 07:00 GMT)
Andrew Hush interviews Andy Dorman, US college graduate who know plys his trade in the SPL.
World Cup 2010
Villaluz drafted into Mexico squad for weekend (Sep 5, 2008 23:18 GMT)
Mexico coach Sven Goran Eriksson has called Cesar Villaluz into his squad for the World Cup qualifiers against Jamaica and Canada.
Reid eyes World Cup spot for Thailand (Sep 5, 2008 21:06 GMT)
Thailand's new coach Peter Reid said on Friday he hoped to instil a winning mentality in his players that would steer them to their first World Cup finals.
Karagounis demands response after Euro flop (Sep 5, 2008 21:05 GMT)
Giorgos Karagounis is aiming to banish the memory of Greece's shocking performance at Euro 2008 when they begin their World Cup qualifying campaign against Luxembourg on Saturday.
Archived News:
Month: January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December
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US
U.S. game makes soccer king in Cuba (Sep 5, 2008 07:00 GMT)
Light on talent and with little soccer tradition, Cuba almost certainly won't make the 2010 World Cup.
Carlisle: Johnson continues to receive benefit of the doubt (Sep 5, 2008 07:00 GMT)
U.S. coach Bob Bradley continues to pin his hopes on misfiring forward Eddie Johnson, writes Jeff Carlisle.
NCAA & High School
North Carolina 3-1 SC: Ababio hits brace (Sep 5, 2008 07:00 GMT)
Junior forward Eddie Ababio scored the tying and go-ahead goals in a 10-minute span in the second half to lead No. 15 North Carolina to a 3-1 win over South Carolina.
Wake Forest 3-0 UCLA: Fitzgerald shuts out Bruins (Sep 5, 2008 07:00 GMT)
No. 14 UCLA lost to defending NCAA champion and top-ranked Wake Forest, 3-0, during the Demon Deacons' home opener in Winston-Salem, NC.
UCSB 1-0 Kentucky: Walker leads UCSB to win (Sep 5, 2008 07:00 GMT)
The UC Santa Barbara men's soccer team defeated previously unbeaten Kentucky, 1-0, at Harder Stadium.
McIntyre: Men's NCAA wrap (Sep 5, 2008 07:00 GMT)
Virginia is off to a slow start, which doesn't bode well for its postseason prospects, writes Doug McIntyre.
English National Team
Barry: England stars must prove worth (Sep 5, 2008 15:39 GMT)
Gareth Barry has insisted England have what it takes to get their World Cup qualifying campaign off to a flyer over the course of the next week.
Bentley eager for England to put things right (Sep 5, 2008 15:34 GMT)
David Bentley believes England players owe their fans after failing to qualify for Euro 2008 - and he wants to start paying them back with performances against Andorra and Croatia.
Pearce reiterates concern over pool of players (Sep 5, 2008 15:31 GMT)
England Under-21 manager Stuart Pearce admits there is 'concern' about how many home-grown youngsters get a chance to impress in the Premier League - but maintained they can all take heart from playin
Capello rules Rio out of England-Andorra (Sep 5, 2008 07:00 GMT)
Rio Ferdinand's stiff back will keep him out of England's match with Andorra in Barcelona. However, the central defender is still expected to play against Croatia in Zagreb on Saturday.
English Premier League
Chelsea's Rajkovic banned for a year for spitting (Sep 5, 2008 23:16 GMT)
Serbia and Chelsea defender Slobodan Rajkovic has been given a one-year ban from all competitions after spitting at a referee during last month's Olympic Games.
Mutu takes appeal against Chelsea to CAS (Sep 5, 2008 23:00 GMT)
Adrian Mutu has filed an appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport against FIFA's order to pay 17.17million euros (£13.84million) compensation to Chelsea.
Mancini unlikely to take West Ham job - agent (Sep 5, 2008 22:58 GMT)
Roberto Mancini's agent believes his client would be interested in working in England but claims the time is not right for him to consider the vacant West Ham managerial position.
Barton handed six-match ban for Dabo attack (Sep 5, 2008 22:21 GMT)
Newcastle United midfielder Joey Barton has been banned for six matches by the Football Association for his attack on Ousmane Dabo, with a futher six games suspended.
Jail for Premier League sex video blackmailer (Sep 5, 2008 21:10 GMT)
A goalkeeper who blackmailed a top Premier League footballer over a sex video was jailed for 20 months today.
Buffon dismisses talk of move to Man City (Sep 5, 2008 21:03 GMT)
Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon has laughed off reports linking him with a 70million euro transfer to Manchester City.
Taylor calls for leniency in Barton case (Sep 5, 2008 17:34 GMT)
Professional Footballers' Association chief executive Gordon Taylor has urged the Football Association to be lenient with Newcastle midfielder Joey Barton when he appears before a disciplinary panel l
Bilic plays down link to vacant West Ham post (Sep 5, 2008 17:33 GMT)
Slaven Bilic appears to have ruled himself out of the running for the West Ham vacancy after committing his future to Croatia until 2010 at least.
