Archives: August, 2007
Slavia Beaten Ajax
Carl De Souza (AFP) Arsenal, Werder Bremen, Glasgow Celtic and Valencia advanced to the European Champions League with victories Wednesday night, while Ajax Amsterdam was eliminated in qualifying for the second straight season. Arsenal beat visiting Sparta Prague 3-0 on goals by Tomas Rosicky, Cesc Fabregas and Eduardo da Silva to advance on 5-0 aggregate and join [...]— raju • August 31st, 2007
Liverpool, Lazio, Rangers Win Through
Jon Super (AP) Five-time European champion Liverpool, Lazio and Glasgow Rangers qualified Tuesday night for the European Champions League’s 32-team field. Liverpool, which lost to AC Milan in last year’s final, beat visiting Toulouse 4-0 as Dirk Kuyt scored twice in the last three minutes following goals by Peter Crouch and Sami Hyppia. Liverpool won the home-and-home, total-goals [...]— raju • August 30th, 2007
Domenech Suspended
Franck Fife (AFP) France coach Raymond Domenech will sit out his side’s vital Euro 2008 qualifying clash with Italy in Milan on Sept. 8 after UEFA slapped him with a one game touchline ban. The European soccer body said on Monday Domenech also fined 10,000 Swiss Francs for bringing football into disrepute. In an interview with daily Le [...]— raju • August 28th, 2007
Italy, England and Argentina Lose
Toby Melville (Reuters) Three big names, Italy, England and Argentina lose ini friendly match, Wednesday. World champion Italy was upset by Hungary 3-1 at Budapest. Germany have inflicted the first defeat on England 1-2 at the new Wembley Stadium, seven years after they defeated their rivals in the final match at the old stadium. And striker John Carew’s [...]— raju • August 24th, 2007
De Rossi Penalty Down Inter
Alberto Pellaschiar (AP) Inter Milan 0-1 AS Roma The Giallorossi made it two in a row against Inter Milan as the Capital city side defeated the Nerazzurri 1-0 at San Siro to take home the Italy’s Super Cup trophy on Sunday. Roberto Mancini’s side missed several good chances in the curtain raiser to the Italian campaign and Roma, who beat Inter [...]— raju • August 20th, 2007
Sevilla Stun Real
Daniel Ochoa de Olza (AP) Real Madrid 3-5 Sevilla Sevilla have stunned Real Madrid 5-3 in a rip-roaring encounter at the Bernabeu to lift the Spanish Super Cup 6-3 on aggregate. It was a game Real Madrid needed to win by two clear goals. Unfortunately, the result turned out to be the opposite as Sevilla were always one [...]— raju • August 20th, 2007
It’s Beckham Time in MLS
Kevork Djansezian (AP) The same superb freekick, same master class goal, and same David Beckham. In his first start for the Los Angeles Galaxy, Beckham scoring a goal and creating anothe after inspiring the Galaxy to a 2-0 win over DC United in a SuperLiga semifinal on Wednesday. Wearing his number 23 shirt, Beckham curved one of his [...]— raju • August 18th, 2007
Voronin Gives Liverpool Win
Bob Edme (AP) Liverpool coach Rafael Benitez praised Andriy Voronin after the Ukraine striker scored to give the English club a 1-0 first leg advantage over Toulouse in the Champions League third qualifying round on Wednesday. Voronin, who joined Liverpool as a free agent from Germany’s Bayer Leverkusen in the close season, beat Toulouse goalkeeper Nicolas Douchez [...]— raju • August 17th, 2007
Lazio Held by Dinamo
Gregorio Borgia (AP) Nine-man Lazio had to settle for a 1-1 draw at home to Dinamo Bucharest on Champions League third qualifying round first leg on Tuesday. Valencia made all but certain of their ticket to the main event with a 3-0 win over Swedish champions Elfsborg.— raju • August 15th, 2007
Should Fergie Recalled Van Nistelrooy?
Pierre-Philippe Marcou (AFP) Manchester United badly needs a big target up front, especially with Wayne Rooney sidelined with a hairline fracture of his left foot. Starting defense of its Premier League title against Reading on Sunday, United tried to thread passes through the Royals’ organized defense but rarely threatened goalkeeper Marcus Hahnemann and had to settle for [...]— raju • August 14th, 2007
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