Archive for the ‘International Soccer’ Category
Thursday, May 16th, 2013
On Thursday afternoon the United States men's national soccer team announced its roster for its upcoming slate of five games, and Landon Donovan was left off of it.
Jurgen Klinsmann's team will play two friendlies against Belgium and Germany, then jump into three important World Cup qualifiers against Jamaica, Panama and ...
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Sunday, May 12th, 2013
Outgoing Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson confirmed that star Wayne Rooney has handed in a transfer request due to frustration at being substituted in recent matches. The 27-year-old forward has been with United since 2004 and now wants out, but Ferguson insists the club has no plans to let ...
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Tuesday, May 7th, 2013
Several British newspapers are reporting that Sir Alex Ferguson is contemplating retirement after 27 seasons as the manager for Manchester United. The 71-year-old is said to be seriously considering stepping away and would go out on a high note, as Man U. wrapped up it's 20th Premier League title recently.
On ...
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Monday, May 7th, 2012
Who said Monday's Premier League relegation matchup between Blackburn and Wigan would be bad television?
The early moments of the game were highlighted by what we'll call, "The Ewood Park Chicken," which made a cameo on the field, pecking around Wigan's penalty box.
Wigan goalie Ali Al-Habsi and Blackburn striker Yakubu could ...
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Thursday, April 12th, 2012
To the other 21 players on the pitch, and those watching from the sidelines, it was just another Saturday afternoon game on an overcast autumn day. But for one poor lad and a stern referee with a sense of humor (or perhaps lack thereof), the chain of events that unraveled on that ...
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Monday, March 5th, 2012
A few days ago, Roberto Mancini was hailing Mario Balotelli as the best striker Italy has to offer. But in typical Balotelli style, it didn’t take long for the praise to morph into criticism due to the player’s infamous immaturity.
This weekend, the Manchester City boss fined Balotelli the maximum allowable ...
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Tuesday, January 31st, 2012
With five minutes left in the first half of Tuesday's English Premier League match between Everton and Manchester City, a protester managed to get onto the field and handcuff himself to Joe Hart's goal post.
There was about a 10-minute delay to remove the fan, who failed to provide a key.
Hello, ...
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