Argentina Upsets World Cup Winners Spain 4-1...
BUENOS AIRES (AP): Spain hardly resembled a World Cup champion against Argentina, allowing their most goals in a decade in a 4-1 exhibition defeat on Tuesday. Lionel Messi, Gonzalo Higuain and Carlos Tevez scored first-half goals, assisted by shaky goalkeeping ...
Impressive England Beat Swiss 3-1...
England beat Switzerland 3-1 in Basle on Tuesday (7th September) night after an impressive performance in a European Championship Group G qualifier at St Jakob Park. Wayne Rooney, Adam Johnson and Darren Bent scored the goals for Fabio Capello's side, ...
Mexico Edges Colombia 1-0 With Late Goal...
MONTERREY, Mexico (AP) : Elias Hernandez scored in the 89th minute Tuesday to lift Mexico to a 1-0 victory over Colombia in what was otherwise a lackluster match for both teams. Hernandez, who came on as a substitute in the ...
FIFA World Cup Inspectors Tour New York...
FIFA's World Cup inspectors were in New York City Tuesday (September 7), the first of their three-day tour of potential stadiums and facilities for the 2018 and 2022 tournaments. FIFA's executive committee votes on both hosts December 2nd, and the ...
India Lacks Good Club Structure, Says Bhaichung Bhutia...
New Delhi : To compete with the best in the business, Indian football needs a good club structure which it does not have at the moment, feels national team skipper Bhaichung Bhutia. India, ranked 138th in FIFA rankings and 24th ...
Wayne Rooney To Stay With England Despite Sex Scandal...
WATFORD, England : England striker Wayne Rooney will travel to Switzerland as planned for the team's European Championship qualifier, despite allegations of a sex scandal splashed across Sunday's British tabloids. Rooney trained as normal with his England teammates on Sunday ...
Klose Goal Gives Germany 1-0 Win Over Belgium...
Brussels: Germany opened their Euro 2012 campaign with a 1-0 away victory over Belgium on Friday (September 3). Miroslav Klose scored the only goal - his 53rd goal for his country - in the 51st minute. Fresh from their heroics ...
Italy Come From Behind To Beat Estonia 2-1...
Tallinn (Estonia): Antonio Cassano scored one goal and set up another on Friday (September 3) to help Italy come back from a goal down and beat Estonia 2-1 in their opening Group C qualifier for the 2012 European Championship. The ...
England Thump Bulgaria 4-0 In Euro Qualifier...
London: England strolled to a 4-0 win over Bulgaria on Friday (3rd September) in a Group G European Championship qualifier at Wembley. Jermain Defoe collected a hat-trick whilst Adam Johnson added another, as England outclassed their Eastern European opponents at ...
Belarus Beat France 1-0 In Euro Qualifier...
Belarus defeated France 1-0 in the opening Euro 2012 qualifying match at the Stade de France in Paris on Friday night. France coach Laurent Blanc said: "We haven't started this qualification campaign very positively. As I told the payers, the ...
Qatar Pulls Out The Stops For 2022 World Cup Bid...
Doha : The sidewalks and parks in Doha are empty in June, as residents head to the air-conditioned malls for relief from temperatures that soar to 48 degrees (118 F). Professional footballers from the region flee to the cooler climes ...
Sabah Leads Monarcas Morelia To SuperLiga Title...
FOXBOROUGH, Massachusetts: Miguel Sabah scored twice to help Mexico's Monarcas Morelia win the SuperLiga championship with a 2-1 victory over the New England Revolution on Wednesday night. Sabah converted a penalty in the 65th minute and made it 2-0 in ...
Loew Says Ballack Will Captain Germany Again...
BERLIN : Germany coach Joachim Loew says Michael Ballack will return as captain once he is back in form, with Philipp Lahm as his deputy. Loew moved Wednesday to defuse an issue that threatened to become a distraction with Germany ...
Japan Introduces Alberto Zaccheroni As New Coach...
For the Japanese media and fans, the wait was finally over on Tuesday (31st August) when Italian Alberto Zaccheroni was introduced as the new national team coach. Zaccheroni was presented as the successor to Takeshi Okada, and is the sixth ...
First World Cup Player Francisco Varallo Dies At 100...
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina : Former Argentina footballer Francisco Varallo, the last surviving player from the first World Cup in 1930, died on Monday at the age of 100. His death in La Plata, Argentina, was confirmed by his former Argentine ...
Ballack Out Of Germany Team...
BERLIN : Longtime Germany captain Michael Ballack has been left out of Joachim Loew's squad for the first two 2012 European Championship qualifiers. Loew said he had spoken with Ballack in a "good and confidential" phone call in which they ...
