Freddie Ljungberg joins Seattle Sounders
Those who watched the Premiership a few years ago could find some similarities between Sweden’s Freddie Ljungberg and England’s David Beckham. Both have short hair, play in midfield, and have captained their national sides. Both have been male underwear models- Beckham has posed for Emporio Armani while Ljungberg has modelled for Calvin Klein. And now, [...]
Wolves 2-1 Swansea – Championship
A brace from Sylvan Ebanks-Blake was enough for Mick McCarthy’s Wolverhampton Wanderers to beat Swansea 2-1 at Molineux on Wednesday night. The result, coupled with 10 man Queens Park Rangers’ astonishing 1-0 win over Birmingham City, ensures that Wolves are back on top of the Championship.
With Richard Stearman turning up late, McCarthy had to play [...]
Tony Adams is new Portsmouth manager
Days after the departure of Harry Redknapp to White Hart Lane, Portsmouth have appointed former Arsenal centre half Tony Adams as their new manager. Adams’s first game in charge of the South Coast club will be against league leaders Liverpool on Wednesday night. Adams has formerly managed Wycombe Wanderers and was assistant manager at Portsmouth [...]
QPR sack Iain Dowie
After a little over five months of being in charge of Queens Park Rangers, Iain Dowie has been shown the door by the London club. Dowie, who replaced Italian Luigi De Canio in May, leaves Loftus Road with a record of eight wins, three draws and four losses in his fifteen games. He had signed [...]
Norwich City 5-2 Wolves- Leroy Lita scores hat trick
Former Reading striker Leroy Lita grabbed a hat trick as Glenn Roeder’s Norwich City beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 5-2 at home. The result, Wolves’ third defeat in their last four games, sees Mick McCarthy’s side conceding their top spot in the Championship table to Birmingham City, who beat Crystal Palace thanks to a late goal from [...]
Newcastle United 2-2 Manchester City
A late equaliser from Stephen Ireland broke Newcastle hearts as Manchester City escaped with a 2-2 draw at St.James Park.
Newcastle, playing without influential striker Michael Owen, received an early setback when defender Habib Beye was sent off in the 12th minute for a challenge on Robinho by referee Rob Styles. The former Real Madrid forward [...]
Ramos fears for future after Spurs lose to Stoke
Pressure is mounting on Tottenham’s Spanish manager Juande Ramos. In Sunday’s only Premiership clash, Spurs lost to Stoke City 2-1 to leave them alone at the bottom of the table with just two points from eight games. This is Spurs’ worst ever start to a league season, and if history is anything to go by, [...]
Ajax to sign Danish starlet
Dutch giants Ajax Amsterdam have beaten off competition from Chelsea and Barcelona to win the signature of Danish youngster Christian Eriksen. Eriksen, who currently plays for Odense Boldklub, will join his team mates at the Amsterdam Arena on January 1. He will join Ajax’s renowned youth program.
2008 World Football quiz
This is a quiz that tests your knowledge about the events in world football that occurred in 2008. Four options with each question. Fairly simple, and once you have gone through these, be sure to check out the other quizzes in our football/soccer quizzes category ?
1.) Which team won the African Cup of Nations 2008 [...]
Owen to miss Manchester City game
Beleaguered Newcastle United have been dealt a major blow with a groin injury ruling star forward Michael Owen out of their weekend clash against Mark Hughes’ Manchester City.
Joe Kinnear’s side are currently third from bottom in the Premiership table, and have picked up just one point from their last five games. Their misery is compounded [...]
Trinidad and Tobago 2-1 USA- 2010 WC qualifier
Bob Bradley’s youthful USA squad were handed their first defeat in qualifying as Trinidad and Tobago beat them 2-1 in Port of Spain. The win was the Soca Warrior’s first over the USA since 1994, and also puts them in prime position to join the USA as one of the two qualifiers from Group 1.
In [...]
Man United eyeing Asenjo as replacement for Van der Sar ?
According to reports in the Spanish press, Manchester United are considering a £5 million pound bid for Real Valladoid keeper Andres Sergio Asenjo. The 19 year old stopper is being looked at as a long term replacement for Dutch veteran Edwin Van der Sar, who is hanging up his boots soon.
This is not the first [...]
SuperSport United win inaugural Gauteng 4 trophy
SuperSport United won the inaugural Gauteng 4 trophy by beating Bidvest Wits 2-0 at the Bidvest Stadium on Sunday. Goals from Glen Salmon and David Kannemeyer in the first half gave Gavin Hunt’s men victory, after they had beaten Platinum Stars 2-0 in the semifinal earlier in the day. Bidvest had advanced to the final [...]
Bloemfontein Celtic win Macufe Cup
Bloemfontein Celtic have won the Macufe Cup at Vodacom Park after beating Free State Stars 1-0 in the final. The only goal of the game came from Patrick Maloase, who converted a late penalty after being brought down by Sanele Mbuso.
Ea Lla Koto gave a good account of themselves in the game, and indeed, things [...]
San Jose Earthquakes 0-1 Chivas USA
An early goal from Justin Braun was enough for Chivas USA to beat the San Jose Earthquakes at the Buck Shaw stadium and seal their spot in the 2008-09 MLS Playoffs.
Braun’s seventh minute strike was assisted by Alecko Eskandarian, who has found the back of the net in the last three games Chivas have played, [...]
