Results Wednesday in English football.
Soccer newsResults Wednesday in English football. (home teams listed first): League Cup Second Round Brighton 2, Manchester City 2, ET (Brighton wins 5-3 on penalties) Third Round Aston Villa 0, Queens Park Rangers 1 Blackburn 1, Everton 0 Ipswich 1, Wigan 4 Newcastle 1, Tottenham 2 Portsmouth 0, Chelsea 4. —- Results Wednesday from the second [...]
Results from the third round of Portuguese.
Soccer newsResults from the third round of Portuguese. First-division football (home teams listed first): Sunday’s Games Amadora 0, Maritimo 0 Naval 3, Trofense 1 Leixoes 2, Braga 0 Rio Ave 0, Porto 0 Academica 1, Setubal 0 Monday’s Games Guimaraes vs. Nacional Pacos Ferreira vs. Benfica. —- Results Sunday from the sixth round of the French [...]
Defending champion FC Porto drew 0-0 at promoted Rio Ave.
Soccer newsDefending champion FC Porto drew 0-0 at promoted Rio Ave. And dropped to four points off the lead of the Portuguese league on Sunday. Porto dominated the second half but struggled to create chances against an opponent which had not won this season. Porto, which beat Fenerbahce 3-1 in its opening Champions League group game [...]
Brazilian midfielder Mineiro looks set to join Chelsea with Michael Essien sidelined.
Soccer newsBrazilian midfielder Mineiro looks set to join Chelsea with Michael Essien sidelined. For several months and Deco being injured on Sunday. Essien ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament playing a World Cup qualifying game for Ghana three weeks ago and will be out for most of the season. Deco picked up a thigh injury in the [...]
Iraq national football team resumed training Sunday in Baghdad.
Soccer newsIraq national football team resumed training Sunday in Baghdad. For the first time since the U.S.-led invasion in 2003, reflecting security improvements in the country that won the Asian Cup last year. The players are working under Brazil coach Jorvan Viera, who led the team to victory in 2007 and has extended his contract by [...]
Marseille maintained its unbeaten start in the French league.
Soccer newsMarseille maintained its unbeaten start in the French league. After drawing Monaco 0-0, though it conceded a four-point gap to leader Lyon in the standings on Sunday. Marseille dominated the second half at Stade Velodrome, but Monaco’s defense held firm and goalkeeper Stephane Ruffier dived low to his right to keep out Mamadou Niang’s header [...]
Inter Milan and Juventus moved atop the Serie A standings Sunday.
Soccer newsInter Milan and Juventus moved atop the Serie A standings Sunday. Following up their Champions League wins with league victories. AC Milan also won, routing previously perfect Lazio 4-1 for its first points of the season. Inter, the three-time defending champion, won 3-1 at Torino with an own-goal created by Amantino Mancini and scores from [...]
Salomon Kalou late equalizer salvaged a 1-1 draw for Chelsea against Manchester United on Sunday.
Soccer newsSalomon Kalou late equalizer salvaged a 1-1 draw for Chelsea against Manchester United on Sunday. And extended the Blues’ unbeaten streak at home in the Premier League to 85 games. Park Ji-sung gave Man United an 18th-minute lead in a fiery game at Stamford Bridge, but Kalou headed home a free kick for Chelsea’s deserved [...]
National coach Pim Verbeek said Friday he will select fit-again midfielder Tim Cahill.
Soccer newsNational coach Pim Verbeek said Friday he will select fit-again midfielder Tim Cahill. For Australia home World Cup qualifier against Qatar next month if the Everton star remains injury-free. Cahill scored the match-winning goal for Everton in his first game back from a six-month lay-off with a broken foot in the English Premier League against [...]
American businessman Stan Kroenke joined the board of Arsenal on Friday.
Soccer newsAmerican businessman Stan Kroenke joined the board of Arsenal on Friday. In a move that could block a potential takeover by Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov. The Denver-based investor has become a non-executive director and holds a 12.4 percent share in the Premier League side. Usmanov’s Red and White Holdings Ltd., meanwhile, has a stake of [...]
