Archive for November, 2007

Inter, Roma, Barca, Seville Join English Teams In Champs League Round Of 16

Tuesday, November 27th, 2007

Solid performances by Inter Milan, AS Roma, Barcelona and Sevilla saw the four teams through to the round of 16 on the penultimate match day of UEFA Champions League group play.

read more | digg story

Juventus Owns Palermo : 5-0

Tuesday, November 27th, 2007

1st goal of the match by David Trezeguet
2nd goal of the match by Vincenzo Iaquinta
3rd Goal of the match and first by Del Piero
4th Goal by Marco Marchionni
Last goal of the game by Alessandro Del Piero

read more | digg story

Brazil stunned by Tragedy at Soccer Stadium

Tuesday, November 27th, 2007

so everybody cherishes soccer there but is Brazil a good choice for hosting the world champ? are their stadiums any good for the numerous fans which are going to be there? they should get themselves together and start working

read more | digg story

The FA announce England’s Steve McLaren to be sacked

Monday, November 26th, 2007

The Football Association is expected to announce England manager Steve McClaren has been sacked at a news conference at 0945 GMT.

read more | digg story

England fall 2-3 to Croatia!

Monday, November 26th, 2007

England failed to qualify for Euro 2008 after losing a sensational game against Croatia at Wembley. The result will surely cost Steve McClaren his job as England manager and after such an abysmal display, he can have few complaints.

read more | digg story

England gifted lifeline by Israel

Monday, November 26th, 2007

England earned a Euro 2008 qualifying reprieve with their fate again in their own hands after Group E rivals Russia dramatically lost 2-1 in Israel.

read more | digg story

Goal-line technology to be tested in Japan

Monday, November 26th, 2007

Football governing body FIFA may introduce goal-line technology at the 2010 World Cup if it proves effective at the world club championship in Japan next month. In the experimental system, a microchip in the ball relays an electronic signal to the referee’s watch when it crosses the goal line.

read more | digg story

50,000 Fans Acquire English Football Club

Monday, November 26th, 2007

About 50,000 members paid £35 (US$72.42), creating a fund of about £1,375,000, and today the site announced that they had parlayed that cash into a deal in principle to acquire a majority stake in English minor league football club Ebbsfleet United for US$1.45 million.

read more | digg story

I Want My GolTV!

Sunday, November 11th, 2007

For NYC-based soccer fans, things are sadly heading back downhill. It doesn’t need to be this way. Mr. Dolan: Tear down that wall! I want my GolTV!

A few years ago, Fox Soccer Channel offered a cornucopia of live action from the top leagues in Europe and Latin America. My how times change. This morning, when I went to turn on the TV, I got…nothing? Yet at this very moment, Premiership and Bundesliga teams were in action on GolTV, which, as a New York City-based hostage subscriber to Jim Dolan’s Time Warner Cable I can’t get even if I were to pay extra for it (trust me, I’ve tried)…

read more | digg story

Coming out of the Goal for Goalkeepers: Tips

Sunday, November 11th, 2007

How to successfully come out of the goal and slide or dive for a soccer goalkeeper. Things you MUST remember.

read more | digg story