USA book spot in final round of qualifiers, beat Cuba 6-1
The USA maintained their unbeaten record in qualification for the 2010 World Cup when they thrashed Cuba 6-1 at the RFK Stadium in Washington. The victory, the fourth for the USA in as many games in the third qualification round, sees them sit atop Group 1 with 12 points. With Guatemala and Trinidad seven points [...]
Slovenia 2-0 Northern Ireland- WC 2010 Qualifier
Slovenia scored two goals in one minute to run out 2-0 winners at home against Nigel Worthington’s Northern Ireland. Milivoje Novakovic gave Slovenia the lead in the 84th minute, and Zlatan Ljubijankic doubled it seconds later to end NI’s hopes of coming out of Maribor with something.
As many as nine players were booked in the [...]
Dudley road to be named after Duncan Edwards
Duncan Edwards, widely regarded as one of the brightest young players of his generation, could have a route in his native Dudley named after him. Edwards, who was one of the victims of the disastrous Munich air crash that claimed the lives of several Manchester United players in 1958, is buried at Dudley Cemetery. The [...]
Carlisle United sign Kavanagh on loan
League One side Carlisle United have secured the signing of veteran midfielder Graham Kavanagh from Sunderland on a one month loan deal.
Ex Republic of Ireland international Kavanagh arrived at the Stadium of Light from Wigan Athletic in August 2006 for £500,000. Two loan spells at Sheffield Wednesday followed as Kavanagh was unable to secure a [...]
Inverness release Markus Paatelainen
Scottish side Inverness Caledonian Thistle have released Finnish midfielder Markus Paatelainen from his contract. Paatelainen, the younger brother of Hibs boss Mixu Paatelainen, joined Caley Thistle from Cowdenbeath in January 2007, but has made only a handful of appearances owing to injury.
Paatelainen is primarily an attacking player, and can play both on the wings and [...]
Romania vs France preview- WC 2010 qualifier
In a repeat of their clash at Euro 2008, France meet Romania in a WC 2010 qualifier on Saturday night in Constanta. Anything less than three points could see the axe fall on French coach Raymond Domenech, whose future will be decided by the French Football Federation bosses four days after the game.
Both Romania [...]
UEFA Cup 2008-09 Group Stages draw
The draw for the group stages of the 2008-09 UEFA Cup has been made, and we have some excellent fixtures within.
Portsmouth, in their debut season in Europe, will get a chance to play AC Milan at Fratton Park. Pompey are in Group E along with Herenveen, Braga and Wolfsburg.
There are eight groups in all, and [...]
England 14th in latest FIFA Rankings
In FIFA’s latest rankings, England have climbed up one place from fifteenth to fourteenth thanks to their wins over Croatia and Andorra. Brazil have moved up two places to fourth, while the Netherlands and Croatia have fallen down one place to fifth and sixth respectively.
The top three remain unchanged- Spain, Italy and Germany. However Spain [...]
Improve your football skills
It is no secret that the beautiful game is the most widely played sport in the world. It takes little effort to play football- all you need is a ball, and some willing blokes. The rules are basic- try and find the back of the opponent’s net, and prevent them from scoring.
What separates the average [...]
Mike Newell is new Grimsby Town manager
League Two strugglers Grimsby Town have appointed former Luton boss Mike Newell as their new manage. The Mariners had sacked Alan Buckley in mid September after picking up only two points from a possible eighteen. In their three games under caretaker manager Stuart Watkiss, Grimsby drew at Morecambe, but lost to Barnet and Rotherham.
Newell returns [...]
Newcastle Jets 2-2 Wellington Phoenix
Defending A-League champions Newcastle had to settle for a draw after Shane Smeltz’s late penalty allowed Wellington to equalise at the Energy Australia Stadium.
Wellington, who beat Sydney 2-1 last week, took the lead through Smeltz’s 52nd minute penalty after Daniel Piorkowski produced a clumsy challenge to stop Vaughan Coveny.
Supersport United 2-1 Thanda Royal Zulu
A late goal from Daine Klate helped 10 man Supersport United post a 2-1 win over Thanda Royal Zulu at the Mpumalanga stadium in Hammersdale.
Defender Ricardo Katza scored his second goal in as many games to give Matsatsantsa the lead in the fourth minute. Thanda, who lost to AmaZulu by a goal last weekend, responded [...]
Vieira -I’m happy at Inter
French midfielder Patrick Vieira has played down links of him moving to Sunderland in the winter transfer window, saying that he is happy at Internazionale.
It was revealed that Sunderland boss Roy Keane was interested in signing Vieira in the summer, but the former Arsenal midfielder’s wages were too high for any chance of the deal [...]
Srecko to coach Al Wasl
Dubai based Al Wasl FC have announced that former Rijeka player Srecko Juricic will be their new manager. Juricic replaces another Czech coach, Miroslav Beránek, whose contract was terminated by the management of the club in September. Beranek coached Hungary’s Debrecen before taking over at Al Wasl.
Capello leaves Owen out of England squad
Comments OffEngland Fabio Capello has left Newcastle United forward Michael Owen out of England’s 23 member squad for the World Cup qualifiers against Kazakhstan and Belarus. England play Kazakhstan on October 11, with Belarus following four days later on October 15.
England squad for the games against Kazakhstan and Belarus ( October 2008)
Goalkeepers :-
Robert Green, David James, [...]