LMA chief calls on Magpies to put house in order (Sep 5, 2008 17:30 GMT)
League Managers' Association chief executive Richard Bevan has called on Newcastle to sort out their internal structure to ensure the next manager at St James' Park does not suffer the same fate as Ke
Brooking sympathises with bosses, City fears (Sep 5, 2008 17:27 GMT)
The Football Association's director of football development Sir Trevor Brooking has sympathised with Kevin Keegan and Alan Curbishley after the two managers quit their jobs this week in the face of bo
Scolari shrugs off failure to capture Robinho (Sep 5, 2008 15:42 GMT)
Chelsea boss Luiz Felipe Scolari has insisted he is happy with his squad despite seeing the club miss out on Robinho as the transfer window closed.
Ashley must think again as Keegan walks (Sep 5, 2008 15:41 GMT)
Newcastle owner Mike Ashley was today going back to the drawing board with his dream for the club in tatters in the wake of Kevin Keegan's resignation.
Hughes: I've earned backing (Sep 5, 2008 15:37 GMT)
Mark Hughes insists he deserves the backing of Manchester City's wealthy new owners.
Giggs: It's now a 'big five' (Sep 5, 2008 15:36 GMT)
Ryan Giggs has admitted English football may have to start talking about the big five rather than its traditional big four.
Riera determined to help Liverpool win trophies (Sep 5, 2008 15:33 GMT)
Liverpool's newest signing wants the club to challenge for honours on all fronts, despite manager Rafael Benitez's warning the big-money takeover at Manchester City could upset the 'big four' hierarch
Hammers begin search as McCartney hits back (Sep 5, 2008 15:30 GMT)
West Ham plan to begin interviewing candidates to fill their managerial vacancy over the weekend as the fall-out over the departure of Alan Curbishley continues.
Wilkinson slams Newcastle over Wise (Sep 5, 2008 15:28 GMT)
Newcastle's decision to bring in Dennis Wise as an executive director above Kevin Keegan was a 'recipe for disaster', according to League Managers' Association chairman Howard Wilkinson.
Caicedo could still be shipped out by City (Sep 5, 2008 15:27 GMT)
Manchester City will look to arrange a loan move for misfit striker Felipe Caicedo.
Hush: Veteran Giggs still on top (Sep 5, 2008 07:00 GMT)
At nearly 35yo Ryan Gigg's has reinvented himself to stay at the top of the game, says Andrew Hush.
Shearer rules himself out of Newcastle job (Sep 5, 2008 07:00 GMT)
Newcastle legend Alan Shearer has poured fuel on the fire at Newcastle by claiming he would not take the manager's job under the current set-up.
Spanish Primera Liga
Numancia coach fires warning to Real Madrid (Sep 5, 2008 17:15 GMT)
Numancia coach Sergio Kresic has warned upcoming opponents Real Madrid he already knows what their weaknesses are as the newly-promoted club look to build on their shock opening weekend win over Barce
Italian National Team
Del Piero doubtful for Italy's World Cup qualifiers (Sep 5, 2008 17:24 GMT)
Alessandro Del Piero could miss Italy's World Cup qualifier against Cyprus on Saturday through injury.
German Bundesliga
Bundesliga fixtures changed to aid clubs (Sep 5, 2008 22:53 GMT)
The German Football League has accepted a request to move several Bundesliga fixtures in the next few weeks to avoid clubs facing two matches in the space of 48 hours.
Cottbus coach gets dreaded vote of confidence (Sep 5, 2008 17:23 GMT)
Energie Cottbus have insisted coach Bojan Prasnikar's job is safe despite a disappointing start to the season.
Gomez eager to earn move to a bigger club (Sep 5, 2008 17:18 GMT)
Stuttgart striker Mario Gomez is determined to join an elite European team after seeing two bids for his services turned down during the transfer window.
French National Team
Frey keen on earning recall to France squad (Sep 5, 2008 21:01 GMT)
Fiorentina goalkeeper Sebastien Frey has not given up hope of one day representing France again after backtracking on his threat to retire from the international scene.
Scottish National Team
Morrison the latest Scots player to miss out (Sep 5, 2008 17:28 GMT)
Scotland midfielder James Morrison looks set to miss tomorrow's World Cup qualifying opener in Macedonia.
Scottish Premier League
The Welsh, American Englishman in Scotland (Sep 5, 2008 07:00 GMT)
Andrew Hush interviews Andy Dorman, US college graduate who know plys his trade in the SPL.
World Cup 2010
Villaluz drafted into Mexico squad for weekend (Sep 5, 2008 23:18 GMT)
Mexico coach Sven Goran Eriksson has called Cesar Villaluz into his squad for the World Cup qualifiers against Jamaica and Canada.
Reid eyes World Cup spot for Thailand (Sep 5, 2008 21:06 GMT)
Thailand's new coach Peter Reid said on Friday he hoped to instil a winning mentality in his players that would steer them to their first World Cup finals.
Karagounis demands response after Euro flop (Sep 5, 2008 21:05 GMT)
Giorgos Karagounis is aiming to banish the memory of Greece's shocking performance at Euro 2008 when they begin their World Cup qualifying campaign against Luxembourg on Saturday.
