France. The team has 10 players from Lyon, which won the women's version of the Champions League. Birgit Prinz, Germany. The 33-year-old forward has scored 128 goals in 212 games and is the World Cup's all-time leading scorer with 14 goals. (more…)
Wile suffered his fabled cut as Ipswich deprived his team of an FA Cup final place in 1978 and in 1982 they fell at the final hurdle in both the League and FA Cup. Atkinson and his side had already begun to go their separate ways and in 1983 Wile was … (more…)
Shakhtar coach Mircea Lucescu has brought wave after wave of young Brazilian talents to the Donbass Arena, and it has paid off with the club enjoying a period of success domestically and also winning the UEFA Cup. Lucescu will hope that Alan Patrick, … (more…)
The Times's soccer blog has the world's game covered from all angles. Participation in the 2009 Confederations Cup in South Africa provided the Americans with invaluable preparation for the 2010 World Cup. They got a feel for the cold weather, … (more…)
Mainland giants Simba launched their 2011 Kagame Castle Cup campaign on a low note yesterday as Vital'O of Burundi forced them to a barren draw at the National Stadium. The Msimbazi Reds, smarting after their dismal show in the CAF Champions League, … (more…)
They graced the covers of Time, Newsweek and People magazines. World Cup Barbie dolls flew off the shelves. The future for US women's soccer seemed so bright on that day, and a women's pro league was launched soon thereafter. But summer turned to fall, … (more…)
17 found out the hard way what happens when that dips as he missed out on starting in the 2011 UEFA Champions League Final. It was unfortunate, but instead of sulking, Nani should use it as extra motivation as Ji-Sung Park did when he suffered the same … (more…)
THE police have found no evidence to back claims by European football governing body UEFA that four local football matches in 2010 were fixed and now consider the case closed. … (more…)
As they walked off during intermission, trailing Chivas USA, 1-0, in the Major League Soccer game, the Union were greeted with a familiar Philadelphia chorus: "Booo! Apparently the crowd, after witnessing Wednesday's scoreless draw with visiting … (more…)
Everton were also shown the door in the League Cup by Brentford. Speaking to evertontv, the former Manchester United man insisted there were many positives to be taken from last season, arguing that the club were laying solid foundations on which to … (more…)
